New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-27
CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
GIBLIN'S LAWYER ARRESTED.
ABRAHAM sUYDAM WILL BE ARRAIGNED IN

THE ToMBs POLICE COURT TO-DAY.
Abraham Suydam, the lawyer who is defending
Chsrles Gibln, the murderer Of Madeline Goelz, in
tne investigation before Referee Douras in the Court
OF Common Pleas, was arrested yesterday afternoon
at tho close Of the days proceedings by Detectives
Mcknight and Crowley, and locked up at Police Head
quarters.
Suydam IS charged with forgery and obtaining
money under false pretences in real estate transac
ton. About ten days ago suydam called at the office
ot Isaac L. Egbert real estate lawyer, in the Potter
Building and said that he looking for purchaser
Tor the property located at Nos. IT. 70, 81, s3 and
80 Cannonst, owned by Mrs. Susan Brown. OF Prince
ton, N. j. suydam showed power-of attorney, to
which was affixed the signature OF MIS-. Brown giving
him full authority to sell her real estate, execute
ueeds and do every other act In relation the transfer
Vi the property the same as If she were personally
present. 1t an extraordinary document and
showed that Mrs Brown had perfect confidence her
attorney. suydam seemed to be familiar with Mrs.
Browns affairs, said that she was his aunt and talked
giibly about her wealth and habits.
Suydam offered to sell the Cannon-st. property for
S2s,OOO. The conditions were $1,000 cash and the
balance on bond and mortgage for a long term. Mr..
Egbert saw that this was bargain, the
property was worth a great deal more money, and
verbally agreed to lind purchaser. suydam went
away apparently eated the quick sale of the
property, and said that he would call again in few
be consummaed The low figure at which Suydlm
had placed the property and the fact that Mrs.
Browns signature was in bold. masculine hand. an
odd thing I'm the case of woman over eighty years
DID, led Mr.. Egbet to suspect that every thing not
fair IT seemed and he determined to make care
full investigation before advising any of his clients to
buy Che property.
He learned from the tenants that Mr.. Waterbury.
lumber merchant, collected the rents and had gen
eral charpp BTOwp'S fn city Mr.
Waterbury was surprised to hear from Mr. Egbert
that the property the market, as Mrs. Brown
held 1t as an investment and had often said that she
would part with It, Mr.. Egbert then telegraphed
to Mrs. Brown at Princeton, and received reply
TO the effect that she had not authorized the sale
Of the properly, and that any document purportng
to give any such power was a forgery. This con-
vinced Mr. Egbert that Suydam was fraud, and he
laid the matter before Inspector Byrncs. An arrest
not made at once, as It deemed best to wait
until all the evidence could be got together. While
this being done another swinGlng operation In
which Suydam was principal, and Fay stacom,
builders, of No. 229 Broadway, were the victims, was
revealed While the negotiations were pending be
tween Mr. Egbert and Suydam the latter had offered
the property to Fay 6 Sacom at so low
valuation that they closed the bargain with few
preliminares, and gave Suydam $50 on account
The balance of the purchase money was to have been
paid last Friday but Suydam did not call for It, being
evidently satisfied with fractional amount Fay
a Stacom have been looking fol him since
The charges Of forgery and obtaining money under
false pretences based upon the forged power OF
attorney and the transaction with Fay Sacom. This
Is not the first time that Suydam his been in the tolls.
fe was arrested in 1879 for giving straw bal lie was
arrested again 1883 for Obtaining money under false
phtcnces from James VI. Flags. real estate lawyer
Mr.. Flagg had made contract to sell GO0OOO acres
Of land IN West Virginia to English syndicate, and
hileI Suydam to mako an abstract OF inc Luc. Mf.
Flagc received an earnest Of $1,000 Suydam furnished
an als tract OF tide and 1t found 10 have been
iorscd when it subsequently investigator ny the
English cOmmIss iOners who sent here to com
plet the purchase OF the property suydam was tried
but not convicted upon this charge for lack OF evidence
suydam will be arraigned at the TOmbS this morning