The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-09
CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.
yr. Lewis Booker, Of This City, Placed
Under Arrest.
THE HANEWINCKEL ESTATE GUARDIAN.
Suits Entered in the Chanoery Court Fol
Over 500, OOO-Details Of
the AFFAIR.


noon, suit was entered against Lewis Booker
for the recovery in round figures OF s1o'uOO
by Edward llanewinckel
Mr.. Booker for several years had been
guardian for the heirs Of the Iianewinckel es-
tate which is valued at several hundred
thousand dollars.
This estate was left 10 SIX children by the
late Frederick William Hanewinckel-iour
daughters and two sons.
MIR. Booker as guardian settled with four OF
the children. but as the bill filed AYERS, rem
dered but one settlement TO Edward Hane-
wicket after he became of age, and the sWt
grew out Of this failure to settle. Messrs.
Christian & Christian are attorneys for Mr..
Iianewinckel.
Suit was also instituted in Chancery Court
by Miss kmehe Hanewinckcl through her
counsel, Frank W. Christian. Esq. and At
tachment sued ont against the following
parties. Lewis Booker, The Rockbridge Com
pany The Steelton Company, The Richmond,
Virginia. Wooden Mills Company. May l..
Cooke. administrative Of John b. Cooke,
deceased W. A. Page, -. \. Walker. and the
said Lewis Booker as partners III the hTm oi
d. N Walker d Co.: The State Bank of Nr-
GINA. National Bank OF Virginia, First Ma
tonal Bank. and K. +. Richards0nan homas
Booker, parners az Il. L. Richardson Co., X.
Y. Maury and Bette b. Cooke and others,
who may be indebted 10 or have III Their
hands any Of the effects OF SAID Booker.
The biz filed III this case prays that Lewis
Booker be required TO deliver 10 sand tmehe
UanewInckel certain securtice enumerated
therein of the aggregate face value Of 81 500,
and damages for the detention thereof NC,
all of which she alleges amount to the sum OF
so, $50.
The Bill Filed.
The following is an extract Of the bill filed
Ivy Edward Hanewinckel, and III the main IS
the same as the one filed by Miss Hane-
winckel, except that the names OF the secun-
ties are different.
To the lion. WiHian, j. Leake, Judge Of ne
Chnnce1ry court Of ne C,ty IF R,ctm0Hd
Your orator, Edward Hanewnckel, shows the
following case.
Lewis Booker qualified as the guardian Of
your orator. February. 1882 IN the Chancery
Court of the city of Richmond
Soon after his qualification he produced as
required by law. t. the Chanccry Court an III
ventory or list Of SECURES belonging 20 your
orator and which came INTO his hands ms
such guardian Subsequently other secT-
tiles in addition 10 those listed IN SAID nNen-
tory belonging to your orator came INTO the
hands ID Booker rs guardian. and Inst OF the
additional securities Will be filed with tins
bill and is prayed 10 be taken as part
thereof.
The said Booker settled his accounts ms
guardian Of your orator up to of Febru-
ary, 1886, but has not settled any such account
since that time the accounts SO settled by hlm
are recorded IN the clerks office OF the Chan
Gerry Court OF the city of Richmond
The account settled up to February, 1850.
shows a balance due 10y Booker, guardian. 10
your orator Of S1i,67Z0s IN cash, besides the
large amount of securities belonging TO your
orator, above referred TO, which came INTO the
hands of Booker at the time of his qualltica-
ton
.boI t1,. &c fK an.
years on the nth day Of July, 1889, and within
few months after that time he requested u
settlement of his accounts from Booker. ana
has since continually from time TO time re-
.quested Booker To make with him a ilnai sell
Element of his accounts and 10 deliver TO hum
the securities belonging 10 HIM III the hands
of Booker, but Booker put oil your ora
tor from time 10 time, and avoid
ed upon various preteXts the desired
accounting and has mover settled any final &C
count with your orator nor delivered To- nm
the securities belonging L. yOuI orator IN the
hands Of Booker, but has entirely failed and
refused TO do 50.
ORIGINAL SECURITIES.
Booker has recently stated unto your orator
that the original securities received 10y HIM
when he qualified as guardian ~ February,
1882 amounted. face value, TO $3.50.
That subsequently there has come 10 his
hands securities of the face value OF III, 800.
Making al aggregate OF $3.50.
Booker claims that of the securities there
have been pad Cd at maturity OF sold by hlm
and credited on tho accounts settled 10y him,
securities amounting face value. To s2i50j.
the following being the securities making up
the said S2l, 800, that Is to say
-Four city of Lynchhurg bonds, face value.s $500
Three Virginia and Tennessee railroad
bonds .............. ................ 5000
One Petersburg railroad bond ............ l1u
Two State OF Missouri bonds. -............. 2.Arl
One city OF Petersburg bond. .......... 1UlJ
One Lake Erie and Western railroad bond 1000
Two Chicago and Northwestern railroad
one New York and Erie railroad bond io0
One Richmond and Petersburg railroad
One Richmond and yillorairoad IonI slOJ
Twelve city OF Richmond bonds. aggro-
eating o..UO
selsu
That the eight bonds of the State of Ten
nessee, amounting 10 = 1000 face value. have
been funded m other bonds. amounting face
value to 1900 and hereafter mentioned ia
the list, making up 70. 100 that ne had dis
posed OF 10y NouI orators direction. securities
aggregatlng. face value, cll.lt
That ne has delivered 10 your orator secur-
ties amounting, face value, L. $500.
Your orator AYERS that the amount of the
securities which have come To the hands Of
Booker, as aforesaid amounts 10 at least the
sum of .675 that the securities statcdabove
az amounting 10 s24 800 have been credited hv
Booker IN his accounts nor whether he has
sold 10y your orators direction all of the
securities listed above.
STOCK WORTHLESS.
Your orator says that the WO0lcn Mil stock.
above mentioned, Is worthless as he is IN
formed. and De does not know exactly how
much the above bonds of the State of Zen
ncssee produced when funded but takiu.
the SAID statement above, made by Booker as
correct, and your orator AYERS that If there IS
any error IN II. 1t Is against your orator. il
leaves IN the SAID Rocker hands uuaccouuted
Tor securities amounting. face value to ~45.-
800, As appears IN the following summary.
Original securities .............. So ~, Oo
AOuuohal ................ 1850 %
S96,6,5 %
Paid or sold and said to be entered in:
Accounts S2L50O %
Funded lcnncssoo) ............ 7nl no
SAID TO be sold by your orators dicta-
ton .................. u irl ID,
Delivered to your orator ...............' S6-s IN
b@4snCe 43f0O 10
$1,000 10
The said securities. acgregating as 400 ara
~ follows Then follows a list of securities
amounting 10 400 Your Orator aver, that
he IS entitled 10 the possession OF the said Sc
curties Just mentioned aggregatlng face
value. s49 400 and 10 have the same deliver