Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-12-14

services hereafter. Their demand was complied
with, and the money that paid them was part of
loan OF $4,000, procured by Wagstaif from
William II. Guion, of the firm Of Williams &
Guon, of New York.
SAMMY As MODEL TRUSTEE
The $4,000, 900 of bonds of the road were
first signed by William II. Powell, jr.. as Presi-
dent of the company, aud the certificate at
tached TO each of them was signed by Tilden
and Swift. OF course the Trustees were respon-
sible for these bonds, but for some reason un-
known they permitted Wagstaff to box S., SOC. coo
of the bonds and take them to Europe with him.
The other Sl,500,000 were given to the Liver
pool, London & Globe Insurance Com
had loaned Wags,af and the road. In
1867, the interest on the bonds not
being paid, the Liverpool London 4 Globe In
surance Company brought suit against the
Indiana Southern RAILROAD to foreclose the
mortgage. Wagstaff in the meantime had dis
closed his real character, which was that of an
English Jeremy Diddler dead-beat, and had
by pothecated 100000 of the bonds to Lon.
don bank, aud the same amount to Paris bank,
to raise means for his personal expenses. his
creditors in England endeavored TO force him
into bankruptcy, and seized the other 81, SOC, OOO
of bonds. He fled TO Russia to prevent the COM
pletion of their plans. When Parker found out
now malterS WtIc gOiup, NC idistu tue qucotiou
as to the legality Of the proceedings authorizing
the sale of the road in 1866, and, upon investi-
cation, it being proven that the same order OF
sale obtained by fraud, it was set aside. This
efiectualy debarred the Liverpool, London x
Globe from further proceedings. In their d.
lemma they employed the wily crafty, and un-
scrupulous Harry Crawford. of Chicago. as their
by Tilden and Swift, and rs their attorney, he
brought in a cross bill to open up the proceed
ings again, on the ground that his clients (Til-
den and Swift were non-residens of the State,
interested in the case, and had not been made
parties to the proceedings setting aside the orig
inal decree of the Court This was in 1870.
Between 1867 aud 1870 the old company had
sold quit-claim title to its road bed from North
Vernon to Jacksonville to the o. x NJ. Railroad
Company, and that portion between Munce and
Fort Wayne to tine Fort Wayne, Muncie l. Gu
cinnati Railroad Company, aud, of course, these
companies resisted Crawfords motion.
THE JUDICIAL ERxISE STAINED.
Just at this point our narrative bears hard
upon q gentleman whom we have hitherto
esteemed highly, but who, II Mr.. Parker's state
ment is true and he gave it reluctantly, has dis
graced himself for life. The charge made against
him is this: Judge Patrick Jewett, one of the
Common Pleas Judges of the Fourth Judicia
District of Indiana the man who had made the
original Oruer Oh huu fSSutu ucCItc SGT
ting it aside, and the man who was to decide the
cross action, said to Parker: "All the devils in
hell could not get me to set aside that decree
unless you want me to. II you want it done
you can make arrangements with Charley (the
Judges SOM; but you must bear one thing II
mind, and if you do arrange with him | mus
have $500 down." Parker consulted with
Crawford and tho result was that the following
arrangement was made with Charley:
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"This arrangement, made this 9th day o.
August, 1870. between John G. Parker anc
Henry Crawford of the FIRST part and Charles
l.. Jewett, OF Lexington, Scott County, Ind, oil
the second part, wilnesseth that, whereas, there
| is suit now pending in the Common Plea
Court of Clark County. Indiana, brought by the
Liverpool, London Globe Insurance Company
| against the Fort Wayne & Southern Railroad
Company, the Indiana Southern Railway Com
pany and others. the object of which suit is Z
declare the rights of said insurance company II
| and to the line of railroads formerly belonging
| to the Fort Wayne and Southern Railroad Com
pany, aud sold out under q decree of the said
Clark Common Pleas Court on January 10, 1866
| and conveyed under the said decree to the lndi
ana Southern Railroad Company, and by th'
| said last-named corporation mortgaged In trus
| to William Ii. Swift and Samuel j. Tiiden 20 Sc
cure the payment of $4,000 900 of bonds. 500 o
which bonds were pledged to said Insurauc,
| Company to secure a loan of 100000, all o
which matters are set up in the complaint; ans
whereas, the above-named John Q. Parker ans
| Henry Crawford have become the owners o
| said 500 thousand-dollar bonds of the said In
| diana Southern Railway Company, subject Il
the said pledge to said Insurance Company, ant
| are DESTROYS OF prosecuting the said action il
| the said Clark Common Pleas Court to obtain
decree for Receiver of all and singular tn
property mentioned in the said mortgage Il
Swift and Tilden, and also q final decree 10
| principal and interest of said 500 bonds an.
for the sale OF said mortgaged property to sat
isfy the same, and have for that purpose EN-
ployed, and do hereby employ, the said Charlie
| L. Jewett, to use his personal services for tn
purpose Of obtaining sucn decree fora Receiver
and such FINAL decree as aforesaid.
Now, therefore. the said Charles L. Jewet
hereby agrees TO use his best efforts and per
sonal services in the obtaining such orders an,
DEGREES aforesaid, in the said action in the C;arl
Common Pleas Court and the said parties O
the first part in consideration OF the services o
said Jeweu in procuring the said order for
Receiver and the final decree for the amount O
said l,5O0 bonds aud the sale of said property
do hereby agree and bind themselves. upon th
due and legal entry Of such orders aud decree:
to pay on demand to the said Jewett the sur
Of $4,000 in lawful money OF the Unite
States, and also the further AMOUR: of $50 90
bonds net of the said 800 bonds SO owned b
the said parties OF the fret part.
witness the hands and seals OF said partie.
[Signedl JOHN C. PARKER,
"HESRY CRAWFORD"
II will be observed that Mr.. Charles l.. Jew
ett's name is not affixed to this document. Mr
Parker explains this or ission as follows: Whe
the paper was handed to Mr.. Jewett for his sig
nature he exclaimed: "Gentiemen, can nc
sign that; it might implicate the Judge. This i
an affair of honor will keep my bond, but
must have some collateral security that til
money will be paid me when the order is Sc
aside" Accordingly $4,000 in monev was give
him, and $ls,0 900 in l., Q. l.. Railroad bond
Judge Jewett vacated the order according to th
above agreement but before he could rende
judgment and decree, the attorney of the Obi
& Mississippi Road smeled a mouse, and be OF
tanned change of venue and had the case take
before Judge Lord. The needed judgment an
decree were obtained from Judge Lord, an
then Mr.. Crawford, acting for his ow
clients, asked that he be pei
mitted to file complaint for th
Liverpool, London and Globe Insurance Com
pany, tor the recovery of Judgment and a deere
OF foreclosure and sale of the Indiana Southcr
Company, and SO this particular branch of tn
case stands at tho present time. In 1873 th
Liverpool, London and Globe Insurance Com
PAW of the first part, the Ohio 4 Mississippi
Railroad of the second part, and the Fl. Wayn,