New-York tribune., 1882-03-02
THE REAL ESTATE CONSPIRACY CASE.

W.T.. Sweet, of No. 354 Henry-st, Broolkllyn l,lyy,,
Peter X Post jr Of No S72 SGsSoI WdSt oIaeohUndfed,
and-thirtethst., New-York Alexander foss, oi
No $40 Goil-st Brooklyn; and George Il: Jaegue, en-
Of No 80 Bonds Broosdiyn tE ThT ottempng TO de-
fraud Francis NJ Jencks, lawyer OF NO fo9 for
way by means of a forged deed ana Ioi
gRG2 peSe S' aRrrancd before Justice
Smith in the Tombs Police Court yeS,eraaS IInt
ing for examinatlon Mr. Jencks ana qb5o be niece Of
property presented afldavits charging the prison.
ers with conspiracy to deiraud by means n,npaRv o
d,scharGed by the Court there being no evidence
against him but the other prisoners were remanded
for further examination. which Will take place on
Friday morning, and they were committed III I He-
fault of 80. 900 bail each. The atidaylts OF MT.
Jencks and Mr.. Ernst showed that the facIs III
regard to the attempted swindlc were as nc hW be
property IN question for his client W. r. BuckiSy,
through p. K Post, jr Post representing tnaC dp no
had made an agreement with Nj. LIhsJ VT' W Inv
whose home he said, was at Linden, NJ I" VIl tho
the property himself but, being unable 10 keep oG
agreement, wished to find another buyer Iost satu
that Mr.. Ernst had made deed OF the propeIt2S ~ ~
Alexander Ross to be delivered upon PostS COM
plying with the torms of the contract, lle 49, uoUt
being made TO Ross because Post h2u luugin-t~. -,
against him that would make ien on .ne PA M
so he had il decided to friend He also said 'Hho c
there had been a mortgage of $4,000 upon inc
property made by Mr.. Ernst to William stemway,
whh had subsequently Ss been asIaou had
been satisfied within two weeks. Mr. JehSkS
agreed TO pay 7 800 for the property ana proceaeu
TO examine its title. Finding that the ttle OF & tno
property was in Mr.. Ernst, Mr. Jencks aSked Iost
on Monday morning TO prod luce Mr.. Ernst dcSH VI
it TO Alexander Ross. Post thereupon brought "ei-
com f. Sweet to Mr.. Jenckss Office and Sweet pro
duced deed to Alexander Ross executed 10y OTTO
Ernst and his wife Elizabeth. and said he was MI.
Ernst's agent Mr.. Jencks discovered an error III
the description of the property, and demanded anew
deed and a acknowledgment of 1t by Mr.. Ernst
and his wife This Sweet agreed to get and TO close
the contract on the following morning. Tuesday, at
half-past IL o'clock. In the meantime Mr. Jencks
saw Mr. Stenway and learned from MN that
Mr. Ernst had been widowcr for ten years, that
he lived in South Amboy and not in Linden, n. J.,
and that Mr. Camel lived in Hamburg, Germany,
and had never been in America. MI. Stclnway
wrote and tecgraphed TO Mr.. Ernst and Mr.. Jencks
sent friend to Linden and to South Anboy to flnd
him. This friend returned at G:3O p. Ii. Monday,
and brought word that Mr.. Ernst pronounced any
such deed forgery and that he denied that Sweet
was his agent.
On tuesday morning the arrest was made as de-
scrbed i'll 1HE TRIBUNE of yesterday just before
the officers were called in Sweet seemed TO suspect
that all was not going just right, and said that lie
hadn't the acknowledged deed OF Mr.. Ernst, but
would 90 and get il. Mr.. Post said he would 20
with him. They were prevented from dong so,
however, and the deed which MIR. Ernst pronounced
a forgery in his affidavit was found upon Sweet by
the officers.