The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-01
AN INTERESTING TANCLE,
Mrs. Weiss Leaves Matters
Worse Than at First
Appeared.
HER VERY SUDDEN DEPARTURE
Her Piano Had Been Fully
Paid For.

DIR. Johanna Weiss, alias Mariana
Jauny, alias Mrs. White, alias Mary A.
Stone, alias Mrs. Marks, left matters in
even worse condition than at first APP
peared. 1t now turns out that she not
only borrowed money on her furniture
from two money-brokers and sold the
same to a furniture dealer, but that neither
the furniture nor the piano were fully
paid for, having been bought on the in
stallment plan, and but small portion of
the price having been received by the
merchants from whom the purchases were
made.
Claims are now being made on the part
of the original owners for the recovery of
the goods or their value.
The piano was bought from Benjamin
Curtaz & Son in December last. Mrs.
Weiss was waited on by II. ]. Curtaz and
paid 500 down on the instrument, agree
ing to pay SIS month until it was fully
paid for. She met her obligation in Janu-
uary and February, but made only par
tial payment on the March installment.
At the time she departed she still owed a
balance of about $500.
Fl. ]. Curtaz states that she was the last
woman in the world he or any one else
would have suspected of being engaged in
swindle. She made no pretense of
wealth or influence, and even made a
larger first payment on the piano than
had been demanded. She had her two
sons with her, and they all gave evidence
OF being well-educated, genteel family.
Mrs. Weiss volunteered the information to
Mr.. Curtaz that, much to her disappoint-
ment and against her approval, her sons
had gone into the dairy business, but were
making money at it. She said they had
fn h1,f
and independent to rely on her for their
maintenance.
These sons have also disappeared, and it
is said that many creditors have good
cause to mourn the fact of having enjoyed
their patronage.
According to George H. Perry, the at
torney for Charles Levy 81 Co., the latter
have, under existing circumstances, the
best claim on the goods in dispute. He
asserts that the purchase was made by his
clients May II, two days before the mort
gage was given to Bier & Regensburger.
Mr.. Perry goes further and claims that
even did the mortgage antedate the pur-
chase OF Charles Levy & Co., the mort
gagees would have no claim against the
property on the purchasers thereof, and he
holds that the same is true as between the
purchaser OF the piano and the lessons,
Benjamin Curtaz & Co. The mortgage
and lease on the furniture and piano, re-
spectively, were made by Mrs. Johanna
Weiss, but the goods were purchased by
Charles Levy & Co. from Mrs. White.
Mr.. Perry claims that thus his clients had
no knowledge, either constructive, by viz
tue of the records, or otherwise, that the
property was in any way incumbered.
And when the case is tried he proposes
to urge this point on behalf Of his client
that the lease and mortgage are only good
as between the parties to them, but not
against an innocent third party. Re-
course for the mortgages and leasors lies
only against the other contracting party.
Mrs. Weiss.
This point has never been decided, Mr..
Perry states, in the courts, and it promises
TO be most interesting issue.