The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-05-12

From the atements made BY both
men and women at the. mass meeting
y of the Stockholders, ndKoldefs'
borrowers and depositors 81 The COZ
aapsed Eureka Dan Il Building As
sociation held IN the court house
Friday night hundreds 81 poor
working men and women were not
only losers Of what money they put
into the associat Zion but were victims e
OF an awful and systematic sgindle
to the extent that they are now re-
quireds To- pas more than double their
actual indie btedness TO the receiver
Of the defpnct concern.
Aroused fol an impassioned pitch
after talking over the affairs the
three hundred and fifty. men and
women present at the meeting de-
cided unanimously an ID raise a fund Of
money: viii, which 10 employ emin-
emit counsel foS look after their in-
terests. make 4 deep and thorough
Investigation into the Eureka as
ISOLATION. prosecute any persons sus-
pected 81 ur,lawfully handling the
finds Or. transacting the business
81 the ,ssociiation and eouitably adj
inst their accounts "a thew viii not
he compelled to nav the obligations
tbey claim they were duped and
swindlea into
n +b;s end : co,,,,,,;+t.o "a t,ye
,.as - M 81 Nv sota -
, TaI affer IN e,on1osrns,t e cc,n =
al osce,.to; ny +ba ~ a fees ad;nst
H. ,,ro rsta sbare "a each :, ey,hsr "a
.the meot;ns would ~ racn;re5 Il
nov and ranorf a arotbar maze
II ,,al; i, ~ ~, a ba,, q
nsyt Fr;a,y ayen;na - Tb;s com
m;ftee cons;sts If M s RILEY a 1',|
Ford a n Harston p s sfo,sf
and coor.o I: poola n - Sss y
Tie ,aest;ns, Voc soo,,od a tbo AZ,
starre "a Mn r n sto,,+ who ,yas s
;ntarestea - lorge eyte,,t = M
affairs a. +ha 'loan and b,,;ld;ne, 10
soc;at;ons % ] borro,ver Ha saI n.
tbe meet;nc 70 order, ana mo5a !
t;erv sneecb n Which be danonnssd
nlyehement and hitter terms Ina IN 4,
1itions Of the COLLAPSED associat iSn
and tba mono ,,s,,,arf that aa,,sss /.
a. on IL The wall Win 4 sborf ! 81 af
thousands and thousands ' do1iaIs
Of the moor worl.;ng mon ana
womens, say;nas M sbel;eysa HAT
s. r. Adams Tho absco,,d ~, s sacs
retarv a fhe sssoc;a+;on wss M
alone resnons;bla for liz syvf,,l on
dition az affairs a Tho assoc;at;on,
and believed fhaf II wo MI b NAN 'hsst fnr
Tho horro,ye,. So, wbc ,yara g,,ssd "a a ND
swindled Ia emnloy J" counsel y i n .,rl,
feet tba;r ;ntaresfs ond s,ro Il tbo
nastv bus;nss - L u IA fho ho+tan 49, ~ M
b;mse,f ba5 hor - ny. p 49,, a. =
soe;at;on ana n nv ,aa,, 4hars wv Us
now raeordaa ~ sa.a ~ 1' sas,s y z
trnst m his ,,,iara ~ s u
tbere shnnld ~ ~ s a,,a q i ! =,
s,,le sil''''u W OILY one: 80 Ill'lliy
way be sa;a thaa e h = T., s M,at
y, ~ sun .naO U oellsssu snh,
~ ua. s9 ana lust se1tlemens W y q
w liaae oy the courts Of law Y .tney
4bo;a IT,, - .ae proper inanner prove
thelr claims.
upon motion carried, M. Stout Stout
was % maze &c CHAIRMAN man Of the meeting
ana II y. Houston, secretary.
q general discussion ensued
among those present REGARDING the
plans they should formulate IN the
matter. Both men and women got
up and made speeches and offered
suggestions. 1T was moved that
every shareholder there assembled
should be required to pay two dol
lars for each. share they held in the
defunct association towards defray-
ing the cost Of EMPLOYING counsel to
lltigate in their behalf. This was
thOrOuglllv discllssad hiif II trae do