The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-11
EASTERN VICTIMS.
An Omaha Broker Places Many
Bogus Mortgages.
He Has Made Thousands Out of
the SWindle.
He LEFT SUDDENLY.
Since Then Evidence Of His
Guilt Came Out.

OMAHA, Neb., April 11.-Frank Rose
berry, an Omaha real estate dealer,
who left here suddenly two weeks ago,
is alleged to have been connected with
some extensive swindling through
bogus mortgages placed with east
ern investors. He has for years
done large business as
loan broker, handling many mort
cages. Since evidence of his crooked
ness developed it is believed he is very
deeply involved, aggregating many
thousands. The instances which came
to light yesterday were through the
commercial agency of Snow, Church &
Co. They were instituted to fore
close mortgages = by John B.
Watts, Sarah E. Striker and 9TH
ers, of eastern Pennsylvania. Each
had advanced 81, 900 on the instru-
ments which purported to cover valu-
able Omaha realty, and were appar-
emily recorded in proper form. In
vestigation developed that all the per-
sons whose names appeared as mort
gaging this property were myths and
the lots were not in existence. The
signatures of the notary and recorder
of deeds were forged.
Roseberry, during 1890, was making
city loans for various parties in the
east, and the conclusion is that he
would make out mortgage, sign some
fictitious name to it, put on it's face the
statements always entered by the reg
lister of deeds and then forge the regis
ter's name to it. receiving the money
for the ''gilt-edged' security and put
ting it into his pocket. He must have
kept up the interest on the mortgages,
for they have not before been sent to
this city for foreclosure. The amount
of the forgeries cannot now be esti-
mated, but judging from circumstances
they will reach far into the thousands.
His eastern victims will probably be
many, for Roseberry was lending
money right and left, and was using it
to plunge with on the board of trade.
THE RECENT STAMP COUNTERFEITING.
HAMILTON, Ont, April 1.-THE per-
son who is supposed to have sent out
the counterfeit stamps, as announced
in dispatch from Chicago yesterday,
came here several weeks ago and gave
his name as George Morrison. He is
about 80 years of age. He said his
business was buying and selling bank
rupt stocks. April he rented an old
paint shop on King William street
and opened the Canadian Novelty and
Supply Co. He engaged Mrs. Mack as
clerk. The next day he departed, say
ing he was going to Toronto to esta b.
lish there.
April 5, Mrs. Mack got instructions
by letter to send an advertisement to
the Printers Ink offering Sis worth of
United States 2-cent stamps for sale for
500. She was led to believe that Nor
rison got the stamps for payment for
goods Under his instructions she sent
away seven closely sealed express pack
ages, all addressed to different people
in Chicago. Since that time she
has received letter from Buffalo,
signed by Morrison, instructing her to
pay all money she had belonging to
him to a man who would identify him
self by asking for So 25. Up to date,
however, she has not received any
money nor has any person called to
identify himself by asking for Sc. 25.
The only other communication she has
had from Morrison was a letter in
structing her to send all his mail mat
ter to the Toron to general delivery
office