Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-03
THE BUSINESS WORLD.
First Legal Proceedings Are Begun
in Philadelphia Against
THE ORDER OF THE IRON HALL.
Supreme Justice Somerby of the Society
Eefuses Information.
FIRES, FAILURES AND RAILWAY NEWS.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 2.-Supreme JUS
tice Freeman d. Somerby, of the Order of the
Iron Hall, arrived here last night and spent
most of the evening in consultation with
his attorney. He says he has been spend
ing the last two weeks on an island above
Detroit and did not hear of the application
for a receiver for the order until Saturday
night, when he arranged to come here at
once. In regard to the charges made
against him personally, he said:
81 propose to say nothing. The proper
tribunal to try that case is the court and
not the newspapers. did not read the
complaint and only know in a general way
what the charges are; therefore. propose
to say nothing My accounts are all right,
and am not afraid to have a thorough in
vestigation of them."
"Is 1t true that there is now $500 600 of
Iron Hall funds in an Indianapolis bank,
and 500, 900 which is supposed to be in your
bank at Philadelphia, that could not be OBJ.
tanned on demandf"
Mr.. Somerby smiled and reiterated that
he did not wish to talk on that subjeAt.
Refuses to Answer Pointed Questions.
'Is it true that the Philadelphia Bank was
States Bankers Guide, and is not rated ut
all in the july edition?"
Mr.. Somerby made no answer to this.
cat the time Of the Keystone Bank fail
ure in Philadelphia, Mr.. Somerby, did you
or anyone by your authority draw from the
banks in this city $500 900 and take it to Phil
adelphia for the benefit of the bank there?"
Mr.. Somerby replied: ''I must again re-
mark that on this subject the Philadelphia
matter is an important factor in this suit,
and it wonld not be proper to talk. 1 be-
lieve that the assets of the bank are more
than sufficient to take care of any funds that
the Order of the Iron Hall may have on de-
posit there. l am going to examine thor
oughly before 1 talk to anyone. and have
no fears for the result"
Mr.. Somerby positively declined to make
any further statements. He will attend u
meeting OF the Executive Committee this
afternoon.
A dispatch from Philadelphia says: The
first legal proceedings in the case of the Iron
Hall here were begun yesterday by Edward
Bnchholz. trustee of local branch No. 259.
He issued a foreign attachment for $4,000
nisheed George Childs, George Snively and
himself, trustees of the local branch, and
the Mutual Banking, Surety. Safe Deposit
and Trust Company of 1877 Arch street.
The Mutual Union Company Involved.
The Mutual Company appears to be con-
nected with the Iron Hall, as its President
is E. D. somerby. the Supreme Justice of
the Iron Hall; John Hays, cashier of the
company, is Supreme Trustee of the Iron
Hall. Last night Superintendent of State
Banks Charles II. Krumbhaar arrived from
Cazenovia, N. Y. 1t is believed that his re-
turn was caused by the application for
receiver for the Iron Hall. Mr.. Krumbhaar
went to Harrisburg to-day.
A st. Louis dispatch says: DR.. ]. d. Irwin,
local offlcer and a prominent worker in
the Iron Hail. when questioned concerning
the standing of the order, said the st. Louis
members were not alarmed on account of
the suits. "There have been so many scares
raised regarding the stability of the order"
said he. "that it takes something out of the
ordinary run of suits and kicks to cause
alarm among the members" Several other
officers who were questioned made prac-
tically the same statement.
1t was learned to-day that on Saturday
last call was issued for a secret meeting
to morrow night in Indianapolis of the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Order of the Iron
Hail. Beyond the fact that the call for the
meeting was issued nothing could be learned
in connection with IL.