The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-09
THE B0ODY sWINDLE.
The Rockford, Rock Island St. Louis r. Z
Co. attempting to recover its own.
The case not yet decide

Co. attempting to recover its own.
The case not yet decided.
Considerable interest having been mani
tested in this city in regard to the effort
making by r. r. Cable, Esq President of
the Rockford, Rock Island 4 St Louis r.
r. Co. and C. NJ Osborn Esq. Attorney
for the road, to recover a sum of money
which it is believed H. H. Body has re
tanned, belonging to the road, we reprint
some notices of the case which we find in
the New York papers
/ From the Brooklyn Union, Dec. }.
/ The papers of this morning contained reports
thar yesterday afternoon, Deputy Sheriff Gale ar
rested Mr.. Henry H. Body a banker doing bust
ness at No. ~ Wall street, and resident OF this
city, an order granted by James Leonard of the
Supreme Court civil suit was instituted against
him by the Rockford, Rock Island and St Louis
Railroad Company, to recover moneys of which he
II alleged to have defrauded them. Bail was
/ fixed at $100.09O and up to a late hour last
night Mr. Body had not succeeded in obtaining
/ it,
/ representative of the Union called at Mr.
BOody's Office this morning to ascertain the par
ticularz of the case, and was informed that there
was the least ground for the charge brought by
the railroad company; that Mr. Boody had been
arrested but had not been placed in durance vile,
| but then out on the street"
| Our representative then called at the Office of
Sheriff Gale, at the City Hall, and ascertaincd that
| Mr.. Body had been in charge of the Sheriff since
the moment Of his arrest, and had been earnestly
| seeking for some friends 10 become his bondsmen
for the fixed sum of Si0O,000 but up to that time
he had been unsuccessful in accomplishing his Oh
ject. He was then on the street in company with
the Sheriff, and Il he was successful in obtaining
bail would be released, otherwise he would be con
| yeyed TO Ludlow Street Jail.
From the N Y Times Dec A.
II IL alleged that the charges preferred by the
Rockford, Rock Island d st. Louis Railroad Com
pauy against Henry b Body, who was arrested on
| Monday, and held In $i000O0 bail, for fraud
and encouragement while he Treasurer OF
the Corporation. An issue Of $9,000000 Of bonds
was made by the Company, which were sought to
be negotiated In New York. The reputation of the
road, however was not sufficiently good to warrant
bankers herr IN accepting Of them, and attempt
was then made to sell them In European
taken In Frankfort upon the strong promises made
by the Company In regard TO Its ability to meet tho
obligations expressed thereon, TO principal and
interest. These obligations, however were not
met according 10 contract, the interest being de
faulted the bonds consequently in Frankfort ART
selling at low price, holders being anxious &c
get rid OF them. II IL reported that 1t il in con
nec,ion with this issue OF bonds that Mr. Boody
has been arrested that as Treasurer of the Com
pany he failed to account for the full proceeds
Of their sale, and that the suit upon which he Il
held to bail has been brought to compel him t.
make restitution or account for the way In which
the mony has been expended. Messrs. Bulge
schif a Co, of this city hold all the bonds as tn,
financial agents of the road. There IL Il genera
feeling In Wall street that the affairs of the roas
should be fully exposed, and that the recent
Is - move in the right direction.
From the n. Y. Times, Dec g.
Prominent officials of the Rockford Rocl
Island s. st, Louis Railroad Company are at pres
ent In the city actively engaged In prosecuting tn,
claims of the corporation against Mr. H. II. BOOdy
who recently arrested and held in 800 900 bali
Information In regard to the matter Is persistentl
withheld by the prosecuting parties. who, Ii Is
| mOred are endeavoring TO compromise with Mr.
J Body. The suit is brought TO recover $4,000
! which, it lie claimed, he il indebted to the corpora
ton.
The road is in a very bad condition, the bond
being quoted at only 30 In Frankfort while tn
stock II comparatively worthless. The read, up Il
the time the present management took possession
only earned $1,000 In excess OF Its running ex
} penses. The bonds could not be sold In New Ior
as q whole. the only negotiated here beIn
foisted on the market by means Of advertisement
{ in the religious papers.
The Chicago Times of Saturday also hat
the following, among its New York specia
I kilograms:
& NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Judge Leonard Of the Su
preme Court to-day, decided in the case of tn
Rockford, Rock Island st. Louis Railroad Con
pany vs. Henry II. Body, that the affidavit prove
there was no refusal to make proper certificate
examine IL therefore vacated
This telegram is simply piece of stu
; pidity, and is not true. If it has referenc
: to anything at all, it is to acertifcate mad
It by a witness named Norris which tn