The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-30
The President Of a Mining Company Pros.
pecting in Ludlow Street Jail.
MATRIMONIAL PORTRAITS.
Boston Picture Dealers and a New
York Artist
A Lawyer Charged with Appro-
priating Money Collected.

There Is no place like the courts to develop the
curious underestimate OF human life In their mufarous
phases About seven years ago Dorothea Ida Payoken
arrived in this city from Cuba She camo bore
widow, her husband having died shortly before her
departure from the lever faithful islen One OF the
objects that brought her to New York to
pigment of ten thousand dollar policy OF insurance
upon the lie OF her husband In this particular her
mission was successful, the amount Of the policy
having been promptly obtained through Messrs.
Coudert Brothers, her counsel. and paid to her in
gold. She was young widow and quito pretty
and fascinating. During her brief sojourn In this
city she formed the acquaintance OF Matthias Goeze
and Frederick Leporin. The hrst named gentleman
is we'll In certain circles president of the
called Douglas Mining Company OF Colorado, whose
capitol is stated at ST. 600 00O and which until very
recently had an office on the upper floor In the build
ing formerly occupied by Duncan, Sherman 4 Co. a
banking house. Leporin kept lager beer saloon at
No. $40 West Forty- fourth street. According TO Mrs
Payeken's staement-and all these facts prodicAted
upon her ufldavits-thcse two gentlemen induced her
10 ntrust them with S. $50 Of her gold CON- telling
and mortgage IN this city, and they giving writing
TO her TO this effect Having effected this
arrangement Mrs. Payeken lett for Europe.
where she remained until the early Fart OF 1871 when
she returned TO this country Since that time Mrs.
Payeken she has been using the utmost endeavors
TO recover back the money she gave TO Goetzcl and
Lcporn. She was paid from time TO time portion
until finally, her patience and also her means having
become exhausted, she compelled 70 resort the
courts She instituted suit against Goetzcl and Lee
.porin and obtained judgment against them
before Judge Speir for $2571 49, with in
terest, besides costs of the action Judge Sper
found that they had converted the money
TO their own USE Goetzel was committed by order
OF Judge Sper 10 Ludlow Street Jail Leporn has not
yet been found Mrs. Payeken says that she has been
driven nearly to the point OF starvation through thus
being robbed of her money. 1t stated by OF tho
counsel-although this does not appear in the aida
vitsthat Leporn, following the arrival here from Cuba
OF Mrs: Paycken, made desperate love to her, and
during her absence in Europe most ardent love
letters TO her The present not the
first time that GoeMcl has been
in difficulty. Some time ago no was arrested upon
charges of pension frauds against the government,
which charges, however, were subsequently Quashed.
SUIT is also pending against nm to recover $500,
brought by Mr. Henry Hike, for which he give
q mortgage on No 444 West Fourteenth street, OF
which he claimed to be the owner. Meantime his min
Ing schemes Wall street have received quie tus
ind the office Of the Douglas Mining Company desc.
late.