The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-20
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GEN. J. L. GRAHAM'S TRUST.
MS HANDLING or 7HE PROPERTY or
MRS. ELIZABETH MCILL
Two Lsrue Fortunes Reduced by Depr~ess.
tion and Unfortunate Fnte~p~s-e.-The Ar
rest ofa Man who was Once Very Wealthy.

Two Larue Fortunes Reduced by Depr~esas
tion and Unfortunate Ente~p~t-es-The Ar
rest OFFS Man who Once Very Wealthy.
james Lorriiner Graham was arrested yes
terday on an order granted by Judge Donohus
in a suit Instituted by Elizabeth M.Cil. who
charges that Gen. Graham has misapplled i5l.-
56G32 Of the estate belonging to herself and two
daughters. Judge Dopohuo fxed the bail at
$4,000 Mrs. u Call says in her AFFIDAVIT that
she is rs years Of age and the widow of John p.
Mccall. who. dying in 1883. left $4,000 in real
estate and other property for his wife and thres
children. one OF whom has since died. Tho
plaintin went to Europe in 1858. lsavin.s
this properly is the hands OF her cousin. Gen.
Graham. Previous to her departure she signed
papers which she did not read giving the Cen
eral power Of attorney and enabling him u
make any disposition Of her Effects that hs
pleased. After an absence Of between two and
three years she returned. but did not revoke her
power Of attorney. and Gen. Graham still con-
tinued to transact all her business. In 1861 he
estimated the estate at sG9.529.e1. or this
amount. according TO his own showing. a.
452.l4 was placed to his debit. Cen. Graham,
continu ID to use the property us his own til
1868. when he rated the estute NJ s6s 900. t.
make up this totil. however. he in 'luded as as
sets $4,000 that was charged 70 hlmse In two
items AT the same time he rated Mrs. McCall's
income nt SO SsS. 79 to secure her for s25 900 o.
the $50 900 which he owed her. G-n; Grahap!
CAV" Mrs. McCsll the assignment Of easehod
MT w"s "S0 SI' apr a 81 H5 ises M sH cs
tirely in Gen. Graham. laid the nssignnrn:
away. Thrre years later to Mrs james NJ Cal.
another relative. the General gnve n m9rtgnce
uary, 1873, be sruplsm, ntei this with 8 'cohd
for s2 OSo. In 1859 tee de'endant hgd state, his
indsbtrdn"ss ~ s327tO.2l. but Mrs McCul's in
come at s4.5l5.4S. md her comforts not benl-
interfered with. shr continued 10 i've on In EN-
trustees Of Sailors snug Hsrbor al'n nformed w he p
that the taxes Of her house n Ninth street.
which was nullt on their ground. had not been
This was her first ntimaton that there had
been AM, lnisnlan'gemrnt Of her sflirs. She
and It was sold for s3.Os9iS This WIS barely
sum ieni to psyZ 20 9Sr no groand rent In Ninth
rse5 sbe onc VI ona iRr 'oo y9r&Ln & Of prop1ry that
mains only the house at l02 nth street whict
Is leeselold property. on watch $500 grounc
In addition 10 the ahoys amount Of ss2. .7402l.
she ayers that Gen. Grnhem, mas mate way
pany. VALUED at SIC 900. and 80 shar q ~,
Chatham Bank. max ng II total Of s5l 5o692
for which she claims judgment
On his arrest Gtn. Graham gave Maloo'r.
ono, sur,ty. While wait NJ for n ,cond h
SAID that he bad 4 duplicate rh"cE book. viii,
whlh he could prove that h hud paid 70 Mrs.
Mccall All thut belonged 70 her. II ucsnowl.
tu-fu NiiNt llF pf perry Nhu q pre- IHtei on nj
han II. hut this was du. 70 unfortunate invest
mrnts. in which he also had snG rod. Gen.
Graham grew eloquent, rs he told OF the mag
fcent lands IN W I virgin.a In viii III hall e
million In goid oi bntiinor-. cup tnl had ben
invest d only to be lost. uf tie project whict
fell through OF paving Frh avenue n
a-phnltun, and Of tls marvellous mq-la-
which. had not the vein given ont, would hlvD
made the FORUM OF Mrs. Mccall as well Us "
himself
Charles Z lear Appleby. President OF the Fire.
lroton wss ut first made on thA ! ore q his be-
ing sn attorney. WIS accepted aS Gen Grahan's
second surety.
Gen. Grah,m was at ono time ona OF the rich
men OF " Nv York. sni WIS famous for the wull.
served dim rs ne Eave. ana Tor iHr-sighter
charities His loss OF fortune WIS wrought
principally by tn. failure Of the city to carr
out the contracts for paying III, streets Of n "
York with the Asphalt Company, of which ~
WIS lurge stO kholder, The DArt Of Fiti
avenue n front of the Worth monument. ana
that at Zig t-enth s,r-'t. near the Clarendon
Hotel. are Specimens of fhi work the U noralg
company. periormed. Mrs Mccall was a loser
with the General IN th'ss enterprises.