The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-22
LAWYER TIER ASSON'S TRIAL
SENTENCED TOSTsTE PRISON ITB4RD
LfBOR, ron JWO TE.iRS.
Convicted, ms Attorney for Mrs. Znbri.kic. Of
Obinintng Money under Fnre "rctences-
DisgracIma the Profession-I1Is DeninI.

Convicted, ns Attorney for Mrs. Z,brislfc. OF
Obtnining Money under Fade "rrtences
DisgracIna the Frofession-I1is Denial
Lawyor Louis +. Therasson WAS on trial
on Thursday md Friday. the 10Th and 18Th inst.
having been indicted for false pret"nces in oh
tanning from Mrs. Sarah J. Hnbriskio a sotislar-
ton piece to- "a mortgage. on the representation
that hcr money was not securely invested
Therasson. as attorney for Mrs Xihriskie. lind
lent &15 900 of her money on mortgage. hav-
ing three ycnrs to run. on property owned by
the Reformed Low Dutch Church in i2lfh
street. near Third avenue Early in March
1875. Tnerasson told her that the Investment
WINS not a snfe one and that he could put her
money out to- better advantage. That was why
she executed the satisfaction piece by means Of
which Thcrul son got the money into his pos
session. She thought that The mortgage had
never been paid. for he regularly paid her The
interest on II, calling IL in his statements TO her
the Dutch Church loan. He had really converted
the money 10 his own use. and bad done tho
same with other money 10 the extent NJ many
thousands Of dollars which ut various times she
had intrusted to him. Those facts were testified
to by Mrs. Zaorsklc on the trial.
Mr.. Thcrasson WIS examined In his own b.
half. His version Of the transaction was Tint D."
had known Mrs. HnhriSkic from rlil iuu'.l. lini
ne hhi be'n hrf pr'''Hsipif1 lNNl7'i ~ N''''''
years and TINT he had made H,ary irt 'etr7"tts
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1874 an application was made Ia him hf M.
Mott. representing the Dutch Church. io' loan
OF tl5 O0o ON lots belonging 90 tho church II"
wanted the mortgage e. run for only one yenr.
hut Mr. VI ii told him that the Committee Of ta'
church had passed resolution authorizing
the borrowing Of the money Tor three yeurs.
He thought. however. that thc loan would Doe
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have that probability of settlement icit open. In
February. 1875. Mr.. Mott informed Thcrasson
:, - -
that the church had received payment on some
securities and wished to pay m its ind"ntcd-
ncss Tb.rnsa,n ,.sfia.1 thnt ho inf.~p,.d
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wished 10 be- donn With thn money She wished
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