61bUd 'Oi THE "POOR MAFS FRIEND" IN INDIANA. o • How the Barrel of HOU, WM. H. E2TGLISH is Filled. A Few Facts from the Court House Records. A STARTLING- LIST OF JUDGMENTS AND FORECLOSURES OF MORTGAGE ! How Personal Judgments are Secured, and the Victims are Fleeced of the Last Cent. ONE OF WATTERSON'S '* CORMORANT'S \ ! " Special Correspondence of the Cincinnati Commercial. Indianapolis, Ind., August 6th, 1880. For the first time in the history of the Democratic party the tail of the kite is awarded as much prominence as the kite itself. The circumstances surrounding the nomination of En™ 1 were peculiar. The nominee for Vice President was -lected for three reasons: Firs to appease Tilden, whii demanded that Hendricks should be disgraced ; Second, fo Imfy The ultra Southern element, which might take umbrage at the choice of a Unron General, who had been instrumental in killing confederate soldiei. ; aiul. Third because It liadbeen widely circulated that English had the necessary " bar'l." t is more San pr hable. however,' that the last reason was most potent. Be that as it may no vte^li^ent observer at the Convention can have failed to notice the dazed appearance of the H ndSl delegation when it finally dawned upon their benumbed senses that English was Sien. m--. and that the " favorite son " had been relegated to lixnbo. Presently, carefully p L" 1 biographies of the new " favorite son" appeared in Eastern papers, and were Sat I broadcast. The discovery was made in far-off lands that English was a man ^•h," e shining example every young man would do well to imitate ; he had s ar ed out I ^oor bov.and by his own unaided exertions and by strictly legitimate methods, had LumuS a large fortune ; he was a philanthropist, liberal to a fault in his chanties, Tdver ready wi^h his wealth to aid the worthy in accumulating a competence. This seemed ike news, indeed, in Indiana. The Indiana Republicans asserted that the selection of English would give them the State beyond peradventure ; that he was personally ^np^puarwl^erevef known; that, while he was rich, he had m.de the maprUy o his Zey not in legitimate business, as was claimed, but by grinding the face of the poor Tat the workini classes were his bitter enemies ; that the trades' unions of all grade, were against him. • These opinions were so conflicting tliat, your correspondent, visited Indianapolis last Monday, for the joint purpose of satisfying his curiosity and informing the world of the true condition of affairs. Acting upon the hypothesis that a man's character can be easily learned from those with whom he has lived as neighbor for the past twenty years, I quietly began circulating among the old business men of the city. Here all agreed that he was a hard man in money matters and would exact the uttermost farthing. Many of them had formerly held personal relations with him while acting as President of the First National Bank and, while they had heard rumors of his harsh dealings with all whom he actually had in his power, but little more than general reports were discovered that day. In the evening I strolled around the Circle where is his resi- dence, in the rear of which he is building an elegant opera-house. As I stood con- templatively observing the building now just under roof and the barred windows of the ex-banker's sleeping-room, a benevolent-appearing old gentleman stopped beside me and passed the compliments of the day. "Mr. English is building a very fine opera-house," I remarked " and seems to be giving employment to a large number of laboring men." "Yes," was the answer, "he is building the opera-house for reasons," and he winked knowingly, "and he Jias given employment to a large number of men in the past four years." " In building up and improving the city?" I asked. " Well, yes," was the answer, " in building up and putting subdivisions to his barrel. Nearly all his employees have been Deputy Sheriffs, and you can find additional particulars at the court-house. " The next morning found me at the Sheriff's ofl5ce. Upon making myself known, I asked the Sheriff what he knew about Wm. H. English's popularity. " Well," replied Sheriff Pressly, slowly, " I am a Republican, but I can say this much, he is one of the best friends I ever had in an official way. Many a dollar has he sent into this office." The Sheriff did not say anything about the parties who eventually had to pay the dollars, but indicated that the records of the Courts were open for inspection there. The County Clerk's office was then invaded, and here, after diligent search, is the record I found. It is a list of the suits brought by Wm. H. English SINCE THE PANIC, And nearly all of them within the past three years, for judgment and foreclosure of mort- gage. A " poor man" will hardly have time to examine it in detail : Foreclosure Suits, No. Entry Docket. Date of Filing Compl't Plain tiflf—Wm. H. English Defendant— Rebecca P. Sinker, et al 17 Febru.iry 22, 1876 Wm.H. English Robert Connelly, et al 17 February 17, 1876 Wm. H. EngliBh John O. Hardestv, et al 17 February 25. 187S Wm.H. English John H. Batty, et al 17 February 25, 187« AViii. U. Ent,'lish Charles O. Giichri.st, et al 17 January 27, 187S Wm. H English James W. King, et al 17 January 26, 1S7S Wm. H. EuglJKh Sarah Dunbar, et al 17 January 26, 1H7S Wiu. H Ent^linh Weitkiua Lacy, et al •. 10 October 3, 1874 Wm H. English Otway Allen, et al 19 August 10. 1876 Wm, H. EngliHh Caroline E. Butterfield, et al 19 August 10, 187* Wm. 11. English Eliza Lippincott, et al 19 August 10, 1876 Wm.H, English Benjamin Mason, et al 19 May 24, 1876 Wm. H. Englii-h John U. Vagen, et al 21 November 22, 187fi Wm. H. English Nancy Niihols, et al 21 November 22, 1878 Wm. H. Ent;lihli Wilson Lockhurt, et al 21 November 22, 1876 Wm.H. English John L. Uanna, et al 21 November 22, 1876 Wm.H.Englsh Julius C. Wagner, et al 21 October 27, 1876 Wm. H. English John C. Stioeniaker, et al 21 October 2H, 1876 Wm. H. English Wm. E. Murray, et al 21 October 25. 