Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-07-13
CHAPTERS.
Continued from, frst page, part two,

son WIS foreman OF tne GrHnu jury
This term commenced Nov. g, 1910,
when Alfred Kelley was admitted toI
practice as an Attorney, and was
also appointed Prosecutor. The court
ordered that "the Prosecutor be en-
titled to the sum of $15 term for his
services up to this November term, in
clusive.''
Boston was hong celebrated for It's
Banking Institution. 1t was, about
1889, the most extensive banking es-
tabishment in Ohio, II not in the
Union. The officers of the bank were
William g. Taylor, who lived on the
lower end of Water street, Cleveland,
nearly opposite the Light House,
where his house now stands. Dan
Brown, of Rising Sun, Indiana, James
Brown, of Boston and Col William
Ashley from Vermont. A more noble
set of men never met to consult on the
affairs of the State Bank of Ohio,
and. excepting the fact that they
never had charter from the state,
authorizing them to swindle, Il more
honest set of men never congregated
as "a Board of Control" Taylor was
a lawyer, Il man of education and
t.!pntt NyAa1thx,
merchant; the finest looking, and
most accomplished gentleman in the
West. James Brownis too well known
to need a description. Those who
knew him twenty years ago, will en-.
dorse the portrait when l say he was
one Of the finest looking men in Ohio.
Over six feet In height, well proper
toned, his hair black as the raven, IA
little curly, and it was proverbial that
his word was as good us a bond. Col.
Ashley was from Vermont, where he
started his banking operations; but
being hard pressed he fed to Slab
city, in Canada. from which he was
compelled to flee. when he came to
Boston in 1922. One of the finest
SPECIMENS OF a man, with the exter,
ior and manners that would adorn
!, any society, he sunk the gentleman
in the banker. After various vicsi.
tudes in 1882 they started grand
scheme of tinanciering, in which. If
they had succeeded they would have
rlvalled the Board of Control of the
Slate Bank of OHIO.
This was To swindte the world. They
discounted an immense amount of
bills on the United States Bank, with
which they contemplated visiting
Europe, and even China, and exchanr.
ing the United States Bank paper for
the products of those countries. They
! were arrested. however, in New Or.
leans, Dan Brown died there in the
Calaboose. James Brown was used
as a witness against Taylor, who
was acquitted and became a vaga
bond on the earth. James Brown was
subsequently arrested, and sent to
the penitentiary for ten years, by
The United States court but was par
doned by President Taylor. Ashley
died in the penitentiary of Ohio In
1888. Abram Holmes, one of the
stockholders, became fugitive from
justice, but returned in 1887 with q
consumption, of which he soon after
died. Daniel Brown, son of James
was arrested when hut eighteen year.
old for discounting their issue in Lor
ain county, but was liberated by ;
technicalits of law, from thence be
came fugitive from justice, not hav
Ing place on which to set his foo
in safety till 1851, when he saved the
officers of Justice any further troubl,
by dying The balance of the stock
holders having more skill in the
science of banking, shared the pro
hts. but avoided the liabilities. Jane,
Brown, 1t is said is preparing his
tory of those banking operations il
which will figure some of the mag
mates of the land. They shared tn,
profits, while Brown had to meet tn,
responsibilities. Thus fell the bank
of Boston; since which no township II
superior in morality, good order, anc
intelligence 10 Boston. Since specula
tors ana bankers have left, industry
honesty, and prosperity are charac
terlstics of the township.
The township was organized on tn,
18th OF JanuMy 1911. The qualifie,
electors met on that day at the hous
of Timothy Bishop for the purpose o
electing two Justices of the Peace. an,
other town officers Capt. Abram Mil
Ter was chairman; Timothy Bishop
lemuel More, and Jonathan Eldings
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