The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-10-27
A Glimnl cring Of Moro Ise.
form.

On Saturday, Judge Carpenter,
on motion of Chamberlain, Melton
e Wingato, attorneys, issued tho
following ordor i'll tho Solomon
Bank case.
son hoaring the report of Thomas
O. Dunn, Esq, receiver of tho prop
orty and effects of tho South Carroll
na bank md trust company, and on
motion of Messrs. Melton, Chamber
lain Il Wingate, attorneys for re.
coiver, it is ordered 1. That tho
report be iilod, approved and con-
tirmed and it il further ordered:
2. That the said Thomas G. Dunn,
az such receiver, be, and he is hore-
by authorized and directed to com
mencc and prosecute such actions
rs may bo deemed necessary, and in
such form rs counsel may advise, to
enforce payment of tho chooses in
action i'll tho possession of the snid
receiver, and included in exhibit A,
filed with tho said report and that
such actions be brought and
prosecuted in the namc of tho said
"tho South Carolina bank md trust
company" as plaintiff and it is
further ordered 3. That tho said
Thomas G. Dunn, rs such receiver,
be, md he is hereby, authorized and
directed to commence md prose
cute, i'll tho court of common pleas
for Richland county aforesaid, and
IN such form as counsel may adj
viso, one or moro actions against the
said Hardy Solomon, to recover the
mount of money belonging to tho
said 'thc South Carolina bank and
trust company" alleged to hnvo
been illegally paid to and appointed
by the said Hardy Solomon in the
purchase and retirement of tho stock
OF the sud corporation, rs set forth
III tho said report and tho amount
OF money belonging to tho said cor
poration, alleged to havo been ille-
gally paid out by tho said Hardy
Solomon, whilst acting as president
OF tho corporation, and charged to
account of Legislative expenses, az
stated in tho said report and that
such action or actions be brought in
the namos Of tho said "tho South Caro-
lima bank and trust company" and
tho said Thomas G. Dunn, such re-
ceivor, and it is further ordered 4.
That the said Thomas G. Dunn, as
such receiver, have loavo to apply to
this court, in term or at chambers,
from time to timo, for such further
orders and directions rs he may bo
ADVISED are necessary and proper in
the premises"
BY this it appears that Mr.. Dunn
Is at last prepared to movo in the
bank mHttor. Tho bank failed in
July, and ho was immediately ap-
pointed receiver, but mado no OK
hiblt Of tho status of the bank until
recently, and not until Treasurer,
Cardoza had writton several caustic
lotters on tho subject, and several
newspapers had ventilated tho fraud
pretty thoroughly. For tho sake
OF MIR. Dunn wo wish he had boon
moro prompt, as his action at this
d"to is open to tho criticism that
ho may have been forced into it. by
public opinion. But bettor late that
nevcr. And wo hope, that, having at
last begun ho will now move viror.
ously. We would bo much oncour.
agod however if we thought there
would be any chance Of making the
bank ownors disgorge. But money
nowadays it seems is very hard to
find after judgment is obtained
Wo trust this may not prove an
empty victory. Not only do we
wish it to be fully determined how
the money was embezzied, but we
wish to see the money itself 70
turned to the State. The peoplc arc
>f l.