New-York tribune., 1883-03-14
SWINDLED By A BROKER.
THE CRIMES OF EMMETT o'NEILL.

PERSONS IN SCHENECTADY AND DUANEsBURG
n Y, LOSE S250,00O.
TROY, N. Y. March l3.-lt has been dis
covered that Emmett ONeill. tho Schenectady
broker who recently failed, has fed and that he ha
swindled persons In Schenectady and Duanesburi
out of not less than $3.50 900. Having the hand
| ling Of his fathers estate and being presumably
| wealthy, he WAS elected director OF tho Scbenec
| tady Bank From the books of the bank ho learned
| that many farmers In Duanosburgh bad funds tc
| invest. He obtained possession OF their money OF
| plausible representations, and gaVo as security
| forged mortgages. Where further proof was asked
he would even forge assignments OF mortgages In
GLIDING the County Clerks certificate and copy o
the record He also forged notes lie had elgnt
notes out as collateral purportng to be slgneh by
Colonel Church. each being for $1,000. Only
two of these notes ere genuine. Ten years ago
ONeill sold farm In Duanesbura to Joseph
McQuade for $4,000 $1,000 being paid IN cash.
O'Neill taking mortgage Tor 5000. McCuade
had paid $1,000, besides interest Last fall ONeill
told McQuade that the original mortgage for
So 900 was so covered with Endorsements of small
psyment Is that he had better execute new mort
gage for SO, 900, ana he (ONeil would destroy the
old instrument McQusde executed new mort
gage and supposed that O'Neill nad DESTROYED the
are recorded In the County Clerks Office. Tho
original mortgage bears no Endorsement to show
that II cent was ever paid John Beverley. a flag
man, purchased little house, giving n mortgage
for $500. He died soon after first directing that
the proceeds of 81, 900 life insurance policy te
used 10 pay off the mortgage, the remainder to be
invested. O'Neill received tht money. pretended
tc raise the mortgage and invest the balance and
appropriated the whole OF the little estate. Mrs
G. Van Vranken. q widow. intrusted O'Neill with
81 800 life insurance money for Investment. which
was lost. ONell had another method. Io would
make a short loan 10 a responsible person. take q
uote security forge a copy of the note aud when
the money was paid surrender the forged note and
negotiate the genuine one.
SOME OF O'NEILLs VICTIMS.
Nearly every person In Duanesburg who had
money is 4 victim. The following persous said
to have been swindl"d: Alexander Liddle Duanes-
burg $4,000; Lucy Gage and sister-in-law.
Sl2. 900; Colonel Allen. $4,000; Miss LidGle. OF
Schenectady, all her property. about $4,000;
Clark Head. Duanesbarg. $1,000; David loumans
81 500; George Harden. Schenectady. 81 800;
Nicholas Ki,te. Duanesburg. 5000; Mrs. W. J.
X. johnson, Schenectady. -, 500; q. l.. Malloch.
$3.50; Mrs. ir duane. 5000; trustees of Union
College, 5000: Thomas King. Schenectady. Sl&J;
Mr James Champion. =. 800 John larhyat, $500;
George Curtis. vice preident OF the schenectady CITY
Bank, &l,NoO: Judge Landon, supreme Ourt,
~ 800; Edward Cutler. attorney. Schenectady.
! I 800; Edward Palmer, bookkeepcr of the Sche
nectady Bank. 800; John Schermefhorn. hotter
dam $500: George ,kle. Duanesburgh. 500:
{ Cornelius Van Nrankrn, Niskayuna. ~ 800; Aaron
Van Vrankcn 5000; Mrs Harmon. Schenectady.
$40 Miss Frost ONeIlls CONSUL had $500 in-
vested IN the West aud spoke TO ONelil about plac-
ing it at hOine. She did not authorize him to act
for her hut mentioned who her Wsstern agent was
short time ago sue received letter from the West
saying that she had made - mistake IN withdraw
lng her money. ONclli had represented himself ~
her agent and had secured the money. She could
yet satisfaction. His mother ana sister, are also
eft penniless. Before leaving Schenectady on the
midnight train. ONcill, takiug a hun drod-dollar
in his hand. went from store To store
a, king to have IL changed. No Que could change q
and he borrowed "a few dollars from each store
keeper lle swluded over twenty residents Of
: chen, ctady in thiS MANNER. lie went to New
York. whore It j. sad be ,ulde an unsuccessful at
tempt 10 raise SO, 900 Oh forged ,nritics II tI
believed that hs has gone TO Europe His wife, tN
ughters and son still III Schenectady