The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-23
TIE TREAsURER's BONDSMEN.
Discrepancy Between Gov. Gray's Estimate
and the Official Showing CT Their Worth.


tary of State. The Journal published the names
of Mr.. Cooper's sureties in Saturdays issue, but
it may not be amiss to again publish the names,
with the financial rating, as discovered in the
county records, of such Of them as are citizens
of this county. In the list will be found the
names Of the following gentlemen, who are not
taxpayers in this county, and whose rating can
not at this time be given: James Hill, senator
from Jefferson county; Eli p. Baker, superin-
tendent of the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb;
Dewitt C. Bryant, Clinton county; A. Green
Smith, senator from Jennings; Thomas H. Har-
rison, president State benevolent institutions;
George d. Tate, Kokomo; Mahlon d. Manson,
Lieutenant-governor, Charlottesville; P. H. Nc
Cormek, Columbus.
The following are tax payers of this county:
John J. Cooper, principal; Franklin Landers,
John Landers, Jackson Landers, Smith II.
Myers. Christian Myers, Morris NJ Myers,
Flavius ]. Myers, Marcus L. Hare, Thomas b.
Thornburg, Jacob A. Enrich, Frank Enrich,
George Fl. Carter, William o. Reveal William
johnson, Sample Loftin, Hiram W. Miller,
James Renihan, Isaac L. Hedges Michael A.
Downing
Governor Gray after examining the bond, an
nounced that the surety, in his opinion, was
ample and represented total capital of ST., 650,
600. VIM. Fl. English is reported as saying that
he considered the bond first-class-but Mr..
Englishs name does not appear as bondsman.
An examination Of the county tax duplicate en-
| ables the Journal to make the following showing:
John J. Cooper; real estate in the city, $685..
100; personal city, 81, 800; Center township, out
side, real estate. So, 400; Washington township,
real estate $3.50; Wayne township, $15, lao; per-
sonal, 81. $50; total, $50, $50.
Franklin Landers, city, real estate. $33, 325;
personal $640; interest in Murphy, Hibben &
Co., $4,000; real estate. Washington township,
$15, $50; total, 500, 10.
John Landers, city. real estate, 81, $50; per-
sonal, 1915; total SIS, 125.
jackson Landers city. real estate SOS, 100;
| personal, $3.50; total, $28. $50.
| Smith II. Myers pays taxes on lot 10 in Jones
| subdivision of outlot IL The lot is valued ut
$780, MIR. Myerss personal is $50; total,
$l,975.
! 81. 100: personal. $3.50: total, "a, 565
| Flavius j. Myers Wayne township, real estate,
81, sos; personal, $5l5; total, S., 210
| Christian Myers, Wayne township, real estate,
| s., 900; personal, $780, total So, $50.
Marcus L. Hare, city, real estate, $32, 425
Center township, real estate, S., 100; total
| 1874, 525
Thomas B. Thornburg owns lot II in Nc
Cartys South addition. listed at 500:
Jacob A. Enrich, Wayne township, in his
own name holds 1900 acres, listed at ST. $50;
personal, $445; total $685. Mr.. Enrich owns
other property, but it is held jointly with his
! wife.
Frank Enrich, Wayne township real estate
-. 40; no personal total - ~ ~ nj; ne also
George II. Carter. real estate, Washington
township, S. $780, city, $1,000; personal s., 263;
total, $14065.
VIM O. Reveal real estate, Pike township,
Sc, 1870; personal $Si5: total 1920.
VIM, Johnson, city, real estate, $19,3SO; per-
| sonal, 5000; total $25, $780,
Sample Loftin. Wayne township, real estate,
So, 725; personal, s., $50: total. SIP, 455.
Hiram W. Miller, Wayne township, real es-
/ tate $l6475; personal. s. 1885, total, $l8,81O.
James Renihan This bondsman does not ap,
pear to hold anything in his own name, but
holds property real estate, listed at SIS. 100. and
| personal $410 jointly with his wife. Mr. REM
han therefore cannot figure to any great extent
| in the 81, Coo, 600 estimated by Governor Gray.
Isaac L. Hedges, city, lots and s, in square
90 valued at 81 900 each; improvements, $1,000;
personal $40; total. $3,475
Michael Downing. city, real estate, $l2, 600;
! personal, 81, 4S5; total. $13, 4S5.
| A look through the books of the county re-
corder shows the following recorded mortgages
l. George II. Carter, to David Macy, $1,000, Sc
cured by mortgage on part of outlot No. 10
west of White river; to William III. English
1863, secured by mortgage on lots Is, 10 and e
in outlot 9. square /. in Hackers subdivision
west of White river; to William IA. English
S., 04S, secured by mortgage on lots Is, 19
and 20. etc.; to William II. English, 81, 1888. 10
secured by mortgage On same lots; to Davit
Macy, So, 900, secured by mortgage on part Of
northeast quarter, section Is, township l6, range
3 east; on part of northwest quarter, section
10, township It, range east, ant
on part of east half of southwes
quarter, section 10. township 16 range east, IA,
acres in ALL to Holt & Bugbee, 81, $50, secured b!
mortgage on part of west half of northeas
quarter of part of northwest quarter, section Is,
township IL, range east, and part of south
half of the east half of the southwest quarter
of section TO- township IT, range east, 145 SO
100 acres.
William o. Reveal, to Connecticut Life Insur
southeast quarter of southwest quarter section
15 township l6, range 2 east. 100 acres.
Hiram W. Miller, toAnn Shellenberger, 81, 500
secured by mortgage on part OF southwest quar-
, ter section %, township l6. range east
Marcus l.. Hare, to Eliza j. Newman, So,
: 424, secured by mortgage on part of lots 2 and
| in square Is.
, The Governors examination of the bond wa
evidently somewhat hasty. Exclusive of Mr.
, Cooper there are twenty seven signers to tn
bond. Marion county exclusive of James REM
han, who could not be held in case of loss), fur
nishes the major part of the bondsmen, only
eight names being from other parts of the State
, and nearly all the value to the bond
, AS of the eight names from the outsid
, half are worthless. The Marion county contin
gent, according to the assessors books are liste
, at $3.50, $50. From this take F2l rs % in mort
cages, several of which bear four or five years
, accumulated interest and the inference is tina
! the Governor has made mistake in reckonin,
the bond to be worth 81, 60, 900.
, Concerning the eight bondsmen residing a
other points in the State, the Journal is unable
TO state accurately the rating of all of them
Eli p. Baker is represented in the books of tn
l Boone county treasurer as worth $l2, 500.
Thomas III. Harrison pays taxes on $3.50
T worth of property
{ Green Smith, of Jennings county, is reporte
to be worth $1,000
{ George d. Tate. of Howard county, is regard
, cd as being worth $4,000.
/ Mahlon d. Manson, of Montgomery county
/ owns real estate valued at from $l5. 900 t
) $4,000 The valuation put upon the possession
! of Dewitt c. Bryant, of Frankfort. and Sena
tor James Hill. of jefferson county, has not a