The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-27
ON THE INsIiLL NEWT PLiM
Mrs. Piume's suit for Damage. after her
Furniture had been sold.

After two days trial before Judge Freed
man. in the Superior Court. General Term. a
jury gave verdict in the case Of Mrs l.. H.
Plume against Daniel OCallahan. Mrs. Plume
IN the fall Of 1877. bought 81 ITO worth Of fur
niture OF Daniel O'Callahan OF l06 Eighth nve-
nue.. on the installment plan. TO put into n
boarding house ut IL West Thrtcth street. She
failed 10 pay the 800 a month agreed upon SO.
under n chattel mortgage. the. new furniture
was seized and sold. aud. also her own house
hold goods even to the beds and chairs. Mrs
Plumcs watch. studded with diamonds. breast
pin and earrings. ockct and pin. and an onyx
pin. also named in tho mortgage. wcro not sold
but wcrr taken hy OCaahan and put in his
sale. Tho auction sale brought 5000 TO O'Ciu-
lHhnn.
Mrs Plume sucd 10 recover q. 900 damages.
Lieut.-Gov Dorsheimcr and H. W. Wineatc
were her lawyers The former said, in sum-
ming ny the case on Tuesday. that she WINS tho
victim 81 Conspiracy and fraud. He specially
accused james l.. Pagan. the salesman. and
also Mr.. Otallnhan's hookkecper. who wrote
Coy, norsh.imcr said. had represented him
s"ll 10 Mrs. Plume as the partner of O,Callahan.
and lni told her that the firm never did such
thing ~ 10 come down on n purchaser by
u" insiullmcnt plan and take the last cont. Mrs
PUN. had no money but said that she could
grt III" furniture she could max. enough
through her toarlers. to pay the 800 n month
instaillnrn', Pagan consented to let the furni-
tqre 80. but stpulatcd that she should
furniture aud also her own household goods
ana her lcwrry. She consented, and, before
the goods re taken 10 Mrs Plumc's house. Mr..
Pagan and the bcokkeepcr took an inventory OF
her properly. rs they sad. Ms a matter of
form: chaitel mortgage WIS made by the
hpokkerper and presented TO Mrs. Plume next
day. sept. !, for her signature. She did not
r"nd H. but her nephew id. and testified that II
read that Mrs. Plume was 10 have eleven months
e. pay. The verbal agreement Mrs. Plume tes
titled, WIS thai she would pay what she could
and TINT the whole amount would not be nay
able until IN" eleven months expired. On Sept.
II She paid $50. but could pay no more until
Oc,. 10 or oct. 20. On the 18Th the sale took
place. after three days advertising. and she
WIS compelled 70 give W tho house and her
business.
the chatt"l mortgage called for the iull amount.
Sll7u. "on demand In default Of the pay
nput ~ any lnstallment MS Il became PAYABLE
These words, on demand were written IN
different ink from that ~ the body 81 the docu-
m"nt. Shearer. who read II before Mrs. Plume
signed, testified TINT he saw no such words.
Connolly the bookkoepcr. said that the entire
document WAS written by him NJ one sitting
He might have used different pens and ink ~
he WAS OF IN Interrupted. There was another
written. Connolly said. in the place II " iltty.'
rs the latter had been named errnncously.
when Li"ui.-GoV. Dorsheimrr usScd him who
instructed him how 10 draw uu the mortgage he
replied that no one dil.lts he knew how 10 do
Tint KIND Of business.
In closing his plea. Lieut.. Gov. Dorsheimor
said: This whole INSTRUMENT system is on"
"I mos" ingenious means of robbery that Inns
sprung VI IN modern methods OF business.
You have your thmhl" rigger-And. you haV"
your lnHtailmrnt dealer who takes back in less
than sixty days your furniture and everything
ESQ that you may happen 10 have. The sharks
when tho rroper moment arrives strike and
Tie Jury .tye 20 Mrs Plume $3.50