Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-18
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An indianapolis special says: Two
more Indiana trustees have joined the
Canadian colony--IIenry q. Thorp. Of
Harrison county, and Norman L. Jones,
of Park county, who have been missing
for several days. Some interesting facts
as to Pollard are made public to-day.
r. B. Pollard, his wife, and son Frank,
his brother-in-law, @. W. Campbell,
and Messrs. Grimsley, Brown, and
Clark, the absconding trustees Of Da.
yiess county, have been at Hamilton and
London, but are now living out in the
country. They have with them fraudu-
lent orders. Of the face value Of several
hundred thousand dollars, which they
did not succeed in dispUing of, and one
Of these is reported to~bc for $4,000,
either signed by Trustee kitz or a forge
~ of his name ia attached to it. The
Pollards and their friends have plenty
Of money and United States bonds, but
it is believed that the greater part of it
is hidden away. A few days ago
Brown. who is going by the name Of
John Crosby, sent trusted friend to q
neighboring town with large amount
of these Government bonds and paid
him handsome commission for having
them cashed. Since he has been
there Pollard has assumed various
DISCUSSES, his purpose being to
avoid the numerous detectives who
are trying to get money out Of
him, and it is almost certain that ne
has local detectives in his employ to
shadow the others. Some persons in
Indianapolis and Chicago keep him
thoroughly posted as to what is going
on, and he has with him several trusted
friends and allies who are helping TO
protect his interests. 1t is understood
he claims that he has not been guilty Of
any criminal offence, and he does not
propose to be robbed. The fact has
never been published before, but Camp
bell, his brother-in-law, has been one
of bis chief aids in the swindling scheme,
and he has other allies who as yet have
not been suspected. Davis 4 Co.,
of Chicago, however, were his chief
partners, and there is a well-directed
suspicion that businessman here
knows a good deal about it. That Pol
lard was preparing for the wholesale
sale Of the orders and subsequent flight
is shown by the fact that as long as six
months ago he went to Canada and ne
gotisted for the purchase Of fine house
there at a cost Of eos, 900. 1t was ru-
mored this morning that Mrs. Pollard, I
who was with her husband in Canada,
had returned to indianapolis to settle
up some private affairs, but vigorous
diminishing by news reporters failed to
ind out where she was. if she is here
It all. She is Pollard's second wife,
md lived at Greensburg before she
married him.
1t is growing more and more proba-
lie that Trustee Kitz, of this township,
S involved in the swindle, but to what
xtent cannot be told. lie has told so
many different stories of his indebted
less that the present suspicious are
reused. The Vernon Bank holds |
hree Of his orders. two for Al 900 each |
nd one for 81, 500, but he says he has
ssued no such orders, and in letter to
be county commissioners expressly
tates that he has had no dealings with
'ollard & Co. He promises full
howing of the townships indebted
less tomorrow. His explanation
# the North Vernon orders does
lot agree with the facts in connec-
ion with his affairs. The following
act is known : Some time ago Pollard
eft at Bingham 4 Walks large piece
# school apparatus worth $3.50 or s2O0,
which be said was a present for Mr..
iitz, but he wanted it repaired before
eing delivered. Last week this was
ttached by Cohen & Co. as belonging
o Pollard, but Alr. Bingham said it
id not belong to him, but belonged to
.itz. The latter was called in and
uestioned, but denied that it was his,
aging he did not know anything about
!. There is good deal of uneaslness
ere as to what may be developed.