St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-25
SUITS EVERYWHERE.
Members All Over the Land Are
Frightened.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. PA suit was filed
In the circuit court today asking for the
appointment o. a receiver for the order
of the Iron Hall for the state of Mis-
souri, The application was made by
Roman l.. Biscup and the defendants
are the supreme sitting OF the order of
the Iron Hall. and its rustees-Dedrich
Morische. H. w. Overlook. Charles
Venxeloff. F. Nj. Fisher and W. j. Dalo
The petitioner states that there are in
the state $4,000 of the orders funds;
that many obligations are unpaid, and
tits said the appointment of a receiver
in Indiana will withdraw the funds
from this state.
DETROIT, Mich, Aug. A.-Henry NJ.
Cheeyer this afternoon began eight
more suits against local branches of the
Iron Hall. The bill in each case asks
for the appointment OF a receiver, for
an injunction, for restraining the Off
GERS from using the money, and eyentu-
ally for division of the money among
the members in proportion to the
amount each has paid in. MIR. Cheever
says that he will at once begin suits
against four other Detroit branches, and
when this is done all the branches will
have been served alike.
CLEVELAND, o., Aug. 24.-The nem-
bers Of the Iron Hall in this city, despite
their protestatlons of confidence, took
alarm from the developments in Indian
apolis and Philadelphia, and tonight
representatives Of the thirty-two Cleve-
land branches neld a meeting. Their
intention was to take possession of all
the money in the bank that they could
get and withdraw from the supreme
organization. They had scarcely begun
to discuss the matter when they
learned that late in the afternoon two
of the members, John Il. Brown and
William L. Croley, had begun suit for a
receiver for CuyahOga county and that
the courts had enjoined the banks from
paying out any Iron Hall money. The
hearing will occur Saturday. The
amount of money in the bank in this
city is about $500 There are about
$500 members of the order IN Cieve-
land.
TRENTON. n. j.. Aug. 24.-Two suits
were commenced in the court of chan
Gerry today against the Order of the Iron
Hall, and in both a receiver was asked
for. The complalnants are b. &. Black.
OF Jersey City, and Charles F. Ware, of
Camden. Counsel for the compIainants
say that the sum of $1,000 is due to each
OF their clienls. A preliminary order
was issued by the court restricting the
sending the funds collected here to the
Indianapolis headquarters of the order.
A general decree will be heard next
Tuesday.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24.-Five for
eign attachments were today issued
from Common Pleas Court No. against
the supreme sitting of tie Order of
Iron Hall. In each case bail is fixed at
$4,000. -Four of the attachments are
issued by Elwood NJ. Childs and Rev. J.
LUX. George T. ChiIds and Henry
Beldler, and the garnishees are the
Philadelphia Saving Fund society, the
Western Saving Fund Society of Phila-
delphia, the Mutual Banking Surety
Trust and Safe Deposit company. A. E.
Stockwell. assignee of the latter corpora
ton: the Northern National bank. and
local branch No. 80 of the order. The
nth attachment is issued by Frederick
NJ. kuhl. and the garnishees are the
Philadelphia Savings Fund society, the
Western Saving Fund society. the
Mutual Banking Surety Trust and Safe
Deposit company and A. E. Stockweli.
asslgnees. and Washington Hutton. Z.
+. Coud and Timothy Gorham.
trustees of the local branch No. l44 of
the Order of Iron Hall.
Three Orders Issued.
Inc court issued three orders. the
first empowering the receiver to ACCEPT
all mail directed TO officers of the order
and the second directing the branches
through the country to assign all funds
in their possession to the receiver. and
the third. the one of most interest to
the members, decided that all the active
branches and the members thereof
whose assessments are fully paid up.
and who shall turn over to the receiver
all reserve funds and accuinula tions.
shall be entitled to share iii the funds
how or hereafter coming into the hands
of the receiver for distribution.
PHILADELPHIA Aug. 24.-In response
to telegraphic inquiries in relation to
reports that Supreme Justice Somerby,
of the Iron Hall. had gone to Canada,
the following was received here to-
night from Indianapolis.
"SQInerby paid his hotel bill within
two hours of the appointment of re-
ceiyer, and said be was going to Chi
caEo. II cahnot be LEARNED where he
bought ticket to or when he left. The
iIgpfession prevails. however, that he
has gone to Detroit" Al his Tesidenca
tonight it was said he would be home
tomorrow night