Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-08
HARRISBURG MAN
IS INDICTED
GUY HALL, DRUGGIST, CHARGED
WITH ILLEGALLY KEEPING
AND SELLING LIQUOR
Grand Jury Finds True Bill Against A.
H. Haines, Charging Him With
Forging Worthless scrlpt-Janney
Cases Settled.

! Eases SeIIIeQ.
From Thursdays Daily.
Guy Hall. Blakesburg druggist, has
been indicted by the Wapello county
grand jury in true bill charging him
with maintaining nuisance. Accord
ing to the evidence given before the
grand jury, Hall is accused of selling
liquor to minors and to men known to
be in the habit of becoming intoxicat-
ed; also of selling 1t without requiring
the purchaser to sign the request
blanks
Hall was arraigned Wednesday after
noon before Judge G. w. Vermilion
and was given until tomorrow to make
his plea.
A, H. Haines, who is alleged to have
uttered, forged and circulated worth
less script in imitation of that issued
by the Black Diamond store, was in
dicted in true bill returned by the
grand jury yesterday. He was ar
raigned yesterday before Judge Ver-
million and was given until Monday. to
plead.
A number Of those prisoners under
The indictments returned Wednes-
day were arraigned yesterday before
Judge Vermillion. Otis Mcmillan,
charged with robbery, will make his
plea tomorrow, Frank Langdon, charg-
ed with breaking and entering a barn,
will also plead tomorrow as will Fred
Wagner, John p. Robinson, and James
Madden. charged with breaking and
entering Milwaukee freight car.
Gases Settled.
The cases of H. g. Williams VS. the
Iowa National bank and that of w. H.
H. Asbury. receiver, VS.. the Iowa Ma
tional bank, were both settled yester.
/. day by decree in the former
case signed by Judge G. w. Vermillion.
) The cases and their relation to each
other are quite complicated. However,
it appears that several years ago Will
: liams executed a promissory note or
| bond to the Ottumwa Loan & Building
association. Later this was assigned
5 to the Iowa National bank together
) with other security 10 secure note of
J the associations at the bank.
8 At still later period the bank OBJ
i tanned Judgment against the plaintiff,
Williams, for $5514O with interest on
8 the note and foreclosure Of the mort
r gage on certain property, by which
& mortgage the note had been secured.
e Deeds Property.
Williams settled the Judgment by
. deciding, conditionally, certain describ
:, ed property to the bank. On June 25
:. 1904, he obtained an allowance of his
claim Of $273.44, overpaid the bank
against w. H. H. Asbury, receiver fol
. . the loan and building association. On
. the distribution Of the assets of the as
. ISOLATION 1t was found that there was
o also due to Williams $123.04.
In the decree the court finds that the
L bank was over paid on the association
!. !. note to the amount of $255.79, which
!. amount the bank is ordered to turn ov
). er to w. H. H. Asbury, the receiver
who in turn Is ordered to pay it to VIII
liams in full settlement of all of Wal
liams' claims concerned in these two
q suits.
J. The other suit that of w. H. H. AS
!: bury. receiver, vs. the Iowa Nationa
4, bank, which concerns practically the
/; same transactions, is by this decree
4, settled and dismissed.
!; Janney Suits Dismissed.
g The suit Of the National Bank Of
Commerce of Kansas City, Mo-, VS. the
Janney Manufacturing Co., ct al, ant
;. the suit of the Des Moines Nationa
4. bank vs the Janney Manufacturing Co
: ct al, have been settled and dismiss
a ed.
4 The counter claims of M. H. Janney
for damages through alleged wrongful
suing out of attachments involved II
the cases were also withdrawn. In the
a suits the banks named claimed tina
by reason Of false representation:
they had been induced to settle Ger
a. tain promissory notes at 33 1-3 cent
is on the dollar was asked, and wer,
,r granted attachments. The petitions o
n the plaintiffs stated that other notes
le had been settled at greater percent
a. age than 33 13 contrary to the agree
in ment by which such a percentage pay
u. ment had been accepted by them
it. A week or so ago the suit of Chi
cago bank, making about the same al
legations, was ordered settled and dis
missed, and today's action closes tn
history Of the suits.
he The stipulation OF settlement on fill
N does not furnish detailed statemen
~ in regard to the terms of settlement
10 10 and the attorneys on both sides whel
N interviewed refused to make publ
N the details.
" CHARLTON.