The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-09
GRAND JURY
TO REPORT
INDICTMENTS WILL BE RETURN.
Ed THIS MORNING.
Cases VIII Then BE Set for TriaI in
Federal court-coal Cases
Up Yesterday.

Partial reports were made by the
federal grand jury yesterday and the
complete report is expected this
morning by District Attorney II. Roy
Waugh. Dates for the coses will
then be set and the spring session OF
court will get down to business. To-
morrow the National Telephone case
will come up for hearing and some
racy evidence is expected.
At yesterdays session arguments
were heard in the suit OF the Jenries
Manufacturing company against the
Mound Coal company. The suit is
Tor $500, which the plaintiff al
leges Is due them for machinery de-
liyered the company at their Mounds
Vile mine. The Mound Coal company
is controlled by Messrs. Orr and
Sharp. as lessees. The lessees wen.
into bankruptcy sometime ago leav-
Ing the bill for the machinery unpaid
Later the plaintiff took charge of the
mine
The case of Samuel Gamison. OF the
Panama Coal company, OF Mounds.
vile, which is in the hands OF re-
ceivers came up and arguments sub
mitted. The property will be sold
at the door OF the Marshall county
court house There are over Is
bootlegging cases TO come up al this
session. which is a decided falling off
over fixed for the criminal cases.
About fifteen or eighteen indictments
are expected.
Telephone Case.
Much interest is being manifested
In the National Telephone case. The
charges of Mr.. Howard in part, who
T. seeking to have w. {. Handlan
dismissed as a receiver follow:
"Handlan, although general man
ager and a receiver is absent from
HE duties one half the time.
Handlan. :. w Harper and Cyrus
Huline. Of Columbus, O.. have for sew
eral months engaged in negotiations
with the Bell Telephone company to
sell TO II Ohio and West Virginia
property. Handlan aiding with his
influence. which be has no right TO
do in the position he holds"
Asked what they proposed 10 do
with holders OF preferred stock OF the
corporation. Mr. Howard makes an.
davit that Handian said. They didn't
propose 10 do anything and they thc
preferred stockholdersJ were I'm posi-.
ton 70 be wiped out by the forcclos-
ure."
Il urged them 10 modify that" said
Mr.. Howard. and later Haudlan said
hey would give 30 per cent. OF par in
preferred stock in the new compa-
mics"
Howard further alleges in the afida-
Wit that Handlan said the profits from
the sale would be used 10 "subsian-
TALLY reimburse Mr. J. y Vance for
his losses. after which the balance
would be divided between himself.
Harper and Huilng."
White negotiating with the Bell
Telephone Company" Mr. Howard
makes affidavit that John 4. Garland.
az meeting Of the security holders
and creditors. held in Pittsburgh. pro-
posed reorganization OF the companies
with funds 10 D" furnished los an Eng
lish syndicate. Hardlan said ne and
Harper procured a committee 70 CON
slider th" proposition. which commit
tee they controlled. and killed the
Garland proposition
February %. 1912. GIandlan and
Harper secured a meeting OF the com
mitfoo and had man named + H.
Vance. of Columbus. submit n promo
sitiou iu writing. protesting 10 he an
attorney for undi -closcd clients. But d"
says Mr.. Howard. 81 know from the
/ lips ~ illrdlan thar the clients were
the B"'l Telephone Company. W. G.
. Hand'an. : ". Harper and Huling
Haudlan's extravaganza IS another
charge in rho petition for his removal.
Mr. Howard claims that Miss Emma
Brill. h0okkccrcr. and MISS Sarah Cal.
| Their. cashier. gave some startling tes-
timony regarding his handling ~
finances before notary. but after
they had told IiIndlan ~ the matter.
under his control refused 90 sign The
amdavits
Conr'udiue IN tho amdayif. Mr. How
ard says. - believe an examination
~ tho recoIvors' accounts VII develop
other large su-v4 ~ money taken out
OF trust funds under hir GIard'au.sI
control ty W g. Haudlau. and be-
Ii"V@ rr',-. promptly removed az %
receiver Hr1 general manager tho
funds uH rn' ho safr
Nr Howard goes irtn detail citing
instances OF ALLEGED svfratavHrra and
transfer ~ funds ffe states .u fha
Introduction ffH' s"or Dos bed recon.
marfr1 fnrf'ar ra receiver many
stockholders became angry
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