Prosecutions Confirmed in Indiana National Bank Scandal
Deputy U S Marshals Snavely and Boyd arrested J L Brodrick and W L Collins, bank president and cashier, on false entries charges. They were taken to Goshen for a hearing before U S Commissioner Ziegler and expected to post bond after a conference with Van Fleet & Van Fleet. Bond decisions and further hearings slated for Monday amid ongoing Truth coverage.
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Indiana National Bank
United States
W. H. Snavely
Lon Boyd
Indianapolis
Messrs
J. L. Brodrick
W. L. Collins
Goshen
Ziegler
J. M. van Fleet
Boyd
Collins
van Fleet & van Fleet
Bond
M. van Fleet
van Fleet
Brodrick
Second Street
Snavely
Messrs. Brodrick
Collings
Elkhart
Bosworth
Chicago
Truth
Zigler
James H. State
Kearing
Rodrick
Marshal Snavely
Hearing of Lyons Bak and associates in Goshen court
Lyons Bosworth John Krau Jr and Dan Thomas sworn as wit. Judge Van Fleet and State counsel present. U S Attorney Kearing attends. hearing delayed by Elkhart witnesses. M A Demarest named receiver for Consolidated Paper & Bag Co with bond 25000. liens filed by Van Fleet & Van Fleet against Consolidated for National Mfg 31995. Marshall Engine 1350. Omega Portland Cement 344.73. Specht 27.59. Borneman 571.50. Dodge Mfg 598.74. Mann Lumber 74.43 and 67.93. Conley & Frank lien for 110.90.
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M. A. Demarest
Consolidated Paper & Bag Co
Ferrall
Wilson L. Colling
Perry L. Turner
Demarest
Consolidated
van Fleet & van Fleet
National Manufacturing Co
Marshall Engine Co
Omega Portland Cement Co
William E. Specht
Herman Borneman
Edward C. Borneman
Dodge Manufacturing Co
W. H. Mann Lumber Co
Conley & Frank
Lloyd W
Warren Warner
Lyons
John Krau
Messrs. Bosworth
Dan Thomas
Brodrick
Krau
Co.ard
van Fleet
Gosher
Zigler
Elkhart
Brodrick and
Collins
George Harper
Harper
Judge van Fleet
Mr. Harper
First Elkhart Grand Jury Meets Since 1903 Start
The Elkhart county grand jury convenes for the first time in a year though no major investigations are planned. Sheriff Manning began office January 1, 1903. The circuit court will not probe the Elkhart bank failure except where guardians and administrators failed to file proper reports, with a likely restart after January 1, 1904 due to holidays.
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Elkhart
Manning
Judge refuses to appoint receiver for Indiana Railway Co
Indianapolis December 14 Special Judge Anderson declines to appoint a receiver for the Indiana Railway Co on plaintiff Dewitt Dillworth of Pittsburg evidence. Dillworth’s attorneys were granted more time to secure authorities before his final decision. District Attorney Kealing did not go to Washington to locate an army post but to report on the Indiana National Bank failure.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Anderson
Indiana Railway Co
Dewitt Dillworth
Pittsburg
Dillsworth
Kealing
Washington
Indiana National Bank
December Court Term Opens With Large Jury Presence
The December term opened with the docket called and the grand jury convening. Many witnesses from Nappanee attended and liquor cases were suspected to be under investigation. About 40 lawyers filled the cold court room before an adjournment occurred due to one juror's illness. John Walmer was excused and Jasper of Goshen substituted.
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Nappanee
John Walmer
Jasper
Goshen
Bank case in Elkhart features Brodrick Collins charges
Warrants issued for J H Brodrick and J Collins on fraud counts tied to bank ledger entries at Elkhart. Federal grand jury to probe alleged false entries, overdraft misstated credits, and missing notes. Witness Lyons testified the cash on hand differed from bank records.
