The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-02
BLOCKS SIDE OF THE CASE.
He Offers Reasonable Explanation
of His Difficulty.

Solonon RIock the Buffalo stock buyer
arrested bv Sheriff Womack at Frankfort
Thursday night, on capiases charging MIN
with grand larceny and obtaining cattle on
false pretenses. was busy all day yesterday
trying to make arrangements for a five
thousand-Gollar bond. Through friends
here and at Buffalo it was arranged to
have local freeholders sign his bond. the
Citizens Bank, of Buffalo. agreeing to In
demnify his sureties to the extent of $1,000.
Owing to the absence of the president OF
the bank from Buffalo. arrangements were
not completed yesterday, but late last night
Block said he was confident everything
would be arranged, and that he would
probably leave for home this morning.
Block is allowed the freedom of the
sheriff's Office at the jail, where he was
visited by A number of friends yesterday.
Several of the stock yards people called on
him, and some of those who were active
in causing his arrest said they were sure
they had been ever hasty. They even went
so far to offer him financial assistance,
so Sheriff Womack says.
Block said last night that he did not care
to discuss the case at the present time,
but preferred to wait until after he has
consulted his attorneys at Buffalo before
that his troubles were all due to mistake.
1t was on a certain Friday that he pur-
had accepted his check for s1,S00,. tele
graphed the bank on which 1t was drawn,
asking if II were good; The cashier wired
the firm. Middlesworth, Benson. Nave &
Co., that the check was 'all right" on
the Monday following. Block says, he had
note due in bank. When the stock
reached Buffalo, the purchase price was
deposited to his credit, but instead of APP
plying the money TO the payment of
blocks checks given here. the bank ap
piled the money TO payment OF his note.
Il had every reason TO suppose the checks
would be paid when L drew Them" said
Block. Since then, Block says he has writ
ten the stock men, explaining how the
trouble arose. and promised they should be
paid as soon he could arrange matters
From another source little more definite
information gathered. 1t seems that
some time ago Blocks wife mortgaged real
estate belonging to her for $500, giving
her notes, renewable every four months
| This money Block used in his business.
| The money was borrowed from the Citi-
| zens' National Bank. of Buffalo, of which
| Joseph Block, distant relative of Solo
mon Block, was president Joseph Block
| decided to call in the loan, and when the
money for the cattle was deposited. cred
| tied II as a payment on the note, leaving
| Solomon Blocks checks unprotected. Since
| then, Block has been trying 20 raise money
| to pay off his obligations here. man who
| is well acquainted with Block was passing
| through the city yesterday, and read an
| account of his friends arrest in the morn
| ing papers. He spent the day at the Jail.
| Block had been guilty OF no wrong inten-
| tions. and that his troubles were all due
| to the fact that his credit at the Buffalo
| bank was suddenly cut of, leaving him
| without resources to pay his obligations.
Sheriff Womack said last night fully
| twenty people had called TO see Block
| through the day, and all had expressed
| sympathy with him in his misfcrtunes.