1876 Wm. n. English Charha W. Moody, et al ,-• 21 October 4. 1876 Wm.H KIl^;ll^ll Charles N.Tuhwiler.etal 6 September 26, 1873 Wm. H. En^'lisli Aaron Brown, et al 6 October 10, IW) Wm. H Eii^^lisli John W. C..yner, etal 10 Octob. r 2.'), 1874 Wm. H. English Jsinies (). WoodrutT, et al 10 October 23, 1874 Wm. H. English Samuel U. Lipplncott, et al 10 October 21!. 1874 Wm.H. English Mary S. Sheets, et al 10 October 23, 1874 tlaintifi— "Wm. H. English Defendnnt- Wni. H. Knglish Wm. H. Eaglish Wm. H. English •Wm. H. English Wm, H. English Wm. H. Entjlish Wm. H. English Wm. H. English Wm. H. English Wm. H. English Wm. H. English W^m. H. English Wm. H. English Wm H. English Wm. H. English Wm. H. English Wm. H. 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English Wm. H. English Wm. H. EnglUh No. Entry Docket, -Wm. H.Brown, etal ^ John L. Adkinson, et al J John Batty, etal ' Julius A. Kelly, etal I Clark M. Randall, et al ' Wm. D.Seaton, etal ' Wm. D. Seaton, etal ^ Wm. D.Seaton. etal ^ U.K. Ruckle, etal ' N. R. Ruckle, et al ' Andrew W. Bronson, etal ' Alfred C. Morse, et al ^ Caroline P. DeWolf, etal » Thf-resa Neather. et al *- Goortie Lowo, et al ••• j^ John'A. Kierling, et al ^^ Jacob Bieler. etal ^f Isaac Klines, et al -^ Louise Metzner.etal ^^ Louise Metzuer, etal ^^ Louis Miller, etal ^f Isaac W. Stratford, etal ^^ Emily D.Snyder, etal j^ Jas. G. Maishall. etal ^4 Samuel L. Campbell, etal ^4 James R. Baker, etal ^4 James W.King, etal ^* August Stuckmeyer ^o Heury W. Searles, etal ^o Jennie M. Hays, et al j^ Henry Coburn, et al ^^ J. Peter Franz, et al ^^ Wm. H. Kramer, etal ;^* Mary A. Bloominstock ;25 Lorinda M. Mehaffey. et al ^^ G.orge L. Schriter, et al Charl'S Brakmyer, et al Lsaac W. Stratford, et al Johanna 0. Pope, et al James W. Sewell, et al Fred. W. Winter, etal James Frank, et al Caiharine Brill, etal Wm. G. Sweeney, et al John C. Ballard, et al Mary Hatch, etal.. E. J. Foster, et al Matthew Logan, et al Sadie E. McClelland, et al.. Francis E. Woodling, et al, Elihu P. Hadley , et al ChoaU Riuker, et al V. K. Si auley , et al Wm. H.Wibb. etal Mary Deerfield, et al Michael Hoffman, et al Chris. H. Srein, et al Henry Hagedorn, et al Katherine Scblegal, et al.. James W. Pcrkiuson, etal. Robert Breckenridge, et al Lemuel McLaughlin, etal ^1 Barbara E. Okey, etal ^i Samuel B.Hoefgen, etal ^i Brice M. Carter, et al Kate M. Patterson, et al. .. Jacob C. Dick, etal James W. Morris, et al James W.King, etal John Stuckmeyer, etal.... Herman Reuitti, et al Jens PetHr Peterson, et al. Peter Peterson et al Edgar J. Foster, et al Stephen H- Greer, et al... Katherina Riley, etal George W. House, et al. . Kate W. Patterson, et al. . Myron Dickson, etal James M. R.bbin, et al..., Elizabeth Fiscus.et al. 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 Daniel McClure.etal ^' Wm. F. Bird et al *' Samuel Johnson, etal ^" Mary A. Dickson, et al ^^ BarbaraE. Okey, etal »J George Schriter, et al ^ Date of Filing CoMpl't December 13, 1873 December 13, 1873 December 13, 1873 December 13, 1873 December 26. 1873 December 26, 1872^ December 26, 1873 December 26, 1873 December '26. 1873 December '26, 1873 February 20, 1874 February 20, 1874 August 4, 1874 December 2'i. 1876 December '22, 1878 December 22, 1878 December 22, 1876 December 22, 1878 December 22, 1876 December 22, 1878 December 22, 1878 December 15, 1878 December 14, 1876 May 24, 1877 May 23, 1877 April 26, 1877 March '22, 1877 August '21, 1877 August 21, 1877 August 21, 1877 August IM, 1877 August 18, 1877 August 18, 187T August ir>, 187T August 15, 1877 July 12, 187T May 25, 1877 May 26, 1877 May 25, 187T Mav '25, 1877 • May 25, 1877 May '24, 1877 May 24, 1877 May 24, 1877 May 24, 1877 May 18, 1876 May 18, 1876 April 21, 1876 April 18. 1876 April 18, 1876 April 18, 1878 April 17, 1876 April 17, 1876 January 23. 1877 January 23, 187T January 23. 1877 January 23. 1877 January 23, 1877 January '23, 1877 January 19, 1877 January 24, 1877 March 13, 1879 April 9, 1879 April 12. 1879 April 12, 1879 April 12, 1879 April 23, 1878 April 23, 1873 August 21, 187* August 19,187* July 29, 1878 June 18, 1878 Juno 17, 187» Juue 17, 1878 October 23, 187T October 23, 1877 Kovember IS. 1877 Movember 12, 1877 November 21, 1877 November 21. 1877 October 26, 1872 February '22, 1878 December 24. 1877 January 17, 1879 January 21, 1879 January 22, 1879 Januar.y 23. 1879 , No. Bntry Docket. Kaintiff— Wm. H. En^jlisU Defendant— Charles Neighbors, et a'l 30 Wm. H. Knf^lish William Suiitli. et al 13 Wm. H. Eugli.sh \V. C. Van Arden.et al 13 Wm. H. English 'William Pi eignitz, et al 14 Wm. H. English William H. Henchen et al U Wm. H. English Thomas E. Phillips et al U Wm. H. English Edward W. Pier.fon, et al 14 Wm. H.English John Sears, et al 14 Wm.H.Euglish William Smith, et al 15 Wm.H. Eaglish Katheriue S.-hlegel, et al 15 Wm.H.Engli-h Jackson L. Jc-ssiip, et al 15 Wm H. Euglish William Madison, et al 15 Wm.H.Enghsh Theresa Goebler, et al 15 Wm. H. English Conrad Kron, etal 15 Wm. H. English John R Elder, trustee 15 Wm.H.Euglish Henry H. Sheets, et al 15 Wm. H. English John R. Elder, trustee 15 Wm.H.Euglish Benjamin Crane, et al 15 Wm.H.Euglish Ij. B. Manchester, et al 16 Wm. H. Eu-lish N. R. Ruckle, et al 16 Wm.H.Euglish JohnT. Mncauley, et al 16 Wm. H. Eiiglisti BettieC. Huston, et al 16 Wm. H. Eaglish Joseph W. Hammond, et al 16 Wm. H. English Elam Fischer, et al 11 Wm. H Euglish Hanna N. Newlin, et al 11 Wm. H. En,aish Mary S. Sheets, et al 11 Wm.H.Euglish Jackson L. Jessup, et al . 