The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20
TOOK MONEY BY FORCE
CASS COUNTY SHERIFF LEVIED ON
RAILROADS. STRONG BOX.
Secured $19,7O5.O9 from Paymaster
Snee, of the Panhandle, in Satisfac-
ton of Two Judgments.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Nov 19-The latest
and most successful way of getting speedy
satisfaction on judgment against a rail-
road company is by waiting until the pay
car comes to town, levying an execution on
the paymaster's cash box, splitting it open
with an AK if he protests. taking the money
out and giving him a receipt for it,
That is the way ii was done in Logans-
port this morning when Sheriff Lewis Beck
ley secured s197o5.99 from John c. Snee,
paymaster of the Pittsburg. Cincinnati
Chicago & st. Louis Railway Company, to
satisfy two judgments in favor of Thomas
ii. Collins and George w. Lightheiser, for
mer railroad men, who were injured in ac-
cidents while in the employ of the company
over year ago.
The plan had its inception in the minds
of the local attorneys interested in the
case. who coached the sheriff in carrying
out the project so that no mistakes were
made. and everything was carried out with
clock-like regularity.
Armed with writ of execution from the
Circuit Court, Sheriff Beckley and his as
sistants, Deputy Charles Emery, Deputy
Floyd Richason and Detective Silas Nor
gan, were stationed at convenient places
about the entrance of the First National
Bank on Fourth street from o'clock on.
this morning, until just before banking
hours, a cab drove up from the direction
of the depot and stopped at the bank. Two
men stepped out, one being Hugh v. Jen-
kins, the paymaster's clerk, and the other
William Strahle, captain of the railroad
company's police force. The two men en-
tered the bank and in the meantime the
sheriff and his three assistants closed in
about the entrance of the building AS
the railroad representatives stepped from
the bank. one carrying tin box contain
ing $4,000 and the other two bags contain
ing $1,000 each, the sheriff and his depu-
ties accosted them and requested them to
turn over the money to them. jenkins
protested, but the situation was explained
and the railroad representatives were
served with proper papers, after which they
consented to accompany the sheriff and his
men to the sheriffs Office On the way.
however. both held firmly to the box and
bags on one side, while the deputies held
the other.
Both Jenkins and Snee. who had been
called from the hotel refused to open the
box, and the sheriff seized a double-edeed
AK an.. sp-.C IL open.
SeVeral attorneys, representing the plain
TINS In the case, were present and the
money, $l9, 1888, representing the amount
asked for in the execution, was counted ont
and turned over to the representatives of
the plaintiffs. Sheriff Beckley receipted
for the money to the railroad company
and turned the receipt over to Paymaster
Snee over the latter's protest. The rest of
the money was replaced in the box and
returned TO the paymaster, who took il to
the pay car and proceeded to pay off.
The Judgments figuring in the case were
the railroad company. Thomas H Collins
a freight conductor, who was injured Ian
%, 1901, in a rear-end collision on Chica go
hill, near this city, in which he lost an
arm, secured judgment for 81 $50 and
George W. Lightheiser. engineer who
iost ies U! pe ,aos run over at the local
$500. The balance in the amount mem
toned in the execution includes interest
and costs. The railroad company had
failed to perfect appeals in both cases in
time to stay execution.