The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-31
LOCKED HIM UP IN JAIL.
A. j. FRANK For REFUSING To DE-
LIVER INSURANCE POLICY.

He Had Assigned IL to Meinhard &
SchauI, Received 1t Again From
Them for n Purpose and Refused
to Return It-They Took Out Bal:
in Trover Proceedings Against
Him-He Would Not Give Up the
Policy and Could Not Give Bond,
So That to Jail He Went-POIicy
Transferred to Plaintiffs as Secur-
ity for Franks Indebtedness to
Them
A. J. Frank was arrested yesterday I'M
der bail in trover proceedings instituted
in the City Court by Meinhard & Schaul
and. default of the delivery to the officer
of the insurance policy, the recovery of
which is the object of the proceeding, or
of bond, was committed to Jail
Frank is a merchant in a small way
who was the owner of a country store
destroyed by fire some time ago. On
Aug. IA he assigned to the plaintiffs in
the bail in trover proceedings instituted
against him the policy of insurance upon
ne store and stock, for 5000, to secure
them for the debt ne owed them.
More recently he came to the Office Of
the plaintiffs and stated that the adiuster
for the insurance company was in the city
and asked that he be allowed to have pos
session of the policy for the purpose of
arranging matters, connected with the
loss, with the representative of the COM
pahy. He promised that he would turn
over the money received as soon as ar
engagements had been perfected and on
this assurance, the policy was committed
TO his hands.
Then he refused to return it. Though he
had assigned il to the plaintiffs and
though they had had possession of it for
some days, and though he was unable to
give any reason for his action, he insisted
that since he had the policy he would keep
1t and remonstrances and appeals were
alike unavailing to induce him to change
his mind.
The affidavit in trover was sworn out
Yesterday by Mr.. Mark H. Schaul, a
member of the firm, who averred that
the policy was iii the possession of Frank
and that there was good reason to be-
leve that it would be moved away from
the city and county, unless prompt and
decisive steps were taken to prevent this
action on the part of Frank.
Armed with this process Deputy Sheriff
John l.. Willink, of the City Court, went
in search of the defendant He found him
in the Metropolitan Clothing Company's
place of business, underneath the offices
of the plaintiffs, and notified him that
he would have to deliver up the policy
give bond for its forthcoming or submit
to arrest
As Frank would not accede to
the first demand and could not
comply with the second, the
third was all that remained. He
accompanied the officer to Jail, where he
was committed for the night. He said he
would give bond this morning.
To Deputy Willink Frank stated that
he had the policy and that he had no in
tention of giving it up. 1t belonged to
the money it represented from the in
surance company Meinhard & Schaul,
he averred, should never see a cent of
the money.
Frank told the officer, in addition to
this, that he intended to institute suit
against the plaintiffs in, the bail in trover
proceeding for false Imprisonment While
he was an acquiescent prisoner he was
neither very willing nor very gracious
ana took the prospect of a night and
perhaps longer in the Hotel de Sweeny
IN very illapart. I'm not going to run
away, he explained, in an aggrieved
voice to the officer who had him in
charge. "Oh, I'll look after that all
right" Deputy Willink responded, where
upon the march to the jail was taken up.
1t is probable that Frank will take some
steps to-day to secure his liberty, though
after he has admitted that the policy is
in his possession, there are but two meth
DDS by which this can be accomplished.
These are by delivering the policy to the
plaintiffs and by giving bond for its
forthcoming at the next term of the
court. Frank declares he will adopt the
latter plan.