The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-31


stood firm, refusing to abate the amount They
also visited the station house and had confer
ence with Superintendent Lange, the arrest
having been made in his absence. They ex-
planned to the superintendent that the presence
of the police officers within the residence of Mr..
Harrison, who is in bed, under charge of ply
stefan, was an irksome and unnecessary surveil-
lance under the circumstances. The superin-
tendent refused the request being unable to see
how it could be granted consistent with duty.
1t is understood that Mr.. Harrisons attorneys
will institute habeas corpus proceedings, for the
purpose OF bringing about reduction of the
bond.
In an interview with News reporter. yester-
day, Mr.. Harrison said that he deposited the
funds that came into his hands as receiver of the
Indiana Banking Company in Harrson's Bank
as any other deposition; that at first he divided
the deposits, placing part with the Fletchers
and afterward paid a dividend of $40 GOO He
did not think the Harrison Bank could go down.
it had run so long he thought it would pull
through, and said it would have pulled through
had it not been for the run precipitated by the
Fletcher q Sharpe failure. II never dreamed, 2
said he, ''of bad faith, or wrongful use of the
funds, toward anybody; and there would have
been no trouble or loss, but for the panic have
more than secured my bondsmen now, according
to Assessor Hadleys estimate of the value of
my property turned over
ALFRED HARRIsoN's PROPERTY RE-MoRTGAGED.
Yesterday afternoon Alfred Harrison, the
senior member Of the late banking firm of A. &
J. G. s. Harris on, made and fled with the
county recorder the follow ing mortgage, which,
it will be seen, repudiates mortgage executed
by him to Charles Mayer and others, July Is,
1884 The instrument reads as follows;
This indenture wi tnesseth that L Alfred Harrison
Of Indianapolis Indiana mortgage and warrant to
Alkaline r. Hannaman, Desdemona Rowland and
Lydia B. Harrison, severaly, as their interests may
appear hereinafter, all of Indianapolis Indiana the
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county of Marion, and State of Indiana, to-wit All
of lot number eight, and nine feet off of the south
side Of lot number seven, in square number six of
Isaac Goes subdivision in said city, and otherwise
known as the present residence of the mortgageor,
north Meridian street in said city to Sc
cure the following described notes and draft
the said notes all being executed by the United States
Encaustic Tile Company, and the draft drawn upon
and accepted by said company and all Endorsed by
the mortgageor herein and all of said notes and draft
bearing interest at the rate of per cent per
mum from date. One of said notes is dated Septem-
Der 4, 1880, due in twelve months amount $2172,
payable to the mortgageor and others another dated
April Ia, 1880, amount $780, due in one year from
date payable to the mortgageor; another dated
February q 1888 due six months after date amount
$2,45O; another Of date February 2, 1883, due in
year. amount 81 ,000the last two payable to the
mortgageor and others also another of date March
1884 amount 1920. 80, due in year, and payable
to mortgageor and others alsoa draft of Lyon said
tile company, and accepted BY said company payable
to mortgageor and y @ s Harrsono of date April 81,
All of the above described notes are ndorsed by the
payees thereof also the said draft indorsed BY payees
to said Alkaline i. Hannaman and are her sole prop
erty also, the following described two notes. which
the property of said Desdemona Rowland to-it: one
dated July g, 1880. due in year, amount So 600
payable to said Desdemona Rowland and Endorsed by
mortgageor and others; aso one dated March 15
1881 due in year amount 81 600 payable to the
morgageor and others and Endorsed by pages said
Desdemona, who now owns the same In her own
right
Also the following notes held and owned in her own
right by said Lydia B. Harrison to-yit one dated
May 49, 1880 due in twelve months, amount SIS 600
payable to the morgageor and others and Endorsed by
payees to said Lydia B. Harrson also dated Octo
Der 81, 1888, due in one year thereafter, amount
land also, one dated December IA 1888, due
on demand, amount $780, psyable to the
order of mortgageor and j. @. S. Harrison and
Endorsed by payees to said Lydia B. Harrison
each and all the above-described notes signed by the
United States Encaustic Tile Company, and the said
draft drawn upon said tile company and accepted by
it. and all Of said obligations bearing interest at the
rate Of per cent per annum-
The said mortgages each and all, by the accept
ances of these said mortgages agree to- and they
hereby expressly authorized to contest the validity of
Mayer and Others of date July 10, 1884, upon said
premises, which said mortgage to said Mayer and
Others and is without consideration to me and
which repudiate And the said MOI tszaoeor e1
pressly agrees to pay the sums of money above de-
scribed, and each of them without relief from valu
alton or appraisement laws of the State of Indiana
Witness my hand and seal, this Both day Of July
1884. ALFRED HARRISON
The witnesses to the above instrument are
James g. Douglass and Ellen Douglass; the no.
tary public Charles Il. WATSON.