The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-24
Money Borrowed on DR.:
Daniels Hospital.
OF BROTHER
SIGNED TO K DEED D E, D. I.
The Paper Placed on Record
by St. George Barraud.
THE SIGNATURE i55 u.
DECLARED FORCED
The Young Lawyer Left Richmond
Soon After the Deed Was Admitted D
to Record Commonwealth S
Attorney Investigating and
Detectives Asked TO
Look forth, Man. 3@S ss1

n Incidents Of sensational interest seem t
to have preceded the recent disappear.
anco of Philip st. George Barraud, the 8
well known attorney Of this city, v
8a Some startling facts came out ycster-# 4!
day. One OF them was that on or about
August 22d last Barraud received check
for $4,000, made payable to him as S''at5t8
torney for r. +. Daniel" resulting from
a loan supposed TO have been made to II
r. r.. Daniel, through Barraud, !, attorney
by Alderman Henry p Beck. OF this city,
secured bS n deed of trust on the property
of r. II. Daniel. at the northwest corner,
Of Seventh and Franklin Streets, now
occupied by Or. j. Slls Daniel as a 5pri-8
$vate Esnnatori,lm. t8{ " y si
her man of Pleasant Hill. N. C., in a tele-jSs n
gram to The Times Dispatch last night
declares The signature to the deed Of 3
trust to bo forgery, This paper Is onSis
record In the Chanceryi Court Of Rich-St
mond. and Spurporting to be signed by;s
r.. E. Daniel and witnessed i BY P.&3l 81.
George Baraud, notary pub bile. The sig II
nature Is declared by Daniel not to be-.
genuine: R. sS 8 ,:. fi5 II 3i
The deed Of trust was admittsd To-
record August 25th. and 81 Barraud N has
not been seen here since that time. Now
the detectives are looking or I'M. n
Alderman Book has erljioy,l an Sattor4sa
5ncy togSlook afterEhls interests Inv this 4
puzzllng case while DR.. J.. Sills Danielf8
OF this city, brother OF Ntr.JR. r. Daniels ,tSs
and part owner OF the property, declares
that they are 5""all solid, ~ as the deed lis
worthless. KS e 3g Il 355
Attorney Henry a. Atkinson, counsel
for MIR. Beck. states that he holds the a
deed to be genuine and stands pat on s
that, Intending to offer the property for
sale when the first interest note becomes III
due In February next s5s N
Money For Client.
About five weeks go Barraud an
preached Alderman Beck and said he "
wanted to borrow about $4,000 for a S
client. 8 81 y3.. Y
where is your security q asked lie; N
Alderman. The attorney replied that he Y
would give deed OF trust on the prop
crty Nos. 1Oo 1o2 and 104 North sevs1th'S
Street, occupied by DR.. Sllls Danisl ani
owned Dyt Il. III L'aHIel lHe phys VI ~
brother. Mr.. Beck took a look At the 1
Daniel sanatorlum. went to the City
Hall and ascertalned what the property
was assessed for, and finding that ths
valuation was s7.50O-consderably more
than what the owner wanted to borrow h
he thought there could he no risk 8in,g5s
making the loan, provided the title to.
the property was good. He employed, NJ
Lawyer Howell to attend to this mntter,s3
otoF F,.rv y Ht,,,S I,
removed every doubt from his mind.
l3arra,ld was notified and brought hin,
tho deed OF trust and the notss for in, f$S
terest on the loan. The attorney was, S
given check for $4,000, drawn on the
Metropolitan Bank, payable 10 Up. K St., v
George Barrand, attorney for r. E.s.659$s s6$
Daniel. 1t was only necessary, for Bar-:S
raud to endorse the check to yet tho
money. Whether he did this or not Is 8
not known. s5
Tho latter part OF August a gentleman,
called up DR.. Daniels over the phone, As
and asked him whether or not one Of his 557
houses there did not have q shinglc roof. NJ
DR.. Daniel was surprised at the Inquiry S
and asked why he wanted to know. Tho ,
said he represented an insnr-8
ance company, and that a man had been
In the office thnt morning trying to get
out policy on the houses thera. Dr.
Daniel told him that was curious. AZ Bths
belonged to him and his brother
"Well." was the reply II understand F5
he has !. deed OF trust on the property
md wants to protect himself 5a5fs
DR. Darel ,i.kad him who the S.ntla-
man was. The insurance man replied
that he did not know, as his :ath1r had XXI
had the conversation with the visitor,
Mr.. Beck Calls.
DR.. Daniel was greatly puzzled. Iatsr
Mr. Beck called him over the phone 4.
and asked him the address of his brother,
Dr., Daniel gave him the information de-
sired s$s
ncsIdes tho note for SO, 900. four notss
for the payment at Interest were given, II
tho first. Of which Will become due IN
February. Mr., Beck wrote to Mr.. r. q,
Daniel, at the address given by nr.
Daniel. asking him II he preferred the
notes for interest to be placed In Rich
mond banks for payment when they be-
came due or presented to him In North 81
Carolina III about two weeks he received
n postal card from DR.. sias Daniel.
saying that he was authorized by his
brother to say that no one had been
given power of attorney to sign HIS
name, MIR. Beck became suspicious then
and engaged Mr.. Atkinson to look into @
the matter. pr. Daniel also became sus.
piclous that something was wrong ana
to his astonishment, that the
house over his head had been mort
gagged.
About the time Mr., Beck heard from Dr. &
Daniel. Commonwealth's Attorney p, G. Ii