The sun., 1893-10-01
MYSTERY OF SOLOMON JONES.
THE SUPREME COURT TRYING TO
LElRN VINO THE DEUCE HE Is

He Made Real Estate Deal and Brouah ht =
Suit, But Couidn't BE Found to Pny Costs
-1snac Wolf Thought 20 Know Him.
There has been great tnngle in the Su-
preme Court OF late. owing to attempts to as
certain IL there is such % person rs Solomon
Jones. who has figured as u ltigant for about
year. In dismissing the case as originally
brought In that name last February. Justice
Truax said that he did not believe on the evil
depce before him, that there was such II per-
son as Solomon Jones. On Friday Justice In
graham said he had boen wondering. as Differ
ent phases OF the case camo before him. who
Solomon Jones was. and IL he existed. lie Or
dered an examination that gave promise OF
settling the question. but the examination
has left matters further involved.
The difficulty is supposed to have arisen
through the practice OF putting forward what
are known as blinds" " stool pigeons" and
other creatures Of real estate nomen nclaturo.
But 1t is rare that a myth has conducted iti-
CATION for year even in difficulties arising
from those realty dealings. 1t Is certain that
a contract was made on July 20. 1891. for the
exchange of ~. u. and % Monroe street.
owned by Joseph Wittner indisputably, and
valued In the deal at 100000: for 32G Stan
ton street valued at $4,000. and owned by
well. that's the difficulty. unless Solomon Jones
is found to be myth. There were heavy
mortgag ages and matters to boot that elualized
BARGAIN from LAWYER Adolph Cohen. WHO. Jus
tice Iruax iound. was at that particnlar Time
the owner Of the pt%porty although Mr. Cohen
evidence q deed apparently showing that he
had transferred tho stanton street house to
that same person. one solomon Jones. 1t did
not appear that the deed had been recorded.
\ There were hitc ches in the transactions about
ner, declining to consummate the deal. Then
UP doomed this solomon Jones as complainant
contract. Several Witnesses testified that ons
Isaac Wolf had anpeared in all the conferences
under tho name solomon Jones. Real Estate
informed by Broker Weinstein and another
real estate broker in the transaction that Law
properly. but that to conceal his hand he got
Isaac Wolf to appear for him under the name
No Solomon Jones appeared ut the trial OF
his own % case-tnat is; not in n the flesh; David
throughout tho entire transaction under the
and for the benefit OF Adolph Cohen. Solomon
Jones; II such sS, & persop per- o. eXsts has certainly
appears at no stage In the transaction. nor in
court. It is not contra1icted that until the
trial OF this action nobody % concerned TS IN this
knowledge but that Isaac Wolf was Solomon
well I don't think So" was the answer
that Wolf gave at the trial when asked If lie
had been introduced in the transaction as Sol
omon Jones.
The case having been dismissed by Justice
TruaX. n bill OF costs OF SltjSU "a was taxed up
against the same old Solomon Jones. The
execution was given to the Sheriff. who re-
ported that he was unable to find such al in
dvidual after diliGent inquiry. Mr.. Leavin-
than Solomon Jones' got an order for the eX-
animation Of solomon Jonos in supplementary
proceedings. and served the order on Wolf,
Before Judge lngraham Wolf appeared and
protested that he WAS not solomon Jones. and
could not be expected to pay the costs Of that
individuals litigation.
You had better submit to examination"
said Justice lngraham. to. see IL you can
throw any light on who that Solomon Jones is"
Wolf was put through an examination by
Lawyer Abraham s. Levy OF Mr., Leventritt's
street where also lived until last week his
his father-in- law was more than 10 years Old.
and had retired from business about eight
years ago. He had lived with Wolf since his
retirement. Wolf said that he had acted
through that real estate transaction for Jones.
even to signing the name OF Jones to the
agreement without specifying that he was
acting as agent He said that Jones had gone
to Paterson. to the house OF another daughter.
who had married 9 brother Of Isaac Wolf He
and consequently OF his own brother ut Pat
erRon.
Mr.. Levintritt said yesterday afternoon that
he had sent messenger up to 425 W est llSth
street In the morning with an order for tho
elusive Solomon Jones to appear and that the
servant girl who answered the door said she
had never heard of solomon Jones.