The New York herald., 1878-08-17
MlsFORTUNEs OF A POOR WOMAN.
SHE CLAIMS TO HAVE BEIN DEPRIVED OF HEk
HOUSEHOLD GOODS BY HEARTLEss

SHE CLAIMS TO HAVE BsiN DEPRIVED OF HEB
HOUSEHOLD GOODS BY HEARTLEss
CREDITOR.
Among the proceedings In the Eighth Judicial Dis
trict Court yesterday action ior hiega' con-
version Of personal property, the circumstances Oh
which form peculiar case of alleged heartlessness
and avarice. The story, as related 10 Juose ueaoey
by counsel for the plaintiff, was substantially as
ioilows:-
On the 18th day Of March last man namea
Lipmar Bernstein living ut No. 123 Division street,
acting In behalf Of one Hyman NJ Greenbsrg, residing
at No 134 East broadway, loaned to Louisa Ne'son'
q coiored woman living IN apartments ~ NO. o4'
sixth avenue, the sum Of $50, on cona"oh
that she would pay therefor So per month interest
For the purpose OF securing both the principal and
interest he executed mortgage for $3.50 on all her
furniture consisting Of Easlake dressing case ana
bedstesd, two walnut marble top bureaus with LOOK
ing glasses. black walnut table, set Of black wal
nut furniture in green rep ard consisting oil SOFA,
four chairs, one rocking chair. ono black walnut bed
and marble top washsand two double hair mat
tresses, two feather pillows and one bolster, sowing
machne two stool chairs refrigerator, one black
walnut dining table aud iory yards OF Brussels car
petinq oil of which nearly new. having been pur
chased within year and at cost OF moro
than $780, At tho time OF giving the
mortgage, Mrs Nelson requested Bernstein to give
her an Acknowledgements setting forth the amount Of
money sne had received from him the mortgage
He gave a writing In Hebrew, which, being In.
terpretcd, reads as follows-
Mr. Lpm.n bernstein 4 have lent to Mrs LOUISA
Nelson. mortgage furniture. $50, AMI the mort
gage $3.50; but Not owing more tnan go with
About July Is Bernstein and Greonberg called upon
Mrs. Melon and demanded payment of the mortgage.
She rendered them $50 wncn, however, IS allie sed
thoy refused 10 accept. A lew days aiterwnrd they
returned, and this time demanded the sum oil S2s.
TO the inquiry oi Mrs. Nelsoa to what tho
additional SS was lor the answer that 1t "or
u u halt interest which she had paid"
Al te Is alleged tnat Mrs Nelson mad already
PAID as interest, tho mortgage SIS, being Tor the
thfoo Dontns succeeding March 10. She refused
absolutely 10 pay the IS.
PoREcLosiNG THE MORTGAGE.
Al about four O'Clock the afternoon OF July "a,
Cornelius Farley, CITY aisha culled al the apart
nieuts oi Mrs. Nelson with the mortgage aao authority
treaties Farley proceeded to strip tho rooms OF every
portable lning tney Contained refusing TO- leave even
and sick child, months old Ihe
marshal als0 declined tell her whore he
was goug 70 make OF II. Mrs. Nelson, however, on.
gagged inc SERVICES OF young man, VINO followed tne
wagon ana on MS rdturn reporter 'na' the
had be II lott Ut the auction rooms OF John a. Dunn
No. 50 Great Joncs street, Next DAY an uttorney or
Mrs. Nelson called on the aucsioneer named and as
ccrainGd IRON him tha tue property In questisn had
Deon sold ut pubnc auction on that morning. He re-
fused TO give the attorney any other Information re-
gardng the SALE further than that the furDtturc was
sod $67. Since theu Mrs Nelson mas been unable
discover who purcnasei VI her property a. that
sale.
PRocREDNus IN COURT
When the case ol L,usa Nelson asainst Hyman NJ
and others was called counsel Tor tns
iendaut asked that the DO removed 10 the Court
Common Pleas and presented as sureties for the
appearance OF MS client Bernard Godstein, OF No los
DIVISION street, ana Bernard LOWS, living at No. 122
BaXtcr street. UpOp examination, being lound that
these men did not any roai estate and POSSESSED
only limited amour oil persUuaI property they were
promptly rejected by tne Court rho qSiendsnts' at
torney tnen objected 10 jury OF less than twelve
men the case, ana subsequently, refused
to assent to the calling OF such u jury.
Counsel the painH then agreed TO 80 TO trial at
once without jury; hut tho Court deeming II mex
pedient to The trial then The was ad
journed to next Friday, ut eleven O'CLOCK, wpcn, Jy
OF counsel both sidcs t will bo triod by
Judge Gedney, and without aJury.
Tnc attorney for the dciendanis assured the
Court that they had q gooo defence under
tho mortgage whicn bore the signature OF
tho plaintiff notwithstanding TINS ASSURANCE tho
strenuous cforls 0i counsel 10 havo tho cause re-
moved 10 the Court Of Common Pleas was regarded
by other the lyuL OF an intention 10 post
pVnc the trial the Tor least Lweive .ontns
rho piaiBt.n who was In court, was com table
looking brishI muiattu, about thirty-hve years old.
Her auebtion manly cngrossed Wy decidedly
blonde chIlu which she carried IA her rms ana ap-
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