Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-26

attachment. Judge Dsy hlei with
Derutv CLERK L01mis bill Tor TO-.
reiveiship Ia behalf Ut tue following
plaintiff:
The Gpyscr Gold Mining company,
MIR. l.. B, Miner, Johu Milnef, Bins'
nam Gold Extraction company, pCirp
Mining company, Mite. b. 5. MiIner
Linnis Rut, q. X. Boutwell,, R1brrI
E NcCuunuRhb, ru.rartners dOiug
bnsints, o. B9thwen d dcCOnnu N.Y.
IA. q. Miner, J0nu Snaict Thumn
hyuumau, Mta. louisa koonau, v.
T.. strange. J. H.. BUddiCgs, John &.
Holprt, l.. b. MIUcr aud John
lie goa, Gu lHft.pIa .Uiug tusinosH ss
the Atlantic Cold company anu E-d
Cloud niue. cyrus TWIiCuull auI G..
j. Moon, co.paTuora doing business Or
the Salt Like New company, j, y.
NeyHof anu Mrs. &. H.. BfuuaktL
Ihu de euuauts 10 the action atc the
Bah o.. salt Lsgr, the Fret bsnk oil
Mercuf r. w. Ross, assignee; J. IA.
Bacun, r.. NJ. Bacon, j. l.. h0llhn
and W. Is. Holland.
IL ~ alleged iu the petition i1f q re-
csiver that prior to February, 1898,
James n. Bac u was pfesidont Of tn
American National bank, which n.
That ume was In such had hnAuClhl
condition that the comptroller " the
currency was about 10 place a receiver
In charge, but President Bacon, 10 ~
charged, managed TO gain tue consent
oi the dep0sit0fs 10 change the iuslitu'
tlon TO n private bank without inform
ing them Vt thn true condition OF
piiaifp.
II 10 also alleged thst the four mon,
the two BnCous anu the two Hullaudei
advertised themselves IA constituting
the banks officers, and that no deposit
tor know that J. II, Bacon alone was
interested.
The allegation is made that +. w.
Ross for two Year, past has been n resi-
dent OF Idaho, whore hrs only bus ness
10 conducted. lie u characterized az
ma Adventurous and speculative per-
eon and has for many yuara past
been uchemlng aud spvculating In real
ealaIu anu town sites anu various other
schemes Ia the state Ut Idaho" The
belief 10 given that Ross was SUM
monet TO Salt Lake by Bacon fof the
express purpose OF acting as his ~.
siRues 10 keep ana conceal from cred
it0fs the RsBets oi the banks anu OF
Bacon not reported In the schedule.
Itis stated that Ross was director In
the American National bank, and u
now Interested with the defendants H.
various schemes. The statement 10
made that Mr.. Ross has not sufficient
property In Utah 10 afford ample pro.
tection TO Bacon's creditors, aud that
he has not yet obtained possession Of
lho Fret bank OF MeTcur.
The prol according 10 the bill, "
all Of uncertain and speculative chhraC.
ter, consisting Of mining stocks, bath.
Ing resorts, UtC., large pOruOn Of
which IL hypOthecated aud pledged 10
intimate friends and relatives, who Will
obtain IL by Mr. Rlss's Inability To salit-
iy their claims.
Transfers aud hypothecallons OF col.
lAtera for the bsnuiit of alleged otedi.
tors are said TO have been made upon
the ove Of and In contemplation of
assignment. In this charge are iuolud.
cd 700, 900 shares OF tue "mOat valuable
stock held by the bank" - Dalton *
LARK 10 meaut-which has been trans.
isrfcd 10 J. Schonck 10 secure u pre-.
tended liability Of $1,000 Uuless
this stock Ia stqursloTed Dy the court II
Il claimed that 5ohenck will apply the
securities 10 the payment OF tue iE.
ds0ttdness IN such u way 40 70 leave
no balance, though an equity Of Slis,
900 10 Included In the schedule.
SAnitarium and canal stock OF n To-.
pui,d value Ui 100000, II 10 alleged,
nas been transferred without consider.
Asion TO ID. q. Tuhnsclin, bfotbsT-in.
law Of III. NJ. Bacon ana a former 81.
rector VI the American National
bank.
Thousands Of shares OF stock are
charged ~ have also been given into
tho possession Of 5. NJ. Jarvis OF Kan.
sae city b secure pretended loan.
Many valuable assets are alleged TO
have been omitted from the schedule,
aud II 10 stated that though upward vi
S2b6,OOO In deposits are shown, less
than $500 was On hand at the time Of
the failure. No explanation Of where
the money went II given. In the case
OF tho Mefcur bfanch the doloslli