The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-26


o'clock this morning to change the
current of things, Attorney George w.
Beale will be called upon to pay the
penalty for the crime of embezzlement
of which he was convicted in Decem-
Der, 1899, in the local court.
Through tolerance OF the court,
Beale has succeeded in staving off for
a long time the visitation of the penal
ty for his shortcomings, which will
likely come on him today.
Last Monday an attachment was is
sued by Judge Archibald for Beale's
apprehension and Deputy Sheriff II. f.
Ferber was directed to bring him in
to answer for having failed to obey
an order of court in the Ketcham case,
in which he was charged with misap-
propriating 500 of q clients funds.
3. s. Ketcham, who is now serving
siN months term in the county Jail
for embezzllng $3.50 of the funds of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, of
which he was treasurer, had Beale as
his attorney.
While the case was awaiting trial,
Beale told his client 1t would be best
to settle wit II the Trust company.
which was Ketcham's security and
thought this could be done upon the
payment of 800. \. f. Ketcham, n
brother of the accused. came to the
rescue with the necessary hundred dol
lars, turning 1t over to Beale, taking
his receipt for 1t. and stlpulating that
it should not be transferred to the
trust company until a verdict of not
guilty was duly entered.
KETCHAM CONVICTED.
The case went to trial and Ketcham
was convicted. Then the brother who
| had advanced the 800 demanded its re-
| turn from Beale. He didn't get It, and
| through an attorney secured rule Oc-
tober 5. 1900 to compel Beale to show
cause why he should not pay over the
| 800.
| Beale made no answer to the allega-
| tions contained in the petition on
| which the rule was based, and finally
| court made an order directing him to
pay over the 800, at the same time
issuing an attachment to enforce it.
Beale made as an offset against the
500 a claim for $50 counsel fees and
brought suit against A. Il. Ketcham
before Alderman J. w. Millet AMI got
!
has been taken.
| When arraigned yesterday under this
attachment Beale effected a settlement
by giving to Ketcham a secured note
for the Sl00. There was the Mead em-
bezzlement, also, and Judge Archibald
directed that he be held for sentence.
He was remanded to the custody OF the
sheriff. but secured his release by CIV
-
nished by G.. l.. Clark, for his appear
ance this morning for sentence.
In the Meade case Beale stands con-
victed of having embezzted about 81 500
from the funds of an estate of which
he was executor.
r. X. Ellis died in Dalton in 1894. In
his will he named Beale as executor
Part of the Ellis estate was $5,100 in
cash, which was deposited In the First
National bank. A few days after Sc
curing letters as executor, Beale
checked this money out of the bank
The estate was divided into three
equal parts, according to the terms OF
the will. Mrs. Esther Meade, sur
viving daughter, received one share
the children of a deceased sister in
this city got another share, and the
| tUlru went 10 the CHllQren Oh de-
ceased brother in Wisconsin.
CITED TO ACCOUNT.
May %, 1895. Beale was cited to make
an account Of the estate. His account
showed that s4,921.97 of the moneys
remained in his hands. Joseph O'Brien
was appointed auditor and his report
showed that s1.529.19 of the cash be.
longed to Mrs. Meade. About this
time, Mrs. Meade died and her son
Henry Meade, who was named as exc
cutor, secured a rule, March 20, 1896, tc
compel Beale to pay over to him hi'
mothers share of the state.
Proceedings under this rule dragged
along till January, 1897, and finally
Henry Meade lodged against him in
formation charging embezzlement
Beale succeeded in staving off trial un.
til December, 1899, when he was ar
raiSred and convicted. His defense
was that Mrs. Meade authorized him
TO invest the money for her in the
Morris Run Coal company, in which
he was interested, and that when the
company failed the money was lost
The prosecution showed that at tbs
time Beale alleges Mrs. Meade was in
his office giving him the authorization
in question she was a bed-ridden in.
valid.
Beale asked for a new trial, but 4
was refused, and he was directed e
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