The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-27
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Tho following article from tho New
Murtinsvillo RcpuJltcan throws Il flood
Of light on the bal bond Of lon Earn.
shaw, tho iorgcr, mud 1t will DO interest
ing TO SEQ what will DO dono about Il:
Tho following is statement OF tho
financial standing OF Benjamin Earn.
shaw, John I. Earnshnw and George X.
Franks, rs shown by tho records Of
Voted county, which tho three parties
above named compose tho bond OF
S, 900 executed BY benjamin Earnshaw
for tho release on tho charge OF forgery.
before Ju.tlcc Gillespy, Of tho city Of
Wheeling:
DonlRm!n Earuahaw Is tho owner OF
3iS acres OF land valued at $2,7Si, WO
will say the land Is actually worth
$1,000, being SO per acre Wolnd
from tho commissioner report in tho
chancery cause OF Jacob L. Murray
against Bcnj0min EarnshNw and others,
that Bonlalnin Earnshaw Is indebted to
various persons, aggrcgdting $3.50, to
say nothing OF tho costs OF tho chancery
cause, which shows that benjamin.
Earnshaw is S2,7l5 so worse oil than
nothing. Wo fluid that John I. Earn.
shaw 10 owner of IL acres OF land valued
ut S60j. Wo will say this land Is worth
three tilnos that amount, making u total
OF Sl,Sl5. Wo find leins recorded
against his land amounting 10 II total
sum OF S2,9lS IS, which shows that
John /. Enrnshaw is 81, Jos IS, ut least,
worso oil THAN nothing.
Wo find that Gcorgo X. and I. J..
Franks, his vito, arc the joint owners Of
real estate valued ut $!,lSG. We will
say that this real estate is worth at least
three times that, making total valua.
ton OF S3,55S. WO find deed OF trust
OF record on tho real estate OF George X.
and +. l.. Franks to secure tho payment
OF seven notes amounting TO tho sum OF
$1,000, which shows that George X.
Franksis Sl,4i2, at least, worse OF than
nothing.
REHABILITATION.
Benz. EhrnShRw. s., Ti5 ~ worse or than nothing.
Jno. 7. EarnShnw, lies ~ worse oil than nothing
Geo, tx. Fnnks, l az W wOrSo Oh than nothing.
Total..,.,.... sj,96l IS worse of than nothing.
These thrce parties above named
must have sworn that they wero worth
$1,000 Mt least, over aud above their
liabilities, before they would DO ac-
ceptcd on the bond OF Benjamin Earn
shaw, AMI il they did swear they wero
worth that amount they must have
committed perjury. Tho fact is gem
orally known throughout Wetzcl county
that bond signed by these parties
would not be worth one can't.
AS soon rs County Clerk II. L.
Thompson learned who the bondsmen
wero he communicated to Prosecuting
Attorney Howard, OF Ohio county, tho
financial standing OF these men accord
ing to the records in his Office, and also
asked n Tow questions that wcro not
pertinent to which Air. Howard replied
in substance rs follows: John Earn
shaw made oath that he was worth,
above his liabilities, Sl,5OO. DR.. G. X.
Frank9 made oath that he was worth,
over and above his liabilities, $1,000.
Inc bond is not worth Il last years
birds nest, and tho good citizens Of
Wetzel, regardless OF politics demand
TINT the prosecuting attorney OF Ohio
county do what is necessary to protect
the peoples interests; demand that Ben
Earnshnw be re-Comniticd to Jail, and
that John Enrnshaw and DR.. Franks be
required to give bond for their appear
ancc ut tho next term Of court, or be
sent to jail.