, 1872-12-13

Attachment of Philip ArnoId,s PROF.
erty Mt Elixnbethtovxn, KY Suit
Brought for the Recovery OF Nearly
klalf 4. Million OF Dollars.
Ekizabethtorr Ey. {Dec, 1o> Correspondence Of tbs
Louisville CouTieT-JourndL
The diamond frauds which have engaged the
wires Of the Associated Press from the Pacific
coast for several days, have at last. eliminated
in one Of the largest civil suits that was ever
brought in the Hardin Circuit Court.
Quite sensation was created on our streets,
this morning, when it wss noised around that
the safe st his residence, and tho valuables Of
Philip Arnold, Esq, in the bank OF Thomas Polk
l. Co., bankers at this place, had been attached
By the Sheriff. To see the property of reputed
millionaire attached By an officer Of the law, was
f fp t. create At a gsnsaS d and a it did
tho Hardin Circuit Court is q long petition,
in which one VIM. N. Lent, Of San
Francisco, desires equity to return to him three
hundred and fifty Thousand dollars from Philip
was obtained from him fraudulently. The petit
tion is reduced to q nutshell in the following
affidavit for an attachment, which is fled in the
caso:
THE AFFIDAVIT.
Wm. II. Lent rs, Philip Arnold, John Slack,
etc-Plaintiff's affidavit for attachment.
Hardin Circuit Court.
The plaintiff, VIM. n. Lent says that he has
this day commenced an action in equity in this
| court against the defendants, Philip Arnold,
John Slack, Mary E. Arnold, s. B. Thomas, J..
| II. Polk and ]. q. Thomas, &c., and here refers
| to his said petition in equity and makes the
same part hereof. The nature Of plaintiffs
claim In this action is to recover from tho defen-
dants, Philip Arnold and John Slack, tho sum
of 1851, ,000 which amount was obtained from
| him by them by fraud and by fraudulent repre-
sentations 1nade BY them to plaintiff in refer
| ence to diamonds, Tubios, and emeralds being
to-wit, in Colorado Territory, which fraudulent
representations we're made in pursuance Of q
fraudulent conspiracy and combination be-
tween said Arnold and Slack and al1ios,
the plaintiff and the public generally il re-
ference to the value Of said lands, and by
means OF which false and fraudulent
representations eaid Arnold and Slack fraud
ulently obtained from the plaintiff the consider
ation Of the sale By them to plaintiff Of the in
formation OF the locality Of said land and OF said
pretended right Of discovery Of the locality of
said precious stones, when, in fact, said repre-
sentationB we're all wholly false and fraudulent
No such diamonds, rubles, and emeralds were
scattered and planted thereon md therein by
said Arnold and Slack and their confed-
| crates, for the fraudulent purpose Of
| decelvi1g and defrauding the plaintiff and
the public at large to believe that said diamonds
| and other precious stones we're found upon and
in said lands in their natural formation and pro-
duction. Plaintiff refers to said petition tor q
more detailed statement Of the nature Of his
| claims.
Plaintn's claim is just. The amount which he
| believes ho ought to recover from the defend
of s35o, COO.
Plaintiff says that the defendant, Philip Ar
mold, who is resident Of Hardin County, Ky,
has left the county of his residence to avoid the
! service ct 8 summons upon him, 30 conceals
| himself that q summons cannot be served upon
him has sold, conveyed, and otherwise disposed
OF his property, and suffered and permitted it to
| be sold, With the fraudulent intent to cheat,
| hinder, and delay his creditors, and is about to
sell, convey, and otherwise dispose Of his prop
erty with tho fraudulent intent to cheat, hinder,
and delay LIS creditors.
| B. II. Dristow says he is the agent and attor-
ney of the plaintiff, VIM. N. Lent, who is absent
from Hardin County, and from the State of
kentucky, and he believes tho statement in the
Subscribed and sworn to before re- me, ne 'Ie" By B. II.
BTisto", the 9Th day of December, A. .. 1879.
So ends the document which % caused a tbs s1h aut-
which will be read with great interest
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. There are
two sides to all cases. and especially to suits in
the next in order is the answer of the defend
ants. It gives fine opening for the legal talent
Of our vicinity; and all our lawyers are looking
very wisely this morning., indicating that they
would w1n the case, no matter which side they
employed are General B. q. Bristow, Of Phila-
delphia, and Hon. John II. Harlan and A. E.
Wilson, Esq, Of Louisville, for the plaintiffs.
xa 6ond doH vas given by tue plantl1f in the sum
which WAS 1evied on the articles mentioned
above, at 10 p. m. last night. AL day yesterday
the wires between Louisville and San Francisco
were kept busy making preparations for the
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