11 Wm.H.Euglish Margaretta C. C. Goe, etal 11 Wiu. H. E'lglish Miry S.Sh-ets, etal 11 Wm.H.Euglish Robert Counolly, et al 12 Wm.H.Euglish J.ames W. Biigbee, et al 12 Wm. H.English Eliza B. Hnwe. et al 12 Wm. H. Enu;lish Heury S. Sh'^ets, et al 12 Wm.H.Euglish Willi im D. Seaton, et al 8 Wm.H.Euglish Arthur S. 0. Vance, et al 13 Wm.H.Euglish Lawrence G. Hay. et al 13 Wm.H.Euglish Benjamin F. Joues, et al 20 Wm.H.Euglish Joseph Poole, et al 20 Wm.H.Euglish George B. Engle, jr., et al 20 Wm,H. EuKlish Olivicay Allen, et al 9 • Wm. H English Jacob C. Dick, et al 8 Wm.H.Euglish Julius N. Hoefgen. et al 23 Wm. H. English Frank Bu-ttner, et al 23 Wm.H.Euglish Jennie S. Norwood, et al 23 Wm.H.Euglish Julius Wagner, et al 23 Wm.H.Euglish James Bennett, et al 23 Wm.H.Euglish Samuel Keunedy. et al 23 Win. H. English Jo.soph Schirck.et al 23 Wm.H.Euglish Frederick W. Winter, et al 23 Wm.H. English William W. Blake, etal 23 Wm H. English Robert CouueUy, et al 23 Wm.H.Euglish Harry H. Sheets, et al 23 Wm.H.Euglish John H. Schriter, et al 23 Wm.H.Euglish M. D. Losey. et al 20 Wm. H English Mary E- Adams, et al 28 Wm.H.Euglish George H. Kirkpatrick, et al 28 Wm.H.Euglish George Held, et al 28 Wm. H. Eniilish ' Robert Breckenridge, et al 28 Wm. H. Engl'sh James L. Miller, et al 28 Wm.H.Euglish James A. Moore, et al 28 Wm. H.English Mary A. Fiscus. et al 28 Wm.H.Euglish Jane Greenfield, et al 32 Wm.H. English ^ Robert H. Patterson, et al 32 Wm.H.Euglish Nellie Winings, et el 32 Wm.H.Euglish Caroline Hlzwart, et al 32 Wm. H. Kngl-sh Mary E. Minthoral, et al 32 Wm.H.Euglish Henry S. Keelcy, et al 32 Wm, H. I nglish Arthur L. Wright, et al 32 Wm.H.Euglish John B R-nard. et al 32 Wm.H. English Milton M. Landis, et al 32 Wm. H. Enijli^h Jordan S.Mntt, et al 32 Wm.H.Euglish Jacob M. Wolf, ct al 33 Date of Filing Sompl't January 23, 1879 May 20, 1875 June 14, 1875 June 24, 1875 June 21, 1875 August 23, 1875 August 23, 1875 August 19, 1875 October 22, 1875 Oc!ober 22, 1875 October 20, 1875 Octi.ber 18, 1875 October 18, 1875 October 18, 1875 September 23, 1875 October 18, 1875 September 23, 1875 September 23, 1875 Novenib r 26, 1875 November 26, 1875 November 26, 1875 Nov-mber 26, 1875 January 19, 1876 November 6, 1874 No,7euiber 24, 1874 November 24, 1874 November 24, 1874 December 9, 1874 December 23, 1S74 February 18, 1:^75 February 17, 1875 February 16, 1875 February 13, 1875 January 6. 1875 May 11, 1875 May 12, 1875 August 20, 1875 August 22, 1876 August 20, 1876 April 20 1874 March 22, 1877 March 23, 1877 March 23, 1877 March 23, 1877 March 23, 187T March 23, 1877 February 23. 187T February 23, 1877 February 22, 1877 February 23, 1877 February 16, 1877 January 25, 1877 August 21. 1876 May 14, 1878 May 7, 1878 March 19, 187S March 19, 1873 March 1.5, 1878 November 15, 1878 March 6, 1878 August 18, l)-'79 August 18, 1879 August 18, 1879 August 18, 1879 August 18, 1879 August 18, 1879 August 18, 1879 August 21, 1879 August 21, 1879 August 21, 1879 December 6, ls79 Sheriff's Deeds from Sheriff of Marion County to Wm. II. English. „ , Ts ■ 1- /• T, i No. of Book Date of Deed. Description of Property. of Record. October 7, 1870 Lots 19, 20, 21, Ouflot 17, Cully k Goodwin's addition 101 DeciMi.ber n, 1876 Lot 2;;3, Allen's Woodlawn ad(iiti(m 101 I)econib"r 5, 1871; Lots 221 aud 222, Allen's Woodlawn addition 101 FcbruaiT '.^0, 1877. . .Lots pt. 317, Oullots Dl, 98. <.tn, 97, A. Stone, jr.'s subdivi-ion 105 April 'JH, 1877 Lotspt. 317. Ou Hots 06, 97, 98, 01, A. Stouo. jr.'s subdivision 105 May 16, 1h77 1-ot 4. Square 3.% 107 Jutie 14. ly'T Lot 32, Woodruff Place 107 No. of Page. 52 B18 621 199 C12 81 171 Date of Deed. Description of Property No. of Book No. of 01 Keoord. Page. July 7, 1877 Lot 4. Square 5 107 248 August 10, 1877 Lot 176, Woodruff Place .".."."..".'.'.'."!.".'.'l07 4'4 October 9, 1877 Lot 13, Outlof2. M ister's subdivision, Drake's second adJition Ill 17 October 5, 1877 Lots 1 and 2, Outlot 63 ' 'xn 20 October 9, 1877 Lots il, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18. 19, Frank's suhdivisionV... ".'.'.'.*.'.'.!'.'.".".'.'. '.'.Ill 24 DecemVier 10, 1877 Haldol lot 30, Outlota 10,31, 184 Wiley's subdivision Ill 326 December 18, 1877. .. .Lot 12, Squari^ 36 .'.'il. !!lll 338 Decemb-r 26, 1877 Lots 1 and 2, Squ ro 51 .'.'.'..".".'.'!'..'.'.'.".*!. Ill 380 January 11, 1878 Lot 18, Woodruffs subdivision, Morris" addition !...'...!'.'.'.!!! Ill 4ion 133 414 March22, 1880 42 76 Lot 30, Outlot l.'ig, Ray s subdivision 133 416 March 2'2, 1880 36 00 Lots 2 and 74, Aliens' Woodl iwn 133 419 March2'2,18 4 72 Lot 6. Kai^pes ad.d ion 133 421 April 18,1879 70 42 Lots 4 aud 5, Outlot 9, BlaUe's subdivision 125 243 April 18, 1879 123 42 Lots 9'2. 91, 85,81, 80, Outlot 157. Blake's sub 125 2.50 April 18,1879 118 55 Lots 1. .5, 6, 14. 16, Sq. 18. Johnson's heird" addition. 125 253 Dec. 6, 1870 328 15 L it 1, Sq. 6 101 ■ 529 Nov. 20,1877 9142 Lot 2. Sq. 51 Ill 194 Nov. 20.1877 9142 Lot 1 Sq. 51 Ill 19T Jan. 19, ln78 123 42 Lot 2. Sq. 5 Ill 603 April 18,1879 65 28 Lots 43, 51. 55, Outlot 167, Blake's eubdivision 125 "255 April 18,1879 300 5'.) W. % aud E. ;< Lit 2, Sj.61 125 253 April 18.1879 IGO 17 Lot 4. Sq. 35 1'iS 2C0 April 18,1879 2166 Lot 48. Outlot 10} Bryan's subdivision 125 263 April 18, 1879 35 4'J Lot 11, Outlot 91», Headrick's subdivision 1'25 265 April 18,1879 9 36 Lot 1. Sq. 46, Frank's sulKlivision of Morris' add. .1*25 268 April 18,1879 37 20' Lot 2, Outlot 99, Dougherty's subdivision 1'25 270 April 18, l-;79 69 76 Lot 3, Outlot 181, S ovens' subdivision 12S 273 April 18, 1879 74 88 Part lot in Out l<,t 102 1'25 275 April 18, 1879 .S6 12 Lot 81. Outlot 89, B.ites' subdivision 1'25 278 April 18, lh79 36 89 Lotiu Allou et al. nnb.livi^^ion r25 280 April 18,1879 37 17 LMt'20. Outlot ID'.t. Wiley's subdivion r25 583 April 18,1879 24 90 Lot 175. Allen's su'idivision 125 285 April 18, lh79 80 ('3 Lot 12. S q. 36 1'25 288 April 18. 1 79 k; 91 Lot 4i, Outlot 108. Frank's subdivision 125 290 April 18. 1^79 18 C't Lot '26. Patterson's addition l'J5 298 April 18, l;-79 liy 78 Lot in City Council uuUCiiy Com. addition l'-5 313 Tax Deeds from County Auditor of Marion County to Wm. H. English. Date. Am't Tax Paid. . Description of Property. No. Book Record. No. Tage. Aprils, 1879 $21 72 Lota 253 and 254, Allen's Woodlawn addition 125 95 Aprils, 1879 46 00 Lots 81, 85, 89, 91, 92, Outlot 167, Blake's sub 125 97 April8,1879 35 49 Lot 85, Woodruff Place 125 99 Aprils, 1«79 39 90 Lota 41 and 42, Frank's subdivision 125 101 Aprils, 1879 14 46 Lot 2, Woodruff 8 subdivision, Morris' addition.... 