The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-08-24
IRON HALL RECEIVERS
Judge Taylor Says the Order
Was Bound to Fail.
SUPREME OFFICERS DENOUNCED.

New Haven Members Declare They Have
Been swindled--Reoeivors Appointed
for the Branch in Baltimore Favorable
Resolutions from a st. Louis Lodge.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 24.-In giving his
decision appointing James F. Bailey re.
ceiver for the Iron Hall, with a bond Of
81, 900, 900, Judge Taylor said;
"The evidence is clear and there is no
question but receiver should be Sp-
pointed. The thing has been put into
this condition by the management Of its
officials, the like Of which this court
20 years practice. 1t seems as if it were
managed more for the purpose of keeping
up the Supreme officials than for the
profits of the members of the order. Ii
is clearly an institution which must
close out even with the best management,
and those last in it must come as suffer
ers."
In speaking of the amount in the Phil
adelphia bank, the Judge said that he
did not think that more than five cents
on the dollar would be realized.
By order of the court an officer took
control of the orders headquarters at
noon.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24-The news of
the appointment of a receiver at Indian
apolis did not create much surprise
among the members OF Order of Iron Hall
in this city. Judge Taylor was expected
to take such action, and the general i'm
preston is that the Order will be rehabili-
tated and assessments levied to put the
organization on a good financial footing.
1t is said that as matter of self preserva-
tion the certificate holders of this State
and city may apply for local receiver.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. "a AT a meeting here
Monday night 1,F00 local members of
the Iron Hall adopted resolutions endors-
ing the order, agreeing to pay all assess
ments, and to support Chief Justice
Somerby. The sensation of the meeting
was the speech of Deputy Supreme Just
ice Badger. He charged Supreme Cash
ier Davis and Supreme Accountant
Walker with being the men who were en-
deavoring 10 wreck the order. He was
especially sverc on Davis, charging him
with instiRatls ne numerous suits.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 24.-Judge Dennis has
appointed Charles j, Wiener and Joseph
Z. France receivers for the Order of Iron
Hall. The supreme officers of the Order,
who reside in Baltimore and were made
PARTY defendants in the bill brought by
Attorney Wiener, came into court and
gave their consent to the appointment oi
receivers.
Another bill for an injunction and re
ceiver has been filed in the City Circuit
Court against the Iron Hall. The bill
prays that the Iron Hall Savings Bank bC
restrained from collecting any money du,
it on mortgages and from parting with
any of the funds of the Order now depos
tied in it's vaults. Judge Dennis signed
an order granting preliminary injuno
tion to this effect, and setting August g.
as the day for the Order to show caus
why the injunction should not be mad
permanent.
New HAVEN, Conn, Aug. 23.-An ex
citing meeting of the local members o
the Iron Hall was held in this city. Tn
members declared that they had beeI
swindled by the supreme officers of tn
order. 1t was declared that the treasure
should hold 81, 500 in the local treasury