Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-07
HERMAN CLEARS faint AGAINST
HONESTY IN JEFFREY PLACE CASE
Real Estate Operator Retes Statement Of Newark Evening
News Which Refuses TO Publish His Letter-Says City
Counsel Nugent Knew Nothing of Matter.

price. Today they would bring $500
each, which is the price all the other
lots in this block are bringing.
10. Before the city of Newark took
title to these two lots 1t asked the
Fidelity Trust Company of Newark
to institute a search, and, upon the
completion of their investigation, the
Fidelity Trust Company returned
myself as the owner of these lots.
I'll. The statement that the Newark
Evening News published that these
two lots had been decided to the
township of Clinton by Mr.. Jeffreys
is certainly erroneous and without
foundation in fact. The records of
the township do not uphold this con-
tentlon, or the Fidelity Trust Com
pany would have found them.
Title Insured.
~. Upon my signing the deeds and
transferring this property the Fidelity
Trust Company issued policy to
the city of Newark insuring the title
and guaranteeing the city against all
claims of any kind whatsoever.
rs. The Fidelity Trust Company
records are a standard in the State.
This company is the biggest and most
prominent institution of its character
in New Jersey and the probity of its
yond all question or shadow of doubt.
This company is recognized as one
of the strongest title companies in
the country and its policies of in
surance are accepted by fiduciary
and savings institutions everywhere.
"14.--Surely, If the Fidelity Trust
Company, after a thorough search of
the records of Clinton Township, con-
eeded the validity of my titles and
were willing to insure the same and
TO guarantee the city of Newark
against all adverse claims, you can
rely that no deed was ever issued or
recorded which gave to Clinton
Township, before it's annexation to
the city of Newark, any right to con-
struct a street on property that l
bought in the open market, with
competitive bidding, and which /
afterwards sold. The attempt to
make political capital out of this
straightforward transaction is utterly
futile. To the layman 1t smacks of
peanut politics.
as. Why bring Mr.. Nugent's name
into this transaction He was not
present when | purchased the tax
titles and knew nothing of my inten-
ton. The comptroller, who directed
this sale in 1907, was a Republican.
The Board of Works, which ordered
the street opened in 1910, was Re-
publican.
"Your attack. upon Mr.. Nugent in
this matter is entirely unwarranted
and uncalled for l consider Mr..
Nugent most faithful public SER
want. / am glad he is counsel to the
city and thousands Of others rejoice
with me in this fact because we know
that the best interests Of the city are
safe In his hands.
MIR. Nugent's life lies open to us.
and the honest, loving gentle nature
of the man is beyond dispute. Pious
pedants may try to traduce him but
they can never succeed. You cannot
cover him with the garbage of pre-
varication, and, to use the parlanee
of the street, to get away with it,
for Mr.. Nugent Is known and re-
spected by every man who has had
the privilege of really knowing him.
sYou can never defeat Mayor
Haussling by the methods you are
now pursuing.
Every truly yours,
CHARLES HERMAN"