125 103 Aprils, 1879 1122 Lot 18, Woodruff s sub. livision, Morris' addition... 125 105 April8,1779 13 32 Lot 26, Pattersons addition 125 107 April8,1879 52 06 Lois 1, 5, 6, 14, 16, Poole a Kub. Johnson's add 125 109 Aprils, 1879 21 28 Lot 30, Ouaotl59, Eay's additiou 125 111 Aprils, 1879 37 58 Lot 130, Allen et als. addition 125 113 January 19, 1878 ... . 14133 Lot 1. Square 51 Ill 502 February 26, 1878... 82 78 Part Lot 4, Square 38 113 274 March 4, 1878 15 35 Lot 48, Outlot lu-i, Frank's subdivision 113 292 March 4, 1878 57 36 Lots 15 aud 16, All.'n's sub., Hendrick's add 113 296 March 4, 1878 34 93 Lot 93, Woodruff Place 113 300 February 2'2, 1878... 26585 Lot 10, Square 87 113 305 November 6, 1878... 136 95 Lot 2, Square 51 WS 404 November 6, 1878 ... 110 61 Lot 1, Square 51 118 406 February 18, 1879... IS 08 Lot 16, Outlot 108, Frank's subdivision 128 413 August 11, 1879 32 45 Lots 51 «nd52. King's subdivision, Bryan's add 128 417 March 8, 18*^0 25 06 Lots 34 and 35, Outlot 108, Franks Hubdi vision. . ..133 340 March 8, 1880 12 29 Lot 57. Outlot lOs, Frank's bubdivi.sion 133 342 March 8, 1880 46 46 Lots 23 and north half 22'.t, Allfua subdivision 133 344 March8,1880 32 11 Lots 43, 51. 55. Outlot l;-.7. Blake's addition 133 347 March a, 1880 39 50 Lots 87 ami 88, Allen's subdivision 133 349 March 8, 1880 22 27 Lots 4 and 12, Squaje 18, Pool's sub., Johnson heirs. 133 351 March8.1880 20 80 Lot 63, Outlot 151), McCarty's subdivion 133 353 March 8, 18S0 13 85 Lots 27 and 28, Outlot 108 Frank's subdivision 133 355 March 8, 1S80 151 79 Lots Nos 8, 9, 21. 22, 23, 26, 27, 28,39,40,41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 58, 59, 207, 208, 209, 251, 291, 292, 293, '294, and 295, Aliens Woodlawn addition 133 358 la searching further I discovered the curious circumstance in that hardly ever did Mr. English, when buying under the hammer bid the full amount of his mortgage, thus leaving an individual judgment against nearly every one of his unfortunate creditors, and in this particular he may be regarded as an IMPROVEMENT ON SHYLOCK. That worthy was satisfied with his pound of flesh, but his Hoosier prototype not only exacted that, but took precaution to secure another slice should the patient survive the operation of the Sheriff's knife, and give any indications of a second growth. The appen- ded is taken at random from the list of Sheriff's sales and tells its- own story: Amount of Personal Property sold— Amount bid Mortgage Judgement. October 7, 1879— Lot 23, Outlot 108, Frank's addition $400 $54189 $14189 October 29, 1879— Lots 17 and 18, Frank's addition 800 1,263 80 463 80 November 5, 1879— Lots 1 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, in Moore's subdivision . 600 1,867 32 1,2G7 32 March 2, 1880— Part of Lot 2. Square 19 6,500 7,180 60 680 60 April 27, 1880— Lot 14, Outlot 13, Terry's subdivision 1,600 1,625 40 25 40 February 20, 1877— Part of Lot 317, Outlots 98, 91, 96, 97, Stone's sub- division 1,600 1,717 79 117 79 April 28, 1877— Part of Lot 317, Stone's addition 910 1,923 36 1,013 36 May 3, 1879— Lots 8, 9, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27. 28, 39, 40, 41, 42,43, 44,45, 46. 47. 58, 59, 207, 203,209, 250, 251, 291, 292, 293. 294. 295, 48. 49, 106. 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 11.5, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, Allen's Wood- lawn 1,000 1,708 40 703 40 July 8, 1879— Lots 12 and 13, Moore's subdivision 200 303 54 103 54 July 8, 1879— Lot 4, Moc.res subdivision 100 15177 5177 July 8, 187.»— Lot 36, Outlot 130, Yandes' addition 6u0 768 22 168 22 July 22, 1879— Lot 32, Allens's new addition : 400 650 00 250 00 After studying these records, compiled from the official books, I started out to intervie-v^ some of the parties who had been ground between the upper and nether millstone? Very many of the defendants were said to be laboring people of the luore ignorant class, who had been stripped of their little homes and knowing such would bo unduly prejudicec . I sought two or three of the better class of debtors. The first one I met was Captain J. Bieler, an employe in the mail-bag service at the Post-office, and the present Republican NOMINEE FOR COUNTY RECORDER. He is a harness maker by trade, and stands very high with all classes of citizens, especially the Germans. In answer to inquiries with regard to his business relations with the Democratic nominee for Vice President, he gave the following statement : "Some six years since I purchased for $3,200 two lots from James Frank, wlio had liid out an addition on land bought from William II. English. Iknew Frank intimately ,-lnd had so much confidence in him that I was careless about looking at the abstract of titif , as he said all was right. I paid part down, and altogether paid $1,(500, and then had a chance to sell the property to good advantage, but the would-be purchaser found that English held a first or 'blanket' mortgage over the whole addition. I then went to him and asked him to release it, offering to pay extra my pro rdta of the mortgage, when he said lie would not do it, as the mortgage was not due until ISt'O, and he would see about it then. This was in "ik or '77. In the meantime Frank had turned over to him my last two notes, and I told English that unless he released the mortgage I would not pay another cent, as he might come on me for any amount he saw fit in 1880. He said I could do as I liked, and subse- quently foreclosed on the lots, bid them in himself and secured an additional personal judgment against me of $1,000. When I learned this I went to his office and asked what I owed a thousand dollars for; that I had paid him |1,600, that he had taken the lots back, and what more could he ask? He said what he asked was his money, and proposed to have it and that right away, I then told him what I thought of his robbery, and he ordered me out of his office. I had a small harness shop on Delaware street, and was compelled to go into bankruptcy," .