The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-12
WIFE OF MISSING
REAL ESTATE MAN
TO IGNORE CLAIMS
Receiver Will Be Asked For
the Estate of ]. E. Moore,
lt Is Stated.
SUITS ARE ENTERED
Two Claims Against Moore
Filed in the Circuit Court
BY Beckman.

That the total amount OF money
which is said TO be owed by ]. Ed
Moore, missing local real estate agent.
TO Richmond business men and con-
Germs. will run into the thousands of
dollars was the estimate made by at
torneys and other persons interested
IN the case today. Attorney Linde.
muth, counsel for Mrs. Moore. scouts
the idea and said il was more likely
that as facts develop in the matter. it
will be ascertained that only a few
hundred dollars at the most have been
obtained by Mr. Moore.
The attorney has not filed the petI.
ton asking for the appointment OF a
guardian for Mr.. Moore, based on the
belief that Moore is of unsound mind.
but he says that il is probable a re-
ceiver will be appointed to take charge
/ of Moore's estate TO make settlement
TO the creditors.
Mrs. Moore will not repay any loss
es of alleged creditors from her own
income or property. but will do all
that she can to satisfy them from the
estate of her husband. This statement
was emphatically made by Mrs.
Moore's counsel who had heard of Mr..
Melli's suggestion that she would re-
pay him his losses.
No Official Action.
The case has not been brought off.
cially to the attention of Prosecutor
Keller and no warrant has been issued
for Moore's arrest. The police are not
| investigating the case and are not
hunting for the real estate man.
Initial action in the circuit court
against Moore was brought today by
John A Beckman. a harnessmaker.
236 South Eighth street, who has filed
two suits for foreclosure of mortgage
through his attorney. Frederick White.
The total amount involved is S135.
Beckman alleges in the first suit that
Moore executed and delivered a mort
gage on Lot 54 In Highland addition
in return for a promissory note bear
ing six per cent interest. He says
that 1915. principal and interest. Is oy-
erdue and he wants the real estate
sold and judgment made after the de-
linquent taxes are paid.
] VI.
Charles E. Potter and County Auditor
Bowman are named as joint defend
ants with Mr.. Moore I'm the second
suit. In this case Mr.. Beckman al
leges that $685. is due him on a mort
gage on fifty acres of land. Delfn-
quent taxes on the property amount
to s20.79. The men named as defend
ants besides Mr.. Moore. hold subse-
quent mortgages on the farm, Mr..
Beckman says, and for that reason are
made parties to the suit.
A Suit for Rents.
| A ID. Horn of Whitewater has also
filed suit in Justice Morgan's court, al
leging that Moore owes him s10.75 for
rents collected on property. The suit
was filed Wednesday. Other persons
whom IL is said are creditors of Moore
are consulting with their attorneys to
ascertain what course should be pur-
sued by them to recover the various
sums OF money owed them.
1t has developed that Moore Ia al.
legged to have sold to several men,
first mortgages on different proper
ties that he owned. One attorney rep
resenting several clients who declare
themselves creditors OF Moore, ex-
planned today that the real estate man
obtained. I'm his opinion. between
$4,000 and $2.700 through selling sever
al first mortgages on one farm, the
value Of which is estimated at far less
than $4,000 by the attorney.
Attorney Lindemuth asserts that he
has only been able TO find two claims
for more than 500 against Moore. ex-
cept the Meli claim. Julius Melli
shoemaker, who became an alleged
victim Of Moore through forged notes,
Is said to be the heaviest loser. Mr..
Lindemuth says that he does not be-
lieye Melli's loss will exceed six hun.
dred dollars.
Joseph Tiff claims that rents are
due him. and IL is estimated that
the total amount of them is approx.
mately $500 John Lancaster SAYS
he is another creditor Attorneys de.
cline to make public the names of bus
iness men who also claim that Moore
owes them money
Stores Household Goods.
Mrs Moore has stored her house
hold goods and has taken up her resi-.
dence with ]. VIII CUNNINGHAM and
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