Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-12
Sensational Suit Charges Green
land With Systematic In
surance Fraud
WOULD INSURE FLOODED STOCK
When Mysterious Fires Would Occur
He Would Collect Insurance on
Blooded Animals, But 1t Is Now A.
legged That He Allowed Only Scrubs
to Be Burned.

| Des Moines, Oct. 1.-THE State
/ Insurance Company OF this city, has
commenced u sensational suit in De
catur county, against Frank Green
land, to set aside judgment of $4.-
900, obtained against 1t in a case now
pending in the supreme court. ALE
cations are made in the petition, and
these are supported by dispositions and
affidavits which, IL established, will
show that Greenland and confederates
have been systematically robbing in
surance companies during a term of
several years. The amounts it Is
claimed they have secured from COM
panies, approximate, $4,000, and the
companies involved so far, as disclosed
by the affidavits and records, are the
State Of Des Moines, State of keokuk,
Hawkeye, Merchants and Bankers and
Capital, Of Des Moines, the Farmers
of Cedar Rapids, and the Hanover of
New York.
The defendant, Greenland, was Sew
eral years ago considered one OF ths
wealthiest men in Decatur county, and
was engaged extensively in farming
and stock raising, near Grand River.
He carried herds of fine stock and
was breeder of good horses. In re-
cent years, however, he has become in
volved in much trouble In Decatur
county First, some of his intimates
were involved, and one OF their num-
Der, named Ford, was sent to the peni-
tertiary for arson. Greenland was
then indicted for cattle stealing and
has been convicted and sentenced. His
case is now pending in the supreme
court.
Two years ago he had q fire, de-
stroying his barn and much stock. He
carried insurance in several compan-
les and of these the State contested.
Greenland secured a judgment for
nearly $4,000 against it and the case
was appealed to the supreme court.
where it is now pending. The fnsur-
ance company claimed the fire was OF
incendiary origin, and the fight was
made on this contention. Now depo-
sitions have been filed asking for a
stay Of proceedings until the case just
commenced in the Decatur county
courts can be tried. In this case 1t
is alleged that the stock insured was
blooded and of the best strains, but
that the stock burned was a lot OF
scrub horses. 1t is alleged that the
defendant Greenland substituted the
cheaper stock for the good stock and
that the good stock was disposed OF
before the fire. 1t is further charge
that in making up the proof of loss
and in the trial of the case. Greenland
and others committed perjury and OBJ
tanned the judgment by perjury and
fraud.
The dispositions filed include one
from Ford, who swears that he was
of Greenlands and that the
stock burned was poor stock; that the
stock insured had been removed and
that there was no liability under the
policies carried on the stock. He
other fires in which the
defendant is charged with having
made fraudulent claims and cases
where false returns were made for
stock killed by lightning. This aft
davit is supported by the affidavits
Of Decatur county people who swear
to the disposition made of the stock