^ MR. CHARLES W. MOODY, Formerly a prominent druggist on Indiana avenue, was next visited, and was very free in giving his opinion of a man who, he firmly believed, was A SECOND SHYLOCK. Mr. Moody said : " In 1873 or '74 I was in business at the intersection of Indiana avenu® and Tennessee street, and owned the building. Was doing well, but concluded to add to my building, and. as I had a little extra money, and there was a large amount of- building going on, I thought I would buy some ground and start a brickyard, and that, thereby, I could make the brick for my house free of cost. I accordingly bought ten acres south of town from B. F. HefEgen for $650 per acre, and paid on the property $4,500, leaving two first mortgage notes of $1,000 each yet unpaid. These Heffgen sold to English, and on them I paid until I owed him $698 45, according to my figuring. I also paid the taxes, and this was the only incumbrance on the ground. In the meantime there was no sale for brick, business was dull, and though I worked night and day I was unable to meet the interest. English then foreclosed and though I met him at the Court-house, and on the steps asked him to be lenient, that I was doing all mortal man could do, and that I would pay him as soon as possible, he said, and these are his exact words : "IF YOU DON'T HURRY UP AND PAY ME FASTER, I WILL DRIVE YOU TO HELL AND GONE ! " " But this is not all," continued Mr. Moody, " he bought in the propejty and closed my drug store on a personal judgment of $2,500. How he got that I could not discover, until I found that the notes were "gold beariu," and that he had exacted the premium. When he closed my store, other creditors, of course, came and I was ruined. At that time I considered myself, and was worth clear of everything, $35,000, and Bill English ruined me." Mr. Moody is now engaged in the manufacture of baking powder, and is doing a good business. AN OLD GERMAN, George Schriter, was next visited, as it was ascertained that he had felt the grip of the iron hand. He was formerly in the saloon business; and owned a three story brick building on Washington Street, opposite the Court-house, and is an honest, hard-tvorking man. He is now quite feeble, and when talking of his business with English, grows very excited. According to his statement, he traded his property with English for four houses and six lots in English's Addition, and subsequently mortgaged the property, which was valued by Engli.sh in the trade at $10,000, to him for $1,300 to pay a security debt. The inevitable foreclosure followed, and when friends lielped redeem the property, on the last day there was an item of $100 for attorney's fees for his son, who attended the case. The " poor man's friend " also exacted the full penalty on the tax certificate which Schriter was un- ai'le to take up on account of sickness. A BRIEF RESUME. These three gentlemen were the only ones interviewed, and they were chosen because thty could be easily found; were well known; and were each of a different political faith. Be' ler being a Republican, IVIoody a National, and Schriter a Democrat, so that politics cotjld have nothing to do with tlie record now spread before the public. As your corres- pondent proi-eeded with the investigation, offers of statements came from every side, and. especially from the poorer class. It would be an easy matter to fill the Cincinnati Con.nuTcial with afTulavits of i)ari.ies who had been glad to escape with their lives, and', there is al)undant room for another chapter. A,Ty doubting 'J'homas who may have hail fears regarding the capacity of Mr. English's barr* 1 need borrow no furlhi-r trouble. Nearly eiglit hundred pieces of first class real estato gathered in will furnish enough to fulfill his part of the obligations of the campaign. THE POOR MAN'S FRIEND ONCE AGAIN. He "was a very large loser," and yet took the property in. THE SHERIFF OF INDIANAPOLIS ISSUES THREE HUNURED AND NINETY TWO DEEDS TO ^VII.I.IAM H. ENGLISH. On tbcsc he realizes above tl»e assessed value One Hundred and Ninety-five Thousand, Five Hundred and six dollars and Eiglity-One Cents. Nearly all tills Property belonged to Poor Men, and was more than half paid for, besides being Improved. An UNVARNISHED STORY, EinBELLISHED only with PLAIN FIGURES. (Special CorresponJence of the Cincinnatti Commercial.) . Indianapolis, Aug. 25. — When the Commercial's first Bombshell regarding the manner of the dealings of the Poor Man's Friend with his neighbors and fellow-citizens fell into the Democratic camp here, there was much diversity of opinion as to the proper line of defense. One member of the council was bold enough to assert that no defense could be made, while another thought that silence, like a pall, should be allowed to fall upon the record thus brought forth to the gaze of the world, and that Democratic orators and organs should be instructed to ignore the matter entirely, following in this particular the instruc- tions given with regard to the Supreme Court and the Constitutional amendments. The muttering became too pronounced, however, in a few days, and it was resolved that some- thing must be done and that quickly. "W'hat this something would be is thus set forth in last week's issue of The People, a weekly paper published here and knowri as his personal organ : "//! the matter of the foreclosure of mortgages an official statement, ichicli will he puhlishcd in a few days, will conclusively show that in the list published in the Commercial, Mr. English was a very large loser by reason of being forced to take the mortgaged property ." . Having read this defence I proceeded to compare the amount of his SheriiTs bids with the assessed value of the property in 1879, when the assessment teas the loiccst for fficcn years. This appraisement is rated at the actual cash value of the property, what it would bring under the hammer, while the actual commercial value is estimated one-third higher. It will be seen that