Evening journal., 1920-02-13
ALLEGE fraud
BY WOMAN IN
REALTY DEAL
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sole support Of an ailing sister and q
child nephew.
Mr.. Caufilel listened quietly and then
asked her what he could do for her
Miss Robinson explained she was q
business woman and would like 20 OBJ
tain an option on tract OF land owned
by the duPOnts In Buffalo, n. Y. She
frankly said she thought she saw a
good chance OF selling II in speculation
and making some money for herself
Mr., Caufilel replied she could have an
option II she paid for It. and she ex-
plained she had a little money and
would take II.
Ihe option was made out in the name
OF Miss Robinson and she made a paw
ment on It, About a month later she
ren, wed the option by putting down
more money, and continued to renew
II from time to time by subsequent
payments. incidentally, she becama ac-
quainted with a young woman stenog-
rapher In Mr.. Caufllels office and one
day borrowed some Of the dupont letter
heads.
some time later Miss Robinson per
mitted her option 10 expire for default
OF paym nts. Still hter Mr.. Cauflel OBJ
tanned word that she was selling rights
in a contract for sale of the land al
Buffalo to her by the duPonts and that
the contract bore his signature.
Mr.. Cauffiel managed to obtain a copy
OF the contract and found at once what
he regarded as gross forgery. Then
it was found the woman had sold half
interest in her option TO the city OF
Buffalo, and had sold $4,000 worth OF the
contract to a Mrs. McAlpin, also OF
Buffalo, and $1,000 OF the contract to the
minister Of a Slavlsh church.
A warrant was sworn out for her ar
rest in November, 1917, alleging fraud.
Miss Robinson, however, continued cir
culating around Buffalo for a time and
then went 10 New York City. There
she is said 10 have sold another $1,000
interest in the contract 20 a woman
named Short, $500 worth TO a man
named Potter, cashier OF a restaurant,
and $1,000 10 a man named Prince.
To Prince she is also said to have
given a check for SIS, which was later
returned by the bank on which 1t was
drawn.
rented an expensive apartment In New
York from a man named McClelland
and lived there for two weeks without
making any payment. II was at this
apartment that she was arrested. When
arraigned on Feb. 2 last before a mag
istrate In New York. she engaged coun-
sci, a lawyer named Mork, and managed
20 have the hearing continued until
Thursday, Feb. 5. She was held under
$1,000 bail.
Detectives from Buffalo by this time
had got track OF her operations and
the bail was increased 10 $4,000 She
was unable 10 give II and went TO Jail,
pending Indictment by the grand Jury.
Proceedings before the grand jury de-
veloped that two New York banks held
numerous checks signed by Miss Rob-
inson. and that she had an unpaid sc-
count for clothing with one OF the
leading firms Of the city. The assistant
district attorney who prosecuted the
case before the grand jury, further
averted the woman had obtained si3-
500 from two japanese; had hired an
expensive motor car which she used
for six weeks without payment, and
atill further had obtained a loan of
$500 fro mthe chauffeur who drove the
hired car.
Investigation also disclosed that In
stead Of being on unmarried, woman
named Robinson, she was married. and
the nephew she had spoken so tender
ly about was her own son. Two sis
iers were found but neither was OBJ
tanning any support from her.
When Mr.. Caunlel gnally got hold of
the original contract for $4,000 he |
found II was written on dupont letter