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Ala Beardsley
J. Li ‘Wolf
Brodrick
Colli
Robert ‘Lyons
United States
Robert Moore
Indianapolis
Colling
Federal Grand Jury
Elkhart
Collins
Lyons
Elkhart Egg Case Co
John O. Martin
Sudden Death Comes To John Kreider
John M. Kreider died of heart failure at 7 last evening at 314 Middlebury Street. He would have been 70 on June 15 and had worked at the Weighmaster coal yards for J. P. Sanders for three years. He was found ill after weighing orders and died at home with his daughter and wife present. Kreider was a longtime I. O. Q. F. member and also part of K. O. T. M. He is survived by five children and a sister, with funeral set for Watch Tower Evangelical church at 2 p.m. tomorrow.
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John M. Kreider
Middlebury Street
J. P. Sanders
John Kreider
A. C
Edward
Octavia
Effin
Brittania
Agnes Awval
Cratzville
Watch Tower Evangelical Church
Death of Rev S S Albert in Elkhart and Decatur
Reverend S S Albert died of pleural pneumonia at 2 AM in his home 910 South Sixth Street Elkhart after returning from Decatur Indiana last Tuesday He had led the Decatur Evangelical church since spring and was previously in charge of the South Side chapel in Elkhart Early in his career he retired from ministry due to ill health and had recently felt better before his death.
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S. S. Albert
South Sixth Street
Decatur
Ind
Albert
Decatur Evangelical Church
South Side Chapel
Elkhart
South’ Side Chapel
Divorce suit filed by Mrs Delilah Gemberling against husband
Mrs Delilah Gemberling sues for divorce and $500 alimony from husband of Goshen in a case filed by the co atty. The article notes the couple’s estrangement and a request for support.
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Delilah Gemberling
Seven Members of Company G Discharged for Non Attendance
Brigadier General McKee ordered seven members of Company G dishonorably discharged for non attendance at drill and conduct unbecoming a soldier. Names listed: Jesse Bruce, William L. Overholt, Curtis Bennett, Lewis Cost, Rodney G Hill, Charles Stouder, and William A Davis.
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Co. G
McKee
Company G
Jesse Bruce
William L. Overholt
Curtis Bennett
Lewis Cost
Rodney G Hill
Charles Stouder
William A Davis
Margaret Flynn Sues American Mutual Life for $1500 Judgment
Margaret Flynn files a suit against American Mutual Life Insurance Co seeking $1500 plus costs from a $122.80 judgment obtained in Lackawanna County Pennsylvania.
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Margaret Flynn
American Mutual Life Insurance Co
Lackawanna County
Delilah Gemberling Seeks Divorce Over Alleged Abuse
Delilah Gemberling files for divorce from Edward Gemberling with Perry L. Turner as attorney. They wed in December 1889 and separated January 10, 1903. She alleges choking striking and being insulted. values personal property at $500 and seeks $500 alimony.
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Delilah Gemberling
Edward Gemberling
Perry L. Turner
Grand Jury Still In Session
A local grand jury remains in session today continuing its deliberations and hearings as part of ongoing legal proceedings.
Burlingcourt Ditch Contract Won by Elkhart Co.
Frank Brumbafig h of the Elkhart Construction Co received the contract for the Burlingcourt ditch in Locke and Union townships for 7977 dollars at a bidding on Saturday.
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Frank Brumbafigh
Elkhart Construction Co
Burlingcourt
Locke
Union Townships
Appointment of Mell Barnes as Receiver at Elkhart Paper Co.
Judge J. D. Ferrall presided in chambers on December 8 over the appointment of Mell Barnes as receiver for the Elkhart Paper Co. Papers related to the matter were filed with Clerk M. H. Kinney yesterday.