the Poor Man's Friend holds Sheriff's Daeds to three hundred a'ad ninety-two pieces of property in the city of Indianapolis, nearly all having been secured within the past two years. Many of these, as will be observed by the pr.ce, are bito of realty which belonged to laboring men, who Lad put up partial iinprovements on thenr property, and who are now tenants of his. On perhaps nine-tenths of this property four-fifths of the original purchase money had been paid, the foreclosure generally being taken on either the last or next to the last note. When these circumstances are considered and it is observed that I have neither included the list of his tax-title deeds nor those secured from the city on the purchase of precepts for street improvements, the aggregate of his extortion is absolutely appalling, reaching, as it does, between the total of his Sheriff's bids and the lowest assessed value of the property in fifteen years, the enormous sum '.>'rung from the poor of one hundred and ninety-five thousand, five hundred and six dollan^, and eighty-one cents. 10 Without further preface, the list, as certified to as correct by the appended certificate of the Assessor of Indianapolis, is presented : Detailed List of Slieriffs Deeds, witli the Suras Bid ■ Thereon, held by William H. English, in Indianapolis, as Compared with the Assessed Value of the Property. ti B CO PC an an ba esit Amt. paid to Bheritf. $1,134 09. 800 00. 800 00. 2,600 00. 5,543 96. 635 91. 633 97. 72 61. 632 41. 900 00. 858 52.. 1,795 02., 5,300 00. 300 00., 1,750 00. ED 00. 360 00. 363 01 . 14.185 92. 1,288 51. 976 14, 1,600 00. 395 2i/. 175 0!). 25 00. 50 00. 1,000 00. 2,800 00. 3,026 00. V,200 00. 400 00, :»r,.'> i^. v.-.^0 (10 1,I,U0 00 R.IO 00, 27,0 )U 00 2,li)'T 00 689 20 Description of property. ( Lot 19, Outlet No. 17 $1,000 ) L(it 20, Outlet Ko. 17 .■ 1,000 ( Part Lot 21, Outlet No. 17 300— ,,. Lot 233, Allen etal., Woodlawn addition (Lot 221, do do do 750 (Lot 222, do do do 750— . .Lot 317, Outlets 97 and 98 . . . Part Lot 4, Square 35 ...Lot 32, Woodruff Place . . .Lot 176, Woodruff Place ... Let 13, Mast' r's sub., Drake etal., 2d add ...Part Lots 1 and 2, Square 63 Lot 11, Frank's sub. Yandes' add Bal. In favor Bal. in favor Appraised of the Poor of the Poor value. Man's Friend. Man. Let 12, Lot 13, Lot 14, Lot 15, Lot 16, Lot 17, Lot 18, Lot 19, Lot 20, do do do do do do do do do 150 150 150 150 150 250 250 250 250 250— jjOL zi;, wj wv» . .South ^i Lot 30, Wiley's sub., Outlet 10, &c. ..Part Lot 12, Square 36 ..Lotsl and 2, Square 51 . Lot 18, Weodrufl's sub., Morris' add ..Let 8.5, Woodruff Pla'-e (Lot 14, Square 1, Wright's Nortliside add 80 (Lot 15, do do do 80— ...Lot 7, Frank's south Bleridian St. add ..Lot 175. Allen & Root's add . Part Lot 10, Square 87 (Lot 10,0. L. 103 { Let 11, O. L. 103 ..Lot 48, O. L. 103. Frank & Root's sub ( Lot 87. Allen & Root's add 1,200 ( Lot 88, Allen & Roofs add 1,200— ..Lot 26, Patterson's add ..Lot 25, Kappe's & N. so. Meridian st.add ...Lot 59, do do do ...Lot 232 do do do I Lot 27, O. L. 108 400 • I Lot 28, O.L. 108 400— .- PartO.L.102 • Lot 1, Tool's sub., Johnson's Hrs. add Lot 4, Lot 5, • Lot (i. I Lot 12, 1 U>t 14, Lot 16, ... 600 ... 600 . . . 600 . . 600 . . . 600 ... 600 . . . 600— Woodlawn *00 do 400- do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do Lot 2, Allen's et al ■ \ Let 24, do do ...Lot 1, Woodruff s>ib., Morris' add... ...Lot 30, O. L. 159 . . .Lot 6 Kiippe'H & N. So. Meridian stre ...X'art Lot 41 k 42 Spaun & Co. 'a Bubdivisioii, Outlet ir,H ...Part Lot 10 Kappe's et al edition ...Part Lot 10. Scjuuro 56 ^ f Lot 43 Blake's subdivision, Outlet 166 & 167 . . . |Lot,51 do do Let 55 do do do do do do do do aid Lot 80 Lt do . 400 • Lot 6, Kappe's et al So. addition . 3';o Lot 23, do Robeta subdivision. Outlet 107 . 6U0 Part Lot 24, do do .... .. 150 S CO.. Lot 8, Indianapolis Lot 9, do Car Co ., first add .. 300 .. 300 do • Lot 10, do do . 300 Lot 11, do do . 300 Lot 12, do do . 300 Lot 13, do do . 300 Lot 14. do do . 300— 4,530 GO 4,525 00 800 00... Lot 11, Oiitlot 99 ... . 1,000 00 2,000 CO 200 00 1,650 00... .Lot 3, Steven's subdivisior Voutiotisi !!".!.". 350 00 200 00... Lot 237, Kappes & N. So. Meridiin St. add.... 125 00 Lot 13, Losier & S. H igbland Park add . 250 529 CO.. Lot 14, do Lot 15, do Part Lot 19, Vayons' do do add... . 250 . 250— 7.-^0 00 950 00 2C0 40 957 Of... 742 00.. Lot 25, H, M, &. McC S. E. add."'.!.*.".*.".'.'.'!!.*. ." COO* Lot 26, do Part Lot 44, Outlet 1 Lot2. Woolruff ssul do 08 ... . . 500 1,000 00 295 00 800 00 258 00 700 00... 600 CO... Ddivision. Morris' add.. ! ! ! ! ! ' "366 06 I'artLot 58. Hanna's Hrsadd 1,200 90.. Part L. >t 69, do Part Pot GO, do Lot 5, Ontlot 9 . 700 . 850 . 300 400— 800 00 1,750 00 Lot6i< &4, Outlet c Lot 91, Blake's sub.. Lot 92, do 200 00..- Outlet s 166&'l6'7!.*.*.'.'!!. do 1,550 00 1,200 00. . . Lot 63, McChesnev's sub.. Outlet 150 1,000 00 700 80... Lot 130, Allen & Boot's add Lot 26, Woodruff & Morris Lot i)6, do Lot 81, Outlet 89 . 600 . 600— 1,400 00 1,200 00 1,300 00 " 7"oo do 690 20.. 1 46$ 93... add 509 80 830 07 3,435 01... Part of Lot 2, I. & C. R. R. Co.'b add 8,100 00 4,664 99 1,000 00... Lot 8, All en, Root & English s Wc ("o 9 odlaw J additioa . 400 400 . . . . do do ]9 do 400 do 20 do 400 do 21 do 400 do 22 do 400 do 23 do 400 do 26 do 400 do 27 do 400 do 28 do 400 do 39 do 350- do 40 do 3£0 do 41 do 3.:o do 42 do 3.TO do 43 do 3.';o do 44 do sr.o do 45 do 3.50 Lot 46 do 3."0 do 47 do 350 ' •/ • da 58 do 350 ► do 69 do 3.-0 . /. . do 207 do 4.':o .'. .. do 208 do 4:0 do 209 do 450 do 2.''.0 do l,4.-0 do 251 515 4.-0 do 291 400 do 292 do 400 / . . . do 293 do 400 >!