Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-06
MRS. N. b. HARDWOOD,

alleged to Haze Left the State sUtth o. Fast
Sam of Mossey-Asa Injunction on Sheriff
Thompson to Postpone the Safe and
Change the Manner of Ssech Sale.
1t has been the policy to look as lightly as
possible upon the charges and insinuatiens
made by the creditors of N. B. Harwood & Co.
against the integrity and good intentions of
the firm, in the belief, at least in the fond hope,
that the thunder cloud over the establishment
would break away, and the great wholesale
trade and mandatory 60 on. The house has
done an immense business. Its bankruptcy
would not only be temporal loss to Mime
apolis, but would discourage other business
men from locating here, and would be a
blow to the whole business of the north west
Harwood has from the first expressed
great hope, and made the highest professions
of dealing with absolute fairness and Impair
TALLY with all his creditors. natural regard
FIR Minneapolis institutions has given him
In this column the full benefit of all his pro-
fessions.
Matters have'now reached different turn
Things have transpircd which cast doubt
upon the professions of honesty of Mr. Har-
wood, and under this circumstance, nothing
will be kept back from the public and from
business men. Mrs HARDWOOD and all the
family, except MIR. HARDWOOD, have left for
parts unknown. She protested to be cred
ito I to her husband to the extent of nearly
$97, 600, and on the day of the
failure MIR. HARDWOOD confessed to
the full amount of the sum claimed
In the schedule Of liabilities filed by
MIR. HARDWOOD with the clerk of the district
court on Friday last no mention was made of
Mrs. Harwoods claim, and M. B. KoOn, an at
torney for certain plaintiffs against HARDWOOD,
has filed an affidavit claiming that Mrs. Har-
wood has absconded with 100000. The full
text of this startling affidavit is as follows:
State of Minnesota, County of Hennepin, Dis
trict Court of the Fourth Judicial District
James Il. White, ct al, plaintiffs, vs.. Nor
man b. HARDWOOD, ct al, defendants. State
of Minnesota, County of Hennepin-ss.
NJ. B. Koon, of said county, being duly
sworn, says that he is one of the attorneys for
the plaintiffs in this action. That he is in
formed and believes that the defendant Susan
D. Harwood has abscopded and left the State
OF minnesota for the purpose of avoiding SER
vice of process in that and other actions. De-
ponent further says that said defendant,
Susan d. HARDWOOD, left the city of Minneapolis
on Tuesday or Wednesday night of the present
week and has not yet returned, and depOnent
has made dilligent inquiry and has been and is
unable to ascertain her whereabouts. That in
the schedule of liabilities, filed in this court
on Friday, tho Sd of December. instant, by
defendant, Norman B. HARDWOOD, in the mat
ter of his assignment to Curtis 81. Petit, and
which is sworn to by said HARDWOOD, the judg
ment Of Susan ID. HARDWOOD, mentioned in the
complaint herein, is omitted, though said judg-
ment does not appear to be satisfied of record,
nor has the sheriff of said Hennepin county re-
turned said execution, mentioned in said COM
plant. issued thereon.
That said Norman B. HARDWOOD collected and
fraudulently paid to said Susan D. HARDWOOD
large amount Of money, to-wit the sum of one
hundred thousand dollars, previous to her
leaving Minneapolis, and that the same was
taken away with her by the said Susan D. Har-
wood for the purpose of getting the same be-
yond the reach of plaintiffs and beyond the
man b. HARDWOOD intends to nav over to her
the full amount of her pretended Judgment and
all other monays he can collect or realize from
his assets, and then follow her, to the great