The Indianapolis journal., 1893-09-10
RECEIVER FAILEY'S FAT PLUM
He Receives $4,000 for Handling
the Funds of the Iron Hall.
Judge Taylor's Order Issued Two Months
Ago Not Made Public Until Yes
terday-Funds on Hand.

Receiver Failey has been allowed $40. 600
for his services as receiver of the Order of
the Iron Hall. The order of court making
the allowance was made by Judge Taylor
while confined to his bed at his residence.
on July l2 and was the last official act Of
the deceased Judge. While the allowance
was made nearly two months ago, nothing
was heard of it until yesterday. On the
records in Room / of the Superior ConrS
there appears of record an order of court
made on the dsy named on
the petition of the receiver for
an allowance. The petition recites
that the receiver has been In
charge of the order for nearly year. and
was ready to make report. but that he
was advised by his attorneys not to make
cured. The securing of the final decree, it
was alleged, had been unavoidably de-
Iayed. bnt 1t was thought that the receiver
would secure the entry of ono at the Sep.
tenber term of the court The receiver af-
frmed that he had devoted his entire time
to the fulillment OF the trust. and had col
Looted and had on hand at the time of the
fling of tho petition moneys to the amount
of $T2l.S2S53. exclusive of the amounts
heretofore paid out upon the order of the
court
He alleged that he was ready at any
time to make his report to the court of
moneys collected and disbursed by him.
and the general execution of the trust, in
SO far as It had proceeded The court
allowed the amount aeked for by the re-
ceiver, and ordered him to draw q check
for that amount against the funds OF the
order In his possession. and charge himself
with the amount thus drawn. At the same
time the court also made three smaller
allowances FOR expenses OF the receiver. as
follows: 10 paw court costs to County
Clerk Wilson. 1892. 90; to pay fees of GER
tain New York attorneys. S342. Al; TO pay
fees of certain Illinois attorneys. e125.
At the time the allowance was made the
receiver had been in charge of the affairs or
use of the enormous sum OF money collect
ed by him for the entire time during
which it was in bis possession. yet for his
work of about eleven months he received
$4,000 out of the moneys which had been
paid into the order by people all over the
fund In his hands.
When asked why the fact of the entry Of
the order upon the court record had not
been sooner made public the clerk said
been signed by the judge, and until that
time it was nota record. The order for the
allowance came down to the courthouse
from the residence of Judge Taylor during
vacation ana n the absence Oh the Olerk
and was not put upon the records until sew
er8l weeks after 1t had been made BY the
court.
Ex-Judge Howe Discovered the Order.
Ex-Judge ID. w. Howe. one of CONN.,
sci for the order. was seen af his office.
last night. and asked If he was aware that
suoh an order as that made in the case bad
been made. He answered the question by
asking another.
when did you learn of tho existence Of
the orderr he asked the reporter.
To-day" the reporter replied.
"Weii. learned of it to-day for the first
time myself" said the sx-Judge. j was in
the court room examining the record for
another matter and just accidentally ran
across the record of this order for the pay
ment of the receiver"
"Do yOn think the amount exorbitantf
IL wOuld prefer TO say nothing about it,"
what stsps Will you take nowP Will
you AXE an effort TO have the order set
| asidei"
at is q little early yet to say just what
will be done"
At the time of the appointments of the re.
ceiver there was some comment upon the
| fact that he was dlstantly related TO Judge
| Taylor. The July order was made. it ia
| SAID, before the receiver had filed any re-
port showing what work had been per-
large fund out of . trust estate, though
| the petition did state that the receiver wss
ready at any time to make his report to the