•■•• do 294 do 400 do 295 do 400 \'.::: Int. in Lot 48 do 750 .... do 49 do 4^0 ;.... do 100 do 1,100 (.... • 75 m ""i'o^ "'465 "60 a: 18,650 00 17,650 00 4,300 00 2,051 21 1,200 00 300 09 1,800 00 , 2,700 00 J 1.400 00 1,400 00 35 00 3,825 Sfi 4i0 35 fOO 13 400 CO 200 00 900 00 600 00 800 00 200 09 100 09 400 01 12 Bal. in favor Bal. in favor Amt. paid to Appraised ot the poor of tftie poor Stieriif. value Man's Friedd man Int. in Lot 107 do 250 do 108 do 250 do 100 do 250 do 110 do 250 do 111 do 250 do 112 do 250 do 113 do 2".0 do 114 do 250 do 115 do 250 do 117 do 250 do 118 do 250 do »19 do 250 do 120 do 300 2,248 79 Part of Lot 4, Square 60 900 00 do 15. Alien s sub. Henderson's add 6001 * do I'J. do 600) 674 44 do 4. West's heirs addition 900) do 5 do 900 j do 6 do .... 959 65.... do 3, Elliott sub. Henderson add 1,299 87 Lot 6, Elliotts sub'n Hpnilersousad'n 400 00 Lot 18, S 1. 22, Haut^ster et al.. Oak Hill 200 00 Lot 12, Moose's .sub'u, H. E. F., third add'n.. 200 Lot 13, do do do do 200 100 00 Lot 4, do do do do 200 2,622 69.... Pt. Lot 10. F. & K.snbd'n, Outlet lOS 900 00 .... 1,722 69 600 00 L'.t3(i. Outlet liiJ. y nde'a subdivision 400 00 Lot 2i2, A. 11. & E. Wocllawu addition 2,6a0 00 Lot 16, King s iubd'n, Bryan's addition 400 Lot 17 do do do do 400 L t 18 do do do do 400 L t 19 do do do do 400 Lit 20 do do do do 400 Lot 21 do do do do 400 Lot 2-2 do do do do 400 Lit23 do do do do 400 Lot '26 do do do do . 400 Lot 27 do do do do 400 Lot 29 do do do do 400 Lot 30 do do do do 400 Lot 31 do do do do 400 Lot 32 do do do do 400 Lot 33 do do do do 400 Lot 34 do do do do 4 JO Lot 35 do do do do 400 Lot 38 do do do do 400 Ljt 37 do do do do 4U0 Lot 25 do do do do 4.'')0 Lot 63 do do do do 6u0 Lot 64 do do do do 400 Lotos do do do do 6!J0 Lot 66 do do da do 400 Lot 67 do do do do 400 Lot 69 do do do do 400 Lot 72 do do do do 400 Lot 73 do do do do 400 Lot 74 do do do do 400 Lit 76 do do do do 500 Lot 77 do do do do 4U0 Lot 78 do do do do 400 Lot 79 do do do do 400 Lot 80 do do do do 408 Lot 81 do do do do 400 Lot 84 do do do do 4o0 Lot 85 do do do do 400 Lot :((i do do do do 400 • Ljtsa do do do do O'JO 400 00..'^ .Lot 23, Frank & R. subdivision, Outlot 108 500 01). .k.Lot 22. 82 in've, 'do do do 60 '660 '.'.'.'. ,. do 200to 204in'%'e, do do do ' 60 240 "2 ..do2'.9 do do do 60 60 .'.**.' • .. do 236 to 2-15 in've, do do do 60 640 g .. do 277 to -83 in've, do do do 60 360 '..,', M .. do 289 (o :iui) in've, do do do 60 660 '.'.'.', ■ ,. do 325 to 348 in've, do do do 60 1,380 < ., do373 to 37S inve, do do do 60 '300 '.'.'.'. [ .. do381 to 384 iu'vft, do do do 60 240 8040 1, GOO.. Lot 14, Outlet 13, Terry et al., sub 3.OOO 1400 $129,293 19 $324,800 00 $200,778 62 $5,271 81 I certify that the above is a correct copy of the assessed value of the property as assessed to W. H. English, as it appears in the records of my office, for the year 1879. BEN RAU, To'R'nship Assessor. Balance in favor of English, $'200,778 63 Balance vs. English 5,271 81 Appraised value $324,800 00 Amount paid Sheriff 129,293 19 ^ ■ $195,506 81 $195,506 81 Grand Total in fa-ror of the Poor Man's Friend as against the Poor Man $195, 506 81. 14 It is thus sliown that in this enormous purchase of foreclosed real estate, the Poor Man's Friend in only twelve instances bid over the assessed value, and iu the two most important ©f these he bid higher in order to show the futility of any one attempting to get ground he wanted. The aggregate is thus three hundred and eighty cases in favor of the plaintiff and one short of a baker's dozen in favor of the poor defendants. In conclusion, and in order to refute the latest report set afloat by English and his friends to the effect that the entire statements as hitherto published in the Commercial are but campaign lies and have no foundation in fact, I append the official Certificate of the Clerk of Marion County : State of Indiana, County of Marxon, Set. I, Daniel M. Ransdell, Clerk of the Superior Court of Marion Cuunty, do hereby certify the list as published in The Cincinnati Weekly Campaign Commercial of August 12, 1880, wherein William H. English is plaintiff and various defendants, is correct, except typographical errors in names of some defendants, as appears of record in my office. In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the Court seal this 21st day of August,1880. DANIEL M. RANSDBLL, [seal]. Clerk of the Superior Court of Marion County. THE LANDL OED OF THE POOE. HOW THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL BAR'L WAS FILLED. A VULGAR FRACTION OF THE EJECTMENT SUITS, BY WILLIAM H. ENGLISH, TO SECURE PAYMENT IN ADYANCE. REAL ESTATE AGENCY IN A STREET RAILROAD RING. HOW THE DOLLARS WERE GATHERED THAT FILLED THE BAR'L THAT NOMINATED THE TAIL PIECE OF THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET. Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial. Indianapolis, September 10, 1880. The remark was once made by Horace P. Biddle, now .Judijje of the Supreme Court of Indiana, that " there are days and days." He was correct. 'There are also weeks and ■weeks, and before I reach the true inwardness of the financial transactions of the Dem- ocratic Nominee for Vice President months and months are liable to elapse. November will be liere all too soon, this being one of the peculiar cases where the longer you liye the more you find out. It is known the tail of the kite was selected because it had a barrel at- tachment. Neither subserviency to the slave power, when Mr . English attempted to achieve greatness as a gtatesman, nor his subsequent political flounderings as a supporter of Grant and Morton, would have availed had tlic barrel been empty. HOW HE TILLED IT. Is then a matter in which the untrammeled voter has an interest. , The Commercial has published tlie oflicial records, certified to by the Clerk and Assessor of Marion I'.'ounty, his home. The only announcement yet made is that like the otlier reaper he gathered them in "merely as a matter of convenience." He was a good land- lord and never evi<;ted any of his tenants, though occasionally a wicked agent caused him tr(jul)le l)y his harshness. The alleged defen.se of the Poor Man's Friend has not been elaborated in h very artistic manner. In tin; first place, a blundering statement is given out that he did not deal iu tax titles, and y English Block Ma^ 8, 1879. 