Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11
BUTTERWECK TRIAL
ON At ALLENTOWN
Real Estate Operator Accused
Of Frauds in Vicinity Of
Million Dollars
SEVEN JURORS ARE CHOSEN
Bv a star Correspondent

Of jury to try Harry A. Butterwcck,
| Allrntown's fallen idol is proving
tedious business. This Is Euttcrwcck $
second trial on charges of forgery IN
connection with large real estate trans
actions in which hundreds of residents
! Of this city and the surrounding country |
! are said to hav" been victimizcd to the
| extent Of probably 81 ,JG0.0OO.
\ jury in July last year disagreed
! eleven to one on this charge. In addi- /
! tion Buttcrwrck must face fifteen other
! indictments filling four rageS Of the trial
! lis, for the April sessions in t'c l.ehigh
! County Criminal Court. Charges in
cludc forgery. utterins and publishing
forged instrument. procuring some one
csc to commit forgery, procuring some
one else 10 utter and publish forged /
! Instrument false pretcnSe and embcz-
| element.
! In brief. 1t is charged by Fred G..
| Sterncr. treasurer of the Tr"xlcr l.um-
/ her Company. of which General Harry
c. Trrxlcr. Allrntowns greatest mag
nate, is in control. that the signatures
rcpu;cd to be his and used on bonds
guaranteeing payment on mortgages
given by Ruttcrwcrk wcr" f"rgerirs.
Mortgages PyT ar,it!ed
| These mortgages. hundreds Of them,
! il is charged. further were represented
by Buttcrwcck rs being first lens on
the properties. when In reality they
were not. In som" cases. 1t Is alleged:
they were sixth or seventh liens. and
consequently worthless. Butterweck
scattered the accumulation of other peo-
pies money. it is alleged, in princcly
| fashion.
So many Allentown peopl" nav" been
involved in thr>" transactions that most
! # Allcntown's lawyers have nccn en-
gagged by them. ButtcrwerG. therefore.
Ncn, To Faet"n and rrorIrcl Asher
Srip I" defend hiu. Nssociat"i with
! Mr.. ScIp Is ID. u. Graham. local
attorney.
judy" Clinton y GromAn is pr"Sid!nc
and the Iommonweain il represented
by District Attorney RirIa"d W. lob>'.
'tn" county haS Hlsp Sc"hr"d the >"rv-
irc~ Of former tong"">Hman j, WASH
incton I.Ogu". Of Philadelphia.
! i;uttcrwrrk. a man - about forty
i've Years. sect lricl. bald, with
lightly Hquii."" N",r ami heavy pro-
rrt!Ag jaw. s.t> ~ tuh" with his
,'"rnS"l. and >:'H crAph"r. Ih" man
Wmoh' "ai .Nil','''N u ,. ,I', n,I
r,',rd. unhuruv cyrrc>>i"n.
n
'c"t'' '"' '"'"'N
Tn" quaint old r'hr;r on = larNc
and janmrd wirI r"-I.r,''> % \ '"n.
towa ami III" >nr@oHn'ltng country.
many Of them the v!'ttm, OF ''rtr-
weeks operations. Thr "',l con th 'u.r.
.tandnC in font Of tn" new "hdti ~.
was built in 1S!9. II contains much
# the "rigina' dark wa'rHt furniture.
Judge Groman. on tt" h"G". ~'t@
upoa an antiuu" Chair. l"inri br the
family of JOAN ii" cNG'r;'r. Ma u
too years old. the chair J. II be- 20
turned to the owner, in Beta" Iral NJ
the cone u.ion ~ ia" udgr- trrm.
Judge Groman'S chambers in the new
addition. contain ircp!Hc". In w!ii"h
lie three logs. Gu, cishtv-fo four Yeas az,
in Chester County. and presented t.
him for the fireplace by William Mast.
Judge Groman. furthermur". o"ru-
uic> tn" position vacated by his fo"m"r
urcr"ptor. Judg" Frank TrcNlor.
brother Of General T'"X!cr.
AsSr"iat"d W!th JNdg" ''r"man on
the bench OF the Courts Of Oyer and
T"rmiror and Quarter Sessions o" L..
high County is Judge tiaud" l. Keno,
VIII" wa student under tam,
r,;,, ,,no uous.s
''
hu,i'rW"rM, Mn"So '.','rmnwM a,',T, I'm 3
houses in Allentown at the beginning
of his career rs business man on
large scae. - said 10 nav" "nthln"d
most OF his lumber from the Trek or
Lumber Company forming one Of I'll"
"mpanys chief outlets: Inc deichSe'
II is expected. in IA" ehnrt t" disprov"
the alleged torg'ri"S' VIII "nd"aNor ~
create sympathy for the defendant as
a much abused man Al the jurors
therefore. are qn"%tion"d by both sides
concerning any poNsib!' connection with
any OF the TreXl"r interests. ANY con-
n"rtion. however remote, brings chal-
lcngc from ON" side or the other,
y. +. burR. II butchcr' nl i.lAaus,
, was the hrst juror called; lie admitted
l having known District Attorney kl'h-
ard W. lobHt for many years lie was
chail"ned p'rcmntori'y by IN" defense.
h" next chiIea vas Ml'lnhl iarrF'
SAD hrr hrSf tNp'r'S"r" r Tn lurN.
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