Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-14
ALI Men at Head of Fraternal
Tribunes During Merger
Indicted by Jury.
ONE WOMAN is IN THE NET
Margaret McIIvain, Holder of Home
Circle Note, Charged With
Perjury.

Following is the complete report of
the Rock Island county grand jury on
the alleged fraternal insurance frauds
returned to Judge w. H. Gest in the
circuit court yesterday:
DR.. A. L. CRAIG, Chicago, former
supreme examiner of the Tribunes; en-
bezzIement and conspiracy.
c. F. HATFIELD, Chicago, insurance
agent; embezzlement and conspiracy.
MAX J. FRANckEL, Chicago, bank
err and holder of alleged dummy note;
perjury.
S. S. McILVAIN, Auburn, ILL.,, banker
and former treasurer of the Home Cir
Gle; perjury.
MARGARET McILVAIN, Auburn, al
legged holder of dummy note; perjury.
n. A. WELD, Rock Island, former at
torney for Tribunes; embezzIement and
conspiracy.
ROBERT RExDALE, Rock Island.
former supreme secretary of Tribunes;
embezzIement and conspiracy.
X. M. WHITMAN, Aledo, former su-
preme Tribune; en1bezzIement and con-
spiracy
THOMAS w. WILSON, Washington,
.. c., former head of American Home
Circle; embezzIement, conspiracy, and
stealing records.
MICHAEL 3. CAREER, Springfield,
former secretary of Home Circle; en-
bezzIement, conspiracy, and stealing
records.
DR.. C. n. WALTERS, Springfield,
former medical examiner of Home Cir
Gle. embezzlement and conspiracy.
GEORGE w. kENNEY, Springfield,
attorney for Home Circle; embezzIe-
ment and conspiracy.
o. L. CALDWELL, Auburn, holder of
dummy note; perjury.
Trials at September Term.
On the final adjournment of the May
term of the circuit court today it was
announced at the Office of the states
attorney that the trials of persons &C
cused in the insurance scandal would
be set for the September term. Craig,
Whitman and Weld, as stated in The
Argus last evening, entered personal
recOgnizance in court yesterday after
noon, each furnishing bail in the sum
of $4,000 Circuit Clerk G. w. Gamble
today issued capiases for the II others,
and they are expected to appear and
give bail here within a week. It is be
lieved all can be located excepting Hat
field. who is understood to be in Eur
ope, having left after the investigation
was started. Hatfield is said to have
received a large fee for bringing about
the conference of the officers of the
Fraternal Tribunes and the American
Home Circle that resulted in the disas-
trous merger. Wilson, CARRIER. Wal
ters and Kenney, who had control of
the Fraternal Tribunes during the
merger, having induced the officers Of
the former society to resign their posi-
tons for a consideration, are now OPP
Grating the Royal Benefit society, the
headquarters of which is in Springfield
Duplicate Death Claim Payments.
After the dissolution of the Fraternal
Tribunes and American Home Circle
merger, the latter order was merged
with the Royal Benefit society by the
same men who are charged with hav-
ing taken down the $57, 1000 reserve
fund of the Fraternal Tribunes, which
was afterwards returned. as well as
approximately 100000 realized from
premium assessments, which it is
charged, was drawn from the treasury
of the Fraternal Tribunes during the
merger and diverted to their private
uses by the officers in control at that
time, the use of the funds having been
given a semblance of regularity by