San Antonio light and gazette. [volume], January 09, 1910, Image 35

About San Antonio light and gazette. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1909-1911

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TRICKSTER'S PLOT
NEARLY SUCCEEDS
London Financiers Even Now
May Be Forced to Pay Sil
verberg a Large Sum.
$20,000,000 IN THE PLOT
London, Jan. 8. —How Harry Silver
berg, an international crook known to
a powerful group of London financiers
as “James J. Williams,'’ but to the
police of practically all the civilized
countries of the world under many al
iases, came nearly wrecking an impor
tant financial undertaking connected
with the development of Chilean rail
ways, was related today by officials of
the Chilean legation here.
It seems that early in 1909, “Wil
liams,” a clean cut, good looking man,
arrived in Chile bringing letters of in
troduction from excellent persons iu
the United States to the most promi
nent people in the republic. It was
not long before the letters, now be
lieved to have been forged, boro fruit.
Chile was anxious to complete its ar
rangements in connection with tho
building of a longitudinal railroad
through South America and “Wil
liams,” knowing this, threw out bait
in the proper quarters by bragging
about his wealthy friends in tho United
States and England. Eventually tho
Chilean government sent him to Eng
land to try and get a bid for build
ing a section of the railway from Palos
Quemadas to Lagunas.
Fortified by a batch of letters of in
troduction to n number of prominent
persons here, “Williams” arrived in
London in the spring and actually, by
his wonderful persuasive powers and
consummate skill, succeeded in inter
esting certain financiers. The Chilean
Longitudinal Railway Construction
company, limited, was then formed
with a capital of >200,000.
Bid of 820 000,000 Accepted.
After a little while the company sub
mitted a bid of >20,000,000 to the Chi
lean government for the construction
of the road, which was accepted with
a proviso by the latter that the com
pany deposit $200,000 with them to
show good faith, the money to be for
feited if the contract was not carried
out. “Williams” again visited Chilo
and in duo course the deposit was
made.
At this point formed Judge Edward
T. Coyne of New York was sent to
Chile by the company to /ee thnj all
was right. Meeting “Williams” the*-
and getting a clean bi’l of health.
? Covne returned to London about tw.,
months ago. accompanied by “Wil
liams.”
Arrangements then were pushed
ahead for perfecting the financial back
ing. preparatory- to beginning the act
ual work on iho railroad. wPen Co'-—-
had his suspicions aroused that “Wil-
H-ms" was not all he professed to be.
These snsoicions were turned into cor
taintr by chajM^when ( Wi)liam Coyne,
■Tn American newspaper man. rccog
'hired “Williams” as the original of a
photograph in the New York rogues'
gnllory.
Promise to l«ave Broken.
On being exposed S'lvcrbcrg agreed
tn leave London, and it. was supposed
he had done so. but it now apnears
that the directors of the companv were
a trifle premature fh their rejoicings 1
nt halving got rid of him. Silverberg '
left the hoto] at which he had been I
stopping with a well educated young I
womnn supposed to bo his wife, and
was! supposed to have taken thn night i
train to the continent. He still is in
Lomdon. however, and his next step is '
locked forward to with some apprehen- i
yon by his fellow directors on the
moard of the Chilean Longitudinal com-1
Those include such notable men as
the duke of Montrose. Lord Ribbles
bale. and Lord Rnlfour.
Besides the Chilean end of the af
fair Silverberg also was concerned in
a deal which has nn Uruguayan conces
sion as its basis. When he went to
j South America last August he received
< cnlv >5OOO for the job. and his finan
cial backers were congratulating them
selves on having gnt so good a man
for so little money. Thev now are
afraid thev will find him an expensive
man to get rid of.
Tn remuneration for his labors in
connection with the Chilean railway
Silverberg was to receive a quarter per
cent on the flotation, and did receive
a bnnd'e of the founders’ stock This
he hns not disgorged, and if he makes
n the directors will find it diffi
cult to cone with him.
Made Member of Club.
