New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-26
IVES AND STAYNER GET OFF.
NOTHING noTEL-KEEPER COULD SEIZE.
THE CREDITOR KEEPS his DgBToR DepGrSG-PUT
on An EASTERN TRAIN IN A HURRY-A SUIT
TO INCLUDE CHRISTOPHER MEYER.
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Cincinnati, July 25.-ITenry S. Ives managed 10 get
away from the city this afternoon, but not until con-
siderable fun had at his expense. Bright and
early this morning L. y. Roth, proprietor of the ST.
Nicholas Hotel. brought suit In the Common Pleas
Court against him for SjO7 75, the amount of an
unpaid board bill Of year ago, fling with suit an
Itcmzed statement showing that the bill covered the
accounts of Ives s,syner, Cromwell, Christopher
Meyer and ". c. Boone, and included carriacr hire.
tclccraphic messages. express charges, tailoring,
restaurant accounts boot backing etc. One dinner
on August g. 1887, charged al $50 -. Ives
being a nonresident, an attachment against his
effects was issued and deputy sheriff sent to
the Grand Hotel to serve the writ. The deputy
sheriff at once wont to Ivess room parlor 112. the
second oor of the hotel, and raped at the door which
opened about four inches, CIV ing the officer
opportunity OF getting his foot inside. Ives indig
naniy denied the right OF the officer to enter his
apartment and attempt was made to force the
deputy out, but threatened ride in a patrol wagon
moderated Ives's ire sufficiently permit the officers
entrance and the writ served. All that tho
deputy found was an umbrella and a vallse, the
latter containing nighteown, couple of shirts and
some collars and cuffs These the officers concluded
would not 60 far toward paying bill for $500 and
Ives was allowed to retain them.
Shortly after this little episode Ives and Stayner
paired Albert Nctters Office, where their bill at the
Grand Hotel paid and their baggage carried away,
NNlifef no one az inc nDtl hUcW. IL Ndo dltcTNdIu
learned that one OF Ncttes clerks had gone to the up
town Pens syyana railroad Office and had secured two
tickets for Ncw-York and bcrths tho limited train,
which left here at 25 o'clock this afternoon. and that
Meter had accompanied them to the depot.
Immediately after the train had departed. Nettcr
drove rapidly 10 the Court House and entered suit in
attachment for $4,000 against Ives, stayncr and
Christopher Meyer Although Ives and stayner are
made parties defendant It Christopher Meyer that
the suit is aimed The claim grows out OF the deal In
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton common stock which
resulted I'm giving the control Of the road to Ives and
his associates Meter says in his petition that In
February 1856 he entered into partnership with the
defendants for purchasing controlling interest In
the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton. Each was 70
have the same interest in tho enterprise. Under
this agreement 10000 shares OF stock were purchased
and with the control thus secured Meter says the
October - following the defendants purchased MS
interest. agreeing 10 pay him therefor S2oOQOo ~
the time Of the purchase Of the stock It was deposited
with the banking house Of H. > Ives Co as security
for advances made to the partners under the agree
auen to The sae by Neftcr Of his interest in the deal
they paid him aggregate of $4,000. IL IS for the
from August Is. 1887. In an affidavit accompanying
the petition. Ncter AYERS that the Cincinnati Hamilton
and Dayton Railroad Company has IN it, possession
property belonging to christopher Meyer consisting OF
$500 shares Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton common
stock. standing IN the names Of Meyer himself 100
shares: John C. Meyer Zoo shares; James Dcshler
900 shares j. L. Evans 900 shares and 400 shares
IN the nam" OF Henry N.OrIlttcf. Nclltf SWfafN
that these parties have interest in the stock thus
standing In their names. but that all Is held for
Christopher Meyer. who Is the real owner
The departure for the East Of Ives and Stayner
does rot ;n agy way complicatc the criminal pro-
cced'ngs pending against them. Miller Outcalt.
their attorney appeared In court this forenoon, and
the assistant prosecutor, Mr. Ermston. az ing under
tclccraphc Instructions from Prosecutor Pugh, a.
copied the bonds given yesterday. and agreed that
the case should be set for trial the first week In
september Ouicalt agreeing to have the defendants In
court before II wanted.
Henry s. ives and George II. sfayncr, Who dlssi
patcd recent rumors of their flight by appearing with
bail before a Cincinnati court while its officers were
hunting the fugitiycs in New-York, viii probably be
al home to morrow. No positive Information about
their return was received at their Offices yesterday,
but friends were confident that soon as bail had
been arranged they would come at once to New-York
Treasurer Woodruff. who indicted with Ives
and Stayncr. lives Newark Ife has not recently
boon ln York. and It has been runorcd that he
lad sailed for Europe One OF Henry 5 Ivcs's clerks
said that he had reason to believe that Mr. Woodruff