Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-02
See new ARRESTS !.
IN MORTGAGE CASE.
Victims of Allentown Man En-
gage counseI--one Is
Philadelphia Woman
SAYS SHE INVESTED $4,000

Allentown, Pa, Feb. Additional
arrests may be made today as a result
of alleged mortgage juggling by Harry
Butterweck, builder and real estate
man, now in jail here.
Mrs. Mary A. Berger. 4026 Balti.
more avenue, Philadelphia, was among
100 men and women holding alleged
worthless Butterweck mortgages who
met last night in the courthouse and
voted to retain counsel ana make n
rigorous investigation.
Mrs. Berger said she invested $4,000
in mortgage on house said to have
been sold by Butterweck year ago.
Only mortgage holders were admitted
to the meeting. Butterweck mortgages
were used as admission tickets.
A committee of claimants, composed
Of William II. Walpert, l.. +. Bren :.
singer, Harry o. Bortz, David Casazzo
and DIR. Charles II Schlesman, was
named to engage counsel. They an
nounced they would retain Congressman
ace Heydt and Daniel NJ. Garrahan.
Many on One House
Laughing comments made at a card
party several days ago over the But =
terweck expose disclosed two other al
legged 'osers through the accused build
er's methods.
Mrs. l.. +. Bresinger. who was seated
opposite Miss Sarah Kuntz at card
table, remarked that she had given
$4,000 for mortgage on certain
house. She said she hoped it was
good.
"Why, I have a mortgage for $4,000
on the same house," Miss Kuntz re-
piled. a hurried comparison of rec
ords followed and it was learned one
of the women had third mortgage
and the other fourth on the same
property. They say they fear both are
worthless.
Another claimant represented at the
meeting was the Alumnae Association
of the Allentown College for Women.
The association plans an alumnae build =
ing on the college grounds at Cedar
Crest and held teas and gave amateur
theatricals to raise funds.
Out of the proceeds $4,000 was in :
vested in a Butterweck mortgage. A
recent investigation, it is said, dis.
closed that the mortgage is on a vacant
lot instead of a house, as the associa
ton members believed
Arthur L. Bender and John Allen, a
former councilman, who called the meet :
ing, said they lost $4,000 and $4,000 re =
spectively. DIR. Schlesman declared his
loss was $4,000 and his mother in law,
Mrs. Lewis Z. Hecker, had invested
$1,000 in mortgages now believed to
be fraudulent.
Text OF Resolution
Herman J. Zietsch, Percy ]. Kleck-
ner and Clinton Acker presented the
20 Glowing resolution:
Whereas, Harry A. Butterweck has
made, executed and delivered a large
number of bonds and mortgages now re :
naming on record at Allentown in the
recorders Office in and for Lehigh coun-
~ which were delivered by him and his
agents to many different parties, and
Whereas, Various questions have
arisen in regard to the validity of said
bonds and mortgages, which have caused
great anxiety and unrest on the part
OF the holders of said bonds and mort
cages, and
whereas, Owing to the magnitude OF
the operations of the said Harry A.
| Butterweck and The cumbersomeness of
! the record it would be expensive and
therefore burdensome for each holder
of said securities to make an individual
investigation. and therefore concerted
| action is advisable. Now,
Therefore, We, the undersigned
holders Of such bonds and mortgages,
hereby agree to employ counsel to be de :
| termined upon to make u thorough in :
vestigation of the records with q view
Of ascerta.ning definitely and exactly
what the legal situation with regard
to our several bonds and mortgages
against Harry A. Butterweck may be. -