New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-09
Two MYSTERIES cLEAEED rP.
MERCHANTS IN HrLsrALE y :. NAY HAVE 10
nEFrxp MoNcY RECEIVED FROM FRANK
MrAu. oF THIS CITY ~ cHEvN

MERCHANTS ~ HfiI.siALE. = NAY HAVE TO
nrFrxp MoNrY RECEIVED IRON FRANK
MEAD. or THIS CITY. nY cHEcK
Res.lcnis o, iI.nsialc. y J. hal couple - nys'
,erles solved On Saturday nlgni when Fran" Mead
o., tha, place. was served 1!;h An ORDER isHnef -
Surrogate Tltzgcra.j y ,his city. requiring M"aA
e. show. cause why 10 should not >" removed from
N.s position * executor ot we "a'N'' '' "'', """
Baker. or tbs city.
Mead APPEARED ~ Iiliislale about s.X years ago
a,l purchased . small farm !; ~as sad that he
Was a lawyer ~ this city. and hai sought ii.'''
dale r0r q pcrmareu; place ~ residence Tor some
four years he travelled between lIil-lal" ana ihi-
c.ty win great regularity About two years ago
h.s snp,r 90 money appeared - be extremely
limited ana De- gave "a second mortgage on
IFS Mti!c farm as security for a debt James
! Dcmarest. rich farmer VII" appears 10
own aI.u, ene-hal; ~ the country about HiH' ial"
held ii nrst mortgage on th~ farm. The mortgage
amounted g. flOD A. the tine the second mort
gage was given -. indebtedness to NJ. Dcnares,
hal Increased 10 N4oo through failure 20 keep the
interest on the principal pad up. year 90 50
ago when ,hc local Gcalers were. a. they say. almost
N de-pa.r Mei s1Idcnlj u t,lt'e 9.S S''r we, ~.
his entire ni.birdr'ss win ch''Hs "n'." W.
drawn on the metropolitan Trust COMPANY % ms
city eA ne erl'?1. ~ 'ay' Tge ps-; II he
signature they admit. puzzled them but as the
out they dd not bother 20 ask tine solution.
That vas of thc mysteries cleared on Sniur
Some weeks ago t%o men apparel IL liii,Nalr
They engaged board IN the house of Nrs James
Dcfnar~si, not tnr from MsLia house Il Was soon
noticed that thcJ Kept 4 clos" wairh on AlI N'hd
never cncroacheI on his property. they managed 10
90. about everything mat vent on ahou' IN" hDu@"
who they were every one 90 ililsinlc knows ~"
on Saturday evening Justice John J Nortendy kc
~ WJ0lcllN". cd.' 81 the MrdI N'uN" ne "d7
armel with Surrogate r.'zr"rad's order. and sue
cccicl !n serving lt The estate ln question CON
si.is Of the brick building 80 Eighfh-ivc and
Twenty -scv euth--t.. This city. ani about F000 ~
personal property.
The order was based on an affidavit - Mrs. Caro-
line post Of tic heirs She clIiins that Mead
has been sCunuderng the income and principal Of
tho estate 10 The d1maf" ana ruin - herself fud
showed her some stock n company which Is IN
the hands Il receiver. aI! told h"r y vas part
of m" ass"ts of the estate OF her rrdnliDotnrr
Mrs Baker.
income from The estate b. the only support sh" anI
her eight children have. .h" claimed Mead would
not allow her any money from the estate. bat OF
fcred u.r q personal check for 500 recently. Mead
according 20 Mrs Posts story. became executor Of
the esiat" through IN" death Of hts faiher-in-lhw
John McDcrmott The last named WAS At one
time a prominent lawyer In THIS city. ana wa
prominent I'm Tamnnny Hall lie was Mrs. Baker =
counsel and when ne drew up her viii ahe named
McDcrrnoii Mead and clerk In McDermotts Office
as executors.
Mrs Post says everything was all right for a
time and thon Mead began 10 slack up IN his pay
menis. She becam" suspicious ana hlTrh Nv" de-
tcctivcs to watch MIN. ~ ,
What is worrying the dealers Of IlIsdale liz that
they NAV be called on 10 reimburse the estate for
the money Mead paid them by check. There VIII
he rush of dealers from IIllsdaic to TIackensack
this morning to consult legal authorities.
In her action against Mead Mrs. Post is repre-
sentcd by Charles Murray. Of No II Pine-st James
H. McKcon has been appointed guardian OF Mrs.
Inf