The Indianapolis journal., 1896-02-19

'OURNAL, WEpNESDAl
take check for the amount, ss22a The
check drawn on .he Indiana National
Bank
Mr.. Clarke left the Office with the un-
derstandng that Nazworthy would file his
final report Monday morning. Instead OF
making a settlement. Mr.. wishard learned
Monday that Nazworthy had failed to de-
had been protested. Then he filed the
petition for an attachment; When Naz-
said that the delay in filing his report
had been due 20 two or three circum-
cumstances. In the first place. he said
had not been paid. Then he had been i'll
and had TO neglect his business. After
wards he found that some of the claims
and he had returned them 10 Philadelphia
for correction. Judge Brown asked him
He could not account for that circum-
stance
MIR Nazworthy, said the. court, lis
that money in your possession
Yes. SIR he said. Il have it on de-
posit.''
How long will it take you to render an
About an hour" Nazworrny replied.
Very WELL" said Judge Brown. looking
give you until noon. 1 shall expect you to
appear at that time and turn the money
| over to your SUCCESSOR" He left the court
room and never returned.
Upon the petition of the American Surety
| Company, +. V. Clarke, the .company's res
ident secretary. was appointed trustee in
| he could make no estimate of the amount
| of Nazworthys shortage, but thought il
would not amount TO more than $500. His
accounts are said to be in a bad condition.
| Mr. Clarke went TO Nazworthy's Office after
| his appointment but could not obtain pos
| session of his books and accounts. Mr..
ad
| stroyed a lot of Cancelled checks one night,
not long ago, and ne thinks this was done
| to what had become of the money. He in
sisted all along that he had no money on
| hands belonging to the trust but checks
which were found in his desk by Mr.. Cole
| man show that he had an account as trus-
tee at the Indiana National Bank.
ATTORNEY THOMPSON'S STORY.
Mr.. Charles N. Thompson, of the law
firm of Carson & Thompson, attorney for
Mr.. Stechhan, says that he first became
connected with the case about the 1st of
January. Mr. Thompson says he saw Mr..
! Wishard Saturday and told him all the cir
cumstances. Afterward Mr.. wishard sent
Mr. Clark to Nazworthy's Office He told
Clark that he was ready to settle with
Stechhan, and called Mr.. Thompson into
the office. Offering him a check for 1922. 81.
Mr.. Thompson says that he was unwilling
to take the check, as he did not know the
exact amount Nazworthy'S report would
show was due Stechhan. Nazworthy in
sisted on paying him then and there, and
they agreed on provisional receipt and
Thompson took the check. NaZworthy
stipulated that it should not be presented
until $3.50 o'clock Monday morning. He said
that he had given Mr.. Hanna check for
500 in payment of attorneys fees, but
found that the court objected to allowing
him that mucn and that he had gone 10 the
bank and drawn ali the money to his credit.
He said that he had placed the money in
Fletcher's safety deposit vault, but that he
would go to the bank Monday morning and
make deposit. AT 10 o'clock Monday morn.
ing Mr.. Stechnan presented the check, but
payment was refused. Mr.. Stechhan re-
turned the check to attorney Thompson,
who saw Nazworthy about IL o'clock
did Stechhan get his money!" Nazworthy
Mr. Thompson says ne was nonplused for
the moment and replied shortly that he
What tine did Stechhan go to the bank?'
asked Nazworthy.
About 10 o'clock"
well" said Nazworthy, 81 did not get
to the hank until ten minutes past ten. If
you go back there you can get the money
now"
Mr.. Thompson says Nazworthy. spoke in
that he thought he was telling the truth
and hurried down TO the bank. But the
check was not paid. Mr.. Thompson was
informed that there was no money to Naz-
worthy's credit.
II was then confident that Nazworthy
short in his accounts, said Mr..
Thompson. 'and I at once informed Mr..
Wishard of this last circumstance
In court yesterday Nazworthy admitted
| having this conversation with Mr.. Thomp-
| son, and there is little doubt that when
he found himself at bay. knowing that if
| he did not settle by noon meant that the
doors of the. peniteptiary were standing
| escape the disgrace by ending his life.
| Mrs. Rowe says she is confident Naz-
worthy went to his. office for the purpose
| Coleman had not arrived until few min
| utes later he would have found him dead.
MR. HANNA SPEAKS OF HIM.
| Thomas II. Hanna, ex-Lieutenant Gov
ernor, said yesterday that he first met Naz-
warthy at DePauw University, where he
was student in 1883 and 1890. From there
he went to Chicago. where he was employed
on the Chicago Times. After spending two
! years in the Chicago Law School Nazworthy
| graduated I'm 1898 and came to this city. He
! entered Mr. Hanna's office, where he re-
| mained as clerk and law student until July
| of last year. when he opened an Office for
himself in the Baldwin Block. In the
| meantime Mr.. Hanna had introduced
| Nazworthy TO local politicians and had done
! everything possible TO advance the young
mans fortunes. He soon made a host of
| friends in political life and secured the ap-
! pointment as deputy. prosecutor i'm Justice
| of the Peace Nickersons court. Mr.. Hanna
| says that Nazworthy' S mother died when he
| was a child. His father was at time
marshal of Sullivan, H., where Nazworthy
| was born twenty-five years ago. The elder
! Nazworthy died two years ago, and the
| young man now has but one living relative,
| his sister, Mrs. Eggler, who still resides at
| Sullivan.
Mr. Hanna said that he had taken the
boy" into his home, where he lived for about
! a year. He knew that he had been grow
| ing very wild and dissipated for the last
six months but did not know until six
| weeks or two months ago that he was
| short in his accounts with the trust. He
| had been Nazworthy's attorney in the set
tlemsnt of the trust and had prepared the
| final report, which was never filed. He had
| hoped all along, he said, that NaZworthy
! would be able to pull through. Mr.. Hanna
| said that he had no idea of the amount
| of the shortage, but was inclined to think
| IT would not amount TO more than $500 or
| $4O0. From his knowledge of Nazworthy's
| affairs, he said that he did not believe the
reports that there was a woman in the
case. who had gotten the money.
DROWNED IN THE CANAL.
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