New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-21

receive any OF The proceeds. Mr.. llchry "lso
protested his innocence to the police, anu ~,
counted for his action in such way that no actioh
was deemed necessary against HIM. oo -
Mr.. Bcdcll kept all the money, s26a ,ooV as ss
near as hc can rccOcc. it, In order 10 d"erv,
suspicion Mr.. Bedcl paid the interest upoh, az III
the mortgages rs it became due. lie had no
trouble in getting money for lnvestmen, as rhe hc
always fixed the interest at per ceis sems "'
bogus mortgages accounted for are as follows'
John G. syms to c. Solai No. A University place.
$4,000 upon premises the northwest corner OF Elm
and Canal SITS; Henry d. ssyrc to Farmers Loan anu
Trust Company s25, 600. property NO 10 East ri'N
scyenthst Henry d. Sayrc Farmers Loan ana lrus'
Company, &C coo. property No. 16 East flf'ySVehs.
pail to Farmers Loan and Trust Company. si0'coo
property in Sxtynlnth-st. near Nlnth'ave' Lanen'n
to Farmers Loan and Trust Company tlooo''
in West Sixy.nnth.st. -.---Roberls to Farmers Loan
and Trust Company, $4,000, property u,
West Sevcntysevcnth.st Hogan to Farmers Loan ana
Trust Company sl2 00o premises in West Nnetethst;
McAfanus & Coyne to Farmers Loan and Trust Company
premises SccOndaye. and Eighty fourthst l'dhay "
Robert Center $4,000. premises in West onc-hundr,1
thirticth-st Saunders to Robert CENTER *-VVo''
premises I'm West Sevcnteths Guileanc to Robert C'
ter, sl35 500 premises in West tOne-hun1lelahi,"en'!
nrst.st. Hamilton William Schcrmefhorn SSooO per
scs In West Seyenty-seconds st.; Fitzpatrick 70 "ii'"h
schermerhorn, 900, premises In MaflohaVe' near
Seventy second.s Knceand to Herman koop' S"ooo'
premises in Presdent-st, Brooklyn
Mr. Bedcll also got about s50,0 from tn" cN-
ecutors of the estate Of Charles Delmonco, upon
the promise of high rate OF interest,", anu oanca @
it upon bogus security. Other victims may yet
be found.
HE WAS RUINED By GAMBLING.
Inspector Byrnes asked Bcdell what he did with
the money stolen. Ills reply was:
| lost 81 80, 600 playing loicy for heavy sums
at Joe Emerson and Phil Goss's place at No -
Broadway I thought some day | would make
strike and square myself, but the hope was de
luSivc.'
Both Emerson and Goss have been arrested
They say they never saw Mr.. Bcdel in their place
and say that they kept real estate once
Another way in which Mr.. Bedcl had OF getting
Bedford. in Wcstchestcr County IL Is sara 10 pr
fitted up as handsome nark and to be wei
stocked with expensive cattle and fancy poGItry'
Mr.. Bedcl will be arraigned in court on Satnr-
day He is complete wreck The question pas
been raised as to whether the Investors or me
law firm will lose the money but tins II IS Salu
will be amicably adjusted. There Is u prosPecC
that some of the funds may be recovered.
Ills NEIGHBORs AsToNIsIIED.
The news of Mr. Bedcll's arrest was received
with much astonshment and even incredulity IN
the ncighborhood of his home That is a hand
some thrce-stOry brownstone house at NO. 29o l.
Lafayette-avc, which is accounted one OF the best
parts Of one of the finest streets in Brooklyn AZ
No 294 Mrs Duntill lives She Is Mr.. Bedell )
wfe's mother and when a Tribune reporter called
at Mr. Bcdelrs home last night, he learned from
the servants, who are its only occupants, ina.
Mrs Bcdell had gone to her mother ;. ana IN ~
her The ne ghbors with whom the reporter
talked and the stOreleepers who had dealings with
Mr. Bedel all spoke of him in the highest terms.
lie seemed to me 20 be an estinable man.
said one of the latter lie prompt n his
payments and cheerful and socable in disposition
| have never until now heard anything unfavor-
able to his reputation as a business man and
gentleman
s L. NJ BARLOW MADE ILL
reporter Of The Tribune called at the homes
Of those members of the firm who arc in town last
evening s. l.. NJ Barlow, who lives at No
Madison-ave was i'll and would see no one
member Of his family SAID that the worry caused
by the downfall of Bedcil and a cold which ne
had caught had brought on slight fever lilS
physician was with him during the evening, ana
Is TO see him again at 0 o'clock this morning.
Ey-Judgc Choatc was at his homo in the large
apartmcnt house No. l21 Madson-ave, but he
declined to say anything about the case. MI La
rocouc is expected from Europe on the trcrman
steamer now on its way to this port. Peter l.
Barlow. who though not d member OF the liriil'
has a desk in the same office, was out OF town.
lanes S Henry at his home, NO. J3i Weso
Fiftv-sixth-st last evening declined to make any
statement whatever about his alleged exchange OIL
checks with Bedel except that he would reler
ali inonirers to eX-Judgc Shpman