The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-12-19

PREfeR0Ep AGAINST HENRY eRAW'
FORD, AeHloAeo LAWYER

The suit is brought by tho Nav Yorb
Loan and Investment Company, which
Claim 10 bn Tho Victim ~ CraWiord's
Railroad finapoIering 10 tho EElent oi
slbO,OOO--Ths suit Entered nefure
Judge Gresham,
CHICAGO, Deo H,--For two days past
two prominent Indiana lawyers, Lew
Wallace, Jr. and A, w, Hatch, have
been at tho Grand Pacific hotel on q
secret mission, extraordinary measures
having been taken 10 prevent publicity,
Tho object Of the yisitOf Messrs, Wallace
and Hatch was manifested yesterday
afternoon when they appeared In Judge
ureshams chambers ana laid before the
Judge charges Of sensational character
against Henry Crawford the we'll known
Chicago lawyer and railroad speeulator
The accusations against Mr, Crawford
arc IN brief that In 1855 he bought the
Midland Railway company, Of Indiana,
for $4,000 NJ o foreclosure sale, and
within q short time thereafter originated
u scheme Tor floating bonds Tor 6lO,OOO,'
900, upon q road the value Of whose
rolling stock, right Of way aud all other
assets h not 70 exceed $4,000, Fraud
Of q bold aud lngenluR kind Is charged
against him and on portion Of the 5lO,-
0O0, 900 IssueOf lOnda, $3.50, ,OO0are known
10 have been obtained, with q prospect
that this h only part Of the 6um fraud
ulontly realized, MeHsrs, Wallace and
Hatch represent tho Loan and Invest,
ment company, Of New York, which
claims 10 bo victim Of Mr., Crawford'a
railroad Hnunoiering 10 tho extent Of
100000 and IA tho first 10 complain,
They arrived here Wednesday with a
bill In clunoeyy filed In the United States
district court VI indianapolis, but aup.
pressed anl Withdrawn nom the files 10
be secretly presented 10 Judge Oresham.
They represented 10 the court that Caw,
ford had obtained tho money from tho
Loan and Investment ocmpany by false
pretenseu and
Fraudulent Representations,
the rond being In q rotten and dcmoral
lied condition, and that 10 aubdantIate
their chargea they must secure posses,
mCn OF tho Midland company books.
Tula could b0 done only by uu CX,pafts
order for thelr ael2ure, because VI was
feared that II the defendants were noti.
fed they would deatToy or beGrclG tho
books, Judge Gresham decided that
notice must be given 20 Hcnry Craw.
ford, the lawyer and president Of the
road, before any order could loo made.
Horny Crawford, president. was found
to be out Of Chicago, but hil son, Henry
Crawford, Jr,, general superintendent Of
the road, was served and appeared In
court, securing q continuance Of the
hearing until to-day, when Henry Craw'
ford, Sr,, h expected 10 return lrom TIP
ton, Ind, As consequence nothing wna
accomplished but the reading Of the bin
Of 100 pages Of nilllayits by cNpora and
others coroborating the charges,
what Crawford IL Charged with.
10 IL charged that Crawford aud the
other officers are misapplying and mis-
npproprintIng the funds derived from
the rond's operation, OF the money
lonnod by the Investment company lcaa
than $4,000 iS said 10 have been used In
discharge Of the company.o legal claims,
and SBB,0O) Ia alleged 10 have gone into
the puckgtB Of tho officers. Tho Invest,
mCnt company cannot forccl07c for ak
months, as no instullmcnt OF interest Ia
yet due, and II represents that II 70.
colvCr ia not M once appointed and
Crawford on nioinod from Issuing more
bonds, and from doing anything at all,
the value Of the road viii bc ruined by
the mismanagcmcnt, milnppliration OF
funds, waste and removal aud secretion
Of assets,