The sun., 1894-10-01
TROMBLEY'S SALE TO SELL.
FOR BIS INTEREST IN BIs UNcLE'
ESTATE

He was 20 Receive siOo Every Quarter
for Five Years-He Disappeared Rerors
the Final Psymeut Was Made The
Uncle, Charles -. Chauvin of Detroit,
was Recently Murdered-Seitz Is Now
Tryins 60 Get what Sc BsrssIued For.
NEW Brunswick. ~ j.. Sept. 3c-Mrs viii
liam ID. Trombley, one OF tho missing links in
strange story of murder, missing heirs and a
legacy specuator. turned up yesterday In Perth
Amboy. She paid visit TO Lawyer G. G.. HON.
man, member Of the Board of Chosen Free
holders of Middlcsex county, to serurc the pay-
ment Of an amount due her husband for the
prospective interest Mr.. Trombley sold to John
~ Seitz In his uncle's estate. Mrs. Trcin-
bley's appearance in Perth Amboy In COM
pany with Seitz, who Is wel-known cap
italist In Detroit, put new aspect upon
remarkable case. William u. Tromblcy
worked around New York in the summer Of
1890 ns a walter In restaurants. His home was
In Detroit, and he knew there John II. Seitz.
Trombley met Setz In july Of 1890. and told
Seitz that he was very hard up. IL happered
that Mr.. Setz was staying ut the ". Denis
Hotel, where Trombley was employed
waiter. Tromblry proposed to Seitz that the
latter purchase his prospective interest in his
unClc's estate.
long chance. but an arrangement was finally
made whereby he was to pay TrOmbey SlOO
every three months, In return for deed turn
ing over all the latter's right and title an heir
of his eccentric uncle, Charles =. Chauvin of
Detroit. When the men sought out lawyer in
New York city TO draw up the papers, the dis
covery was made that the transaction would
not he legal In New York state, but that IL
could be carried out in New Jersey.
The La ypr san Trnn In I
yer Homman after getting full description of
the property of the Detroit uncle. for which
purpose SeitZ n special trip to Detroit and
drew up warranty deed, which would hold
water in New Jersey, transferring all Tromblcv's
prospective interest as Chauvin heir to John
II. SeitZ.
Arthur q. johnson, who lives in Perth Amboy
and Is member of y real estate firm in Liberty
street, New York, was made the agent to nay
William ID. Trombey every three months 500
for five years, Trombley continued to work
around New York, und regularly turned up to
collect the quarterly amount due him according
In December, 500. Trombley disappeared as
Y the earth had swallowed him up. Agent
longer ciuilning his money, and Mr.. Seitz came
East TO hnd the missing man: lie was not sue
Cessful, and he returned after learning that
Trombley's wife had also disappeared.
Just three weeks ago to-day the city of De-
Charles ). Chauyin in his little two-story hut
on the Crosse Point farm. The old man had
been struck down with spade while he was
partly dressed; then his wrists were tied tightly
together and his body was covered with cloth.
Late the same day the body was discovered by
accident, as visitors rarely went to the Chauvin
hoyel.
The place had not been broken into. SO the
theory found acceptance that the old man had
been visited early In the morning by some ono
whose voice he knew. lie had opened the door,
the spade. which he had used To bar his door.
The place had not been raisacked and the
Three days atterward John II. seitz filed u
deed made BY William ID. Trombley aud wife,
IN s ~" tsr rass Point I sr TO- @ The n
high standing OF Seitz IN the community did
mot resye hm Of sgsReion h in eS sT Of the re-
what appeared To he the only motive for the
murder OF chauyn.
nligent search among the effects of the hovel
failed to find will of any kind. Chauyin
proved 10 have been worth from 100000 TO
To add to the murder mystery. Francis Ber-
nard Trombley, who had long been considered
his claim for share of the estate in the hands
OF lawyer. Francis Tromblcy said that he had
diana river, and that he did not know anything
about William Trombley; lie had read an ac-
count OF Chauyin's murder in the papers As
yet he has not been able to prove fully that he
John 7. Fray and John J. Docney came To
New brunswick to look up the record OF Seitz's
deed. Mr. Seitz came East with them nnd reg
istered at the Sinclair House. New York. They
wife After Lawyer Homman OF Perth Amboy
had told the detectives all he knew of the
matter they set out for Detroit. Seitz did not
go with them.
To the surprise OF Mr.. Homman Seitz turned
up yesterday in Perth Amboy with woman
who said that she Mrs. William ID. from
bly,. The lawyer had seen Mrs. Trombly when
she had signed the deed in 1890, but he could
not identify the woman Agent johnson. who
had not paid over the quarterly installments OF
500 for some time, was called in, and at Mr..
ScitZ's direction paid TO the woman several hum
dred dollars. Then Mr.. SeitZ and the woman
left for New York. Their present whereabouts
unknown.
Mr.. Seitz expressed TO Mr.. HOmman his con-
fidence In being able 10 obtain the interest in
Chauvin's estate which he had bought He gave
no information as to where Mrs. Trombley had
been since December, 1897.
Lawyer HOmman believes that the woman
who was In Perth AmbOy Yesterday will force
the payment, if possible. Of the claim in tho
Chauyin estate which John II. SetZ bought
What reason did Mr.. Seitz have TO believe
that Chauvin would not leave a will bequeathing
his property To some one else ~ the reporter
asked lawyer llnmman tonight.
don't know" he replied, except that
was once told that the old hermit had an awful
aversion Ia signing his name tO any document
whatever. and TrOmblev and Seitz seemed sure
that he would die iutestate."