New-York tribune., 1886-02-25

A little circular has for some time been ind
ing its way through the mails to the homes OF farmers
mechanics and people of small means In the Northern
States. giving glowing accounts Of newly-found
Eden." the town Of Palma soa Florida Tue circular
| read as follows:
LOTS GIVEN AwAYl
PALMA sOLA, FLORIDA.
The paradise Of inyads The home Of tropical trutss
cold i, No maar.l Ground hi,h and dry Plenty OF pne'
youn Florida beautifully located on Gulf
sdS A1siS sSS
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Choice ioVisoO it, s45 to $500 per lot We want Palma
limited number only Of giving lOts atenstey
ey con & sIsspa 3 TO PARTIES applying for ss
good :.a
OF Of the @ we S fGae yin h sae tns e
PSsa oTsT 3 % Ss to
pcants must not be surprised their money
as being ited the istc the first served Title perfect
Send for pamphlet Address, ,,yn co,,p.Nv
33 Sou tn Wiiam-sty New-fork, NJ Y
Accompanying the circular were the names OF several
substantial railroad express and bank presidents and
capitalists to whom references made Among others
were Henry s. Hubbard" cashier Of the Columbia
Bank this city, and John g. Beach. president OF tho
Prairie City Bank Terre Hsue, Ind One Of the circu
into the possession of ii. ID. Hawey OF No 20
Whalley-ave New-Haven. Mr. Hawley did not believe
in looking gift lots IN the face and on November 20 OK
last year he So to the company and picked out
from map OF Palma Soa, which they sent to him. three
lots Nos 81 SO and 9l in Block OF the prosperous
Floridian Eden. After delay he received three
deeds" to his lots accompanied with letter
of apology from warburton s. Warner, % president
OF the company" begging pardon for the delay WHICH
he said had arisen from the fact that the "companys
mail had been so enormous for time that 1t was
simply impossible to give it the attention which
IL should have. The leeds" signed by
W. f. Rogers Rejoicing that he haa been SO
lucky as "to have his money returned" and with
visions Of oranges and perennial summertime In his
minds eye, Mr.. Hawley sent letter tc the clerk OF
the court of County. Florida to ASK about the
details of recording his deeds IN proper form lie re
ceived letter from Robert s. Griits the clerk, who
said that he had already received number OF deeds"
from Washington Rogers calling for Lots 60 so etc.,
on Blocks l, 3, etc, or the plat of Palma sola.
"n the plat in this Office" writes the clerk thero
are blocks with than eight lots to the Dlock
on February 10 Mr.. Hawey received another letter
from CLERK Grths, stating that since he last wrote he
had received for record deed from W. g. Warner ana
wife Washington Rogers for Blocks i, 10 and IL
in Palma soa Now these blocks contain eight lots each,
except II, which has but 81 Now, SIR, continues
Mr.. Griiiths, being perfectly sure that this whole
affair is swinde. you have full authority to use my
name in denounciLg this as fraud"
TRIBUNE reporter who visited No. 80 south
Willian-st. was told that the company" had re-
moved TO No. so Broad-st In back office ON the
| second floor two found who said that the
| room was the headquarters OF the Palma soia Land
Company. The rubbish Of electrical concern that
| had formerly occupied the room Uttered the place.
There several chairs rusty file with some dirty
| papers on II, desk In one corner Win lew
! dusty edgers on it, while table completed the
Tha two ma
time whiting sticks and reading newspapers One OK
them whose couptenance hidden in black whskers,
said in reply inquiry that Mr. Warner was out OK
town but II the visitor would wait, Mr. Rogers would
in The reporter sat down ON dusty chair and
waited The sped into hours; the hours rolled
on and no Mr.. Rogers came. The two men
whitfield THE read 9sed o.sd sad yaWned couIy
see Palma soa as il appeared the map" The man
with the said that he sorry but there
| The san was sIauting down toward the Commun!paw
fats when man OF middle age @nd nd NTH wth sharp eyes
told that he out Of town. Would he wait for Ar:
Rogers The visitor thought he would not' ana ana
into the street and learned fronthe sharpeyed nan
Warner He had been yanly trying to mud him for ten
days S,, ..,r hin, Last, n. .a,d .warner told ma
that he was financial straits but that the
good aud that his Florida land business was all on the
Frederic s, Dow. a lawyer at No las Broadway
said tRat he % nSa sesHreh s Jcln for
one OF the Judgments az in the hands OF Alexander "
Davidson, lie had adl scd his client not 10 Uc unduy
eated over the prospect OF getting tie money shern
Grant held tho other jud ment The sheriLs deputies
always reported that Warner had assured them that
soon his Florida lands we're sold he w0ull hayo
a deal OF money" therefore they were giving him
time. -, -.
has client also who Is after $1,000 whch ne asserts -
due him from Warner on promlssory note MI HAN
intends getting order OF arrest for Warner
holds Iis'V. a jaigment for $40 against the prcsi-
dent of the Palma sola Land Company which
amount wuch is not known, which Clerk Grihths OF
Manatee County, alleges Is due him rom warner, arc
all that is known at present OF Warmers ndebte mess,
but II sail OF the land in Florida hc 0ngng
recently under sherifs execution THIS lEOney was
obtained by Warner without dithcaity, as no
Worth TsGsss at isss He was rated in Brad
streets last september to be worth $4,000 His
creditors this city just now considering wnat has
become of the money. THE TRIBUNE reporter called on
Henry j. Hubbard the cashier OF the Columbia Bank at
No SOL Fiithave., whose name was conpcuOuslt USED
for by Warner his dazzling circular descrio-
ing the gorIes OF Palma Soa. Mr.. Hubbard sald:
while knew Warner, and knew that my name was
being used am far from youchny Tor the corfeeS
statements In the circular Mr. warner called
on me first and introduced himself as br0tier'inaw
OF John Beach, president Of the Prairie City Bank OF
Terra Haute, who Was o friend OF mine and man OK
ummpeachabe standing and problty. lie tod
The land was held by Mr. Beach himself wrote to
Mr. Beach asking him about Warner aud he replied thit
he was all right. Now | know tnst Mr. Be en- Is q
wealthy man and that Warner was also at one uihs
money by speculation. received several inquiries
touching Warner from people Who had seen ny name on
used my name without my permission lie sald that he
supposed there harm In IL as he Thought knew
of him and Mr.. Beach and OF their interests IN foru