Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-13
CROOKED ACCOC NTS.
F. B. Jones, Book Keeper of the Champion
Malleable Iron Go. Charged
with Embezzlement.
Mystery al the Mayors oftic" Deep sur
prise TO His Friends Jailed in De
fault of ~, 900 Bond A Short
Rgs of 500 Claimed
Interview With the
Prisoner.


many people in the nature OF a sad SurprI>"
that F. B. Jones. bookkerp"r Of the Cham |
piun Malleahle Iron Company, was arrested
this morning for rmhrlZlem"nt. The am
davit was filed by Amos Whtelry, pre>l-
dent Of the company. before Mayor Good
win this morning. charging him with rm-
beZzlmg 10 the amount of -, 800. and re
uuested that the maater he kept perfectly
quiet Marshal Hughes was given war
rant for his arrest. and accompanied hy an
officer. went Iu the office of the Champion
Machine Company. where he was stationed
IN Mr. Whitrlry'S private utiice. Mr. Jones
WAS sent for amt at uure placed undrl Al
rest lie was taken I" tn" mayor
office. and here. a few minutes
later reporter appeared upon the scene.
innocent Of what it was all about, and not
even knowing that Jones was under arrest,
he jncularly asked him if he was up on
charge of diSnrdcrly. or for breaking the
Champion windows. The prisoner laughed
neryously and replied that il was for dis
orderly. MayOr Goodwin was called aside.
but said he could give no information about
what the trouble was at the Champion
works. that it would. of course become
public aS soon A. matters Were officially
brought into his court, but a> no such action
had vet been taken he could tell nothing.
F. b. Jones is man about - years old
who is blessed with beautiful wife. than
whom no nicer or more luvahle
woman ever came to Nprlngh"Id
He came here about October l.
1883. from I.awrencehurg, Ind. where h"
had been employed in large starch fac
turv lie has boarded at the Arcade Hotel
ever since il opened where he and his wife
were both warmly loved for their excellent
social qualities. so far a. Is known. he
was perfectly square in his other dealings
about town. He had great many very
warm friends who will be more than N"rry
a. hear of his trouble, and will suspend
their judgment on the ease until his side "t
it is heard. As his wife is visiting her pa
rents in Iawrenceburg, she a. yet knows
nothing of the trouble.
His bond was fixed at $1,000. and As NJ
body could this morning he found Ia :" on
it. he was taken to Jail by Deputy P"tce,
On his way thither he was given a letter
from his wife. which seemed To- have the
/ effect Of breaking him down completely.
I When he was Searched AT the jail >469
and some change was found on his person.
| OF this $3.50 was in large roll of bills III
his sock. \ reporter interviewed him at
the jail this afternoon. He was 50 excited
he could hardly talk He was wild to get
out, so that he could 20 To his wife and tell
her about il before she heard it else
where. and when he found that it was i'm
possible. to do 50 he broke down and walked
away. Sobbing. Poor Fannie. 1t will just
/ kill her
/ When asked if ne had any statement L"
make. he replied that he had nothing 10 say
except that he WAS entirely innocent of tn"
charge He said that his books were pei
ftrtly straight and ne defed them 10 find
ANYTHING wrong with them. "lhey have
brought this against me, said he. "on ac-
count of my trying to help Cliff. This i his
brother. captured an Virginia a couple of
weeks ago by John I. Norris. for emh"z-
zling from the agency of the Champion
Machine Company at 81. Joseph. Mo. an
account of which capture was published in
this paper at the time.
( Civil suit was filed in common pleas court
this morning by the Champion Malleahlc
Iron Company ". Frank b. James. /"
recover 81. 800 alleged a. collected and
/ traudently converted To his own Use by the
defendant a> agent and book-keeper of the
company. An order of attachment was l.
sued and garniShee proceSs made "n II. l..
/ Ruckfeld. All the prisoners clothing, his
watch. and all other personal property that
| could be- found was attached. The hearing
before the mayor i set down for next Mon
day.
! Mr.. b. Ii: Whiteley was found by re-
porter and asked for statement of the cast
He replied that he had nothing 10 say. a.
there was nothing certain about 1t yet.