The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-17
MIGNIFICENr MR. TENNEI.
Dr. Dumond's AmdnvIt Concerning the Man
who said he owned ~ RniiroRd.

George H. Tenney is the defendant in two
suits in which aflilayits and orders Of arrest
were yesterday filed in the Marine Court. In
ono cnse Cornelius J. Dumoud. physician, is
plainUfr. The following story Is sworn TO 10y
him: Last Noycmber Tenney WAS introduced
10 him MS man VINO needed his professional
services. Tcnncy represented himself 10 be
very wealthy. saying that he owned whole
railroad in Illinois and had bought the man
sion nt Thiryscvrnth street and Madison
avenue. Deceived Ly these representations DR..
Dumond attended on Tcnnev. until bill
amounting to 1882 had boon incurred.
Last May Trnney called to see DR.. Dumond.
and said that he had sold his Illinois railroad
NJ n profit q $50. 900. Notwithstanding. how
eyrr. tins good struk" oi business re WIS mo-
mrntnrlly short of cush. aud wished ia" Doctor
Ia lend him $50. As soon a. he should be able
To- draw On his funds, he would repay THIS
money. and would also Iay the Doctors till
DR.. pumond gave him tue money ana took
The rrpayinpnt was not made as promptly as
was promised and DR. Dumonl instituted in
aulrira He soon learned That TenncY did not
own a railroad either IN Illinois or els"where
anI thpt r CoGS Is n @ TEnrr S g atrec
DI Dumond had m interview with Dr., Cock.
and l"arned thnt Tehney had contracted Win
that gentleman 10 huy tho Madison avenue house
for 500 900. lie had not however come to Time
and II was evident that his o, lect ~ entering
ulon the negotiations was only 10 Offer van
tige ground for swindling. Various persons,
much to Dr. Cocks annoyance, had called TO
make inquiries about Tenney similar TO those OF
This affidavit is corroborated by that Of DeK.
ter H. Walker. who says TINT Tcnncy had told
him he was about to build u railroad from
| Cranky Missouri. to Coal Fields, in Kansas.
distance of ~ miles. Trnncy said, also, hat he
| had completed negotiations with the Messrs.
| SeIigman, bankers, for the purchase oi
| all tho bonds Of the new road, ana that
| they had agreed 10 take them 10 the extent Qi
| $4,000 a mile Rs fast ms II could he completed,
| On the strength of these rourrso ontniipns Mr..
! Walker lent him first $50 and attcrward loo
| Failing to get his money back rs promised, Mr.
! Walker inquired at the office Of the Mcssrs
| had never henrd Of such man before. He also
| inquired OF perkins, Livingston. Post Coz
| who with the Mcssrs. Seligman. own rallrond
| near the limo mentioned hy Tenney, ana was IN
| formed that they knew of no euch enterprise as
| thnt in which Tenncy claimed to be engaged.
| William II. GHrdner's cOlrohoraive niiilnNit
| snya that Tcuncy boarded nj his house, ~ East
| Thirty-third street, Last january Icnney SAID
! thnt he had that day made 100000 clear, He
also said he had purchased tLohousr nt Madi-
son avenue and Thirty-seyenth street
Upon those alllaVlts an order oi arrest WAS
| granted against Trnney, with hnil nj slOn. Iho
| other suit is ono instituted by Dexter II, walker
| to recover the money lent TO Trnney. His AMI
| dayit is To the same effect as that made in Dr.
| Dumond's suit except that IL tolls how Tenney
| one day said he had $4,000 in bank ready 20
pny Tor the Madison avenue house, and how IN
| December hr represented that ho had then Just
| received 100000 IN ono transaction, llo ma
| been entitled. he sald. to the refusal OF rnll-
| road. and had waived il Tor this neat amount.
| In Mr.. Walkers suit n separate order oI ar
| rest was granted with bail At $500,