The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-01-23
VILLAINY.
ssailenal Charges Against Su-
pseme Justice Somerby.
He Began Thirty Years Ago the
swladling Of Men and Women.
~ = CHARGED He and His
Robbed the Members o. thu xrou
Hhtt-fhe Chosen Frtenda' toci<
l. Oae % somerbyss Victims.

EIMIRA, n. ", Jan. aa-A member Of
he lrun Hall, residing In this city, 70
emily wrote a letter TO judge James G
Young, 81 Kansas City. the chief attor-
lcy for the general receiver OF the order
n the United States. and received : re-
3ly in which Judge Young gives an q
lended review Of the history Of the
financial condition OF the order and
makes Some very sensational charges
IL embexzloncnt and robbery nRninst
supreme Justice Sonerby and other
stHecrs 81 the order. Among other
Things Judge Young say 1T ought %
oe sufficient for the membership Of the
order that they know that Somerby
tld his crowd collected over $1,000, 900
BON The membership, ~conccding that
Witch ii accounted for on the books
10 be correct, though Il 4 develops
liz nov that much moro has been
s3ilected than has ever been one
sired on the books. Out Of thnt
~ zoe, 900 nave been paid on natural
gatns, there Is 81, 0o0, 900 ta~the hands
9f the receivers and 81, 600, 900. 10 put
II mildly, has been appropriated, but
GIie facts are that III 300. 900 has been
actually cmbezzled Hud the other $500,
100 disappeared without any possihie
sxruse or explanation that has ever yet
bcen offered BY the old Somerby gapHs.
The only explanation they oifer y that
at wns necessary 10 put 81, 100. 600 more
into the worthless bank In Philadeis
phia In order To save the $500. \
100 already there" II has recently de-
selupcd thatthe first $500. 600 taken from
the banks Ia indianapolis and Carried
TO Philadelphia and there deposited, or
assumed 10 have been deposited, IN the
Mutual banking Trust and SRfe De-
posit Co. did not remain there y
night but was divided by the gang be-
foro they loft the office and each q
eafried home the money They used Il,
have never returned Il. but Subsequent
IL placed fictitious securities and pre-
tended that the money was loaned.
The bank examiner made Nm exnml-
nation, which revealed the assets that
wore only e87. 900 In the bank
He made an assessment OF ti10, 900
and gave them farty-cight houra TO get
the money. Davis, who had anticipated
the trouble, then had t4O0, 900 Of our
Iron Hall choice securities. He went W
New York and disposed Of Thorn for i
loan 81 5000. 600. drawing his check
for the amount These securities
are still IN the hands Of that bank.
and we can not get them without
giving up $500, 900 of the money now
In the hands Of the receiver. srhis
money was taken 10 philadelphia, but
even that did not snse Them, and tho
bank wtIA ordered cicAcdT Colonel
Young COOS on 1T length stating that
Soncrby began his career us q awindier
by defrauding II. @ McGibbon, Of KAN
sas city. out Of t5, 900 In is0t6B;
that he went TO Detroit and
swindlcd the Chosen Friends society
out 81 d large amount, sitter
ward allying himself to the Iron Hall.
~ingratiated himself into the affections
OF crcdulous women and inexperienced
men aud made himself d sort 81 . demi-
god Col. Young fnrthebFH tates Tint he
visited somerby In his PhiiRdelrhfia
home, and that his Representations Of
poverty are false, and that he lived In
the most, luxuriant ANN He de-
clares that he will prosecute Somerby
until he lands him in Jail.