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Mell Barnes
Elkhart Paper Co
J. D. Ferrall
M. H. Kinney
Chicago Wins 1904 Republican National Convention Bid
Washington reports Chicago selected as the convention site with 76 votes to 47 for St. Louis and 7 for Pittsburg. The vote occurred after a delayed gavel and discussions including Porto Rico representation and appeals by Samuel Raymond Walter Stevens and Ex Mayor Walbridge. The date was set for June 21.
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Washington
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Hanna
Heath
Porto Rico
Samuel Raymond
Walter Stevens
Walbridge
Missouri
Daizell
Cassandra Kantz Dies at Home at 65 in City Neighborhood
Mrs Cassandra Kantz died at her home northwest of the city at 7 oclock last evening. The death was due to a complication of lung trouble rheumatism and paralysis. She was 65 years old and survived by five children Calvin Mrs L B Henry and McCreary plus others not fully listed.
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Cassandra’ ‘Kantz
Calvin
Wealthy Judge Cheney Traced From 1817 Vermont Start
Judge James Cheney once the state’s wealthiest man traveled from Vermont in 1817 to Adrian Michigan by 1839 where he built a fortune through trading. He helped fund the Wabash and Erie Canal, moved to Fort Wayne, and held Wabash and Western Union stock. He aided Jay Gould’s Ohio Indiana Illinois ventures and left four children in Wisconsin Michigan Kentucky and Indiana. His fortune was about 25 million dollars.
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James Cheney
Fort Wayne
Vermont
Adrian
Mich
Wabash and Western Union
Jay Gould
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Charles Knight
Fort’ Wayne
Kimberly
Neenah
Wis
John Nelson
Logansport
Tid
Wiliam Cheney
Louisville
Mayor vetoes union label resolution in Fremont
Fremont Ohio December 16 labor circles heated by Mayor Engel refusal to indorse a union label on city printing. He rebuked the council for backing the plan arguing that granting benefits to one group while denying others is class legislation and that union membership should not be a prerequisite for labor rights.
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Fremont
Ohio
Engel
Grand Juror Faces Prison in Lake Michigan Water Booze Case
Grand Rapids report shows Lant K. Salsbury confessing to paying a grand juror 600 dollars for daily reports on Lake Michigan water boodle probes. William Leonard arrested on subornation of perjury in the bribery bid aimed at Garman, a trial witness. Ex-State Senator George Nichols of Ionia and Leonard charged. Nichols acquitted. Leonard never tried.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Lake Michigan
Lant K. Salsbury
William Leonard
Garman
Salsbury
George Nichols
Ionia
Leonard
Nichols
Bank stockholders face 100 percent assessment
Elkhart Ind December 16 under an assessment by Receiver Bosworth of the defunct Indiana National Bank stockholders must ante up equal to their old investments to cover obligations. The 100 percent levy falls hardest on the Collins family totaling $24,000 as an indication of the bank's troubled affairs.
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Bosworth
Brown
Elkhart
Ind
Indiana National Bank
Collins
Fire Drives Wolves to Town in Texas
A massive prairie fire in Eastern Texas forces thousands of wolves toward Houston. Stock suffers and residents report close calls as officials declare a general warfare on the pests.
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Houston
Texas
Seek Direct Trade. Washington Nec Bahia Honda port request
American settlers in Bahia Honda Isle of Pines urge a port of entry to enable direct trade with the United States. The request highlights the need to bypass intermediaries and foster commerce. Local advocates cite benefits for regional economic growth and stronger US relations.
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Washington, Nec
Bahia
Honda, Isle
Pines
United. States
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Walter Brown
Toledo
Honwever
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Dan Thomas Sworn As
Wit
Nesses
Thomas
J.L. Brodrick
J. H. Brodrick
Knoxville, Ta
J. R. Daley
Hattie A. Weed
Cleveland, O
O. N. Lambert
N. Y. City
S. B. Short
Veetenbeasd
Weaver
Finn
Harry R. Whitmer
Goshen Sash & Door Co
Whitmer
Cassandra Kantz
Mayor Scores Council For Indorsing Unions
Elkhart Concern
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