Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-26
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mcnt of their claims. The subpoena viii
hr served on Bultcrwcck in his cell later
today.
Mesa. "mr of the creditors. said he
bought a house i'm Allentown from But
tcrwcrk for $l05O The conveyance,
Mesa said. WAS subject to an existing
mort Iagc for S2IOO. held by the Schuyl-
kin Seminary and in settlement the
builder was given $500 in cash and II
purchase money mortgage for $1,000.
Buttcrwcck assured him, Mesa de-
clarcd. that there were no other liens
against the property. but on January
u thc day the builder was arrested.
Mesa said he discovered that Butter
week had given another S25OO mort
gage on the property to Albert ID. Iicht-
Gnwalhcr. which is still unsatiSiird.
Mrs. .Buttcrwcck wife of the accused
man. was located today in East Texas,
a suburb of Allentown.
To Obtain u Lawyer
IL will say nothing about this trouble
until we obtain Il lawyer Mrs. But
tcrwCrl; stated. Mr.. Buttcrwcck is
near n physical and mental collapse in
the Jail and is under doctors care. "
Dissolution Of tho Buttcrwcck Con-
etructiOn Co.. the name under which
ButtrrwCck conducted many Of his
building operations. will he sought to-
day by his partner. Floyd +. WoOdrng.
WoOdring is said to have been brought
to financial ruin through his business
partners methods. His home at 234
North st. Cloud street. which h" pur'
chased for $4,000 from Buttcrwcrk n
/ the lattcr's solicitation and believed
/ unncumbcrcd, it has developed was
D g., GDnnn I -,
the time of the sale. WOodring has re
tanned George W. Aubrey rs his coun
sol to bring action to dissolve the con
struCtiOn company partnership.
Aubrey also rcprCSrtS Miss KathCrin,
Eramlich. former bookkcrpcr in But
tcrwcCk office. Miss Kramlirh bough
n home at 30 North st. Cloud stree"
OFF Buttcrwrck in July, 1919. The rec
Ords show that three months later But
t"rwccli CAV" II mortgage on the kram
Itch home to Il party named Fried.
Mrs, Stella Virgins with her hus
band and seven week old baby, Oc
cupics the house nj .2O South st. CLIQUE
street. The couple were married fol
lowing Mr.. Virgins discharge from tn
navy. in which he served during tn
world war as seaman on the tranSpOr
Leviathan.
Gave Savings of $1,000
While her husband was away in til
service OF his cCTntry. Mrs, Wiggin
was employed in Philadelphia rs book
, keeper When the roupl" were marie
she had saved up $1,000 from her earn
ngs and this was paid to Buttorwcr
-. for their home. and a first mortgag
p of $500 given.
1.-The lawyers tell u they have foun
:, five or six mortgages on our home VIII"
We Thought we owned il clear" Mrs
, Virgins said today. Il don't kno
what wc'll do W" have been wutir
-, for some one to tell us to get out,
Fred H. Strrn"r. general manager
! the l'rcXlcr Lumber Co.,. interested wit
! Buttcrwccli in som" Of his building OF
- rrationS. admitted today that some
=, the bonds given by Buttcrw"ck in Il
j name as security and guarantee, Al
I genuine. These he said he would M"
: ut tn" proper time.
:, !. Thomas SchantH. Buttcrwcck' : a,
- sigurr. in examining his buSi"nss tran
:. sartiUus. could not Civ" a definite iigu
:, for the Iu~>rS to date. II" hopes To
: able to realize on the sixty houses Bu
, trrNrrk had Under construction.