Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-04
MANY DEEDS OF TRUST.
Mr.. barton Had Put Them on Much
Real Estate Afterward Sold.

The deeper the affairs Of Mr.. James II.
Barton are probed by those making ex-
amjnations into his business transactions
the more complicated and mystfying
they are found to be. An attorney, who
is making an inquiry into all the deeds
given by and TO MIR. Barton since he
came here to found the charming north
side suburb which bears his name, has
completed about three fourths OF that
task, and made the assertion to a Dis
patch reporter yesterday that great
many apparently cloudy transactions had
been discovered by him, and that num-
Der of citizens of the Heights would
necessarily suffer as a consequence.
This lawyer stated that he could not
possibly give any definite idea OF the
number of deeds of bargain and sale
given by Mr.. Barton that would be az
fected by deeds OF trust placed upon the
property by Mr.. Barton just before the
time of the transfer of the real estate.
He cited five or six cases or this cha
racter. and remarked that they were,
OF course, separate and independent of
the cases in which two sets OF notes had
been given by purchasers IL is also
true that many peiso who were appre-
hensive that they might be sufferers by
Mr.. Bartons dealings with them have
had titles TO their property examined,
only to find that their titles are clear.
DOESN'T GET HIS HOUSE.
II was reported yesterday that one gen.
tleman who bought land OF Mr.. Barton
would lose in a different way from the
others. II is said that this gentleman
on August l. 1875, purchased lot OF Mr..
Barton the latter agreeing TO build him
a house on II by August !. 1896, and that
the notes in payment for the house and
lot were executed when the bargain was
closed. The story goes that the building
OF the dwelling has never been COM
menced. and that the buyer, unless saved
by legal proceedings, will have to pay the
full amount of his notes, while he only
receives a small piece OF land.
Mr.. A. w. Hartman, whose probable
losses have already been referred to,
finds himself, 1t Is said, with deed
of trust. placed on his property for $500
ten days before he received his deed. and
besides being required TO pay this, he
will apparently have to meet two sets of
notes for the house and lot.
MORTGAGES ON THEIR PROPERTY.
Among those who have recently ascer-
tained that their lots or property on the
Heights have upon them mortgages
about which they knew nothing are Mrs.
Julia Moffett, whose lot was mortgaged
for 900 two years previous to her pur-
chase Of IL, and Mr.. William Collier who
has had similar experience to smaller
extent.
A gentleman who is in close touch with
the friends and family Of Mr.. Barton
stated last night that an intimate friend
of Mr.. Barton had written to him, adj
vising him not TO return here.
A perplexing thing in connection with
Mr.. Bartons sales OF property is that
so many purchasers left the matter of
placing the deeds of bargain and sale on
record entirely to the founder of the
Heights. Nearly all the irregularities in
these transactions appear TO have been
I'm cases where the Importance OF having
a title examined or a deed properly ex-
amined was utterly disregarded by the
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