The New York herald., 1872-10-16
CHARGES AGAINST CREELY.
A Widow Sues the Congressman from the Second
Pennsylvania District to Recover Posses
sion Of Property Committed to
His "6afe Keeping"

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. Is, 1872
Hon. John v. Greedy, Congressman from the
Second district has succeeded in getting himself
into very sad predicament. 1t is alleged that Mrs.
Fear0n, OF this city, entrusted a number Of bonds
to Mr.. Crcely for safe keeping; that the member
from the Second district used these bonds
to pay his Indebtedness to one Schultz, and has
not up to the present time made any
return to the lady, who relied on his honor 80 far
as to entrus her little fortune to his safe keeping
In August last q suit in equity was Instituted in
that Court by Mrs. Mary Fearon against John v.
Greedy, b. Schultz and the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. The plaintiff In the bill charges that she
deposited on June 0, 1871, with
Mr.. JOHN v. CREELY
for safe keeping twenty three shares VI the Penn
sylvania Railroad C0mpany's stock six $500 United
States nve-twenty registered bonds, one $1,000
United States I've per cent registered bond and
three $1,1OO United States fve-twenty and one
$500 United States ten-orty bonds, but was unable
to say whether the latter were registered or
coupon bonds: three certificates Of the stock
OF the American Literary Association for
deed Of two policies Of insurance on the house
1.706 Cox street New Delaney place. This property
ne acquired rom mr. s deceased i h%soamds %,a
John v. Greedy afterwards transferred the twenty
three shares Of the Pennsylvania railroad stock to
SOLD THE BONDS AND SECURITIES
named to parties unknown, and appropriated the
proceeds to his own use that the said transfer to
Schultz was in payment Of debt, and Schultz knew
at the time that the shares did not belong to
Creely; that afterwards Schultz presented TO the
Railroad Company thirteen Of the certificates OF
stock, with the power OF attorney, purporting to
be signed by plaintif's deceased husband, Samuel
P. Fear0n, and filled up with Schultz's
name, on which he obtained certificate
for that number OF shares In his own name; that
at the time the certificates and powers OF attorney
delivered by plaintiff to Greedy the latter were
blank and bore no signatures that Schultz acknOwl-
edged that OF the shares OF the railroad stock ten
remained unassigned, and In the name OF Samuel
P. Fearon which ten certificates he had pledged as
security for loan OF $780, and that II he were per-
mitted to retain the thirteen other shares trans
ferred to him he would
RECOVER AND DELIVER UP
the ten shares that were pledged. The bill prays
that Greedy be decreed to give to plaintiff the
securities and stock deposited with him by planti.
together with all accrued profits and incomes; that
Schultz be compelled to deliver up the ten certin-
Gates OF the railroad stock, said stock to be In
the name Of Samuel p FearOn, and that the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company be directed to
cancel the thirteen shares OF their stock transferred
to Schultz.
Preliminary and special injunctions were granted,
and on september rs rule was taken to answer In
eight days decree would be entered; but as YET
no answer has been made.