The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-08-07

Name Of M, ID, heam or Hartville-'A
Sister Of droaenbaughs Who Formerly
Lived In Canton, Commences Suit,
tappears that Henry Grosonbaugh, has
been running things with a high hand In
Cleveland,
The trouble Ia far more serious than
was At first supposed, and the detectives
are very anxious 10 locate the missing
man,
Grosenhaugh Ii we'll known In Canton,
aud In fact all over Stark county, and II
was generally thought, he was an upright
business man.
The article In last nights NEws,DEMo'
oRAT In regard TO his trouble, caused quite
stir In this city, especially among those
who knew him.
II 10 now claimed he obtained money by
representing that responsible parties In
Canton owed him 5000, for which lac
showed what purported TO be notes,
The Cleveland Plain Dealer Of to-day
has the following additional particulars In
regard 10 tho case
Rumors regarding Grosenbaugh tho
missing mlllIner gained currency Monday
morning that he has been forging after
the manner Of u, s, Baret that h 70 say
duplicating notes given 70 him by hla
debtors, One prominent attorney who
represents creditors Of Grofenhaugh said
"You will probably find that Grosen,
hnugh has been forging after the manner
Of Barrett, NJ d, Ream, d, W, Weaver
and NJ, A, Hogan have given him good
notes, have reason 10 believe almost to
q certainty that these have been duplIca.
ted especially those Of the first named,
But have not seen the duplicates and
cannot assert positively, Nor do / know
how much h Involved
MORE CLAIMS fIiID,
Creditors Of the absent Gf0senbaugh are
losing no time In iling their claims In the
common pleas court, On Sunday tie
West Side banking company aud the
Forest City savings bank company grew
anxious and attached GroFunbaugha va
rloua places Of business Tor sllb and 900
respectively,
The West Side banking company pell.
ton asserts that June ~ Gr0senhaugh
went 10 the bank add asked loan Of $50
aud 10 Induce the bank 10 part with 10
money and cheat and delraUd the lnallti,
ton, represented that ho was responsible
and had more than enough property TO
pay his debts, lilo further stated thnt
good and
REspONsiuLE PARTIES rs CANTON
nUHaI ll.. aH HlA H.u ssfl.I.I L.. a. a
what purp0rled 10 be notes, and that
5000 Of thla indebtedness was secured by
mortgages on real estate, lle was loaned
the money aud gave his alxty,day note for
the amount, Tho bank did moi discover
that the notes ho exhibited were yalueleaa
and the representations false, O,until August
2, late In tho evening,
ANOTHER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
The petition Of the Forest City savings
bank company rocllea that on July B
Groaenbaugh approached the bank for
$3.50 loan and went through the same
performance, Tho alleged swindle was
IN this case also, not discovered until late
Saturday evening,
CLAIM or a FORMER CANTON GfRL,
On Monday the first crodItorto enter an
appearance In court was Mrs, Sarah
Wagner, sister OF the absent one Mrs,
Wagner on August ~, 1857, secured her
brothers. noiO FOR Sl,2lld2, She was thon
Miaa Groacnbaugh OF Canton, and Ii III
said that the not0 was given In matter
relating 10 the settlement Of their fath0r'a
handsome estate, Tho note will be- due
on the Goth OF this month, Edwin Wag.
nCr Of Akron, the husband, signed the M.
lldayit for attachment, in which hO says
that Groa0nbnugh has disposed Of hla
property TO cheat and defraud hla credl'
tors,
MOTIFS OWEN ~ CANTON,
Toward evening the members Of Groa.
onbnugha family began several other |
suits against him, Ills mother filed two |
actions, In one she sues her son for sl,. |
2is,b3 ON q note dated Aug, 80, 1857, aud
payable In three years, This trans. |
action also grow out of the gol' |
estate, In the other suit Mrs, Grosous |
bnugh asks $1,000 Of hor son ON two |
notes for $500 ohoh, dated In |
Canton Aug, %, 1851 and executed In |
favor Of William Donmonwrlth na guar. |
dian Of Elizabeth Gros1nbaugh, These |
notes were transferred 10 Mrs, Groscn. |
bnugh and also form part Of tho settle.
mont Of the estate,
THEY ALLEOE ilG lgA CHEAT,
Tho next creditor 20 nlo claim was the |
German American savings bank company |
FOR sl,SOO on two prumisaory notes for |
5000 each, dated respectively Juno i3 |
and Juno "a, and pledged by collateral |
notes, Tho notes sued upon are not due, |
but tho action IN begun nndor q section Of |
the statutes allowing suit 10 bo begun In |
order 10 secure an attachment, In the |
affidavit for attachment In this case Il Ia
stated that last Thursday or Friday Groa.
converted q large part Of his
property into money 0row money from |
tho banks and moved into another county |
TO cheat and dofrnud hIa creditors, NJ, u, |
Roam and Eronius Rice were garnishcod
In this suit
NJ, D. REAM OF tARryttLE ANXIOUS,
NJ, D, Roam Of llartyllo, Starl, county,
sued Tor @i0,88 on u 500 note given him |
by Groacnbaugh April 4, 1899, and bearing
per cent, interest,
Attorney s, s. Ford represents the fam.
lly In oil these transactions, llo says that
the rumor OF forgery are utterly surpria.
Ing and very distressing TO his cllonts,
"Mr, Rnumn said Mr., Ford, "hns lust
loft for his homo In lIArtyillo. Yes, ho has
hoard that GroaonbAugh forged his namo
and II has distressed him very much, lie
has heard no proof Of any assertion that
bis nNmo has been Forged however,
ms MARRIED LlFE,
Grosonbaugh'a wife lives at No, 80
Wood street, Ho married hor not long
igo and she refuses 10 believe any wrong
II or owl reports concerning him. Mrs,
jroscnbaugh was n Miss Eta Green and
VI accomplished mllllncr. Grosonbnugh,
( IN said, owed her money before lac mar.
led her and aftcr hc married her contin.
led employing her HsNn assistant but did
lot toop her salary paid up. Yesterday
HE began suit In u magistrates court for
Tor arrearo OF salary, the claim being az.
Iignod 10 some ono else,