Show TRIED TO OBTAIN A TITLE TO LAND IN HEART OF NEW YORK DALLAS Tex May 23 The The effort to obtain title to a tract of land in the heart of New York City known as as the Hartsfield claim culminated yesterday in the conviction of Joseph T T. Cowan of Dallas prime mover in the matter for fraudulent use of the mails Six counts in the indictment allege that he had used the tho mails for the purpose of collecting money from various people indifferent indifferent in indifferent different States supposed to be heirs of the Hartsfield estate on the preten preten- sion that a clique of capitalists in NewYork New Kew York 4 City had offered him for his papers and titles and only such heirs as contributed would be recognized in the settlement of the claim Cowan was first arrested in connection tion with the case several months ago and gave bond A few weeks later he ne attempted to commit suicide but recovered recovered re reo re- re covered from his wounds |