Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-08
RICH MAN
Is Mr.. R c. Pen
field
President of Goodyear
Rubber Company.

The motion, filed by the Consoli-
dated Rubber Tire Co., in the action
commenced by the Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Co., to require the plaintiff
to file new bond in attachment, was
heard by Judge Hayden Thursday
afternoon.
The bond Is given to secure the Con.
solidated Co. against any damage it
may suffer from the fact that its assets
are tied up by the plaintiff. 1t is for
the sum of 100000. The defendant
alleged that the men who signed the
bond were not possessed of property
sufficient to make the undertaking
good The sureties are r.. G. Penfield
president of the Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Co.; l.. G. Miles, f. A. Seiber-
ling and Charles w. Seiberling.
Mr. f. A. Seiberling was the only
witness examined. He was asked to
place an estimate on the property of
the different surcties. He said that
Mr.. Penfield was the owner of stocks
and bonds in different corporations
and that he was worth from 100000
to S600,0O0. Part of his holdings are
in New York corporations. Referring
to the property of Mr.. Miles, he testi-
fed that he had stocks as follows:
Akron Cereal Co., $4,000; Second Ma
tional bank, $1,000 Akron Savings
bank, $1,000; American Cereal Co.,
$4,000; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.,
%25,OOO; Akron Electrical Co., $4,000.
He said that the Akron Cereal, and
Akron Electrical Co. stocks were
worth par, the American Cereal SIZE
per share and the Goodyear Tire Il
ubber Co., $50. He placed prem
lum on the stocks of both banks. 1t
developed that Mr.. Miles paid taxes
on SI2O personal property. He said
the last statement of the Akron Cereal
Go. showed that it had $200,000 paid
up capital, II surplus fund of Sl32, 1000
and liabilities of S152,000. He testi-
fed that neither he nor his brother,
Charles w. Seibering listed anything
for taxation under the personal dupli-
cate. Judge Hayden did not pass OH
the motion.
The motion was ovcrruled by Judge
Hayden, Nho held that the securities
were sufficient
WINGERTER TRIAL NEXT.
Walter Wingerter, charged with
dynamiting the City building will be
tried next week. This promises to h,
one of the hardest fought cases heard
The defendant will be represented 10y
Grant & Slcber and the State by Pros
ecutOr Wanamaker and Mr.. s. G
| Rogers.
SUED HER FORMER HUSBAND
Jennie NJ. Ward has filed petition
in Common Pleas court, against Ar
thur Fretz, formerly her husband
She was granted II divorce from him
several years ago In her pleading
she says that at the time she was
granted n decree they were the own
crs in common of tract of real estate
She wants her portion set off.
Mrs. ELLA Russell bases her claim
to Il divorce from Walter G. Russell
on the following alleged facts. She
says he deserted her Sept. %, 1900
They were married April -, 1897
She claims that he was in the habit
of staying out late and that his earn
ings We're spent in prohigate way
She asks that she be restored to hel
maiden name of Arndt.
APPLICATION FOR RECEIVER
The Permanent Building & Loan Co
has filed an application for the mp
pointment of II receiver In the cas-,
of Clerkln II Maag VS.. Dora Thicker
ct al
ADOPTED.
Mary r. Whitehead has been adopt
cd by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jordan
The chlld's name has been changed
to Jordan.