Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1915 — GRAND JURY TO PROBE WORK OF TWO PROMOTERS [ARTICLE]

GRAND JURY TO PROBE WORK OF TWO PROMOTERS

SIO,OOO Alleged to Have Been Obtained From Woman. Age S 3, by Fraudulent Representations. Lafayette, Ind., July 14.—Homer Hennegar, prosecuting attorney, announced today that a special session of the grand jury would be called to investigate the activities of two Chicago promoters, who are alleged to have obtained more than $.10,00.0 irom Mrs. Elizabeth Stockton, S‘> years old, by means of fraudulent repn sentations, > . The two men came here last sue - ui.er to sell stock in an interurban company: Last. December: they completed a: transaction With Mrs. Stockton. whereby she turned over to t ’ivm eertifh ates of deposit and bank shares to the anipunt of niore than s 1 o,ioio in ft turn she received 1 ~■> shares in the Deacon Insurance Company. and i i it shares in the llisto. l-’ca: lire. Film, (’emi>ahy. At ihe time of the last transaction Mrs. Stockton's son drove the two fro; . rhe house with a shotgun. .X week later a- guardian was ap- ; <>i u■ • <1 -for the woman on, the ground that -■ b was incapable of managing iiii . ->ate. Prosecutor Hennegar says that the stock acquired by Mrs. Stockton is practically worthless. <me <>! the men. it is alleged, represented aiiuself to be the cashier ■of the bank at Earl Park, in Benton county. < I'he announcement that the gr..nd .liny would meet created surprise fieri- today: it is said . that several other stock promotion schemes wiil investigated, and that a number o! prominent business nien will be called to testify.