While in London Silverberg wns
made a visiting member of the Coca
tree club. The secretary of that club
said todav that Silverberg nlavcd
cards ■‘‘recnientlv. hut always paid, and ,
was paid, being generally voted by the .
members a good fellow. He was quick
ly expelled when the denouement camo.
An appremstron of SHvofbcrg. who
snonk" n number n f languages in addi- i
tion to accomplishments innnmcrnbjn. |
follows by Inspector McCarthy of Scot
land Yard After describing him ns ;
“a cheery nnd tho r»ost versatile ■
nc-mn that T ever came in contact I
w’th.” McCarthy told how he arrested |
Si'vcrberg in IShC. in connection with 1
his impersonation of John Coleman i
Drayton.
A warrant had been issued by the
police for obtaining jewojrv on false 1
pretenses. McCarthy traced him to a i
fashionable hotel.
“He was giving n dinner to A little ;
partv of friends when I called,” ho j
continued. “I told him I had come to
arrest him. and he asked me to let him j
finish tho dinner and sav goodbv to hi*
friends. Of course I refused to let him ;
nut of my sight, and his offer to write i
out 3 check for me for a year's salary
did not help him in ‘he least. I bun- j
him into a eab and took him ;
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Office at the f __ __ City Office [/Q
— ..I Open Every Day MxO.DCT’tS 507 Navarro Street — —
। Sales Manager
‘ , New Phone 2565 Blue Old Phone 1085 New Phone 692
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straight to Bow street. He was actual- j idea, of course, that he was a prisoner,
ly wearing some of the jewelry refer- I and charging the same to mo.
red to in the warrant at the time of , “On the boat ns passengers were
his arrest. Miss Annie Abbott, the Georgia sing-
। Fools Captor on Vessel. ! er, and her husband, on therr way, I
“What he said was brief and to the ] believe, to fulfill a continental music
point, ‘I owe the money,’ he observed.| [mi] contract. Silverberg made friends
cooly, ‘and if they don’t press me I'll | with these copatriots of his and J can
compromise; if they do. they can go tinned him ngninst trying to play any
~ ” jtricks on them. ‘That’s all right,’ ho
After a stay o* some weeks in the I sa jj, nonchalantly. ‘I have tried, but
Holloway jail pending extradition for- mont , whoi s valiantly championing the
mantles, Silverberg was sent to Ham- I H's n 0 good.' They have no money.’ ”
burg iu custody of McCarthy. ;
‘‘W* nofseem in the kast dowa । L an d Throat—Park Terrues
•as. said McCarthy. “In fact, he Sanitarium. Kates reasonable. Callon
was so lively n]l the time that I kept! or gjdress Dr. W. E. Wright, Hicks
the sharpest possible watch on him.. Bldg.
Evon then he managed to fool me onee. I a
for T caught him standing the drinks Drs. R. H. & Nettle G. Gray,
and eigarj to passengers, who had no j Homeopaths, Hicks Building.
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT AND GAZETTE
Jay E Adams and J H Kirkpatrick
Ito Genr<e Wilson, lot »- block 5, on
j Queen’s Ctesc“nt, laurel Heights Tcr
i race; W«0.
George anil Ester Wilson to -Tor E. Ad
•anw ond J. H. Kirkpatrick, lot 11. bj®ck
Queen's Creojent. Uaun-1 Height* ter
race; ,
Hartwell and 1- Flippen -nd .'lire “■
Portenc of Davidson county Tennessee,
to Gue A. Gmebner of Boxut county, lot
t, new city block block lull, on south
side of I'eres street; HOoO.
H. P. Burney, receiver, to AU'cd Jean-
Inn. lot <l. new city block • on east
side Of South East street, also lot li%
vara* on Perez street, old city fo; ~6.
volume IST. pages 207-20#; H-*ii „ .
J. P. and Bryant Forrest to P-üby
George, lot 2T. block 1. city block 31’*-
Marlborough Place; lot 15. block u. city
block 2020. Highland addition; Jott-"
J. T. and Anna Harris of McL-nnan
county to T. E. George of Bexar county.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
lot 7. block 2s. new city block 150, on
Avenue B; 230'»
Hall P. Street to T. E George, lot 24.
block 4. Halliday addition: 1250.
