The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-16
WHERE IS LAWYER H4LLENS
Mrs. Caldwell Says He swiuelsd Her Out OF
8e3,8OO.


On averments that Lawyer James D. Hallen
has lied after being brought to task about cer-
tain alleged forged Instruments on which he
obtained 1890 from Mrs. Florence H. Cald-
well. Justice InGraham OF the Supreme Court
issued yesterday an attachment against the
property Of IIallen In an action OF Mrs Cald-
well to recover that amount OF money. Hallen.
who has part OF an office In the Schermsrhorn
building lived at the Hotel Endicott with his
wife and family and seemed to be doing
prosperous business
Mrs. Caldwell who lives at 81 East Twenty
first street with her husband Robert W. Cald-
we'll, says she met Hallen last October. Hal
len had represented that he had valuable
contract by which Alexander A. Forman OF lS9
sharos " the Cas- was and
ment COMPANY stock from him Tor ~, 900
that Hallen assured her that there would be
profit OF 81, 800 on the investment OF $1,000.
from from aailsn i from Addison. n. T.: '' O"
to HS: S s Sa a SSn.. ana Vii 9:
& 6 Sa go IN bS on c9 shares Win hSSs
Can YOU make up 6sanss o.nE SCpr sbSo u tax.
R s SS hs 1%sS:
Sa can 80 4 shSn ihTS you on ss Ds sss we
Answer here. '"
Mr. Caldwell wired in return:
n sT9,G sa'T.GSs PSyiasa is safe PT,ts. 70
viii see you sunday night At the hotel
From Addison then came this telegram:
ssfs dsReT 1ia nf and Dii ysu 70
ser on sunday
Mr.. Hallen was not at the dinner but Mr..
him a check for 81, 500. supposed to include
tie investment aud the profits Of $1,000.
the Addison Hank for s45.050 ON It's face It
4Wiiliams. bankers" The draft was as Supposed Supposed
to he for a block Of stock In the gas company,
also gave Hslisn . cheek Of Mrs CaldwelI's Tor
$500 on Oct: 80 An acceptance Of the al
legged contract for the dsUSEy 81 hs stock
The DRAFT WAS given to Hsllen. The draft
HaIisn Tor the coin. Halisn said that fOrma1
had served an Injunction iorbldding payment
the eEes Of the Caldwells. so they say. were
opened, and they concluded that their sd.oOo
But before this. they aver, they had another
Transaction with Hallen. He had said he had
client who wanted TO get a loan OF $1,000
Ninety seventh streets on West Ind avenue.
Mrs, taldwell says she gave a check 10 HAllen
mortgage purPorting to have been executed
TX Henry T. Jones. the owner OF the property.
said he w9uIt record H. but ne aid not do so
Caldwell called on Dec. 8 having asesrtains ed
o cSd%e Went to ai t6s fsd i GEa omen sssa
and found the mortgage had got there tive
minutes before him. Through the puDliea-
ton OF the mortgage next day Lawyer Charles
May called on Mr.; Caldwell ana said that his
client ME. Jones. had not executed the mort
gage.
MrlForman makes affidavit that he made no
such contrasts with Hallen as described and
declares that bis signatures TO the papgIs aro
forgsrles. lie had a small dealing With Hallsn
once, ia which he had given IAllen a check
for SO. That was all no had to do with him.
Charles May AYERS that SIR JOnes's name to
the mortgage Is not IN Junes's handwriting,
and that Jones went 70 Europe where no nuw
Is two DAYS before the mortgage puEpOrts 20
hayslbeen executed
defective Joseph A. narriar says he was in
stTueted to watch Mrs. llalleu. lie says On
DEC; / he saw her go into liHAnY's and then
20 Mrs. LYnch's store Al yucL's he SAW her
ofrr ring, hut the clerk nodded his head in
negation and she PUT q back In her pocket.
Lawyer tharles = liil who Q, IN the same
was Ia arrears Oi rent Mr. ,.l said he had
not seen Hallsn since last Jhursd4y.