Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-07
MORE TROUBLE FOR DORSEY
Held to Have Transferred Stock to His
Brother Illegally.
MUST PAY ASSESSMENTS ON THE SAME
Another Chapter i'm the Poncn Nn-
tionnl Bank Fniiurc-Proposcd
Meeting for Discussing Sugar
beet Culture.

LINCOLN, Nov. Especial )-George w.
Z. Dorsey, ex-president of the defunct Ponca
National bank. is not yet out of court. To-
day he fell into the hands Of Judge Shiras
on the federal bench. He announced a de-
csion in the case in which Receiver Wat
kins asked to have set aside as fraudulent
the transfer of certain stock in the bank held
by defendant and by him transferred just
prior to the failure of the bank to his
brother, Frank Dorsey. Receiver Watkins
set up that Frank was insolvent and not
able to pay the assessments made by the
comptroller of the currency against the
holders of stock. 1t was alleged by the re-
cever that G. w. Il. Dorsey transferred
tho stock knowing that the bank was in
solvent, that Frank was likewise, and did
1t with the intent to escape liability for the
stock assessments. The amount involved
was $19 900. In his decision Judge Shiras
held that the testimony showed that at the
time George Dorsey made the transfer COM
planned of he was chargeabe with the
knowledge that the bank was insolvent. He
must have known, also, that Frank Dorsey
was insolvent and unable to pay any assess
ment levied against stockholders by the
comptroller. The court accordingly entered
a decree that the transfer be set aside, and
that G.. w. f. Dorsey is to be charged with
payment of assessments.
In the federal court Hiland II. Wheeler has
filed an amended petition in his case against
j. Il. Cobbey for alleged infringement of his
copyright on the statutes Of Nebraska. Cobbey
pleaded the law of Limitation and knocked
out $4,000 of Wheeler's original claim.
The petition now asks for $2500 damages
for books sold since the expiration of the
time limitation
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
company Of Wisconsin has filed suit in the
federal court against George p. Stebbins of
Omaha and others for foreclosure of a
$4,000 mortgage upon lot in Griffin G.
lsaac's addition to Omaha.
TO DISCUSS SUGAR BEETS.
big sugar beet meeting is announced to
take place in Hickman Friday afternoon at
O'Clock. Quite a large number will attend
from Lincoln Authentic reports will be
given on the results of this years crop. The
meeting will be addressed by Prof. Lyon, who
has charge Of the Agricultural department
of the State university.
At meeting of the city council this aft
ernoon Mr.. Meyer moved that Lincoln's
1884 500 worth of refundirg bonds be sold on
basis of Az per cent payable in gold Sub
sequently the gold clause was withdrawn
and the motion carried. 1t is thought that
the bonds will be taken by Elmer Stephen
son. n.
Louis Settlers, now in the penitentiary for
ewindling certain bankers in the western part
of the state, has. applied to the district court
| for a writ Of habeas corpus. He asserts that
he is unjustly restrained Of his liberty, that
he is not guilty of the charge and asks that
| he be set rat liberty and given an oppor-
| tunity for a fair trial. Settlers is a young
| man from New York, where, it is SAID he
has rich relatives.
The prospect OF securing a jury for the
| trial of George Washington Davis alleged
| train wrecker on the Rock Island road is
not flattering. There is a venire Of 250 but
the work procseds slowly. The trial is be-
fore Judge Holmes. The train was wrecked
| August g. 1884, and eleven persons were
killed. Since that time quite a number of
| the road the defense in each case insisting
that some unknown party wrecked the
train. great effort will be made by the
attorneys of the road to fix the crime on
Davis. The previous attempt resulted in a
! mistrlal.
SUPREME COURT CONVENES.
The supreme court covened this morning
with Commissioners Ryan, Ragan and Irvine
| on the bench. Senator John NJ. Thurston is
| in attendance on the court appearing for
the plaintiffs in the case of McGeath against
the city of Omaha This involves the in
terests of a large number of property owners
| in the vicinity Of Hanscom park.
No briefs have as yet been filed in the
| mandamus case of Warden Leidigh against
the Board of Purchase and Supplies,
Omaha people in Lincoln: At the Lin
dell-W. S. Helphrey. C. NJ. Russell, Robert
Weidemull. At the Captain. Coady. At
the Lincoln-John L. Webster, r. w.
Breckenridge, John NJ. Thurston and wife,
| L. C. Olmsted H. H. Whtlock, G. S. War
| ing. ]. c. Read, John L. Kennedy, F. c.
| Mink