The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS ,EWS
The Daily Chronicle Of Happenings Of
ALI Kinds in the Two States.
Meeting of HOrse-Thief Detective Ass0cia.
tiOns-An Ex-COunty Treasurer
Short in His Accounts.
INDIANA.
Meeting of the Wabash Association of Horse
Thief Detective Companies.


Meeting of the Wabash Association of Horse
Thief Detective Companies.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
CRAwFoRDsvILLE, Aug. 1.-THE twenty-flfGh
annual convention of the Wabash Association of
Horse-thief Detective Companies convened at
the court house at 9 o'clock this morning. This
Association comprises the most of Indiana and
the eastern part of Illinois The meeting was
called to order by President John G. Gray, of
Waynetown. and Elder II. NJ Vancleave, of this
city, offered prayer. There is large number of
delegates present, among whom are: Grand
Oficers-John S. Gray, of Waynetown, presi
dent; James McMamoway, of Covington, James
A. Mount, of Shannondale, James Cork, jr., of
Pilot ILL.,, vice presidents; j. II. johnson, of
Bismarck, Ill. secretary and treasurer: III. H.
Davidson, of Whitesvilie, and John Henderson,
of Wesley, doorkeepers. MISUNDERSTOOD. W.
Unger, Midd.eford Nelson Lutz, Lafayette A.
Siayback, Octagon; Rev. John J. Claypool,
Morton; II. G. Lavett, Watseka Ill; James
McNeehy Frankfort NJ. B. Waugh. Colfax;
James NJ. Rice. Wave.and; John Graves, Battle
Ground; Henry Wildman, Lakefort Thomas S.
Lamb. Boswell; lack L. Mills Walnut Grove
j. N. Basedell, Boswell; Lewis Whitsell, New
Brunswick; Newton Smith, Alamo; William
French, West Lebanon; A. B. Jones, Mixerville
William Bridgeman Franklin: J. j. Moore, Ira
falgar; s. S. Miller, Shannondale; Jacob Lafol-
lette, Shannondale George West, Watseka ILL.,;
Captain James Parker. Crescent City, Ill; Aaron
Darcy, MILFORD, ILL.,: C. T. Peterson. Donovan,
H.; Joseph Green Hoopeston, ILL.,; j. r. Paullin,
Tuscola. H.. John Vansckle, Bismarck, H.;
William r. Wilson, Bismarck, ILL.,; Richard Am
norman, Ash Grove. III; George Luckey, Poto-
mac, Ill
The meeting today was in secret session, and
most of the business transacted will not be made
public until tomorrow.
In the afternoon the association collected the
old officers. and voted to hold the next meeting
ia Frankfort.
An Ex-Treasurer Short in His Account.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS, Aug. 1.-The people of our
county have another sensation (which almost
ceases to be sensational on account of it's fire.
quency) in the shortage of her Democratic
| treasurer VIM. Geilker retired from the office
the last of July but complete balancing of the
books was not made un til yesterday, disclosing
the fact that he is between So, 900 and $13, 900
short. Perhaps half that amount will
be realized from the assets on hand,
and his personal property. He processes
to be unable to account for the shortage, but it
is understood that the money was lost by illegit-
investments and in accommodating friends who
never repaid him. 1t is known that $500 went to
aid the Herald, the Democratic daily of this
city. Within fifteen years three Democratic
county treasurers and two city treasurers have
been short in their accounts, and the aggregate
losses foot up not far from 100000, and the
genera! expression now is that it is time for a
change