The herald., 1893-09-12
THOSE INDICTMENTS FILED.
The Herald's News Of Last Sat-
urday Officially Confirmed.
President Childress, Cashier Park and
Teller Belts On the List.
The Three City Bank Oficials Placed Un-
der Arrest-Bonds Furnishod-The
Other Indictments for
Minor Offenses.

The grand jury did not change its
mind.
Yesterday it did what last Saturdays
HERALD exclusively said it would do
indicted the officers of the delunct City
bank.
The inside information Of the purposes
OF the grand jury as outlined was cor
rect.
AS soon as the body got chance to
report it carried cut its programme.
AT 10 80 O'Clock yesterday morning the
jurors, headed by their foreman, D. w.
ment five. and. in the absence Of Judge
Smith, reported to Judge Lucien Shaw.
The Judge took the batch of indict.
ments handed to him, and, after glanc-
ing at them, turned them over to MIR.
Forester, deputy county clerk for de-
partment one.
The Judge made a few remarks about
the HERALD and it's publication of the
secrets of the grand jury before it had
divulged the same itself, and intimated
that he was in half a mind to yank the
offending newspaper man before him to
be dealt with according to law. Moth
ing. was done about it. however, and the
jury filed out of the court room in as
mysterious manner as if their work
had not been made public in advance.
Afterwerd Judge Shaw pocketed the
indictments and Mr.. Forester went
back to his court room without them.
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no arrests under the indictments. 1t
was not long after they were returned,
however, before there was a suspicious
collection of attorneys and gentlemen in
three offices. In one office, that OF
Judge Hutton on North Main street, A.
D. Childress, president of the closed
bank, sat expectantly with his attor-
news and some friends.
In another Office, that of Messrs.
Chapman 4 Hendricks, similar situa-
tion might have been observed, with j..
S. Park the principal.
At the Bank OF America, corner of
Temple and Spring streetss Ls Grand
Belts was busily engaged in his duties
in that bank, but he and his friends
had an expectant air.
Finally the expected happened. There
came telephones from the sheriHf's Office,
and they were followed up by the ap-
pearance of deputy sheriffs, who served
warrants OF arrest on the gentlemen in
dicted much as if they were eagerly ex-
pected invitations to swell ball.
The gentlemen were very suave. their
attorneys were very client and the Off
GERS were very polite.
1t was the biggest game the officers
Aor. L. L. ~
was nothing said about Come along
with me-" accompanied by an implied
insinuation that the jail was just around
the corner.
The warrants, were served, the in
dicted men and their attorneys stated
they would at once prepare bonds and
give them during the balance of the
afternoon.
Then the deputies waited for things
to take place.
Judge Shaw remained in his cham
bers until O'Clock, to pass upon the
bonds when offered. By the time that
hour had struck he had approved the
bonds Of Mr.. Childress for $4,000, and
Mr.. Belts for $4,000. Up to that time
Mr.. Parks bond for $4,000 had not put
in an appearance.
TIE BANK INDICTMENTS.
The indictments against a. d. Chill
dress are four in number, and there are
a similar number against Mr.. Park.
There is only one indictment against Le
Grand Belts, and that iss for embezzle-
ment, in connection with the county
funds.
The frat indictment against Mr.. Chill
draac ;uf fcr he, - -,
with the county funds on deposit in the
City bank before it closed its doors.
The other three make general charge
OF felony and the specific charges are:
The making false statement OF the
condition of the City bank last January.
A false entry upon the books of the
bank, it being alleged that Mr.. Childress
entered fictitious name upon the books
in one transaction where it should have
been his own name.
Another charge of making false state
ment of the condition of the bank in re-
gard to other matters than those named
in the other indictment of q eimilar ma
ture.
The four indictments against Mr..
Park are similar to those against Mr..
Childress and cover the same transac
tions.
The four bonds OF Mr.. Childress and
Mr.. Park under the indictments against
them were fixed by Judge Shaw at
$4,000 each, making $4,000 in all upon
the four.
The sureties for Mr.. Childrees are
John L. Platter, president OF the Bank
of America; J. M. Elliott, president of
the Fret National bank and George n.
Stewart, cashier Of the Bank of America
They qualified upon each OF ths $4,000
bonds in double the amount as required
by law.
The sureties for LIE Grand Belts are
Lester f. Scott. of Messrs. Scott &
Whitaker, brokers and real estate. and
John E. Platter, the bond being for
$4,000.
In the case of Mr.. Park, he is under
arrest and had expected to give his bond
early in the afternoon, but his bonds
men scattered and he could not get
them together again. 1t was stipulated
all around that he should give his bond
this morning, and he will appear before
Judge Shaw for that purpose.
VERY RETICENT.
Under the advice OF their ATTORNEYS
the indicted bankers have nothing to
say. They have retained the verv best