St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 30, 1905

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INDICTED MAN (CITY Seventh Edition Women On the Jury Femaies adjudicate a dressmaker's clain tomorrow's One of their own sex. See Sunday Post=-Dispatc —— MO a ne eee

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MISSING, HI i . William Gottlieb, Real Estate Dealer, Accused of Em- bezzlement

| STENOGRAPHER IS GONE

She Had Kept the Ofifce Open After He Left Town.

| ’ . : Oe ee ee LAND DEED IN QUESTION

| James W, Trowell Declares He J 3 aes oe Pris 7 if

, ‘ * WHusinese Failed to Receive Money | for It,

Following the continued absence from his office of William Gottlieb, president ‘ef the William Gottlieb Realty Co., 4371 Gaston avenue, the closing of his office, ‘he departure of his handsome Ographer, Miss Anna L. Davis, “hom Gottlieb was frequently seen wblic, and the return of a grand jury dictment charging him with em- szgziement, still unserved, further gal complications are promised in an fort to determine the ownership of toperty recently conveyed by Gottlieb nder deed of trust. "The interests of James W. Trowell hd his wife, Allie M. Trowell, 2511 South inird street, who executed a deed of “ust on a 50-foot lot at Grand and Re- lecea avenues, were recently placed in the hands of an attorney, the Trowells itating that they had never received jhe $750 which Gottlieb was to pay on he deed. Dr. G. C. Lyda, 423 Page boulevard, Who bought the deed of trust from Gott- Heb, among numerous others, states that he paid for the same, and as the Mleed is. genuine and duly recorded at the City Hall, he believes his title is ‘clear. He stated to a Post-Dispatch reporter Saturday that his interests would be | placed in the hands of Attorney Jacob “@ppenheinr’ pon tire letter’s> return to St. Louis next week. The, indictment returned by October grand jury has never been made pub- lic, the Sheriff's office reporting that they had been unable to serve a caplas upon Gottlieb. The charge of embezzle- ment is based on the testimony of William J. McKeown of Christian Brothers’ College, who claims he lost $150 in a similar real estate transaction with Gottlieb. Justice of the Peace W. J. Hanley i, a witness. Disappeared Oct, 17. 8ie- with in

Giditlieb disappeared Oct. 17. He is 35 years old, lived with his parents at 4463 Page boulevard and conducted a large in realty and construction work. Prior to embarking in business for himself he was associated with sev- eral title companies. An effort to locate hiny followed the corapiaint of Trowell that. the deed and interest notes turned over to Gottheb had not yielded returns. Trowell, who is a carpenter, Stated that he had ex- ecuted the sdeed In order to raise funds for the ‘building of a small six-room house on his Rebecca avenue property. Examination of the notes in the pos- session of Dr. Lyda elicited the fact that they had been out to one “M. Connors.’” Trowell does not Know who ‘M. Connors” is, stating that he had entrusted the wording of the vari- ous papers entirely to Gottlieb. @ignaiures to the-deeds were attested by Ahna L. Davis, deeds and notes be- ing indorsed in favor of Gottlieb, who, in turn, disposed of thern to Dr. Lyda after due entry had been made with the Recorder of Deeds. At 4455 Evans avenue Miss Marie Con- nors, aged 16, formerly a stenographer in the employ of Gottlieb, wads located. She talked freely of what she termed her unwitting connection with the notes and deeds. She said: “Priory to bis disappearance | @mployed by Mr. Gottheb for about two months. At one time I! was called upon to indorse in his favor about ten interes! notes made out by Mr. Trow- eli, 1 thought it was funny that L should have notes made out to me, and in- auired what tt meant. Mr. Gottlieb ssid that everything was all right, and that he had them made out in my name be- cause a third party was necessary and he didn’t want to go out of the office to get one. “This was about Sept. *%, 19%. Every- thing went along all right until Oct. 17, Baturday, after which | saw no more of Mr. Gottheb. Miss Davis. his notary. who was about 2. vears old, mide wis «J ta keep the. office open until Saturday, ov. . “Next Monday as 1 was -coing to work | office } she met me and said that the couldn't be opened again until Mr, Gott- Heb returned, tie was out in ‘try, she stated, trying to money. Miss Davis seemed to certain contre! of the office and so |] took her word for it and went home. “She had previousiy told me that she was earning a handsome salary, but was get some pot drawing It, permitting it to remain company, and that it in the Gottlieb dividends, was paying her good also cautioned me to keep mv alnit if apy questions were . asked me, warning me that IT would ge: lot of trouble if I talked.” Tt is stated at HWIGA Easton fiad left her boarding house Novy, ree days after the clostne of the Gott- hb office. She declined at the to state where she was going. Meanwhile Dr. Lyda@a has the ‘which he says he paid for, and the Trowell’s have neither the land nor the

ypectal to the Port-Dispateh,

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eontinued | against a = L. 58. ~ ——— PAST RECORDS IN BUILDING Twenty-Eight Miles of Struc- tures Erected in St. Louis in 19005,

TOTAL COST $29,544,400

Invasions of Flats in All Parts of Town Point to Change.

