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Show UNCLE Si SEIZES PRIMS PLANT Federal Government Takes Establishment Es-tablishment of R. H. Cowan Company, Miiiicie, Intl. TROUBLE GROWS OUT OP JUDGMENT FOR $45,000 Cowan Was Partner of F. W. Ncely, Who Was Charged With Fraud. MUNCIE, Ind., Juno D. A United States Deputy Marshal today seized tho property prop-erty of tho It. H. Cowan Printing company, com-pany, which was held by chattel mortgages mort-gages as security on a note for about J4500 given by Cowan to C. F. W. Neely, against whom tho Federal Government has a Judgment for $45,000. Defrauding Government Charged. Ncoly Is alleged to havo defrauded tho Cuban Government, while serving as treasurer of the Unltod States Postal Department, De-partment, out of several thousand dollars. In a suit to recover tills In tho New York Federal courts Judgment was rendered ren-dered against Ncely for $15,000. Neely, before accepting the position in Cuba, was interested with Cowan in the printing business here. Cowan had given Neely a note for about $4500 for his sharo in the establishment. Tho note was taken over by tho Government in part payment of the Judgment against Noely. When the note became due the Government fle-ourod fle-ourod It by a chattel mortgage on tho Cowan property. A portion of tho note has been paid, but there still remains a balance of $1300. Tho execution on Cowan today was for tho possession of tho machinery ma-chinery and material in hJs establishment. |