The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-04-01

treasurer under the statute to act in that
capacity. The heirs fought his appoint
ment as being inimical TO the interests of
the estate and took the matter to the SUI
preme court, but the higher court decided
against them.
The heirs kept MP the fight until
Wednesday, when the attorneys for the
county filed a statement with the auditor
asking that personal property to the value
OF over 3, 100000 be placed upon the tax
duplicate against the estate of Abner II.
Bowen. This demoralized them. They
secretly commenced to pack up their pos
sessions. Trunks, valises, sachels and
boxes were brought into requisitiOn, and
In them were stored notes, mortgages,
bonds and stocks. With these in their
possession the heirs departed on the mid
night train and the widow is now in Ur-
bana, Ill. Edward Bowen is in Chicago /;
Al Bowen and Eta Bowen are on their
way to Philadelphia. All have given up
their residence in Indiana except
Nathaniel Bowen, who retains the real
estate. 1t Is estimated that the value of
the property carried away is in the neigh
borhood of S2,000,0O0.
When the announcement OF the retreat
of the heirs was made yesterday no one
appeared more surprised than their attor-
neys, who declare that they had not re-
ceived a hint of the intended flight of
their clients. Two reasons are given for
the sensational move OF the Bowen heirs.
They desired to get their possessions out
OF the state before the assessor came
around next month to list property under
the new law, and they also figure on hav-
ing the tax suits transferred TO the l. S.
court on the ground that they are non
residents The bank in this city, owned
and operated by the family is in the hands
of an assistant cashier and is meeting all
obligations, many depositors having with
drawn their money. It is anticipated that
when the news is generally circulated in
the country, run will be made upon the
institution.
There has been no run on the Bowen
bank today, and confidence in the banks
ability to meet all obligations is unim-
paired.
DELPHI, March %. Especial - The
work Of attempting to collect back taxes
from the wealthy Bowens, who fed the
state with their personal possessions
Thursday night. goes bravely on. The
flight of the precious mi lionaires was pre-
cipitated by the filing of a statement with
the auditor, asking that 100000 be
placed on the tax duplicate against the
estate of the late Abner H. Bowen. This
has been supplemented by two others
one against the banking firm OF A. II. &
a. 7. Bowen tor Sl,600,900, the other
against Abner I. Bowen for 100000.
The sum total the auditor will be asked
to place on the duplicate is s., 100000. A.
I. Bowen, who was in the banking bust
ness with his father, is immensely wealthy
in his own right. AS a tax-dodger he
eclipses his ilustrious parent, as an ex-
animation of the duplicate shows that last
year he returned the sum total for value
of his possessions at $4,000 Just before
taking the train for Philadelphia, the
shirker OF taxation, in an injured tone,
stated that he was going to take up his
residence In a state where it was not con-
sidered a crime to amass fortune.
Additional complications are likely to
arise by reason OF the fact that Congress
name ect Busey of Illinois has taken out
letters OF administration on the estate OF
the elder Bowen in Illinois, and he has
served notice on the debtors in this state
that he Is authorized to collect all debts
due the estate. and urging them to make
immediate settlement The attorneys for
the administrator appointed by the court
threaten to call Col. Busey to answer in
the L. S. court.