South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-23
Marriage Vision
Fades, to Arrest
Would Be Bride
Walter Werwas, 20 Years Old
Tells Story of Experience
With Real Estate Agent
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ply with an Indiana Law which COM
psls all real estate agents operating
IN the state % obtain a license from
the auditor o. state.
Issue Warrant
And while Mrs. Langnt is said 10
oe attending 10 business" in Nil
waukee, warrant Is speeding north
ward 20 the police authorities in the
once-famous city. Mrs. Langb- will
be- brought back here. Mr.. Mokwa
saws. 20 face . charge similar 20 that
charged IN a warrant issued Monday
afternoon against Louis Derry. secre-
tsry OF the Toledo building company.
The Ohio governor Will be asked i'm
mediately 20 permit Dery's removal
from the state for arTaignment in
south Bend
Mt Mokava has invested $500 in
securities emitting him 10 real estate
in Toledo. Ohio, held by the Toledo
Building Co, and valued al that
amount. he said last night The in
vestment was made for the purpose
Of investigating the company he as
serted. Believing that the method
used by Mrs. Langot gave reason for
arousiry his suspicious. he communi-
ca.ed with State Auditor Oliver at
indianapolis Monday and learned
that neither the Toledo Building
company or Mrs. Langbt we're regis
'ered for license 20 do business in
the state. His investigation is being
extended 20 Ohio. in belief that no
such addition as represented BY the
company exists there. In the mean
time Atty. Mokwa plans 10 prosecute
Derry and the woman for violation OF
the 1921 enactment
Sells Many Lots"
The woman spent several DAYS in
/ South Bend soliciting the sale of lots
in the Toledo addition, said to be
held by the Toledo Builders Com
pany, Mowka said, and solicited
mostly among people living in the
\ west and south parts Of the city
\ Many persons, he said, had been in
/ duced TO invest $50 or more in the
! property and we're given form deed
\ TOR a lot in the addition, the deed
1 serving as a receipt, but not carry
I ing the exact location of the lot
I That, II was said, was TO be decided
later, after further payments were
made as demanded BY the company
/ Those that Invested, he said, had
I been made TO believe that they
would get lot OF land in an excel
I lent location for a mere tribe. and
not being familiar with business Oh
erations, bought A trip 10 Toledo 20
I lock over" the lots was also Of
fered AS an inducement, Mowka de-
clared. The trip. it was added, never
was made.
1t was on that mission that the
woman is said 10 have called at the
/ home OF Mr.. Werwas and gained his
acquaintance Lonesomeness did not
meet his approval--the feeling was
mutual. he said-and talk finally
\ drifted 10 matrimony. He told his
/ attorney that II was upon the won
ans promise to trip to the altar with
him that he gave her the valuable
\ diamond ring and the wedding rina
that he had worn. But the woman
fed. he added-and now he IS await.
ing her return. and hoping for the
return OF the gem and jewel.
Many persons holding receipts
( for the Toledo lots are supporting
Attorney Mokwa in the prosecution
/ Orders TO arrest the pair were wired
/ % the Toledo authorities Monday
| afternoon by Chief Kline, OF the To-
cal police.