The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-08
FRIENDS HAVE FAITH IN HIM.
The News of Neely's Arrest Caused
Surprise-Muncie Business Ventures.

The Views Of Neely's Arrest Caused
Surprise-Muncie Business Ventures.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind, May THE news of the
arrest of Charles F. Nicely caused a great
sensation throughout the city. and the
friends of the accused are slow to believe
the facts are as reported thus far, and
feel sure that Nicely will give a satisfac-
tory explanation. Previous to his appoint
ment to the important Office two years ago
Nicely had always lived in Muncie. having
been born and raised here. Fifteen years
ago he established Muncie's first daily
newspaper, the Daily News, which later
he developed into a morning paper, and
just previous to his appointment to the
Cuban position, he sold the property to
the present owners. First Assistant Post
master General Perry s. Heath, his three
brothers and f. ]. Claypool. Mr.. Nicely
still has large property interests here, be-
ing president of the Nicely Printing Com
pany, a large concern, which does a great
amount of railroad work. In addition Mr..
Nicely has extensive interests in Joplin.
Mo-, and has been very successful in all
his business affairs of late. He was COM
monty known here as Farmer" Nicely,
having gained the name from starting
The Farmers Record. a few years ago.
with the intention of giving it a circula-
ton covering the entire country.
Mr.. Nicely left Cuba a week ago in COM
pany with Harry Richey, another Muncie
man, who Is here, he having been in the
postoffice work in Cuba. but came home
to remain. Nicely was to come on from
New York. and was arrested in Roches-
ter, N. Y, while en- route home. A tele-
gram this evening states that he will be
here Tomorrow, and that satisfactory ex-
plantation will be made of the reports. The
man has at ALL times been regarded as a
shrewd promoter of large schemes, and
previous TO his newspaper work was a
school teacher. While he has been in Cuba.
his wife has been living with relatives in
California, where she now is. Until his
departure from Muncie. Nicely was a men,
Der of Governor Mounts staff.
Late tonight a postoffice inspector called
Postmaster Cammack out and made a
thorough search of the vaults and every
corner of the office for registered letters
and packages suppose 20 contain large
sums of money sent here by Nicely to HIM
self or others for him. No report was
made, but the express offices and depot
baggage rooms hav failed to furnish any
to the Morning News, Neely's former
paper. tonight asks the people 10 suspend
forming opinions until later developments
are made, that the trouble is the result of
a conflict between the Postoffice and Wal
Departments in Cuba.
The Muncie correspondent of the Indian
apolis News says: Zone fact in connection
with Neely's job in Cuba has caused COM
ment here. For a year or more the Nicely
Printing Company has been busy with big
government contracts for banks and sta
tionery used by the postoffices in Cuba.
This printed matter, both in English
and Spanish, has been shipped away from
here by the carload. and the general i'm
preston has been that the printing COM
pany had a good job in this heavy run of
presswork, which has kept 1t occupied
much of the time"