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


Harwood's other creditors. M. b. KooN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th
day of December, A. d. 1880.
Seal. ARTHUR M. KEITH
Notary Public, Hennepin County, Mimi
There is no way of ascertaining how much
money Mrs. HARDWOOD has taken with her. 1t
may be that the money is safely concealed
two hundred thousand and even more.
About the time of the failure Mr.. Harwood
issued a circular to his debtors that q large
discount would be made for immediate pay
ment. large number of agents, fifteen it is
claimed, secured the country and collected as
much as possible. 1t is alleged that the mon
ey thus collected has been used to satisfy the
claim of Mrs. HARDWOOD. 1t is also claimed
that MIR. HARDWOOD has satisfied certain other
claims. as follows: ManvilIe D. Ingram,
3d. 1886. 20; John w. Hurlburt, 1884. A; and
John 8. Warnock, $1,393. 81.
1t is not at all certain that Mrs, HARDWOOD
went away for the purpose of taking a large
pile of money. That would not be necessary.
The main reason of her departure was proba-
bly, to avoid appearing in court as a witness.
Such opinion is given to the GLOBE by an at
torney who is acquainted with all the facts.
Last Wednesday there was fled in
the United States circuit court
at st. Paul complaint charging Wholesale
fraud by Mr.. Harwood and claiming that Mrs.
all. The case was to come up in few days,
and Mrs. HARDWOOD perhaps fed to avoid the
complications. 1t is said she left with Des
Morines as her destination, but no one knows
where she is concealed.
In view of the complaints and affidavits filed
by the attorneys in behalf of numerous credi-
tors, Judge Vanderburg Saturday issued the
following injunction and order against Nor
man b. HARDWOOD. The First National Bank of
Minneapolis, Seymour King, John W. Hurl-
burt, Manville ID. Ingram, Henry 81. Beatty as
executor, ana Mary l.. Beatty, deceased; Susan
ID. HARDWOOD, Jacob X. Sidle, Henry G. Side,
Nathaniel r. Thompson and Curtis Fl. Petit
as assignee of Norman B. HARDWOOD, doing
business as n. B. Harwood & Co. defendants.
On tllng the complaint and affidavit in the
above entitled action and bond in the sum of
$4,000 to be approved by the court, it is order
ed that an I'M JUNCTION be issued against the de-
PENDANT, Norman B. Harwood, enioining and
restraining him from collecting any of the
debts or accounts owing to him, and also from
conveying, incumbering or in any wise dispos.
ing OF or removing from this State any of his
property not exempt from execution, until the
further order of this court. And it is further
ordered, that the defendant, Nathaniel r.
Thompson, show cause before this court, on
Monday, the 9th day OF December, 1880, at the
court house, in the city of Minneapolis, in said
county, at 2 o'clock P. M, why he should not
NC iequhco W poSUpoue Iue SUE upon the eX-
ecutions mentioned in said complaint, and
give a new and different notice thereof men,
tioning therein the kinds and amount of goods
to be sold, and why ne should not be required.
also, to arrange said goods in proper place
and manner for the inspection of intending
bidders and purchasers at such sale, and Why
he should not be required to sell said goods in
parcels. lots and lines and not in one parcel
and in the meantime, and until the further
order OF this court, it is ordered that said sher-
III pay no money to any of said defendants
upon any of the judgments executions in
their favor mentioned in said complaint, and
that copy of said complaint, affidavits and
this order be served on said defendant, Nath-
aniel r. Thompson, this 4th day of Decem Der
1880. @. E. VANDERBURG, Judge.
1t is the belief of good many people that
MIR. Harwood has been saving up mon.
ey for several years, and thai
| somewhere. He has been doing an immense
business, and a business that is considered
very profitable. He himself said at the Niclo.
let house meeting that he always considered
| his business prosperous. His only heavy loss
was that by fire April 9th, and yet he is now
lnsOlvent with liabilities SO large that all he
offers to his creditors is fifty cents on the dol
lar. Where the profits have gone to is a mys
| terry.
The whole matter Is now reduced to a giean
| tic scramble for nearly million dollars worth
| of notes and goods. Everything conceivable
is being done by the creditors to secure thei,
dues, and Mr.. HARDWOOD actuated by a simii a,
motive, and involved in a thousand perplex
| ing wrangles, has sailed under the policy Of
Root hog or Die"