The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-10
WOMEN SUE THOMAS G, CONDOR
SAY CLTBUAN cor S2J.OOO From
TUTU ON FALSE PRETENCE.
uc Denies II and His Lawyer says He
IIas Uccn Making Vain EnOrtst0 Get
speed, Trial suits Two Years Old
Drla, COR Testimony From Colorado.


BI-. lawyer residing at East Sixty
enh -rrcct. and Miss Cora f. Barnes, Mr..
Bliss -tepdaughter. who lives with him,
hive two suits pending in the supreme
Co.ri fo recover from Thomas @. Condor,
WHO Is % broker and promoter at SS Beaver
s,ra.t and we'll known New York club
man 10000 which they allcge he induced
tlau i1 invest in the purchase of stock
NJ i.. Frcproohne Company. They assert
tgf He made false. fraudulent and deceit
M representations TO them, and induced
them 10 pay a large price for worthless
stock II denies it and asks for speedy
tril. which his lawyer says he has been
unable o. get the suit being two years
,d. on two affidavits made by Lawyer
Bis commission has been appointed to
take testimony in Colorado about tho past
history Of Mr. Condor who maintains an
elaborate place at Tuxedo Park
NJ Bliss and Mas Barnes allcge in their
complaints that in June, 1900. Condor
urged thom to invest some money in stock
of the Fireproofne Company, of which he
wa. secretary and treasurer. He told
thrm. they say. that he had invested n
large amount in the company himself, and
had secured control of the company. But,
be rcpro- ented as the women say. that the
company was badly in need of money and
that with a little capital it could be made
into a profitable concern, paying large
dividends
ronion added. the women say, that he
was ready to sell them at a low price. say
about $50 shares This stock he said he
would let them have at treasury price,
and the proceeds would be turned into the
companv- treasury. to be used as work
ing capital
Mrs Bliss bought 300 shares Of preferred
stock. and Miss Barnes 800. They paid
Condor SEQ a share. with bonus Of half
share Of common thrown in with every
share Of preferred. This made an invest
rnpnt Of $4,000 for Mrs Bliss and $1,000
for Miss Barnes.
Within the course Of the next Two years.
the women say they discovered that the only
tue statement Condor had made to them
was that he was the secretary and treas
urer Of the company They allege that he
did not own the stock he sold them, but
had merely obtained an option on the
stock from one Abraham White at $40
share The stock also carried they say,
Il full bonus OF common stock. SO that 10y
the sale 20 them Condor realized $4,000
Ca~n ana illl LaN EtlHifN OF tOilllilll 1ktH'h
for himself They conclude 10y alleging that
the stock is Vaueess and has never paid
any dividends and ask judgment against
Condor for the full amount OF their invest
meuts.
Lawyer Bliss. as business gent Of the two
women. applied through their counsel
John r. Dos Passos, for an order for the
examination Of certain witnesses whose
dispositions are to be used on the trial Mr.,
Bliss in his affidavit says that the proposed
witnesses, who are Henry c. Hall, William
I. De Forest, Horace G.. Lunt, W ) jackson,
" A. Otis. j. A. Cornell and / w. Ron
bright all Of Colorado Springs, can testify
TO and establish the following facts
That between 1890 and 1894 Condor was
engaged in Las Vegas y. NJ. and in
mining enterprises, and made a pile Of
money in connection with the sale Of their
stocks. on false and fraudulent representa-
tions similar 10 those he made concerning
the Fireproofne Company.
That he formed the Glorictta Iron Mining
Company and sold TO il n property which
he alleged he owned. Through the sale
~ this concerns stock he managed, Mr..
bliss alleges to secure large sums OF money
from Jefferson Raynods president Of the
First National Bank of Las Vegas, and from
other persons there. Later the stock
holders MIR Bliss says, discovered that
they had been imposed upon. and began
criminal proceedings against Condor,
which were dropped when he returned
That again. Mt the Montezuma Hotel a
health resort, Condor defraudcd by sim
liar means c. G.. Dnsmore out of several
thousand dollars invested in tin and oil
stock.
That in 1892 at Colorado Springs, Com
don promoted the Cook Peak Mining
Company capitalized AT s. 100000 Of which
he was the vice-presdent and general
manager and that by representing that he
had acquired for the company a valuable
silver and lead mine property nenr the
Peak he again induced numbers IL persons
D. invest their money in stock. All this WAS
false. saws Mr.. Bliss n Condor only had an
option and never owned the mine
That afterward he sold .urge amounts Of
stock 10 another mining concern. the 81 ,Ooo.-
oo0 Mammon Spring Company. Of which he
was president and which was supposed 10
e~A -aluahle properties in Arizona. he
mine says Mr. Bliss. was valueless, and the
oomnany never paid dividends.
All these things the lawyer says. the
proposed Witnesses are readv To prove,
and they will'fHrthermore testify he says.
mat Condor has a bad name in Colorado
Tor honesty and fair dealing, and that he
was financially and socially ostraci2ed so
that he left the Springs never 10 return.
Condor has entered denials of all the ale
cations against him and wants anSearly
iral he a~sert- so that his name NAV he
cleared Of the suspicion which the plaintiffs
"hiI hItdcn TO MN. lie 0NiilltS mat ne
did reside in Colorado in the early sos but
say- that those things have nothing to
10 with the present case.
Justice IrIay made an order Yesterday |
ting that the proposed witnesses be 1
examined before George W. Borrower Of I
colorado Springs.
Robert " Todd is Mr. Condon's attorney. /
Mr god said last night that the suit was !
an o.9 0r" and had been started two years /
he' hae been hanging Gre ever since |
ne @id despite every effort he had made /
I" pave brought TO trial and settled.
li ie SIMPLY a case where a woman gets
tit' NJ bargain and wants TO get out Of
u said Mr. Todd The facts are simple
enough and don't warrant any allegations
~ maud MIR Condor is the president of
me ifeI roofing company, solid mercan-
'!' company Three wears ago hc had 800
s.ai"s ~ common and preferred stock Of
ID. Ilary that helwas willing 20 sell.
Nn Bliss heard that the stock was for
sac 1ri she agreed to buy it. All the ar
judgements for the transfer of the stock
Yer made Boy a third party. Mrs. Blss's
husband acted for her He il u LAWYER
,he .e1l was made at the home of Mr. and /
VI Bliss ~ Bar HaTbor. and Mr.. Condor |
,H'" 1t" part in the transaction At all. as /
20 can prove by two witnesses When the /
I''' "t- made he received u check. and /
II '- II Dee had to do With l.
lH" allegations against Mr. CondOn's I
c''t'l.r are unfounded Mr. Con don !
o.ih leave Colorad, Springs under