The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-23
AN OHIO COUNTY MAN
In Trouble at steubenville, Where
He Was Arrested Yesterday,
He is CHARGED WITH DEFRlUDNG
His Creditors in West Virginia.
Turned Real Estate aud Other
Property, Valued at Six Thousand
Dollars, Into Cash and wcntto Ohio
He Didn't Come Back,

Charles b. Hedges, resident Of this
county, was arrested yesterday at steu-
benvilIe on an affidavit Of Robert b.
Wayt charging him with fraudnlently
dIsposing Of his property aud going to
Ohio to deiraud his creditors and Will
lam II, Sykes q minor lie has been
in steubenvillo for about week to es-
cape service in suit pending in the
circuit court here,
The petition or affidavit sets forth
that on the 18th OF December 1883,
Charles Il. Hedges was appointed by
Clerk Hook guardian OF WillIam'H'
Sykes, minor; that he gave a bond in
the sum OF $500, on which Wayt went
as surety; that at the time OF his ap;,
pointment as guardian Hedges received
OF the property OF his ward $500, and
that there is due and chNrgeable against
him as guardian, S63l % with interest
since December, 1902; that on the s3rd
OF December Hedges disposed Of all his
property in Brooke and Hancock coun.
ties for cash, amounting to $1,000, and
left the slatei that he took all OF the
money received for the disposal of the
property with him and with the intent
OF defrauding Wayt and other creditors,
and that he is snow fraudulently Conceal-
ing the money for the purpose OF de-
frauding Wayt and other creditors, The
affidavit also sets forth that on the 9th
OF May, wheu Sykes shall come OF age,
Hedges viii be required to pay over the
money due his ward, and II he fails to
do 80, plaintiff as his surety, will be
compelled to do 30, as he is liable by
the terms OF the bond,
Tho affidavit for arrest sets forth that
tho action is to indemnify Wayt against
liability US surety for which he is
bound on tho bond, and that Hedges
has assigned and disposed OF al. his
property with intent to deiraud his
creditors and has converted his prop;
erty into money for the purpose OF
placing it beyond the reach Of his cred:
itors, and that he has property and
rights OF action which he fraudulently
conceals; that Hedges sold his two
farms, one in West Virginia, to John
Chrystal, who assumed the payment OF
all liens which may have been on the
farms; that on December 81, 1892, upon
atEidavits in the circuit Scourt showing
that Hedges had sold his property and
declared his intention OF leaving tho
state, he was arrested, and in order to
obtain his discharge from custody,
gave bond in the sum OF $1,000 with
John Chryslal as surety, conditioned for
his appearance in tho Ohio county court
to answer in regard to any property
upon which an execution would be q
lien, and Notwithstanding the bond
Hedges left the state on or about the
9th day of March, 1893, carrying with
him all his property, 80 that although
there was an execution in the hands OF
the sheriff OF Ohio county there was no
property found upon which TO levy.
and that Chrystal on March Goth paid
TO counsel for afEiant and his trustees
in satisfaction OF said execution $Sl0.7S;
that few days before Hedges left this
county Sykes, by his friend James
Baird, brought suit against Hedges IN
the circuit court OF Brooke county, and
upon his own affidavit in which he
testified that Hedges in January,
1893, told him that his money
was all right and that he need
not be troubled aud that after
ward in February, Hedges told him
that no had not q cent and that Sykes
would have to look to Bob" Wayt for
his money, and showing that Hedges
was about to leave tho state obtained an
order for the arrest of Hedges and at
tachment issued against his property,
which orders were placed in the hands
OF the sheriff OF Brooke county on March
8, but ut that time Hedges was in Ohio
county, and before he could DO seized
upon no left tho state carrying with
him his property.
All the banks in steubenville have
been garnisheed in an attempt to locate
the money. Erskine 4 Allison, OF this
city, Rogers & McCauslin and Cook &
Biggar, OF Steuhenville, represent Wayt.
Hedges yesterday afternoon employed
the law firm OF McClave & Lewis, of
Steubenyille, 10 look after his interests.