The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-18
THE DAvIESS COUNTY FRAUDS.

brown was Duped by Pollard, and Brown
Deceived Clarke and Grimsley.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON Sept. 1.-THE more recent de-
velopments concerning the Daviess county
frauds reopen the subject with fresh interest
1t has been developed beyond peradventure that
Brown became almost as expert sharper as his
co-conspirator Pollard. Brown was Pollard's
chief assistant, ard it has been discovered that
badly duped as was Brown by Pollard the
former made good his losses through Clarke and
Grimsley. 1t comes to light to-day tina, Clarke
signed warrants amounting to $38, 900 in Charley
Browns office. and Brown gave him only 81, 500
in cash for his vilainous dupicity Brown
schemed still DEEPER and drew Washington
county trustee into the tolls, and induced him to
sign up $26, 900 in bonds, for which Brown paid
his dupe only the pitiful sum of ST, 400. These
dupes were afraid to offer the bonds for sale
themselves, and, already eliminated to fatal de-
gree, they grew desperate and resolved to raise all
the money they could at any cost. Thus they
fell an easy prey in the hands of Brown and
Pollard, who aided them in outrageonsly robbing
the people as well as placing them in an irrev
ocably lamentable postion-the Indiana peni
tertiary staring them in the face.
A few days before Brown left Washin gton for
good he sent his wife set of diamond jewelry
worth ST, 900 When Brown arrived in Boston
he went under the assumed name of John
Charles" and it has later been discovered that
he now travels under new name, and is at
present at London, Ont, where his relatives ad-
dress letters to him.
tro hot vL of
John Grimsley are also known. It was an error,
as first reported, that Grimsley had his wife with
him. She still lives on the farm in Steele town
ship, apparently contented. On last Monday she
mailed her Canadian better half letter. Fear
full of discovery, she would not mail the
letter at the postoffce in Washington,
but took it to the depot herself and mailed it
with her own hands. In placing the letter on
board the train. through mistake she put it in
the baggage car. An employee picked it up, and
handing it to her, told her to put it in the next
car. With a spasmodic and sulen movement
she snatched the letter out of the employees
hands and put it in the proper car. She was
we'll known. and some one told her that the
probabilities were that her husband would be
brought back here for trial, when she sneeringly
remarked: Hes too sharp for that"
Browns wife is with him. When first in
formed of her husbands downfall she wept like
child, but her grief was assuaged by the as
surance that her criminal benedict was rich,
even though in Canada, and but few days
elapsed before she packed her things and left by
the light of the moon for the side of her hus-
band of year. She was accompanied to the
rendezvous of her husband by her brother-in-
law
indignation and public feeling are growing in
regard to the dealings of the three Daviess coup-
ty trustees, and the impression largely prevails
that Brown had several aiders and abettors ir
Washington besides Pollard
Mrs Clarke is alone In her misery. The land
lady of boarding house in little town called
Montgomery, she has given up her truant hus
band. and has set to work to do for herself.
Cohen & Son, of Indianapolis, have brought
suit against each of the absconding trustees and
their bondsmen forNhe recovery of the proper
ty advanced on these bogus bonds Gardiner &
Taylor are retained by the plaintiff
Walter B. Rodman, the absconding trustee of
Monroe township, Washington county, has been
heard from. Warrants to the amount of 81 900
have been found 1t is confidently believed there
is much more. Indeed, it is supposed this town
ship will rank with those of Daviess county.
The commissioners met, declared the Office
vacant, and appointed VIM. Lane trustee.
Browns Stock of School Furniture.