J. W. anil D T. Wallac ■ to T. E.
George, lots 10 and 12. city block 893, on
San Marcos street; JlO.
H. SI and LlUh Smith of P-rry coun
ty, Alabama, to J. W. Coltrane of Bexar
county, 10.0 I lo 8, block 41, new ett?
block 3014. West End: »325.
J. TV. and Sallie G. Coltrane to W T
Strange, lots 4 to <i. block 11. West End;
1550.
W. R Ccmp to Mrs. Kosa Hig
gins. lot J. block «. city block 1194. Gm-
I eminent Heights; $125.
’ P. A. Vance and C. B. Watters to T.
; J. Rater, lots 1 to 3. lots 14 to 16. block ;
7, Gladstone addition: IkJi’O.
Ben and Fanny Moke to Pablos Ibarra,
tot 7. block 5. Hidalgo colonv, cist one
half of out lot 201: $llO.
Riverside Dan i ant' Improvement Co -
by A. H. Jones, to Charles Marsh, lot 3.
block 10. Riverside Park addition; $250.
L. G. and Dottie Taylor Kerr of Lzis
Angeles county. California, to Miss Mary
E. Forester of Harris county, lot 11.
block 5, new city block 724; $l9OO
Sam A nnd Mary R. Street to D. S.
Tailor, lot 15. new city block ssn. on
Woadllef street; $7Ol.
J. B. ond J. E. Gentry to L. V. Pels,
lot 2, block 16. new city block 2SOI. on
Lubl-ocli stiivt; ISOOA •
.1. K. .tn.l Mary Wene Trimble and W.
J. Wonz of Bexar county. Ida Wens of
Perry. Okla.. I.ouis A and Mary Han
ky Wen-: ol Cumberland county. New
Jersey, by .May Wen? Trimble to S. R.
Walker of Bexar county, lot 22. new city
block Fk. on east side of Cameron street,
lot 2. block 4. new city block *S7. on
south si.!• of Dawson street; F2TO"
R F Paine of Harris county to tlic
t’nion Meet Co. of l>xnr county, lots t
to i. block G. new city block 2580, lots
1;: to 19. block E. new city block 3J2i.
old city lot 208; 54136.75.
S. R Walker of Bexar county to Min
nie A. Bigleman of Clearfield county.
IVnnsylvanla. and Bascom Bell of Bexar
countv. tot 38. new city block 132. on the
east side of CSm-ron street; $2BOO
Samuel and Sarah Kcvcrs tv W B
JANUARY 9, 1910.
Ryan, lots 1 and 2. block 25, new city
block 14-20. East End; s'os.
Attie B and Frnnk A. Sweesy of Es
sex county. New Jersey to James A. Da
vis of Bexar countv, lots 15 and 18. block
17. city block 1411; lots 13 wd 11. block
22. city block 1453. East End; $3OO
James A. I>avU of Bexar county to Jo
seph Aloutln of Caldwell county, lots 15
and IC, block 17. new city block 1444; lot*
13 and 14. Nock 22. new city block 1434.
Rist End; sst«>
Theodore Haye of Dattas county t • Au
gust Halt- Mr of Bexar county. Jots 7
and 3, block IS. city block 1431. on cor
ner of Walters and Nebraska rtri-CLs.
$3OO.
Sidney nnd I. no Pfeiffer to Joseph S
Howell, 10l 9. block I. Lawndale uddi
lion; $B3O.
C. S Manpin of Carter ounty. Akbi
homx. to C laries A Burton of Illinois,
lot 7. block 1. city block SeS3. on Trent
b tt avenue; S3"’.
E. H. and Ada A. Storm of Bexar eoun
tv, J I. and S. A. Bced of Came ron coun
ty to If. C. Fisher of Bexar county, prop
erty as per fldd notes and volume tIE
pego 104, HOi-