FACTORIES ON DECLINE

Marked Activity in Mercantile Building in Downtown Sections.

Si. Louis has just passed through one of its most remarkable and encouraging periods of building activity in its his- tory. During the vear which ends to- morrow an equivalent of 28 solid mailes of building frontage has been the city’s record, and the estimated cost of the aguregute buildings is $29,544,430—a little more than twice as much as the estl- mated cost of the buildings which rose during the booming days of 1903, the year of preparation for the World's Fair, This activity easily eclipses all reec- ords, and as it has resulted in the building of 30 miles of new streets and boulevards and the laying of 26 miles of sewers, it is considered as a most encouraging opening of the new era in the city’s construction which was begun at the close of the World's Fair. Building Commissioner Smith ac- counts for the enormous strides made in the building up of new districts and the improving of old ones by the fact that many prospective builders whose plans were laid for 1908 postponed their building operations until the World's Fair prices had passed into history. All Began at Once. “When the prices didn’t drop as much as they expected immediately after the clese of the Fair,’ said the Commis- Rtoner-' 16" Z~ PSSt-DIsparen” “Yeporter, “there was a lull for about six montis. Then they couldn't wait any longer and our office was virtually flooded with ap- plications for building permits. I think it means the opening of a new period in the city’s growth.”’ The Southern portion of the city has led in flat-raising. This quarter of the city has been entirely transformed by flats. Out on Delmar boulevard, however, and Berlin avenue, and McPherson ave- nue, and neighboring avenues near King’s highway, flats have made a suc- cessful invasion. And in the districts in North St. Louis and far west, where they have always been the most popu- lar type of dwelling, their number has swelled remarkably. Downtown Activity. The building activity in the down- town business district is another feature of the vear’s record which runs a close second to the construction of flats. Statistics covering the increase of flats ‘rected during the last year over t*\ose erected in 1998 and covering a similar increase in the construction of mer- eantile buildings good idea of the progress made these two branches of building energy. Number. | Tot.ft.front. 19038.) 1905.) 1902. LOO, 258 | 1,782) 6,179)43,042 Mercantile buildings.) 538 | 958 18,600 31,624 Estimated cost of flats—1905, $631,897; 1905, $6,544,850, ' Mercantile buildings—1903, $5,935,408; 1905. $9,961, 203, The building activity in the downtown districts has been featured by the large in floor space by department stores and the new buildings of the great wholesale houses. The principal gives Al b nat a Sc >. = — . os — . ™ . oa bh 5 BLT. p nie ait hs . ‘i #y ¥ ¥ 2 oe eT hs ios > Si Ste pee “ae! - “, 7 p+ SBN 7 . Va, iit ths - - a vs a tan 3S fi ; » Rs ie sd a Re ti i ea es . of . , 7 oats aed a “Fe a on A ’ cS te ”, oe PY oe % : Sa * - ‘ Se ae oe ‘ 4 & ae P * ; ; be ; 4 é Pe - ete in Cae ft ? I > si PF ad > 2 iY a ha ars ¢ » a3 re ie 2 ay - a “9 Cee - » » ' : J ms. eA AS bg i as ‘ cut 4 tg RS oS Rae a a Wa. ae + ‘ . : S F he be va ee ys yo Shy ; z- % , ‘ * . = ae : i% iat \ , ; ‘ i, op nee eee mare » ; s , 5 . ee ‘ : s - e . : ‘ ’ o . . ci: 2] ~ @ ‘ ¢

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WEDDING DAY 1) POSTPONED Family Council Announces Time for Marriage Is Undecided. HER MIND NOT MADE UP ee ee Unsuccessful Elopement Belleville Proves of In- to

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DETECTIVES POSE “AS JEWEL BUYERS Visiting Store as Purchasers, They Catch Porter Tak- ing Brooch,

; t ! | } North Jeffer- the jew- 61° Robert Hawkins of 2627 Son avenue, a negro porter fo: f E. H. Kortkamp, Mroadw av. is under arrest on the charge firm } ol stealing $1000 worth of jewelry from }j two | employers the past months: and John “a or during the +. «>i held on dispusing barber, is receiving and . negra A watch set with diamonds was recov- } . . * ered when Hawkins was arrested Ff riday night pand a lady's watch, diamond brooch and ‘diamond earrings were found in Lewis | possession, by Detectives Joyce and O'Brien, Both admitted their guilt. Diamond rings, stugis and other articles Jewelry were recovered by the «de irom other sources, including Stolen until two montis returned, heer dis from the snow- store The porter employ of the firm more and was not suspected been For they were jewelry mysteriously the jewelry Te et Sei AO et ott Te Aa a * ARE his, ini Ea i nat

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