The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-18


stopped the horses at the risk of hi.
life.
Tor had he ever seen him. Lang re-
ceiyed a contract. March 20. 1911.
which he took 10 Edmund Atkinson.
OF the corporation counsels office, 10
look over. \ few days later. Miller
and Wilson went 10 I.angs home and
said that Levy had sold the place TO
John II. BETTING, who as a matter
OF fact had always been the owner.
They offered new contract, running
from Betting 10 Lang. 20 supplant the
EeVy-Lang contract, stating that il
was just the same except different
ownership.
Burns Old Contract.
They asked Lang 10 turn over his
old contract. and sign the new one,
which he did Now we'll burn the
old one" they said. which they did.
putting il in Langs stove This
aroused Lang's suspicious. and he
took the new contract 10 Atkinson.
who said il was the same. except that
instead OF $21 month covering in
terest and principal, Lang would have
10 pay $50 on principal and sl4.5O
interest each month. making total
payment OF $3.50 TOO much for Lang
TO pay. Lang went to Betting. who
was acting in good faith. without
knowledge OF the alleged fake Levy
transaction, and Betzing insisted that
Lang live up TO the $3.50 contract.
Lang couldn't keep up the payments,
as the saloon had poor trade. and was
run down, so he gave lfp his contract.
losing his interest in the saloon, and
also losing his home. lie went back
TO day work I'm the shop.
On Nov. Q. 1911. Lang brought suit
through McHugh. Gallagher & Nc
Gam in the circuit court against Will
son. Miller and Levy. for conspiring
to defraud him out of $4,000, includ-
ing the loss of 81 500 equity in his
home, and his lost earnings and dam
ages.
After Lang had lost his home. the
BOXES We're the next 10 be stung.
They started suit against Wilson by
capias. through McHugh and Gala
CHER before Judge Mandell, April 10
1911. In that trial the conspiracy in
which Miller. Wilson and Levy are al.
legged 10 have figured, came out. vii.
son was arrested on the capias. bail
was fixed at $500 in two sureties, and
Henry Levy became one surety, gir-
ing as his security the deed of Lang 5
home,
The case was tried before Judge
Van Zile and the BOXES got verdict
for 81 500 against Wilson. Sept. 90,
1911. Wilson is expected to appeal
If he returns TO Detroit He must
either appeal or so 10 jail for nine
months, or until the Judgment is paid
under the Poor Debtors act The
same saloon. No 429 Milwaukee ave
east figured in the deal
The Boike Deal.
Gustave Rintz, now living at No
46S Holbrook-ave, had $1,000 equity
in the saloon. which he was operat
ing when the BOXES came. The
Roikes exchanged a 60,acre farm al
Wayne for Rintz's $4,000 equity In
the place. which was valued by Betz
ing, the owner, at $4,000 Boike tired
of the saloon and wanted to go to
the Canadian northwest. He went to
Wilson, and offered to dispose of his
S-~-NU tIulAl lOt p-tVbV CASH. w
months passed. and Wilson told Boike
that he could not find cash buyer
but that he, himself owned a farm
In Oakland county, and had cash
customer for that, at $3.50, and that
to accommodate Boike he would give
the latter an $3.50 interest in the
farm in exchange FOR Boxes $4,000
equity in the saloon.
Boike considered II as a discuont
OF $3.50 for cash. practically. and con
sented. Neither he nor his wife can
read English They signed some pa
Pers which proved TO be an assign
ment OF their equity In the saloon 10
Henry Levy. OF whom they had never
heard in return they received a
contract for an Oakland county farm.
running 10 Clara r Murray, and on
which there was 5000 due They had
never heard OF her either. She was
the real owner OF the farm. which
she valued AZ only $500, and had re-
ceived the Boike contract and 800
Gown payment from Wilson as a big
price. Boike was unwittingly buying
Tor 81 $50
When the contract signed by the
BOXES turned up in court II was
found 10 run 10 Henry Levy, who
thus ggt Boxes saloon equity for
nothing. and Boike was out his $4,000
farm. Mrs Murrays farm is also tied
ND in the litigation
Mrs Murray later testified, that
when she paid Wilson his commits.
sions and cost for selling her farm.
cb, raaIizad ctS IN not - each a,J
the Boike/ contract, from the transac.
ton. She had never heard OF nor seen
Poike. but thought he was bona
fde purchaser OF her farm. on con.
tract
Tailors' Departure Meurrcd