The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-05-28

>Ougnt tne merchant tailoring Establishment OF
w. W. Monsey, and that he soon afterwafd {
made an assignment and within a few weeks
entered the employ of a Philadelphia Metal
Roofing Co. Since that time he has made fire.
quent trips West for his employers and it would
seem that his time was not wholly devoted to
the business of selling metal roofing but that
the affairs of Mr.. Woodward received a liberal
share of his attention. Last January, while in
Cleveland, the condition of his pocketbook not
being in harmony with his desires, he went to
Wicks Bank, taking an abstract of title to a
farm of Io6 acres in Melton township, Mahon-
ing county, which by the document appeared to
belong to him in fee simple He succeeded in |
making the officials believe so, at any rate, and
further convinced them that the land in question
was free from all encumbrances. Rigid scrutiny |
failed to show anything wrong with the abstract,
and on the strength of that and his representa-
tions, loan of 800 was made him, secured
by mortgage on the property. Woodward
took his cash ard departed, and it is said lived
like lord,on his easily acquired wealth. Abuot
weeks ago he went to the same bank for an
additional loan of 1850. representing that he
in proof of which he produced his never failing
abstract and made arrangements to get his
money at an early day. Shortly after this, Mr..
Wick met L. w. Ford a Cleveland attorney,
and in the course of their conversation, the lat
ter mentioned TO Mr.. Wick that he held first
mortgage for $500 on a farm of 166 acres in
Melton township, owned by one hi. Wood
ward. This was a revelation to Mr.'Wiek and
he at once informed the attorney that he also
held '' first mortgage" on the same property
and quick comparison of notes made, by
which it appears that Woodward, previous to
his dealings with Wick Bros, had been to Ford
to whom he made the same representations as
to the latter and from whom he obtained s., soc
on the same security.
Further investigation not only showed this tc
/ be true, but proved also that Woodward die
not own the property at the time of either loan
$ and never owned it in his life. Wick Bros. a
phia, requesting him to come and get his S., 500
to which that gentleman responded with alacrity
: reaching Cleveland last Thursday. The 81, 5ot
materialized in the shape of his being confronted
with the above facts. Woodward at once com
menced a bluff game and was politely informed
: : that Mr.. Ford could and would be sent for II
q substantiate the charges, to which WOODWARD
n responded that he guessed he would go to din
e ner, promising to return by o'clock, when tn
1t absurdity of their allegations would be full
II demonstrated. Wick Bros, however, said the
= guessed they could save time and trouble b
requesting his presence at another part of tn
.e city, and al once called in an officer who ha
8. been previously engaged for the occasion
l. Woodward was thereupon arrested, and seein
N the game was up, Immediately admitted th
truth of the charges. 1t was then II o'clock ;
M. and the prisoner was taken before a 7.
of who ordered him to give bond in sum of S2,5c
e. for his appearance for preliminary examin;
b. ton, which Woodward was unable to do. H
Id requested that he be not taken to jail and
~ was kept in charge of the Justice until evenin
when Geo. F. Douthitt, Esq, of this city, a
rived at the scene in response to a telegram sci
by Woodward. Woodward remained at Il
he Hawley House that night in charge of an office
be and the next day was taken to the home
n Justice Poe in Brooklyn township where at III
'sI writing he is still in surveillance. Woodwa
u, says he has rich friends and relatives who W
: - surely help him out of his troubles by payiI
he the Indebtedness and is confidently awaiting Il
er time when they shall make their appearance
III and unless the affair is chloroformed into silen
lie by speedy settlement. the probabilities of son
r. additional grand jury work will be very flatte
ing.
But this does not tell all the story, bad as it
Il Il.
in farm of 142 acres in Milton township,
ar which his father and mother hold a life lea:
M About years ago he raised S., 800 on this far
,e in Youngstown, by giving a mortgage, and
o. June. 1889, secured $4,000 more on the sar
Go tract from Wick Bros. by garbllng the abshs
- of title as given by the Youngstown Abstract
bs His operations were conducted systemmatical
the methods employed being to first obtain frc
- the company above named an abstract of t
ire title to certain lands, in typewriter print on
or receipt of which he would make an exact CO
eo in typewrting until he reached the last transf
y. which. instead of reading from A to B, as in t
i've original, he made to read from to !. J. Woo
re- ward, thus making himself owner at will
Or: as many farms as he saw fit. Armed with tn,
u - IN harvest of ducats in the manner describe
w. His easy address and general appearance
es, prosperity is well calculated to inspire confdeT
eh on the part of those with whom he deals, a
ms when these are supplemented by such crcdeti
eds of opulence, it is not strange that eXperienc
u. money dealers should be deceived, for
~ methods employed by w. are of the bold
80 kind, and the very danger connected with til,
ts would almost disarm suspicion on the part
nd those he approached.
op No arrangements have yet been made,
INT any further proceedings had in the matt
'iS' The outcome promises to be Interesting
A. Woodward. Later advises are to the effect II
IN: Woodwards relatives failed to>put in an
es pearance and that on Saturday night he v
es placed in jail. He is said to have express
80; much regret and disappointment because I.
eS: Siddall, Esq, did not visit him in his distre
: on and was also bewailing the non-appearance
:, E. w. Poe.
ae9 He was pressed to make statement, but
use cred, saying that nothing he could offer wol
leu change the status of the affair. He will PR
'rn ably be tried first on charge of forging
ts' real estate abstract upon which he obtained
- loan. The prosecution determined to levy
nd attachment on his property interests in Mahc
md ing county. woodward IS SAID to be aim
in | penniess and in fact is in bad fix.
led
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