39. Wm. H. English vs. Mrs. Allen 7 English Block IStay 12, 1879. 40. Wm. H. English vs. James Lamb 202 English avenue May 13, 1879. 41 Wm. H. English vs. Job McDonald 25 Will.. w street June 7, 1879. 42. Wm. H. English vs. Mrs. A. Garrett 59 Elm street July 17, 1879. 43. Win. H. English vs. Jacob Osborn 51 M ixwell street July 17. 1879. 44. Wm. H. English vs. Miles R. Kelly 51 Maxwell street >July 17, 1879. 45. Wm. H. English vs. Jeremiah Sullivan 15 Deloss strest J.Ju y 28, 1879! 46. Wm. H. Eng ish vs. George Herd 37 Ross street C. July 27, 1879. 47. Wm. H. English vs. Jane Hamilton 23 Coburn street .August 2, 1879. 48. Wm. H. English vs. A. O'Connor 117 West McCarty street '. .Anguftt 5, 1879. 49. Wm, H. English vs. W. H. Carlisle 214 Dorman street August 5, 1879. 50. Wm. H. English vs. Thomas McSheehey.^ 10 and 11 Press Building August is, 1879. 51. Wm. H. English vs. Jerry Colvin 162 East Morris street ..August 21 1879. 52. Wm. H. English vs. Lewis Bailey Lot 19 Vagnn's subdivision . ..September 9 1879. 53. Wm. H. Enslish vs. Michael Hogarty 311 East Court street .September 24, 1879. 54. Wm H. English vs. Joseph W. Hiers Rogue's Kun and Mississippiat. September 25, 1879. 55. Wm. H. English vs. W. H. Bryant 214 Dorman street /...October J."), 1879. 56. Wm. H. English vs. Mrs. Ellen English 50 Circle street October 15, 1879. 57. Wm. H. English vs. J. B. Freeland 17 Deloss street ' Oi-tober 17, 1879. 58. Wm. H English vs. George McNeeley 55 Elm street October 21, 1879, 59. Wra. H. English vs. Wm. Badgett 182 Bla0. 5. Wm. H. English vs. John H. Lansing .52 Deloss street April 19, 1880. 6. Wm. H. English vs. Philip E. Stevens 57 Maxwell ureet Apiil 19, 1880. 7. Wm. H. English vf6 Charles Adams 212 Bright, street April 20, 1880. 8. Wm. H. Enghsh vs. Alljerl Shipley 28 Wiilard street Apiil 26, 18S0. 9. AVm. H. Eng'ish vs. Jas. T. SuIUvan '23 Cobum street April 27, 1880. 10. Wm. H. English vs. John Arnold (ireenwond street May 5, 1880. 11. Wm. H. English vs. C. H. Minshall £;nglfsh Block June 8, 1880. Some of the evicted were infei viewed. The majority are scattered, hunting probably another friend. ^ ANDREW O'CONKOR, An Irishman, as his name would imply, was evicted August 5, 1879, from 117 West McCarty street, because he owed three dollars rent. He was out of employment, and is a sober, industrious man. He had three children, and is now working on the Belt road. At the corner of Pogue's tiun and Mississippi street, I found the CMse of Joseph W. Hiers. He is living there yet, his last sacrifice being a stove, which he sold in order lo keep the roof over his head. MICHAEL HOGARTT, "THE STONE-CUTTER," Who is well known to every citizen of this city, and who is a valued contributor to the Journal, was evicted from 311 East .Court street. Mrs. Ellen English, the widow of Wm. II. English, a namesake of the Poor Man's Friend, was ejected summarily from No, 50 Circle Hall, directly adjoining the barred win- dow, on the 15th of October last, and this was done v.-ithout tlie iniervf-ntion of an agent. John Arnold, on Greenwood street, received his walking papers Maj' 5, 1880. He had four children, who were motherless, and the house from which he was chased did not have a pane of glass from foundation to roof. These are particulars enough, though one fact should be remembered : These ejrctment suits were not brought for money due. THEY WERE BROrGHT FOR RENT IN ADVANCE EVERY TIME. These poor people were not rendered homeless because Ihey owed Wm. H. Engli-sh, but because there was a chance they might become indebted to him, and he did not propose that any^nan should owe him a dollar. This was done "merely as a matter of conveni- ence," — a precaution. Another method adopted by the Poor Man's Friend to aid in building up the necessary barrel is as follows : He was President and principal owner of the Citizens' Street Railway of Indianapolis. It was a close corporation, and no man could get work who did not rent a houpe or at least a room from Wm. H. English. It miittered nothing as to whether the man whs married or single, his name could never be placed upon the pay-roll of the s'reet car company until it was registered upon the rent-roll of Wm. H. English. All his em- ployees were thereby made his rental agents. Some of these unfortunates have been seen — the first one being A. H. Fitty, who was formerly in charge of the htirness department at the car f- tables. He found it ncce.s.saiy to rent a house from English at the corner of Dillon and Deloss streets, in order to get a job. The rent wtis taken'from his wages each week in advance. Mr. Fitty now has a harne=-s shop at 240 West Wa-^hington street, and says that it was the invariable rule that all employes should rent from Mr. Entilish, and that the rent, whether the property was occupied or not, was taken from their wages every Monday. C. W. AND E. W. JOHNSON Who are now worfe-pg, one at Elevator A, and the other at the stock -yards, were also drivers for William*,' I. He compelled them to rent rooms in his block, at tlie corner of Noble and Washinc-ton streets, taking from their wages $1.25 per week each, and they were never in the rooins. JOHN MOORE, NOW A BRAKEMAN ON THE O. & II. ROAD, Was a driver and wak compelled to rent a honse from English, first at No. 5 Dillon street, then at the corner of Noble and Washington, and then rooms at Circle Hall. His brother, Lee Moore, is now a diiver on the Illinois Street Line, and was forced by English, in order to get steady work, to rent a room in Circle Hall at |1 .25 per wick, and he never saw it. The amount was taken from his wages every Monday, and he was work- ing seventeen liours out of every twenty-four for $1 .(!5 per day. These statements could be furnished from now until the crack of doom, but it isn't nec- essary. The American jjcople understand why William H. English was nominated, and they nerd no mon> fac.s to realize before the campaign is much older, how be gathered in the dollars to fill his barrel. PAT. JAN 21, 1908