Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-07-26
DEPUTY PROSECUTOR ARREST
ED ON A SERIOUS CHARGE.
Hotel Manager Leaves Creditors in
the Lurch.
From Fridays Daily.

| From Fridays Daily.
Action was commenced before Justice
Hall, of Argos, yesterday, on an ani-
davit filed by kelllson X Lauer. of this
city, attorneys ford. W. Hisson, charg-
ing Robert c. O'Blenis, deputy prose
cutOr, with embodiment. The defend
ant in the case has in addition to his
duties as deputy officer, conducted an
office at Argos doing real estate, loan
and insurance business. 1t is reported
that some time since Mr.. J. w. IIisson
called upon the defendant to negotiate
| loan of several hundred dollars, to be
used in paying off machinery notes to
the aggregate of about six hundred and
| fifty dollars and cover other incidental
expenses. This loan was to be secured
by note also which was duly drawn
up leaving blank for the insertion of
the name of the payee, by Mr.. O'Blenis
with Mr.. lIisson's permission when
the loan should be secured
The whole business was left in his
hands to secure lone and take up the
old notes closing up the entire deal.
Mr.. 1IissOn had reposed entire con-
fidence in him and did not have any
suspicion but what the business would
be properly attended to until about ten
after, when he called on Mr.. O'Blenis
and was informed by him that he had
not as yet secured the loan as the party
or parties from whom he expected to
get it couldn't raise it just then but
would in a day or two. This explana-
ton was accepted as plausible until
Mr.. HisSon was notified several DAYS
after that unless the machinery notes
were taken up they would be sent for
collection. On investigation it was
found that Mr. O'Blenis had inserted
his own name in the blank left for that
of the payeee on the seven hundred
dollar note and deposited the same
with the Knox Bank and had collected
the money thereon but had not applied
it to the machinery notes. Upon this
the affidavit was filled. Mr.. O'Blenis
was arrested and placed under two
thousand dollar bonds to appear before
Justice Hall for preliminary examina-
ton July 9th.
C. w. BENEFIT LEAVES FOR PARTS
| UNKNOWN.
Some people have wondered what has
become of the genial manager of the
Colorado at Lake MaXenkuckee. The
INDEPENDENT was probably as much
surprised as many Others will be when
informed that the affable and appar-
emily respectable gentleman has silent
ly departed, like thief in the night,
leaving unpaid bills behind. Cooks,
dining room girls, porters, grOcers and
butchers all suffer alike; even the little
newSbOys are left short of the little
mite they worked SO hard to earn. Mr..
Bennett has enjoyed the confidence of
the proprietors, who are all respectable
and responsible people residing at
Terre Haute, and every one is at a loss
to account for his strange actions; but
were more surprised when, on the same
day of his departure, warrant was
sworn out for his arrest on charge of
assaulting Mrs. Kreitzor, of Chicago.
The proprietors have taken possession
of the hotel, on their lease, and will
hereafter conduct the house themselves.
Messrs. Adolph Herr, F. w. and Riley
Mexican and Adolph Arnold being in
charge.