The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-27
PROPERTY OF
BERCDOLL is
CONFISCATED
Move Will Leave Convicted
Draft Evader on Own Re-
sources in Germany-Sene
All His Interests.
is CONSIDERED ENEMY
(Rv Assnciated Pressl

(By Associated Press)
PHILADELPHIA, May 27-Al Of
the property in this city of Grover
Cleveland Bergdoll. convicted draft
evader and army deserter now in Ger
many, valued at about Ss50,0o0, was
seized today by Col. Thomas w. MIL
Ter. alien property custodian of the
United States. 1t consists Of real
estate and money on deposit in four
local banking institutions.
The property was held by Mrs. EN-
anna c. Bergdoll, Growers mother.
under a power of attorney. The seiz-
ure. Col. Miller announced, was by di-
rection of the president and under the
authority of the trading with the
enemy act. 1t is the first seizure since
June 1919.
Col Miller announced that after she
had testified before the congressional
committee. investigating the escape of
Bergdoll from army sergeants year
ago, that she held a power of attorney
for Grover. Mrs Bergdoll was served
for a formal demand for a detailed
report of all her sons holdings and
was notified that his property would
be taken over by the government.
Seize Castle.
Accompanied by Major Vincent A.
Carroll, his personal attorney. Colonel
Miller seized the "Bergdoll Castle" on
the outskirts Of this city, where Mrs.
Bergdoli lives. This property was left
to Grover by his father, Mrs. Bergdoll
owning a residence in the city in a
section locally known as Brewery
town
Well. when do | have to move"
said Mrs. Bergdoll when served with
the seizure notice.
Colonel Miller and Major Carroll
then proceeded to the Peoples Trust
company, the Northeastern National
| bank, the Real Estate Title Insurance
and Trust company, and Drexel and
| company, and ordered the seQuestra-
/ ton of all property standing in the
name of Mrs. Bergdoll until the inter
est of Bergdoll in the funds in the
/ bank could be ascertained.
! Ties Up Holdings.
| President Schmidhelser of the Berg
doll Brewing company. was served
with a similar order, tying up Grocer's
holdings in that company. All mort
cages to Grover and the tenants in
his property will be served likewise,
said Colonel Miller. 1t is expected the
seizure will cut of all funds Grover
may be receiving from the United
| States and throw him upon his own
! resources in Germany
! WASHINGTON, May 27.-Grover
Cleveland Bergdoll, by reason of his
escape to Germany is now held by
the American government to be an en-
emy within the meaning of the trad
ing with the enemy act. This is ex-
! planned in a statement by Thomas
w. Miller, alien property custodian.
which was made public today at his
office here. 1t follows:
"At the personal ERECTION of the
president of the United States, and
in accordance with the opinion of the
attorney general, l have gone to Phila-
delphia today to seize such property
! belonging TO Grover Cleveland Berg
doll as has been reported to he alien
property custodian as being his own
property, or in which he has any
interest whatever, whether owned and
administered directly by him or
through power of attorney given to
any member of his family.