New-York tribune., 1878-03-30
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

THE CHARGES AGAINST JAMES L. GRAHAM.
A NEW AFFIDAVIT By THE PLAINTiFF-HoW HEX
PROPERTY MELTED AwAY-DENIALs BY THE DE-
PENDANT.
A motion to yaeate the order of arrest III
the suit of Mrs Elizabeth Mccall against James Loriner
Graham was argued yesterday before judge Lawrence,
In Saplem6 Court CAam0eIs The deieuusht ID "cc"So
OF the wrongful detention and appropriation OF
S5I $50 belonging to the plaintiff Inc orlHna'
complaint with the answer was read TO the
Court Yesterday by Mr. Prentice, the counsei lot 'ie
defendant John d. Townsend, the counsel Tor the pia
tiG then read afiiavit by her. which gave a'
length her view OF the entire transactions between .h
TWO The most striking points containedn III the o-
lowing abstract:
reside at No II West Tcnthst and am over seventy
five years old am the widow OF John H. McCal, VINO
died IN 1881. After his death nv brother-in-aw JAMES
Mccall had full charge Of property unth 1900 Apou
February 1885, went to Europe. and al tne requee'
of James Lorimer Graham, placed my afIairs IN his
hands and gave him a power of attorney Mr. GTanam
RENTED to me my income regularly unfl ABOUT 1870
when first discovered that lie had been defraudhg me-
During his rusteeship he brought to ne papers wch ne
called statements. and which he requested me 10 @ pus
away which did, without reaulDg theln roy ING ul"
my faith iu his honesty and Integrity Inc iaS' S'o
ment reads as fonows; p,,,o,,o, Interest
Cash ,n ,,ns psinf16Rsii si.i6s il '":9'fi 81 "a
BY mort asoOO 90 1850 90
J. L. Grahams loan secured by $1,000 1900;
Mineral, nnGa Resin and oil Company value soo On
cSsha% Bank 50 shares: value @ 1850 90 i67 81
Consolidation Coal Company, $40 shares ,e ooo m
stock, value sl00 az $5o;... io'ooo W ''
Aense e0 aoa Market lS S value 10000 90 1000 90
ro,a, 500 100 32 si5l5 4S
From 1869 to 1876 Mr. Graham did not make any an.
nuai statement On one occasion he spoke to me OF
Sn S1 S a Stated to
him that had faith in such stocks ss investments Ior
women as they were purely speculative. In January,
1870 learned for the first time, that
matters were wrong snd requested my nePnr%, rUE
Of this citv to investigate them He saw Mr.. Graham.
and told that Graham had to MN tnai
not one dollar of property prlnclpa or interest," was
left On the following morning demanded my books
and all papers bearing upon my @ ppSper bty:s as Teay
excited said may as well give uP my house and
airs were SO blended with his own that he could not
and would not give up the books Sv hS Son. nsa fSd Sad
Ssa net vet s imputed dishonest motives to him. ana
I did not until afterward believe MN M, 10 DC oe
and now believe him to be- He afterward sent me
three books but did then has he since, offered
unraveilrng the contents OF the books he sent me.
In December, 1875, Graham obtained my check book
H IL WTten Sns up Arward sent Tor it and discovered
that t had not been written up at all and that balance
This Graham pTooa9y Gd under under 3sIons tine 0s
ITS operations ceased upon my from Europe In
rhe later part of January, 1876; on my dsmand MI
saa slanaa sent the 9Eat he ep had Of my
The contents OF the box an assignment
and lease of his house in Washington-square
personal bonds of the defendant, 20 second mort
cage bonds OF the Ritche Mineral Resin and Oh
Company, 10 third mortgage bonds OF the same com
pany 200 shares OF capital stock Ol the same company
and 600 shares of the capital stock OF the HIanalle
Asphalt Company, making valuation OF S399.JOO.
Ihe Richie Mineral Resin and Oil COMPANY was
ystteu up by him, and under his management aud
rIat of his friends developed into company having
- capital amounting apparently TO S30O0,OOU Inc
mines gave 1872, and the lands were
aterward sold auction for 5000. The Grahamitv
,sphalt Company had q n"nina! capital STOCK OF
~ 100000 and never benefited anybody. am
informed and will be able 10 prove on the trial. thal tue
40 shares OF Consolidation Coal Company stOc" Wlch
GRAHAM placed III his statement OF my property
md valued at $4,000, he bypOtnecaed to The Union
rust Company in hIs own name ana Tor ins
,Wu account with other stock OF the same company De-
tugng TO his brother, John 4 Graham, Who mas no"
lit pending AGAINST TINS defendant for the same and
mich was sold out by tao trust company for very
porting her mothers statements.
Mr. Graham presented aiiidayts in which be declared
that his TRANSACTIONS had beeu carried on with Nls NC
Cal II good aith that the stock investments were Scd
when he made them, afteTward deprecated IN yan+
aud that Mrs Mccall kept well informed as 10 the
manner n which her money invested. In support OF
these statements sixteen letters written by Mrs Mccall
10 the defendant between 1898 and 1876 were MIRO
duced. In these the plaintiff speaks OF auditing inc
accounts and OF the asphalt company and other STOCK
enterprises II she were well acquainted Wth thcn
Mr. Townsend obtained permission to put in ahidavits in
explanation Of the letters providing he first showed
them the other slde. Meantime, decision Was