The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-10-22
THE IRON HALL.
wreckers OF the order Must Answer Go
Two Counta.

Wreckers of the Order Must Answer Go
Two Counts.
INDIANAPoLIs, Ind, Oct. 14.-sIn the
final report returned Thursday by the
Marion county grand jury, were a
batch of indictments against the
supremers of the late Iron Hall. The
charge is embezzlement. The men who
are thus placed in position TO be COM
PEELED to make fight to keep out of the
penitentiary are Freeman ID. Somerby,
supreme justice, Indianapolis; Mark G.
Davis, supreme cashier, Indianapolis
]. T. Younghusband, supreme trustee
and chairman of the board, Detroit,
Mich, ]. Henry Hays, supreme trustee
and secretary of the board, Camden, N.
j.; C. Il. Thompson, supreme trustee,
Binghampton, n. Y, George G. Foun-
tain, supreme trustee, Jersey City, Nj;
e. w. Rouse, supreme trustee, Balti-
more, Md.
The indictments are joint. and are in
two counts. The first count charges the
embezzlement OF $500, 900 of the orders
funds which they converted to their
own use. The second count charges
the defendants with converting to their
own use 100000 by using it in Somer-
by's Philadelphia bank. The necessary
warrants will be issued Friday morn
ing, and Gov. Chase will be asked for
acquisitions SO that the indicted men
may be brought in as soon as possible.
The arrest of Somerby will probably be
ordered by wire as soon as he is located.
As the amount alleged in the indict-
ments to have been embezzled is a large
one, it is probable that Judge Cox will
require a heavy bond.
Some of the men, Davis particularly,
have considerable property, and it is
believed he will have no trouble to fur
nish bond in almost any amount
Some surprise is expressed that Su-
preme Accountant Walker is not on the
list of indicted ones. 1t is claimed, how
ever, that he was but an uDderling and
did not obey any orders that would put
him within the clutches of the law.
The grand jury has not completed it's
work so far as the officials of the Iron
Hall are concerned. There are more of
the "supremers" who are implicated.
Their cases will receive attention at the
next session, and it need not surprise
the public to learn that some of TIE
promoters of the Iron Hall are arrested
for perjury.
1t was the intention to indict the Off
cials at the former session of the grand
jury. AS soon as Prosecutor Hoffman
learned the character of the testimony
that was given before Judge Taylor, in
the application for the receiver, he in
structed the grand jnry to make a
thorough and full investigation of the
order. To do this the grand jury must
have the testimony given in court. This
was voluminous, and the court steno-
grapher was unable to get it up in
time. 1t was handed to the grand jury
on the last day of its session and there
was not time to consider it in the care
full manner desired by Mr.. Holtzman,
and it was continued over. At the
present session Duputy States Attor-
ney Cox and Mr.. Holtzman spent
several days on the stenographic re-
port, with the result stated. 1t is be-
lieved the action of the Marion county
grand jury will be followed by similar
action at Philadelphia and Baltimore.
The crime of embezzlement in Indiana
is punishable by Imprisonment from
two to fourteen years.