, 1876-11-04
Mr.. Pe1l, the American man1ger Of the. Liyss-
pool, London. md Globe, and a1l tho "nobs Of

pool, London. md Globe, and a1l ths "pobs" Of
Ner YORK were invited to meet him. fromi-
mic Nalcsty's Consul at Now York and the lion.
Samuel J. Tllden. NJ. Parker, who had gone
ia East Tor That espseIal n.1pnse, was also p1ss.
day Nf.er The fcte Mr.. VcIl, 60 Mr. Parker snys,
Informed him Parker> that Mfr. Livingstone
was rot man Of sufficient standing, financially
prize like the construction q railroad or 70 bo
asaoeiated With such a gentleman As Mr. Wag-
staH., This information, coupled with the facs
TINT Lty'ngstone had mt given entire sstisiae
to Wagataf1, blinded Mr., Parker, and he at
once d!smisecd Livingstone and made fresh
contratt with WaestnfT, without any further In.
qulry Into bis financial standing.
a LrETLs sPEcK or TRounLE.
Mr.. WagstaiVa engineer found that the Fort
Wayns sonthcrn Road had graded it, roadbed
from Fort Wayne to Muneic, and from North
value Of the work done at about million md
quarter Of dollars. This was satisfactory, but
Upon making an inventory Of The bonds ot ths
Gers 81 the road, 1t vas discovered that loo Of
them, each OF The value Of 81, 900, we're missing.
In tha dllemue It was resolved to forcclose The
On hs cSia t. a;s matters
failed. By The use Of . little crooked swearing
an order Of Court was obtained IN January, 1eGJ,
and the road was sold after seven aays' notice,
paper at that. Tic roail was bid In BY Wagstafl'a
attorney, sud 10 accordance with tho laws Of
the State Of Indiana q new company,
known =. the Indians l Southern ,,,,lI! Mail-
Powell, Jr, as President, and Augustus
Trcgent, Secretary, and Board of five Trus-
tees. These men were but the agnre-heads for
TO transtcr all improvements, rights, and fran
clises Of the old road to the new excepting tho
control Of tho real estate subscribed for tho
pTna' m.rs,t s,osx ,MaHssa A aa.d psxt r. .purshasc
money he assigned 10 him his interest ia somc
81, OK, 900 Of the roads bonds
| ENTER BAAUKL J. T1IDRN.
On the 18th Of January, 1861, the IndiSnn
Southern Railroad executed mortgage on all
the PROPERTY that II then had or might acquire
4 %sm II s~ e nv Yosa aep oe1 s sna
and and seeount Tor sio,oooooo worth i. ot Gond.,, i'd,
which the Company was to issue 70 raisc funds
recommended to Parker q WaestaiK BY tho
Globe Insurance Company.
TuB VALUE or TlLDEN'S NANH AND rNVLu-
Before Messrs. Ttldcn and Swift would accept
$4,000 $500 eash) for the use Of their names
ther IL compensation for their services there
after. Their demand wM complied with, and
the money that paid them wna part Of q loun OF
noo pa fs ryn p MisStn [,ma from %am nian IL
New York.
sAmM1 As 4 MODEL TRUSTEE.
The $l0, 900 ,000 Of bonds OF The road were
dent p the Company, and tho certificate Ut
, taehea to each OF them was signed by Hlden
and Swift. OF courbe the Trustees were re-
S nsss Sgt for fo Sae
&s,5OO 600 Of the bonds and take them to Europe
With him. Tho other 81, 800, 600 were given to
. the Liverpool. London, and Globe Insurance
lonned Wagstaff and tho road In 1867, the in-
tcrest on tho bonds not being paid, tho LIVER
pool, London, and Globe Insurance Company
!: road to forec1cse tho mortgage. WugstaR in
the meantime hail disclosed Ills real character,
> which wss that Of a1 English Jeremy D!ldler
r dead beat and bad liypothccatcd $1,000 600 Of
{ amount TO Paris bank, to ra!so means for his
: personal expenses. His creditors In England
) endeavored 70 foEce him into bankruptcy, aud
seized the other 81 50o 900 Of bonds. He ed TO
I When Parker found out how matters wcto
ns .ss s2 y ho q o.a a. s sS19s1 yss
, CATION. 1t being proven that the same order Q,
sale was obtatned by fraud, It was set nside.
This ef1cctually dsbafrcd the Liverpool, London,
dilemma they employed the WY, sraity, aud
their attorncy IN the case- lie was also retained
BY Tilden and Swift, and, As their attorney, ho
ings ga,ll, on the ground TINT hs clients (Til-
den and Swift were noh-resitlcnts Of tho Statcs
!. Interested In the case, and had not been made
! orginnl decree Of tho Court This waa in 1870.
= Between 1877 and 1870 the old Company had
sold quitelalm title to Its road-bcd from North
!, Company, aud TINT portion between Munc!e and
q Fort Wayne to the Fort Wayne, Muncie & Gin
d eiunati Railroad Company, and, Of course, t. q
!. Companies resisted Crawfords motion.
y TuH JUDICIAL RHAINH sTA1NHD.
= Just At this point otr narrative bears bard
l upon gentleman wnon We have hitherto es-
3 teemei highly, but who, II Mr., Parkcr's state
iisgrrccI himself for l'ic tbs eislge d 'mado
= Is this: Judge Patrick Jewett, onn OF the Com
4 mon.fleas Judges Of the Fourth Judicial Dis
/ trict Of Indiana the man who bad madc tue
s original order Of sale and issued the decree sct~
. ting It aside, and the man who waa to declIc the
cross.action, said to Parker: "Alt tho devils ID
hell could not get tno to set aside that decree,
you can make arrangements with Charley the
Judges eoul; but you must hear one thing II,
mind, and, II you DO arrange with him, must
have $1,000 aown." Parker consulted With
arrangement was made with Charley:
TIL. agreement n.ss EssS2S 81: s7!h OF Angus. 1870
i the frat part, and Charles l.. Jcwett OF Le1lns
- ton, Scott County, Ind. of thu second part vii.
nesseth that, w4sress. these \ antt now pending
- brought by tie Liverpool, Lonao'. and CLIQUE Ia.
= aur.nce Germany, a9aiast t9u F9rt Wayne Z
n Southern Railroad Company, the Indiana Southern
suit 10 declare le rights Of uaid Insurance. Com.
puhy in and TO the lina uf Eallsoads formerly b..
c longing 10 tho ForL Wayne 6gasheEn l.a9lroad
ia Company. and sold out uuder dccsee Of tue said
y. Clark Common Flela Court on Jan. 10, 1sDu, and
l. Southern Railroad Company. and by the said
10 last,namsd eoIoraton mos'yaESd II trust to
q tho payment Of $40. u01, 900 81 bonds. I, 0U vi
which bonds wcFe pledged to sald insurance Com
pany to secnrs loan Of ~ Ooo. all pf which nlat-
al above named Lohn G, Parker and Henry Crawford
T. have become the owners Of said 900 COO bonds
. OF the said Indians Southern leaiiroad Company
- subject 10 te sail, pledge to valid insurance eo,a.
r. pany, and deslrous Of prosecnttnE thu said &C.
Ia ion ia tho said Clark Common toas Court to oh.
~ tain decree for Receiver Of all aud singular The
~ property mentioned n thu said mortgage to Swit