The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-22
THE EMARTIN-sSIvgLY ASSIGNMENT.
UNPAID DEBTS WITHOUT END-THE WORST IN
GRAFToN's HIsToRY-PARTIAL LIST OF
DEFRAUnED cREDITcRs

UNFAiD DEBTS WITHOUT END-THE WORST IN
GEAFToN's HIsToRr-PARTIAL LIST OF
DEFRAUDED cREDITcRs.
The failure OF Martin & snively and the
assignment OF Attorney Harry ]. Snively and
their quick disappearance has caused greater
sensation than any thing OF the kind that has
ever occurred in Grafton. All kinds of rumors
OF fraud aud rascality have been current for a
week past, but as yet nothing OF 4 criminal
character has been developed.
Al hrst it was supposed that Snively and
young Martin had gone west, but later devel.
opments show that Sniyay quietly boxed his
law books on Wednesday aud shipped them
that night to Chicago and that Martin took the
west bound train, while Snively went East
where he tried to collect the proceeds
OF two Car loads OF lumber and three of
oak shook, which had BEEN shipped a few DAYS
before to Dressed. Ranchenburg & CO., but that
collection had been stopped by the Monongalia
Consolidated Lumber Company. On Saturay
night Snively wrote a let ger to G. w. Curtin, one
OF his suretles. in which he said that he,
snivcly, was IAN honest man. referred to the
friendship heretofore existing between them.
and hoped il would continue He protested
that he had done nothing criminal, and said
that 1t was clearly MS DUTY to leave Grafton,
and start anew at Some o!her place. He wrote
that had he remained his creditors would have
sued and taken judgments, which he did not
would give him more hsT n..ess than to WORK
and be able TO pay bis creditors. The exact
amount of the debts of the firm will probably
never be known. deed of trust was executed
June b, 1899, TO NJ. L. Shaffer, trustee, Martin
q srively's mill, etc, to secure Lord & Hight,
OF Baltimore, the sum OF $3.50. second trust
was made the 21d of December, to secure
George W. Curtin sos. Tae third trust was TO
Frank Woods, trustee, 10 secure first, the First
National bank, Grafton, }. II. Gerkin and Is.
+. Martin. sureties. $3.50; First National bank,
Grafton, J. II. Gerkiu and A. Armstrong sure
ties. 500. But before these comes the Clifton
Camel Coal Co, balance due on hand. s., 500;
Brooks. Rogers Il Co, slzSo2; :. /. Allen.
$3.50; J. ". Hamilton, $50; George F. owens
q Co, $50; Louis Adeson. s52: Hubbard &
Paul, 1874; l. K. Cofran, siL79 Other creditors
not named are to be paid pro rata. Among
these, and they seem 10 number very many, in.
Guiding the poor laboring men who have work ed
on their mill for months without pay, are
WITT, Biedler & Co. s3i2, and John n. Gerkin,
*32s, in addition to what he is liable for as
surety. Scarcely merchant in town has
escaped loss. T. f. Davis vas liable as surety
for $780, but he secured trust deed on snively's
house and lot, which comes first. Only on the
10Th oi Dece Der the firm obtained two accom-
modation notes OF $l.250 each. negotiable at
some bank, and, IL SO, the snoney has gone into
the pockets OF Snively and Martin, as they have
paid nothing on their debts Tor some time. 1t is
also known that they got check for near $iOo
which was cashed only day or two before
leaving Parties who claim to know say that
they left with at least 5000 cash in their
pockets. The individual Assignment of Sniyely
was never more repreheuslple. His father Am
brose Snively. claims that he left owing him
over = 600 for which he Iha1e no provision.
ne also OWcU the infant ifGirS OF BArtIey FAl.
Ion 1880. which they Will lose II is claimed
that he Is short rs trustee Of ". B. Corder sew.
eral hundred dollars; also short as trustee Of
+. VI. Borum, amount not known, while unpald
store accounts are met Oh every hand His
trust on his private proTer;y to b. T. Martin,
trustee. covers ali he owns. and provides for ths
following debts: A. W. Martiu, endorser on two
notes. s., 800; Lizzie H. Snively, $50: Seamon &
Co, sloi50: Henry Barluw. $50; Lizzie H.
enively, si4350; Elizabeth Thorn, s65: John
McAfee, s75; John II. Gerkis, SIS; John n. Tre-
gelias, $40. 4. Armstrong Claims that he owes
him several hundred dollar, furnished him to
go TO school. Among his creditors is a poor
servant gitl, Harriet Brixen baugh. to whom he
owed $50. borrowed money, 50 Teported. Details
and reports OF crookedness gould I'LL columns
with daily something new t8rning up. Grafton
has had many failures, but never before one
Ike either oil these.
As time passed the biackness OF Mr. SniveIy's
operations became more apparent. 1t was de-
veloped that while he had made an apparent
attempt to secure soms of his more wealthy
creditors he had lett numaer OF workingmen
altogether unpaid and unsecured, and had
made no effort to restore the money which he
had taken from widows and orphans on whom
the loss fell with crushing force.
The case of the orphan eh Id rem of Mary 2.
FsliOn indicates the blacknz:ss OF Nj SniyeIy's
record. When the husband Of Mrs. Fallou died.
leaving five small children, re was a mem Der o.
a benevolent, organization kaown as the Catho-
lie Knights OF America. ami his children vera
entitled 10 a sum Of insurance money from u at
organization. Mr sniye!v was appointed
guardian of the children by the court He col
iected the money and put 1t in his own pocket.
and tle children have not received a penny OF
It. Mrs. Fal!oR has been supporting herself and
her children by working AS 4n engine wiper for
the Baltimore & Ohio rallroa5 at Grafton. while
Mr. -nivey has been building his Washington
political fences with the El0ney o. which he
robbed her and her children. Mrs. Fal!on
brought suit for her children agains, sniyely
ana obtained Judgment for me fun amount de.
thing on her claim.
STATEMENT OF EAET 2 FALLos
am - years Of age. and TIE widow OF Bar
tholumeS J. Fa!lon, and rsslle at Grafton
Taylor county, ". Va Nv husband died dur
Ing tie year Is.S1. leaving five or9nan caiIdren
named respectively Margaret tallon, sarab
a on. NerOnica FallOD, AaTs FEIlon and John
Is. tsiloa When their iathHr died there WAS
LETT - each OF the chiidrea IN estate in money
o! tie sum OF s3l5, as IasuTaDcs money from
tile Catholic Knights OF AsleTIUa each ON
the 9th dav oi January, lseg, an attorney a,
ia " name II. ]. >n!yeiy, ws1 appointed guar
dian for each OF the above nasasc children, aud
a. s'lch guardian received ttJe above named
sums OF money, and still has the same in his
Possession, and although frequently requested
Lss Tel assG, and as this date stlii refuses to
pay over sald sums Of money 90 their now guar
dIsn. On the ith day of January. lss6 suit was
Instituted BY the above named children
Who sue by their next trient, Mary Z Falion,
IN the circuit court OF the Thizd judicial circuit
"t the state of Vest Virginia. the above named
II. J. Saiye.y as guardian ot ssti orphans and
Judgment was rendered IL sslh OF saca Gases