The Washington times., 1895-05-25
SHYLOCK JONES' SCHEME |
Race Track Proprietor Helped to
HO0dWink Mrs. Anderson.
A PARTNER IN SHARP WORK
The Lady Owns the Anderson Hotel
and Fell Into jones' Clutches When
She Wanted to Borrow Money-De-
ceived by a Lawyer Who Led Her
Into the Usurer's Net.

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Orlando A. Jones. one of the propretors
| of the Alexander Island outlaw race track,
who has waxed rich and wary from gambling
gains, is Just nom Figuring as silent
partner in what appears to be one OF the
most unsavory casfE of sharp practice that
ever appeared upon the court dockets of
the District, and it's more than prob
able he and the others engaged IN the scnetne
will be called to a strict accountability be-
fore the bar of justice.
The case is that OF Mrs Mary A. Ander-
| son, whose bill in equity against the Granite
State Provident Association was Iied
last Thursday, as published in The Times
of that date Mrs. Anderson has dis
covered lately, to her surprise, that the
Sll, 800 she supposed she was borrowing
from the above named associauoni IN
reality came from the golfers OF Orlando
A. Jones, who somehow naudGed 10 Iiop
over the fence from outlaw racing tactics
TO shylock practices, 10 TIE realm or real
estate.
ADVERTISED FOR SALE.
Mrs Mary A Anderson owns the fine
property known as the Anderson Hotel,
corner of Four-and -a-half and streets
northwest W hich was recently advertised
for sale by the Granite State Provident
| Association, the main offices OF which are
said o be located AT Manchester, n H, ard
which has been doing business IN this
city through its agents, j. j. Wilnlarth and
others.
This lady was called upon by Times
reporter last evening He was shown a copy
OF the deed of trust on the hotel property.
1t is most yOlumiDous document, full or
complex legal terms and covering, in
closely written handwriting, about twenty
two pages of legal cap.
Mrs Anderson claims that she did not
read this formidable paper, but was told
tpat II was sin - lfansier ny ~.
Wlmarth who wrote the deed and acted
as notary in the transaction.
A shady hue is given the matter from
the fact that it is plainly shown the era mite
State Provdent Association did rot lend
Mrs. Anderson any money, but called the
deed writing obligatory" and assuming
trust ia favor OF one Orlando a. Jones to
the amount ~ Sl1 500, at per cent. per
annum, on which il appears tney collected
interest at the eHoIuiods rate oI 9I7l
per month. or 81 OBJ per year, which is at
the rate or about . pr cent. pr ataeiH.
PERSUADED BY WILMARTH
1t was agreed verbally through the
agent, j. j. Wilmarth, to pay off tie trust
in about seven years, and that the rate of
interest would be ouly 4 rer cent WI
IldftIl sGlu II WOult COST -'iiS- -Aisdtlsbu
much less through his company than in
the United Security Life Insurance and
Trust Company of Philadelphia, from whom
Mrs. Anderson had previously procured
loan OF $1,000 she paid tie interest
promptly to the last mentioned company,
which gave her plain contract IN writing.
Against the advice of friends and through
the solicitation, she says, of J. j. VIII
marth, Mrs Anderson asked the United
Security Life Insurance and Trust Com
pany to release her, WHICH they readily
did Although she had not been In the
latter company more than fourteen months
she had decreased her 2,oGO loan nearly
$500
She then agreed TO ta} ASH 500 from
day the transfer was madA9.Srs. Anderson
says she was called into Wilmarths office
and made tn sign the papers without having
them read to her. N m
She was informed it was a simple trans
fer from the United Security Life Insurance
and Trust Company .tof Philadelphia, to the
Granite state Providsnt Association, of
Manchester, n. H, and that the latter
company would charge her much less and
mature her stock sooner than the Phila-
delphia company.
WISHED TO WITHDRAW.
Mrs. Andersonsaysshes soon discovered she
had been misinformed, and gave notice
that she wished To withdraw from the
Granite State Association, in which she
had been misled and deceived.
WiimaTth however. II GGe such promises,
she says, as TO rebate andmaturity ofs tocks,
that she finally CCTtehtCd to IUncain in the
| company provided eshould receive plain
| statement u black 81 q white nom lic CON-
! pany substant ating his nfny statements.
! This he plC lCmisCd to 1Ilni; iIcm time 10
! time, but has not doneso yet.
} n,,t tvn VI n bpr
with foreclosure VIXEN Sic dCcliIed to pay
/ tie eNoIb tHnt GI ~ al Il I.aIH III hiS CGI III
pany This state of a'taiIs oortinred until
/ Mrs Anderson had pa dinto teState
Provident Association tie large srm OF
! $5,I21.G5. Not having anything definite
/ as to the value of her payments and the NUM-
/ Der OF years she was 10 ContnCe the same,
! Su,A tIo.E. st I Iv:.> ne 10 8lI At alt.
These are the figures rendered by the as
| ISOLATION, and although Mrs. Anderson has
! repeatedly offered to settle with them
/ she could not do so, as the Granite State
! Association could not release her from
! the trust held over her like a flaming
sword by Orlando Jones. She has the
money and stands ready to pay all she
Justly owes Therefore Mrs. Anderson has
asked Or an actn""tfh- Hna ages not WIKI
to sell the valuable property, for which
she has often refused $50 900,
She thereupon went To another attor-
/ nGY. VINO wrote 10 lilp. company III MILL
chester, n H, for statement, aud after
considerable delay she was Informed that
it would cost her the modest sum of So,
! $50 SO to get a release from the deed
held by them, and that if she wished to
take up the Orlando A Jones trust, placed
upon her property by the Granite State
Provident Association, she must see Jones
! herself.
FIRST HEARD OF JONES.
Mrs Anderson did not know who Orlando
A Jones was or how he had managed to
| creep into the transaction, until she was
informed by Wilmarth that she had on the
day of the transfer given Orlando A. Jones
a trust of $11 800. which had been as
sumed by the Granite State Association.
Mrs. nderSon expressed great surprise,
as she had believed up to that time the
money came from the association and not
from the outlaw race track owner. As she
| did not know Jones in the transaction, her
attorney saE that Individual, and he in-
| formed her that she could pay the 81 / 800,
the accrued interest and a commission OF
S570 for her release from his octopus-like
grasp.
This Mrs Anderson did not propose to
do, and promptly asked for an accounting
through the courts. From this it can
be plainly seen that Mrs. Anderson has paid
into this company the sum of So, ,121. So
on a loan of $11 800, without having de-
creased the same, but on the contrary is
asked to pay back the loan of $11 500 to