New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-09
HENRY McLELLAND's STRANGE STORY.
az SAYS THAT CHARLES p. CROSBY, TIE LAWYER
BULLIED HIN INTO SIGNING NOTES WITHOUT
tON-JDFENTfOS.

aE SAYS THAT CHARLES p. CROSBY, TIE LAWYER,
BuIHfD HIN INTO SIGNING NOTES WITHOUT
ANY CONSIDERATIONS.
Henry McLcland, 4 wealthy leather merchant
at No - Goi-si, and the owner OF large thniIery III
PENNSYLVANIA became embarrassed in jane. 1871, by
heavy payments To the ere orS OF bis Di0tAei, Ed"lu
McI.llaud who hal failed year previous. that lie was
forced into bankruptcy. IN Mach, $50, he was do
charged from bankruptcy and started tie tanning pus
ness iu small way IN i, nnsy lvana, leaving his family
behind in Brooklyn VITA - IN money, al he cou 5a'''
Abou. tEo WcoGs ago. Charles f. Crosby OF the Ia" ih
Of Fullerton, Knox & Crosby. pciiucncd The United
states Ccurt IA brooklyn t. annui MI icLeE'ndS dis
ar.c On the ground that he had wliuiy neglected to
include in his schedule lad IN bankruptcy certain Claims
held by Mr. Crosby In answer 10 this p'uhon MI.
NcIaiapd says lie Is too poor t. employ counsel but
makes an affidavit. 10 The following eject:
lie was approached be said IN Dec mber, 1873 by W
]. Iyc, VITO had Just Drcn paTdon'd from The state
T. so where ne serving seven years sent nee Tor
Tor cry Te represented 20 Mr. Nc! Hand that ~ knc"
-ffr,d anaacr nra. XIX. who could hc induced 20
r,.5 49, On note 4 Mr.. MtLoiiaid needed the money
E-s oAtnrd from him one note FOR four months d'iel
smoaa. l.ol Dec % Mr. isAci9nd iGa'rS % fo'a
,1e.k ch,sirg h'Tn snail mnli5on. 4 day or iwo
lt,ra carl,tOnc broker giino 10 NJ Mct'sIn onJv,
.,pd ,..i and asked Mr. Nlc!"Ilud 10 refer him 10
y7,c!1.ns. NJ M,Loland got possession o. tAe n5es
a3t denounced ia" TRANSACTION - s"!Iiit' ~ t
.isn INDUCED him 10 - 80 an ollie" On Az Uppr 'J 81 .
LIil,liyg OI llf'-sl 20 Elf'i N'l'
took place there told in Mr. Mel lanIs "il.'lI rs
follows: ,u. a.. a..
"ro broker on entering quickly reported al the facts
to q crowd uho appeared o. nc b. h's c'lle icI1'rs
Tl,cg unanimously decided t!.. must g''' up tnc notes.
and began 10 close a.oasd IL it extremity Stt,nS
,u opaa stove bY me- dasnct fHc nulSH mo thr
-.,yr AMI they bUlri. wa' t3Ch lni1 lnrG th't
-. nader arItst ana col III not leave m W. j. Rec 'iui
.gry,I. / W. alter ward .Drc Il utO " back once alone
and try door Wa cCs~ tuH a, supposed, Wa7 locked
80, .tpt tleto mali 81 hon. Then tAe door opened dud
C,,rl.. f. Cr8sDY entered. followed 10y VI. j. Rec ~!
Cl,, ana liking rot n Stat. Prison. nH'uyc nm
So .. u member OF thr W-.ToWn firm OF Fuieitoa
Knox n Cll,1r and 5ld thas had made myself Hap@
ia tate Prison hy burLHS those Ho;cs. lie dcmandci
fu,,p m. 4. the only thing ilat wOnld save IL" rom
,.r,.i that draw AMI deliver 10 him Duplicates of the
Two notes atfOyrd with duplicate certificates attached
In ~, ccU!n health aud excited STAT" 81 iniAd was
frightened into complying with their demands ana
.isi.,d dunc.e notes aud certificates d!1eTcn now
,,t, from luufc before attached, .t1rr go p1, were
Finished Iarirs T.. CROSBY Aui'tt oht OF tie Ohc'
dirrc. " !. Rec 10 ing tnr notes 10 H. ONE. MAcn
e. T. crosby ma gone ". }. Roe, win that possessed,
bland -ylf OF the 'oij4hcd confidence man that nc J.,
rcrt, chiand nv HcrNUuSc--. when hH stid was inc
csll-. ~ sac inai,cr 81 1rt had JIs' coWhiitrd'
ICo affidavit states th1t Dir. nc!c.lthd mentioned
IN go olr- ~ his schedule in bankruptcy a. fraudulent
claims ana ina; 81 Crosby mover presented iAc notes Tor
pr,f ~ tho l,s.,cr> Uicc iU BruUnAn. bat sued MN
on them M PriusJlJuit alter bis discharge III bank
rupt,y cap,iuy nan in hi poverty mucl expense NJ.
Nciliand thai c ncye. received any Cuhsidcra-
non on the notes and tadt tcy ncie Obtained from MN
by fraud.