The sun., 1897-03-10
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Another Of the three brother. Dutton. -ho
dealt IN other p<ops's real estate at 81 Broad.
way. was convicted yesterday q obtaining By
fraud sixnaturs TO q deed. This time 10 was
s.meOn W. Dutton- He had been on tr!A, for
three days before Recorder Goi n the General
Sessions on q charge OF de.raudInx Mrs Mar
celia Cos;igan. The evidence showed that Mrs.
Costixan trzn.fer-ed twenty lots st Bellmore.
l. l.. TO Mra Martha p. Judge. Who In turn
tran aosferred the property 10 the Duttons for .
nominal consideration. and with the und-r-
stand ns that the Dattons were to sell the prop
cry FOR Mrs. Costigan. Mrs Costixan never got
aay money from the buttons. Finally when
Stephen A Dutton was convicted OF swind-
ling . Miss Godfrey out OF So. 900 worth OF
Washington real estate. Mrs- Co.tian decided
TO begin criminal pr ,ceedinEs against her Dut-
tons She told her rory to the Grand Jury.
saying that Mrs judge had An acquAintanoe
with Stephen Dutton 's,ty writer. Mrs. Eliza
beth Deiapsrrv. and that Mrs. Judge induced
her TO 20 to 81 Broadway and there form the
icquaintan e OF three Dutton bfotaer-. ste ohen
A.. Simeon W.. and Allen v: that Mrs Judge
we're wealthy real estate dealers a1d owned
Proosrty II WAshinRton and IN the state. o:
Iirsinta. West virgiriA, and New Jersey. be-
stces being osners of stccs In tie Mud River
Ceal and Oh Company. and owners OF the At
ticA Mills. worth over s2oo.o On the
tLcDs1u oI tlctt DEMONSTRATIONS hre- GOel
gan trsrsferred her Long Island property to
MIRA. Judge. who in turn transferred t TO the
Duttons and ~ never came back. The Grand
J1ry indicted simeon and Alien V. Dutton
and Ars- Judge. simeon WAS arrested and
locked up in tie Tornb.. Mr. JadKe ~As Ar
res cd aod released on hail.
For several weeks detectives have been look
Ing for Allen V. Dutton- he walked INTO the
brothers hehal:. After he had gone away the
court Officer. re nemberei that be WAS waat-d,
and search was ~ Ade for him In the build.
Ing. bet be Sasn't there Any more.
simeon Duttor's LAWYER set up defence 70
the eiect that Mr.. CostiEan's reason for trans
ferrtug her property va. io a. old an attack Of
j1dEnent creditors. and that in do.ng MS she
committed a criminal act. 20 that her com plant
ezAihst tne defendant should be dl.m!.s .sed-
Mr. Cosazan testified that she Was separated
from her huseand and that Mrs. judge advised
Eer to make the transfer - that her husband
could not get possessoa OF tae property. Th-
Jury bror Rht IN verdict OF guilty after half
An hour's deliberstiou.
John D1itou. q fourth brother who Wa IN
the conrt room. said something ~ Mrs. Costi-
Ean "a he wes passing ont. one OF the court
oncerS overheard the remark. he Recorder
was IN nformed. and John Dutton vas arrAixn~d
Tor contempt Of court. Mrs Co.tixAn aid
that lie bad Threatened her. and called her an
I'm pose! do name. John denied tho woman's
story. 1hs Recorder ordered the prosecuting
oclcer 10 take the vomAn's sfhdavit to her
statement. and told John Dutton ~ appear In
court At 1880 Thursday morning.
Simeon Dutron WAS .emAuded TO the Tombs
de Will % sente-oed Oh Friday.