The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-11
CLAIMS DAUGHTER
TRICKED Him

NEW YORK Special-In an ex-
animation before trial of suit which
DR.. James Neil has brought in the
Supreme Court against John +. Am
brose 10 set aside the transfer of
mortgage, the physician testified
Tuesday that his twenty-year-old
daughter. Virginia, had joined with a
lawyer TO induce him TO assign the
mortgage he had taken TO secure a
$4,000 loan on, Southern Boulevard
property.
Charles Blandy, DIR. Neil's counsel.
said it was feared the physician. who
is eighty-fOur, might not live till the
case could be tried.
DIR. Neil said he lived at "A West
One Hundred and Thirty-first Street.
Virginia had lived with him and his
wife until about two years ago, when
she left them 10 live in the home of
Ambrose and his two daughters. Miss
Virginia sat at the counsers table op-
posite her mother.
Virginia was mighty naughty
sometimes" said DIR. Neil, looking at
his pretty daughter, land when she
saw the handsome gowns the Am
brose girls wore she became dissatis-
fed and hit upon a scheme to get
money to buy herself new and more
stylish apparel"
Says She Was Tricked
According TO the doctor. his daugh-
ter. on January %, 1911. induced him
TO call on George w. Dunn. Of the
law firm Of Arrowsmith & Dunn. 261
Broadway. who suggested to him. the
witness said, that as Virginia was en-
gagged TO a young man named Lock
wood. and ought to have money, he
should provide for her by will, re-
marking that he understood the doc
tor had transferred all his property
TO his wife.
This was all a trap" continued
the doctor. set by my daughter"
DR.. Neil said that Dunn. four days
later, called without invitation, and
telling me l looked very well and
that my appearance showed that the
red corpuscles were bounding in my
veins said:
Suppose you just write your
name on this sheet OF paper 10 prove
you are competent TO look after your
business matters.
Il never suspected anything" the
witness said, and believing the pa
per TO be a blank sheet. wrote my
name upon it, a moment afterward
1 suspected something was wrong and
demanded the return OF the paper,
but Dunn put me off, promising to
send il back TO me by my daughter
that evening.
1T proved to be an assignment Of
the mortgage TO John +. Ambrose
Dunn failed to keep his promise to
return it to me. My daughter had
access to the safe deposit box. where
l kept my valuable papers, and she
and handed il over to Dunn"
Says He Gave Her $1,000.
DR.. Nell said he had appealed later
to Virginia TO bear testimony that he
had refused 10 transact any business.
and that she replied:
TN get you back that mortgage, but
ready money is what i want now
Draw a check in my favor for $4,000
and III bring you back the paper you
signed and the mortgage"
The next morning he drew a check
in favor of Virginia for $4,000 DR.. Neil
said. The following Sunday. according
TO the doctor, Ambrose visited him and
handed him a declaration Of trust. say
ing he would hold the mortgage during
the doctors life and on his death give
the proceeds TO Virginia DR.. Neil said
he refused to accept it and then began
the suit.
AS the aged man was leaving court
Virginia embraced and kissed him. The
father seemed much gratified. Mr.
Dunn said the public would be sur
prised when Miss Neil's side of the
case was presented at the trial.