The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-07
Charges Against a Judge.

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was made this afternoon that Walter
Cumnns, Judge of the Municipal COmi
has abused the trusts rcpos,tl in him ly
clients to place mortgages aggregling
SS6,S00 on properties owned by him, tho
assessed valuation Of which is only 81,
625. Judge Cunnnins' chief creditor IL
Levi II. Miller, n farmer, who had in.
trusted him with sums for invr tncnt
aggreguting Sl2,niS. Other creditors are
the Germania lsoan Associaliur. Sls,OO0i
Perpetual Loan Association. $4,000,
Clayton Loan Association, S420,U.-
Fhiia 7Tmrs.
JUDGE Ct MAlINs DENIES.
In the columns of the Morning Mars
on Thursday, Judge Cummns says the
article published in the Ercning Jounm
of the 3d instant grossly and maliciously
attacks my character and charges me
with mulfcasancc toward certain loan as
sociations, clients and the city of Will
mington.
If the publishers Of the journal in
question have any financial responsibility
they will be held to answer for the pub
LEGATION Of their malicious libels. | can
only say at this time that advantage has
been taken of some financial embarrass-
ments to make charges against me which
are utterly and entirely false, and while
subscribing no good end are calculated
only to interfere with the settlement of
INV obligation which hope to discharge
honorable and fully.
The insinuation that have had any
connection whatever with Mr.. NJ l..
Lichtenstein or his declarations is with
out any foundation. Never was | con-
nectcd or interested with him otherwise
than being unfortunate enough TO be a
stakeholder in the loan associations
which have suffered through him.
With respect to the alleged statement
of liens on record against me, some
mortgages are paid and not satisfied and
others represent sums largely in excess
of the amounts actually due.
So far as the city is concerned all my
obligations, both legal and moral, to it
have been and will be honoIably fulfill
cd.
do not propose to enter into contro-
versy respecting my business with ire
sponsible newspaper reporters seeking a
sensation, but deem it proper to ask
my friends and the public generally to
fix no credit to such statements, and
to suspend any adverse criticism which
might be suggested by such bold and
malicious ISLANDERS.
WALTER CuMMiNs.
The subioincd letter from Lea Pussy,
says:
The Perpetual Savings and Loan As
ISOLATION did not intrust any sums of
money large or small to you, and ii was
not your business rs attorney to handle
any of the money of the association.
You did not satisfy any mortgages held
by the association and it was not your
duty to do so.
1t was and is the duty of the treasurer
of the association to pay ont money by
check only; the check to be signed by
the president or vice president, in addi-
ton to the treasurer, and on the order
of the board Of directors for all loans in
accordance with the search of title and
liens made by the attorney ms directed
by the board
The association has never lost any
money by reason of errors in your
searches while attorney for it,
You had nothing to do with the re-
commencing of loans to the association
except as director upon favorable re-
port of the investigating committee, and
you were not member of that COM
mittee.
believe the association have suili-
cient securities for all the loans made
by them, and that they have never lost
any money from any fault or neglect of
yours
The mortgages given our association
by you on property at southwest corner
of Eleventh and Adams streets for 81 900
and the one on No. 1921 Harrison streets
for $4,000, are both paid off, but owing to
the neglect of our former secretary and
treasurer satisfaction has not been enter
ed.
| have no knowledge or reason to be-
lieve that you had any connection or in
terest with NJ l.. Lichtenstein, late
secretary and treasurer of our association,
in his deialcation.