Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-12
j. s. To SUMMON
MORE WITNESSES
AGAINST SHAPIRO
Trial of Former Realty Head
on Fraud Charge Re-
sumes Monday.
30 PURCHASERS ALLEGE
THEY WERE SWINDLED
Clients Induced to Buy Homes on
Which Trusts Were Hidden,
Indictment Charges.

With court in recess today the prose-
cution in the District Supreme Court
trial of Jacob Shapiro was arranging for
additional witnesses to take the stand
Monday when the case is resumed.
Mr.. Shapiro, at one time leading
realty and building operator here. went
on trial Thursday before Justice Jesse
C. Adkins on charge of fraudulent use
of the mails in connection with an al
legged scheme to induce real estate pur-
chasers to buy properly encountered by
a hidden trust"
The indictment is in IL counts. and
alleges that more than 80 persons were
induced to buy property which they
thought had only one deed of trust on
it, and to give a trust which they
thought was a second encumbrance. but
which was a third trust because Of the
alleged hidden trust"
Ten Witnesses Called.
When Justice Adkins called a recess
for the week end late yesterday As
sistant District Attorney John W. FL
belly had called about 10 witnesses,
from the Shapiro Co. A title record ex-
pert testified he had examined the rec
ords of 20 home purchasers and in each
case found the existence of hidden
trust" the amount of which was read
to the jury.
Around the following 20 homeowners
who claim they discovered the alleged
hidden trust" after they had concluded
their initial transaction with Shapiro,
the Government Is centering its case {:
Mrs Nellie M. Cahill, ITO Irving
street; James S. Hadley. APT Madison
street; Mrs. Minnie w. Reed, 1874 Irv-
ing street; Clarence M. Hughes, 1925
Eighteenth street northeast; Walter S.
F'risbie, 1718 Irving street; Horace w.
Hullinger, 419 Madison street; Mrs.
Daisy B. Kelley, 1908 Hobart street;
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward c. Crumley All
Madison street; Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
c. Enger, 422 Marietta place: Mr.. and
Mrs. Morrison w. Perly, l7l8 Hobart
street; Mrs. Helen Mae Conrad. AIT
Madison street; Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
F.. Studdiford. 423 Madison street: Mr.
and Mrs. Robert B. Hall. 1882 Irving
street; Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Haste,
36l5 Eighteenth street northeast: Mr..
and Mrs. w. Calhoun FUR, 1716 Hobart
street; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh L. Espey,
42l Marietta place: Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard M. Carter. 400 Marietta place
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Slattery. 1923
Otis street, and Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis
]. Norton, Alb Madison street.
S26,367 Involved.
The total amount of alleged hidden
trusts On the above property, accord
ing to records introduced yesterday, is
$26.36717. The trusts range from $500
to $4,000.
From Mrs. Slattery, Roy H. Bonavita,
425 Madison street; Mr.. Hadley. Mr..
and Mrs. Studdiford, Mrs. Conrad, Mr..
and Mrs. Espey and Mrs. Fur. while
they we're on the witness stand, the
Government drew a recital of the diff
culties they experienced with Shapiro in
getting from him certificates of title
showing their property clear of all in
cumbrances with exception of the first
and second trusts.
All testified they knew nothing Of
alleged hidden trusts" until they were
notified by B. F.. Saul Co., MORTGAGE,
that their payments were due: of their
repeated visitations to the Shapiro Co.
to get this matter Strengthened out and
finally receiving their certificates of
titles. On cross-examination the wit
nesses. except Mr.. Hadley, admitted this
trust had been paid by Shapiro. but not
until from one to two years after they
purchased the property and had been
held liable for payment by the Saul
company.
The jury is composed of eight men
and four women.