The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-20
INDIANA'S GREATEST FRAUD
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In these funds Center township will get in January
next:
Township fund. So, GO0OO
Dog fund Gcant tell, but think abouti.... 100000
In 1886, for the levy made last June:
township fund (cut down by last Legisa-
Tuition fund 5000 90
There are no debts whatever in the township fund
tuition fund and dog fund.
The debts above set forth as being the special and
road fund all in the shape of due bills and are
issued for any sum- warrants or paper of any kind to
K b. Pollard & Son, or Davis g. Co., nor did ever
order any furniture from either firm.
One reason why the due bills in the special fund
foot up so much is because have been compelled to
build one school house entirely credit costing
over $6 900. School addition built at Brightwood
$4,000; four new rooms opened and furnished in
different schools at large cost. / have had all my
schools, fourteen in number, thorouehly repaired
painted fences fixed, and have furnished them all
with good furniture and heaters.
At the time the County Commissioners know
ing that the revenues of Center township in
sufficient, and that the township was in debt besides
have cut my leves down; hence have been compelled
to the credit of the township let the schools go
to wreck. If had chosen the latter alternative, L
would have been decried as an ignorant Democrat,
opposed to education.
1t will be by section 6OO6 of the revision that
trustee, have the power to the credit of my
township to the full extent of funds on hand and
those to be derived from eves made at the time of
mourning the Indebtedness. have simply exercised
my legal right, and responsible to except
the taxpayers of my township.
have given a bond for $50, 600. with approved
suretes. and said bondsnen have not yet intimated
to me that they dissatisfied with the condition of
my township
There are several townships in this county whose
relative debt is much greater than mine but it does
not seem to suit the interests of my Republican
friends to state this fact.
The reason why the amount of $40, 2O6. 45 indebt-
edness above stated did not appear in my report to
edness was in the shape of due bills, all issued in
1884, before Pollard & Son, Davis & Co., figured
in township affairs in this State; and, therefore,
could not be fraudulent the only object of my report
being to show that had issued fraudulent paper
Another reason said indebtedness did not appear
because, in making my report to the Commissioners,
followed those made by other trustees that had not
been questioned by the Commissioners.
ERNEST KITz,
Trustee Center Township
MRS. POLLARD MADE TO DIsGoRGE
The attachment suit which was filed against
Mrs. r. B. Pollard, the wife of the township
bond swindier late on Friday evening dis
missed yesterday morning. a compromise
having been effected by which Mrs. Pollard
was required to surrender sum sufficient to
was served Mrs Pollard by an officer,
Friday, while she in the post
Office, and the attorneys in the case,
Morris & Newberger, made good use of the ad-
to GET free. Cohen & Son held some of the
fraudulent warrants sold by Pollard, and Mr.
Nathan Morris recently made a trip to
Canada in their interest. where he endeavored
to recover from the swindlers of the
money, but with what success is not known.
They have kept we'll informed on the
movements Of the swndlers. and when Mrs. Pol
lard arrived in Indianapolis, on Tuesday, they
were at once made aware of it. and kept close
watch upon her, having employed detective
IN har fhn
filed and she was given legal notice of the pro-
ceeding in order to escape the dangers which
she would be likely to encounter in such litiga-
ton, she quickly came to terms The
dismissal of the attachment proceedings which
extended to the banks where she was supposed
to have money deposited, is the only tangible
evidence of what was done, and nothing was
known regarding the terms of the compromise.
The amount of the claim was ST. 365, ard
it is supposed that the entire sum was recovered,
Mrs. Pollard Immediately afterward left the city,
and is doubtless ere now about to join her hus-
band in the Canadian colony.
MARION COUNTY RETURNS ALL IN.
Trustee Stout. of Wayne township reported
to the County Commissioners yesterday that
his Indebtedness as trustee does not exceed
$345, including a due-bill of $50 given
to the Richmond School Furniture
Company for furniture delivered. The prnci-
pal amount of the indebtedness is for brick fur
nished at 81 per thousand by Joseph Flack.
Mr.. Stout closes his statement with 81 have
had no dealings whatever with Pollard and
Others"
Trustee Cube, of Perry township, says that,
except $1,000 contracted by permission of the
county board for the construction of a school
house at Southport, his outstanding obligations
due the Excelsior School Furniture Com
pany, of Cincinnati, for 1915 due July l, 1886
He says the next January draw will be sufficient
to liquidate all other obligations contracted by
him as trustee. He concludes with: II have
had no dealings with r. b. Pollard & Son."
Trustee Hessong of Washington township. says
he has issued due bills to A. Fl.
Andrews & Co.. of Chicago, for $2l8, and to
Hilary Morris for $751; both for school supplies.
His other Indebtedness is S. 600. authorized
by the commissioners He says. also,
that he has had no dealings with Pol
lard. Trustee Matthews, of Franklin township,
reported no the school supply warrants out. He
has four outstanding for grave-road purposes,
but each is less than hundred dollars. He
wants it known that he has had no business with
Pollard. All of the trustees of this county have
haaD aard fror