The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-27
n. b. f. PIERCE.
He Is Indicted by the Grand Jury on
Eight Counts.

Eight Counts.
The Indictment of Robert B. F. Peirce
sets forth in a preamble that T. p.
Haughey, as president of the Indian
apolis national bank, with intent to in
jure and defraud the said bank, unlaw-
fully, knowingly, willfully and malic-
iously misapplied the moneys. funds and
credits of the bank without the consent
of the board of directors thereof, and
with intent to convert the same to the
use of the National electric headlight
company in the sum of $475 by permit
ting the headlight company to check out
Of the bank the said sum, they having
no funds to their credit in the bank and
being at the time insolvent, which fact
T. p. Haughey well knew. The charge
is then made that on July u, 1893, Robert
b. +. Peirce aided and abetted the said
II. z. Haughey in willfully and felon-
iously misapplying the moneys, funds
and credits Of the bank to the use Of the
National electric headlight company in
the sum of $40.
The second count charges the misap-
tween Jan. and k~ril 81 1898, by per-
hitting the said company to overdraw its
account in that sum.
Inc lnlf0 count charges lliSaDDllCd-
ton of S2.S6I,15 on June /. 1891 in cash
ing a note payable to the Steel pulley
and machine works, and executed by
the said National electric headlight COM
pany, it being insOlvent and KNOW by
T. p. Haughey and Robert Is. +. Peirce
to be so.
The fourth count charges that on Jan.
16, 1891, T. p. Haughey caused TO be
placed to the credit of the National cleo
trio headlight company the sum of $1,000
in exchange for a note for $3,36465
signed by the said company, it being at
that time insolvent and known to be so
by 7. p. Haughey and Robert b. f.
Peirce.
The fifth count charges that on Feb
Il, 1891 the sum of $3.50 was placed to
the credit of the National electric head
light company in exchange for a note
signed by the company and unsecured,
the said company being at that time
known to be insolvent by T. p. Haughey
and Robert B. +. Peirce.
The sixth count charges that on Oct.
IA. 1891, the sum Of $5,194.S0 of the banks
funds was misapplied by paying the
same for a note of Robert 3. +. Peirce
in the sum of S5,2S060, the note being
unsecured and Robert b. +. Peirce be
ing known to himself and to 7. p.
Haughey to be insolvent.
The seventh count charges that on
divers times between Jan. 1, 1891, and
July a. 1898, T. p. Haughey misapplied
the funds of the bank to the amount Of
81 900 in loaning the same to the Ma
tiOnal electric and headlight company.
without security, it being to T. p.
Haughey and Robert b. +. Peirce known
to be insOlVent.
The eighth count charges that on July
Is, 1898, false report Of the banks con-
dition was certified to the comptroller
Of the currency, in which the said Robert
b. f. Peirce aided and abetted, he be-
ing one of the three directors who at
tested 10 the truthfulness of the report
All the counts charge Robert b. f. PIERCE
with aiding and abetting T. p Haughey
in misapplying the funds of the bank
and the last, with aiding and abetting
in certifying to the comptroller of the
currency a false statement of the banks
condition on July 10, 1898.