Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-21
BARNES Is RELEASED
Express Agent Settles With His
Prosecutors and IL Released on
His Own Bonds.
Probable That No Further Action
Will Be Taken in the Courts
of This County.
Marshalltown Accident Associa:
tons Business to Be Wound up
BY the Court.

From present indications the cases |
against G. T. Barnes, the former agent
of the Adams Express Company, will
not be pushed, as Barnes friends and
relatives have come to his assistance.
He was awaiting trial on FIVE :ndict-
ments for cheating by false pretenses
and forgery in. raising Iowa Central
express bills and receipting spurious
coal bills and collecting on the same.
Barnes has been in Jail for the past
| released under his own bond Of 81, 500
and his case was continued until the
next term Of court. 1t is understood
that this action was taken by the court
| because Barnes has settled with the
bond company, the express company
and the railway company and those in
4 terested in the prosecution have signi-
fed their desire to have the case go no
further, arguing that as Barnes has
settled, his punishment of three
months in jail is sufficient. The cases
will be carried on the docket for a time
at least.
Immediately after Mr.. Barnes release
AiO1h t1lo SoOIbly JAN ne uepdTlGu TOT
Chicago, where his family now resides.
RECEIVER APPOINTED.
Judge Burnham has placed the bust
ness of the Marshalltown Accident AS
ISOLATION in the hands of receiver, and
the affairs of the concern will be wound
up.
This action has been taken on petit
ton of Attorney General Remley, on
report from the auditor of state that
the business of the company was in bad
condition. The attorney generals APP
plication for a receiver AYERS that the
association has not been carrying out
in good faith its contracts with the
members: that there are unpaid at the
present time claims under policies is
sued, and no funds on hand with which
to pay them. and that If said corpora
ton is allowed to carry on business II
will be fraud against the good people
of Iowa. Judge Burnham. after hear
ing the application, appointed j. NJ
Whitaker, of this city, as receiver. and
he is now in charge of the affairs of the
concern.
The officers of the Marshalltown Ac-
cident Association are G.. II. Shelter
president; G. P. Defiance, vice presi-
dent: f. G. Stewart, secretary; t. e,
Clegg. treasurer. These officers We're
also directors, With S. G. Mason, fl. G
DeVore, j. NJ. speer, W. o
Nugent and Charles MCGOWAN
The business of the company
has been carried on largely by Mr.
Stewart, the secretary and manager. L
has been generally known in this cit,
for some time that the business of the
! company was not in a prosperous con
dition, and the action of the state in
surance department to wind up its at
fairs is not at all surprising.
The state insurance department ha:
been after this company for some time
The officers claimed that they wer,
about to sell the business to the 1mper-
ial Accident Company of Des Moines
and, it appears did enter into a dea
With this company whereby the lattel
was to get all the business without as
Stunning any of the liabilities. but whel
the terms were made known to tn,
state insurance department the compa
, MES were informed that no such ar
! rangement would be permitted. Thu
/, company then sought purchasers II
Chicago. They We're unable, however
. to consummate a sale, and upon being
pressed by the insurance department
" practically agreed to the appointment
of receiver.
THE LAMA CASE.
The following jury was secured Mon
day evening In the damage suit for SO.
n 900 brought by B. LAMA against the l.
Grand Quarry Company: r. c. Jones
j. r. C. Peterson. c. H. Hull, A. Lang
George Gregory, c. b. Adair, w. A
Cope, H. w. Moninger, c. e. Carpenter
w. A. Fuller, Charles Kleepsie and w
N. Dickerson. The taking of evidenc
is slow ordeal as most of the witness
e es for the plaintiff are Italians an
speak very broken English. The opin
g ion is expressed by those who have fol
lowed the case that 1t will come to a
end before the evidence is all in.
REFORM SCHOOL BOYS CAPTURE.
Iowa Central Conductors Prov
Pretty Good Detectives.
At 1850 o'clock Monday night, whe