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May 23, 1888
The Beatrice Daily Express
Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska
What is this article about?
Simon Hamburg and accomplice swindled Oregon farmer Parker out of $3,000 and a $6,500 farm by selling defective San Francisco real estate. Convicted, Hamburg was sentenced to 1 year in jail plus a $19,000 fine, totaling up to 53 years if unpaid.
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A SWINDLER'S SENTENCE
Fifty-three Years in Prison for Real Estate
Swindling in California.
San Francisco, May 22.-Last November
Simon Hamburg and an accomplice,
after much talk, sold to a man named
Parker, an Oregon farmer, certain real
estate in this city to which they had no
title. Parker did not examine the title,
but gave them $3,000 cash and his farm
in Oregon, worth $6,500. When the title
to the city property was found to be defective,
Hamburg entered a plea that he
had sold under a belief that the title was
perfect, but would not refund the money.
Hamburg's accomplice confessed that
Hamburg had deliberately planned to
rob Parker of his money. The jury
found Hamburg guilty. The judge sentenced
him to imprisonment in the
county jail for one year, and that he pay
a fine equal to double the amount of
money he fraudulently obtained from
Parker-namely, a fine of $19,000, and
that in default of payment of the fine he
be further imprisoned at the rate of one
day for each dollar. If the fine is not
paid Hamburg will therefore have to
serve altogether fifty-three years and
twenty days.
Fifty-three Years in Prison for Real Estate
Swindling in California.
San Francisco, May 22.-Last November
Simon Hamburg and an accomplice,
after much talk, sold to a man named
Parker, an Oregon farmer, certain real
estate in this city to which they had no
title. Parker did not examine the title,
but gave them $3,000 cash and his farm
in Oregon, worth $6,500. When the title
to the city property was found to be defective,
Hamburg entered a plea that he
had sold under a belief that the title was
perfect, but would not refund the money.
Hamburg's accomplice confessed that
Hamburg had deliberately planned to
rob Parker of his money. The jury
found Hamburg guilty. The judge sentenced
him to imprisonment in the
county jail for one year, and that he pay
a fine equal to double the amount of
money he fraudulently obtained from
Parker-namely, a fine of $19,000, and
that in default of payment of the fine he
be further imprisoned at the rate of one
day for each dollar. If the fine is not
paid Hamburg will therefore have to
serve altogether fifty-three years and
twenty days.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Deception Fraud
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Real Estate Swindle
Fraud Conviction
Prison Sentence
San Francisco
Oregon Farmer
What entities or persons were involved?
Simon Hamburg
Parker
Hamburg's Accomplice
Where did it happen?
San Francisco, California
Story Details
Key Persons
Simon Hamburg
Parker
Hamburg's Accomplice
Location
San Francisco, California
Event Date
Last November
Story Details
Simon Hamburg and accomplice sold defective real estate in San Francisco to Oregon farmer Parker for $3,000 cash and his $6,500 farm. Title defect discovered; accomplice confessed deliberate fraud. Hamburg convicted and sentenced to 1 year jail plus $19,000 fine, or 53 years and 20 days total if unpaid.