The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-26
LAWYER THERAssON,s ARREsE
eeused of Damaging Mra Zabrtskie's Estate
20 the Amount OF 100000.

The Grand Jury has presented an indict-
ment against Louis +. Therasson Of Therasson
X Bryan, lawyers, OF 4 Pine street, conspicu-
ous vestryman and cx-Sunday School Superin-
tenfcnt OF the Church Of the Incarnation, for
obtaining, by means OF false pretenccs. the sig
nature OF Mrs. Sarah ]. Zabriekie Of IL East
ThIrtieth street to satisfaction piece. Detec-
tivcs Field and O'Connor arrested Thcrasson In
his Office District Attorney Phelps fixed tho
bail at $1,000. Late last evening Thcrasson
found II surety and was released.
My mother and Mr.. Thcrasson.." Mr.. A. c.
2abrlskie said last evening. have known each
other we'll from childhood. My mother fre-
pucntly intrusted him with money to invest for
her: Early in 1874 he told her that he had in
vested $4,000 in u mortgage upon the Re-
formed Church of Harlem. The mortgage he
said. would run for three years. Soon after
ward he began TO speak disparagingly Of the
struggling. He added that he would be on tho
look out for an opportunity to change the
Investment; He obtained from my mother, IN.
der these rir'um.tanecs. q satisfaction ric"c for
the mortgage. He WIS then. as We have boen
Informed. engnged IN ncgotiaiion with tie
church for the pawn mt II the mort ,agc. He
gave up the Satisfaction pie'c. and received u
check. payable to his own RIDER. t0rf 5000. lie
continued To- par in''i - 300. lag"
tn my mother. calling n. u l.,. il. In
tcrcst upon the mortgage upon TIE liUieh
Reformed Church of Harlem. Ny mothers
at least flw.0uO hnve lust returned from sl-
pervising IN" repairs upon piece Of NV moth
cr : manufacturing properly, Whlcn. aco ordlIg
To- ThcrussOn. yielded only 1900 rental per
annum. but really bctw'"n ii Ouu and $1,000
Some one has been pockcting the dincrcnre for
years Meanwhile the property has fallen into
decay. one of Thorussons traqSac;ions with
my mother was INDUCING her 20 invest IN what
h. called n good 10000 mortgage upon hi-
house At BIB Madison avenue. 1t proved
10 he a nth mortgage
The Church." said Mr. Charles Mott n
5,sls m@messr Of ihe Consistory OF llG Rciormci
about 100000 soon after the mortgag" wa.
given. Tho ConSis'ory voted 20 pay of all
outstanding mortgages. whether du" or not,
IT the consent At th' holders was obtain
ablr. l. ns q member of the Consi-turv. nego-
tinted with TheraSson. and when received the
mortgage and satisfaction piece. handed him u
check. given 60 mo for the purpose y thu tr"aS-
urcr of the church upon the United Sttcs
Trust Company for the principal AMI interest.
| delivered the mortgage to th" ConSl-tor J. ut
had IN" satisfaction piece recorded II lheras-
son represented the church as needy, ne cer-
ininly spok" falsely. Tic caur u has held the
land on which it stands for two hundred years.
aud " has constantly increased in value. In
iart. every expense Of the chur' h Is mot from
ii~ regular IN umc from property and other
securities.
Thrras-on snid: "Th, charge j. not truc. It
f. complete surprise tl me. heard npiiilng
of It until was arrested | la,e not had tini,,
hlv" boon looking "t that i- 'tls.
tn" Grand Jury al-' indicted Thcr1sson FOR
Wi-uuUlvlng the proceeds ~ % Druiuis-ufy mote
ir $500, given t' him for collection 10y Mrs.
MARY Il. 1rryfit of Salem Centre. W Hst hester
county. Thorns-nn SAYS. that hc Inns dosu-
mgntary proof that he pnld over the money.
Enrly IN November ln.t Iuig" Lawrence grant
~ AN ord r. ~ arrest pa clvil suits instituted hy
against Thrra-~un. II ing bail az $4,000 in each
suit. Ih,rasson obtained ~uretics.