Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-10
TAPPING A TITLE .
Schemers Net $500
by a Neat SWindIe.
UNKNOWN WOMAN A DECOY
She Has Finger in the Pie With Two
Male Companions.

BosrOH, Aug. 10. One OF the leading
title insurance companies has been
swindled out of t7J0O by means Of the pro
cess known a. tapping title" Tho Con-
veyancers' Title Insurance company Is the
victim. Austin II. Smith, an OK constable
OF Boston, and Charles w. bingham have
been arrested, and ere charged with pro-
noting the scheme. They were brought
ipto tho municipal court on a complaint
charging them with forging and utterinQ
mortrn ne G1d mortgage note for t75OO
on the Con-, yancers' Title Insurance
company.
Implicated with Smith aud Bingham.
there is an unknown woman who decoyed
tho company into tho transaction This
woman. who represented herself as Miss
Mary T. Hayden Of Columbus avenue, said
she was the ewncr of dwelling house on
that thoroughfare, and desired to get a
loan OF 1890 The company looked up che
title, and finding 1t satisfactory, and her
application for loan being ell In accord
once with the customs Of the company.
gave her the loan
To 20 into the dctlils 10 appears that
about ten dCys ago "A reputable real estate
broker, J. f.. V. Hayden, presented TO the
company n written application in the
usual form
Por "A Loan Of $500.
to be securei by mortgage on n house
on Columbus avenue, and owned by Miss
Mary A. Hayden. The appl cation pup
ported to come from Miss Hayden, and the
company having that amount to invest
had the property valued by It's appraiser
The security was by him PRONOUNCED am.
pie, and the application was accepted on
l.N e.. n A.
satisfactory 10 the company.
Examination II the title was referred TO
conycynuccr who in the course OF few
days found that the title stood In the
name OF Miss Hayden and was all right.
The mortgage and note were prepared by
the convcyanccr and everything was ready
to effect tho completion OF the transao
tion excepting the passage Of the mort
gago and tho paying of the consideration
money.
An Appoint meat wcs Made,
~ which 10 pass ;ac papers and turn over
the money. The engagement was kept by
n woman who introduced horself as Miss
Hayden and the owner Of the property.
Accompanying her was, 10 Is alleged, the
defendant, Bingham Sho executed the
mortgage aud signed tho note. at the d.
rcction of the alleged Mics Hayden the
money wGs actually turned over to Ding
ham last Saturday, so IL Ia alleged
Two days later. suspicion was aroused
In tho conveyancer's mind by reason OF a
Tow circumstances In connection with the
Insurance on the property. He instantly
made inquiries, and was satisfied that the
whole affair was a faud The real Miss
Hayden was seen. and she said she knew
nothing OF the transaction: that sho had
been personated. aud that the
Mortgage aud Eoee Were Borsoriea
Theu the matter was turned over TO the
police for a sitting
Inspector McCausland was detailed on
the case and arrested Bingham and Smith
When arrested Bingham. IL Ia said, had on
his person s22o0, entirely In 800 bills, and
mostly silver certificates. The money Is
alleged TO be a part II tho consideration
delivered at the mortgage transaction.
Smith ia charged with being IN completely
with Bingham, and when arrested he is
stated 10 have had I'm his possession 300
In bills of the some sort II Is said that
Smith and Bingham have been intimately
acquainted for long time and that both
have been frequenting the registry OF
deeds Of late
H. w. Chaplin appeared for - govern
ment when the case was called In court.
j NJ Cove, who Is counsel for tho de
PENDANTS, when asked II his cliepts desired
70 say anything In regard to the matter
for publication, answeredi Neither Of
them knows anything about the matter,
therefore they cannot say anything"