The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-01
ARREST OF STOCK DEALER BLOCK.
Sheriff WOmack Takes Him from q
Clover Leaf Train.

Last November Solomon Block, stock
dealer Of Buffalo. N. Y, bought a large con-
signment Of cattle from local dealers at the
stock yards. The man was well known
here and had frequently made purchases in
this market. He gave checks in payment
for the stock, drawn on Eastern banks,
and the cattle were shipped to him at Buff
falo. Fesler & Co., Smith Graves & Co.,
Sells e. Co. and Faber & Co. sold cattle to
Block worth $6,5S2, and accepted his checks.
When presented to the Eastern banks for
collection through their correspondents
here, the firms were notified payment had
been refused by the banks on which the
checks were drawn, as Block had no funds
on deposit and his checks were worthless.
Meanwhile Block went to Buffalo and has
not returned to this city since. In Deem
Der the grand jury returned three indict-
ments and warrants for his arrest were
placed in Sheriff Womack's hands. BY cor
respondence with friends in Buffalo Sheriff
Womack learned several days ago that
Block had gone West with the intention OF
buying cattle at st. Louis. The sheriff wrote
a friend in st. Louis to keep a watch for
Block and telegraph him soon as any
thing was heard OF the man.. week ago
he received word that Block was in 81.
Louis. The sheriff wrote his friend to keep
d
night a message received from ST. Louis
notified the sheriff that Block had left for
Buffalo over the Clover-lsaf road at =
o'clock that night, after having shipped
several carloads of cattle TO Buffalo.
S found by b d te tables s
Clover-leaf train at Frankfort by leaving
this city on the 2:55 train. This he did,
irving at Frankfort yesterday morning at
2:O7, thirty-slx minutes ahead or the Glover
leaf train, which was due at 2:43 The sher-
if had to drive across the town TO another
depot, however, and barely reached the
Clover-leaf depot in time to board the
train. When il came in he inquired OF the
conductor If he had passenger on board
going to Buffalo, and was informed that
such a passenger was asleep in the chair
car. Arranging with the conductor to hold
his train for a few moments, Womack went
through the train to the chair car and
easily selected the man from the sleeping
passengers, as he had good description OF
him. The man gave his name without hest
tation and added that he was a stockman
from Buffalo. The sheriff told him that ne
wanted in Indianapolis, reading the
warrants for his arrest Block was at first
inclined to resist the arrest but, finding
the sheriff determined, saw there was moth
ing for him TO do but accompany him, and
ten minutes after the train pulled out of
the station he was locked up in the Clinton
county Jail. Block telegraphed to his broth
err in Buffalo, telling of his arrest and ask
ing that money be sent to Indianapolis for
his bond.
Yesterday morning the sheriff returned to
He is held in S. Oo0 bonds When they ar
rived at the jail Block received a message
from his brother asking the amount of
money necessary to cover the bond At II
o'clock last night Block had received no
further word from his brother. After the
arrest was made Sheriff Womack at once
notified the firms to that effect, and yeSter-
day received messages congratulating him
on the success of his efforts to apprehend
the man. The stock men say they have
been caught number of times by the same
game which they say Block played, and are
consequently well pleased to know of the
arrest. Block is well known throughout the
State. He had bought stock for a number
of years. He has always had the confidence
of local dealers, who considered him good
for whatever he wanted to buy.