, 1875-03-03
POPULATIONS.
4 List Of thom Brought to Light at
South Bend, Ind.
PRQQlCAI SONS.

HoUTH nEND fChSfsMEa FouR BpEctMENB or THIS
CLAss,
!Srett1f Dispatth to TIA Chteaoo Tribune.
sot1rm Bend, Ind, MArcl, 2.--Thoro has boon
great deal of exol&emont In this community Of
lase III regard to some caaes Of doialcat[on which
havo bllg,ted the pror2eots and tarntal,ed tho
nanlea Of tlose who had Htood i,fg!,
In the estimation Of choir ftiendo
and Of tho public. ITO none Of these casoa has
publicity boon givon, and CHARITY has coudoned
the ofIenses which, IT prosecuted, would have
conaigne1 young mon who had exhibited talont
and bright promise Of future distinction, to the
hard and iRnominons condition Of tho convicted
folon. Tic Irat Of these uas discovered ncarly
a year and = half ago, Tho name Of tic Of
cnder Was
oEonnE DuMosp,
young man Of attractive appearance mud pleas-
Ing address, who tlad tue reputation Of being
good accountant and : gentleman Of integrity.
He was raisod At OF near Collwator,
Mich, and uas in tho employ Of tho
Lake Shore h Michigan Central railroad.
Ills talsnts marked him for promotion and,
when J. II. Tolchard, Of Coldwatcr. WIS ma1o
tho Company's agent 1t Boutl, lend. his friend
aud felloH-townsman, Mr. Dumoud, Was ap-
pointed hia cashier. In tho course Of time, Toll
cbsrd was made agent at Kalamazoo. mud
Dumond succeeded him as tho agent at South
Bond. His rapid advAnccn,ent nooma to hnvo n-
flatod bis estimate OF bis abilles, so that he be-
camo disseminated with tho salary attached to
tho Office. and resigned In At Of splaen: Some
n1n9. ,,me after, ", "; Glad!ngs from tho Michigan
creaso over tho former nnlary, and Oumond won't
back to tho cashiers desk 1t tho sans
salary that had boon al1owcd him when
agent, and With tho understanding that
no was to DO made 40 agent At The first oppor-
shown him. sccmB to have cherished a Grndgo
agalnHt GiddIngs for aupplantlnR him. aul llb
management Of Tho accounts ras such as to
awaken tho iattor's suspicion, 30 that be applied
to tho travelling Auditor OF the road for an in
vostigation. Tho latter had such conildauco Ia
Dumond's integrity that he Was 10th to thko any
stop that might indicate suspicion, and tried TO
dasuaao Giddinge from his prejudice. Gid
yoalod discrepancies. Tho General freight
Agent WAS sont for, and comparison Of ac-
counts discovered ths amount OF sl,742
t. t., bs ,9 %''ns ., The s.1sagss bR RiFt tsd Of
amount lntsot, and vhon taxed With
t,ofacation, refunded 1t, his action Aoorning to
hayo been influenced by spite aRalnst 0iddings.
uo sseppcd down and out, and disappeared.
Next In order IL
WILLIAM M'K. hEnHtF1Elp,
Of 1lishaHaka. and Trusteo Of that township.
| Ito WAS = candidate for tho office Of County
Auditor, with good prospect Of election. when
amount OF 90, ooo, and fled to avoid punishment.
| No action was takcn on this case, whiel, carno
to light In tha early part Of 1874. Neither Of
theBo two cnsoa, although dating back for uomo
rate remark in social circles. Gossip 10 10
occurrences Of tho kind coming 10 light
within the past week. One case, which Is tho
subject OF much BorroWful Comment, Is - fol-
lows somo yesrs ago. the Hon. Andrsw Ander-
aon, lawyer Of high ropute and largo practice,
tollect Of youth named
| JAMES h. DAYts,
uho mas then at work in tho singer sousng-mA-
chiuo factory. lie took theyouth into bis Office.
afforded him opportunities Of legal education,
and IN course Of time Davis went to the lam
seh9o' 4 Ann ArboF; graduating after two vim
Anderson's otlcc, WAS advertised as bis part.
ner, although the connection WAS nominal, and
waa allowed = good aalary for hfa Office ser-
vices. With these adyantaBea and opportunities
he had excellent prospccta Of distinction IN hia
profession, whom oxtrayagant hsbtts led to hls
ruin. Ho WAS very fond Of Dress and attemptcd
u style Of living beyond hia means. 1Io WAS in
truated with the collection business that carne TO
Me. Andoraon, sud tho latter, d fow wecks since,
dacoyoEed something wong In bis accounts.
BY Fob. % ho ascortained that the amount OF
$500 had beca eubezzicd By Davis. Tho latter
admitted his crime.. and hr. Anaerson, panied
aud aetoundod at tho ingratitude Of ono whom
ho had 40 befrtended, 1omittod tho obligation
aud advised Davis to lehye for somo other placo,
whera his oHeuss would not bo known, and en-
| deayor to rotrioye his character
distressing nature, and has brought BhAmo aud
mortiicatlon upon ~ estimablo lady and her
children.
JOHN slANK,
who wns guilty In this instance, waa aoEno tuen.
ty yoars ago loft hero by passing railroad.
| train. tbs ltttla wall mot with sympathy aud
| friends, aud grew up to'be an industrious young
man, commanding tho Tcapect and estoom OF tue
community. Ho becamo clork In dry.gooda
store, and drew valuable custom. lu 1868.
Hiram Allllor, fellow.cterk, WAS elected County
Treasurer. Ho made Shank bis assistant, md,
IA ho WAS Reelected In 1870, Shank continued IN
tho Office for four years. IN 1879, Shank. who
dishonesty, became . candidate for tho Ireaa-
ureTaIlp. lie wAa, houoyer, doleatod by D.. D.
.. Creviston, who, however. continued him In
tho ofIlca he had formerly hold. In 1878, Crovis-
ton net about building house, and by chance
obtained site ad1oinlng Shank = house. Crerls.
ton, who had lived the life Of farmor, and is oi
frugal habita SAW ouoh evidences Of c1travegant
expenditure on Bhank'a household that hls Bus.
piclona wora aroused that ha must hAyc other
sources Of 1ovonue than hss salaty. Crevieton
mado An examination OF Shank's accounts, but
did not succeed in obtaining satisfactory eyi'
deues Of fraud until Jsnns.y 1s74 "ssn I'm shsn1 sn1
transferred to CEovsson property to that va!no
C1eyi4ton, snspectlng that tho defalcaton was
moro extensive, forboro to discharge him. The
matter rau along to November last, wton Bhanl
was permitted to 1eslgu. ue resumed bis for
NOR Avocatlon of dsy-gools clork.
MORE DEFAIoATfoAs WE'RE DlsCovKIED
in his accounts, and to satisfy them hs gaye ore
viaton mortgage on Ills home for 9700. WheI
tho Davis matter was whispered about, Hiram
alsllor, recollcctin9 tho extravagant tastcs O.
Shank, looked over hla old accounts aud dlscoy
cred false entry Of 5000. Shank WAS sent for
and coolly acknowledged to shave taken abou
el,000 dnitng his torn Of service under miller
Itcatltution WAS demanded. aud he ot5ered to lcet
ths remainder Of his property iu satisfaction