The morning call., 1894-03-09
TEIDEMANN LOST.
Unsuccessful Hunt for the
FOrgers.
A Statement by Lincoln Carr Gives
the Police Plausible Theory
for the Scheme.

The all-apsorbng topic In police circles yes
terday was the bold forgery OF Mrs. Harriet z.
Cristy's name to a deed conveying the block
bounded by Lake and Ca ifOTnia streets and
Fifteenth aud SIX eenth avenues to Horace u.
Pratt, followed by The forgery OF Pratps name
10 a mortgage On the property to AlonZo
Tnayer.
Half dozen detectives were securing the
city all yes erday and last night TO find Carl W.
Teidemann. tie moving spirit in The forgery,
and the wO man who fraudulrntly represented
hers If to be Mrs. Cristy. but their search was
unsuccessful.
Ii was asceTtalDed that TedemaBn and the
woman left The city by the 1855 P NJ. boat on
Wednesday for San Rafael Tne woman was
dressed In blue and had light, fluffy hair.
Teidemann was fashiOnably aitIred in dark
suit, black stOvepipe hat blue overcoai, ana
wore big diamond IN his shirt front. De-
tectlves Seymour and Cody were put on their
TRAIL aud at San Rafael they were assisted by
City Marshal Healy. The detectives, aft-r re-
turning TO the city, watched the arrivals and
departures at the ferries, aud the watch Is stlll
being Kept up. II Teidemann and the woman
returned to the city on Wednesday night, as Is
generally supposed, their capture Is only a
gu stiOD Of time. The only fear IS that they
may have succeeded in leaving by The east
bound Train on Wednesday night.
II was reported yesterday that Teidemann
declared to a friend that lie has been he victim
of designing woman representing herself TO
De MIS-. OfisIN. he met her IN business way
and had PREVIOUS dealings with her, and when
he Introduced her 10 Lee ID. Craig, the notary,
lit believed she was the woman she repre-
sented herself 10 be.
There is no doubt In the minds OF the police
that the cobspiI atoTs were unaware o. the re j
Mrs. Cristy's return 10 the city, and they
thought they would have been able 10 have
compile ed tie deal and got safely away before
she returned.
Lincoln Carr, Teidemann's partner, called
upon Captain Lees yesterday afternoon. He
forgery until IL O'Clock Wednesday night,
when his friend Guy S. Whltcomb called at his
house and told him.
I'VE have be, In Partnership" he said, "for
about two months. attended TO the brokerage
part of The business anu TeiGemaDn 10 the real
estate part. He did not put cent into the
business, and i have had To pay everything.
Il observed little man. about 90 years of
age, hanging around Teldemann's room. He
was known by the name of Cristy. asked
Tedemann who he was, and he replied Oh,
he's friend of mIne.' l asked hun, What
does be want hanging around" aud he SAID
He's handy man 10 have around Crisiy
lived on Mission street. between Sixth and
Seventh, but / heard him tell friend that he
lived in South San Francisco.
"Teidemann told M he had cattle ranch In
Humb )ldt County, but think II Is myth. He
was In correspond nc with Judge in Red
Bluff, who is Tie owner of 1900 acres of land
there. with the object Of trading of some land
in this city for the land in Red Bluff"
Carr expressed his willingness 10 aid the pO-
lice In every way he could. He said he last
saw Teidenann IN the firms office, $50 Marker
street, on Wednesday at noon.
After hearing Cars statement Captain Lees
thought that CTisIy was the Horace q. Pratt
mentioned in the deed and mortgage.
''My theory is this" said tn captain. "TeIde-
mann was negotiating with the Judge In Red
Bluff to trade Mrs. CbTisty's properly for the
1900 acres. He would place the fraudulent
deed on the record, then release tie mortgage
and 20 to the Judge with a clear title. The
Judge would employ searcher Of records. who
naturally would find no flaw in the title. Then
4 Id s..,I.
| city property for bis 1900 acres. Teidemanu
would then realize upon the 1900 acres and
skip before the fraud was discovered. But
Mrs. CrlsIy's return from Europe upset his
| plans"