Evening journal., 1892-07-18
MAGISTRATES TROUBLE
B. B. Groves Says He Lost
Money Entrusted to Him.
HE WAS no aETTLE MaILLINg BOND

me Whkletfatc borroWcd ihrcc Hundred
Dollars From A. A. Hambright
for Thomas STccnin-His wife Tells
Hambright why Her Husband Has Not
Paid-Groves Keeps silent.
Legal and financial circles have been
agitated for several days by rumors of a
scandal in which Magistrate B. b.
Groves Of Seventh and shipley streets,
appears as the central figure.
The allegation made isthat tho magis-
trate arranged for loan Of $500 for
Thomas McGillin. who recently kept a
saloon on King street, between Third and
Fourth streets McGillin wanted the
money TO pay q merchandise bin.
The magistrate IL is alleged went to
Albert a. Hambright, who Is employed
IN Conner's harness mandatory, at No
2Sl arSet street, borrowed the money
for Mchillin, for two months.
and gave bond for security. AZ the
end OF the two months he got an exten.
sion of a month, and at the expiration
Of that time failed to pay the money.
says lie Lost the Money.
McGillin says TINT he gave Magistrate
Groves the money TO pay OIL the debt
and satisfy the bond and told him TO ret
the bond from Hambrght and return il
TO him He got the magistrates receips
for the amount
This Magistrate Groves admits. but
claims that he lost the money and did
not say anything about it because he
/ thought he would recover It. This strange
conduct is the principal feature of the
case ond the one that has caused the
rumors of fraud
A. A. Hnmbright's Statement.
An EvF lNG JoU Nal reporter found
Mr. II m right at his bench thisafternotn n
at inird aud Market streets When
asked for the particulars in the case he
/ said
Last December Mr. McGnln. who
/ kept place next TO my store on King
street wanted to borrow $500. for two
months He todd me be had money. but
was aul available and he had q liquor
/ a.l to meet iig said bat Magistrate
4 Groves would effect tle loan and charge
/ hm $40 fn IT,
'itf magistrate enme t0 uc to see II
/ hHa $500 told him did not have
tlin much money theu, but That / would
1 probably hage { iu iew days. / saw
aW he magistrate and told hiiu had
tne money He ld Dee would make
tifle search and elNa me MtGilim bond
lor Cine amount This no did had
Judgment entered an tha bond II wa4
about 600 th of last December j
gave hm \ chec's f8 $500 phis hs gage
to AeGiua
Two months elapsed Groves came to
me and said that Mr. McGillin would
like to have it month longer and then
he would pay It ALL ! said it would be-
an right
"The month elapsed and nothing was
snid about satisfying the bond by either
Mc6illin or Groves ! waited three or
four weeks after the three months ex
/ pred and ! began to feel anxious
thought | had better inquire, for ! had
borrowed the money and had to return
it.
Mrs Groves. wife Of the magistrate.
came 20 my house and told us that Me.
Gillin had paid her husband the money.
but that he had lost it from his hip
pocket She said that she was
dreadfully worried and she was
afraid it would throw him into brain
fever 7 said that wondered he did not
come and tell me. | went and saw Nc
Gillin and told him / had come 70 see il
he could pay me the $500; it had long
since become due, and / would like TO re
turn il 90 the party from whom ! had
borrowed t.
He informed me that he had paid him
the money az the magistrates office, and
ordered him to get the bond lie said he
had great confidence In Mr. Groves and
did not think anything like Tint would
happen. He told me that I should not lose
a cent, and said I'm bet 81 1 will have
TO pay the bond over again. Il was a
very foolish trick for me 70 do 70 give
him the money ! hold Grovess receipt
for the $500 gave him. That is all /
know about it. ! hold the bond, and of
course do not propose TO give it up.
because Groves did not pay me the money
that he received from McGillin
Trying to settle the Matter.
Mr. Hambright also showed the re-
porter the following letter received from
/ William Michael Byrne, at noon
"DrAR SIG; Some time ago you loaned
4 through b. b. Groves. some
money to Thomas McGillin ON
his bond. Mr.. McGillin has
since paid Mr. Groves, your agent,
the amount Of the judgement l regret
to hear that it has not been turned over
TO You Mr. Groves, / understand Is
making efforts to get money TO pay YOU
/ should be glad to see you at my Office
on Monday about the matter
The recipient of this letter informed
the newspaper man that he considered it
a matter between Groves and McGilln,
and he did not think he would so to the
Office.
WIN settle on Wednesday.
The reporter called at Magistrate
Groves's office and asked for his version
of the affair.
"Well, there is only this about it'll
lost it.
"Wheng7 Il don't just remember the
date.
"ln what shape was the money that
was entrusted TO your" "ln bank notes ."
"What do you propose to do about it2'
u have made arrangements to settle it
on Wednesday, 1t takes a poor man
some time to scrape together $30
n do not want anything in the
papers about it, 1t will hurt my bust
ness It was truly lost | know l am
responsible for it, and / win make it
rood | did not make any use Of the