The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-21
THEINDICTED IRON HALLERS
There Is Little Hope of Catching the
King Bee, +. D. Somerby.
Complaining that a Woman Got the Best Of
Him in q Land Observation-Disclosures
Matters in Court.

Prosecuting Attorney Hoffman yester-
day concluded to order the arrest of Free
man d. Somerby. A. H. Hosmer. j.. Henry
Hayes and the other Iron Hall officials liv-
ing in other States who were indicted some
months ago. Deputy Prosecutor Cox was
accordingly instructed to prepare the pa
pers for presentation to Governor Chase.
from whom it will be necessary to procure
papers of ~extradition. Mr.. Holtzman said
last night that he believes Somerby Is in
hiding. when the fact of the indictments
was made knowu," said he, Judge Howe,
as attorney for Somerby, assured me
that it would be unnecessary to send out
papers of requisitlon, as his client would
appear when wanted. He has. however,
manifested no disposition to come here and
subject himself to the Jurisdiction of the
court. From some information given me. /
believe be was in Baltimore last Sunday,
but il will be hard to locate him, | think,
when he Is called for" ktu4
OF the officials indicted only Mark Fl.
Davis. supreme cashier. has been arrested.
lie gave himself ND and furnished o bond
of 500 0 1t is probable the Others will be
required to give q resi6ort bond for the
same amount. 1t 10 said thes Somerby Will
rave difficulty in finding resident bonds
men for that amount. - bosss G
Says She Got the Best of Him. =
sylvanus Cary yesterday began suit against
Elizabeth Snipes, asking Judgment for $1,000
damages, growing out of a realestate transac.
ton completed several years ago. In his com
plant Mr.. Cary alleges that he was the owner
OF fifteen lots in this city, valued at 80, 200, and
that Mrs. snipcs owned some property at q
place called LeBeau, s. d.. He al
leges that a trade was proposed,
and that she pretended that LeBeau
was situated in the center of q fertile district,
contained six hundred dwelling houses. church
es. schools, etc., a good Steamboat landing and
other things that 20 to make q city: that che
showed a plat of the city showing the facts as
stated by her. and upon this showing the trade
was made. Cary says, as a matter OF fact, there
was no steamboat landing, and If there was IL
would have been useless, as the river at LeBeal
was unnavigable; that there were not six hun.
dred dweling houses, nor near that number,
and that 1T was not in a fertile dtstrict.t'tHe
thinks he was damaged to the extent named by
the trade. and asks Judgment for the amount.
Federal Petit Jury. 2
The petit jury for the trial of offenses against
United States law was drawn yesterday, and
will report Jan. ). The list Is as follows: John
c. Alexander, Greenfield; Elliott r. Burr, Good.
land; Benjamin p. Brown, franklin: Aaron I.
Cotton. Bluffton; Alpheus Dillon, Brazil; James
Goodwin, Fairland; Matthias 8. Herbst, New Al
bany: J. Howard, Lovona; Weeden Hume, Pleas
antville; Francisco Lord, West Liberty; Charles
Myler, West Fork; James Massey, Hebron; John B.
MoCOrkle. Evansville: Eugene Morrow, Bluffton;
Norman Marklehan. South Bend; David L. Nor
ris, Union City; z. j. Naylor, Sharpsviiie; Will
lam +. Pratt. Greenfeld; John Rohrer, South
Bend; Elias ?; Scott; Jacksonborough George
David Warner. South Rend; Henry Williams
Charlottesville