The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-25
MANY INDICTED PERSONS
BEFORE JUDGE ANDERSON
Varied Array in Federal Court,
with Stories Both Humorous
and Pathetic.
SENTENCE FOR SEVERAL
Embezzling Bank Cashier Nc
Grady, of Seymour, Sent to
Prison for Six Years.
,ENTENCE FOR SEVERAL

Men whose station in life ranged from
that of bank cashier 10 the rowing tinker
with schemes TO beat one out of few dol
lars, were arraigned before Judge Ander-
son in the Federal Court yesterday in an
swer to indictments against them by the
federal grand jury last week.
Among the number were several women.
charged with ''fooling'' with the United
States mail in the transaction Of fake
schemes 10 defraud.
John II. Wood. formerly president of the
First National Bank of Matthews Ind. was
given a preliminary hearing before United
States Commission Starek at Cleveland yes
terday upon the charge of embezzling the
funds and classifying the accounts of the
bank. and was bound over in the sum of
$4,000 to appear before the United States
Court in this city to-day. Wood was ar
rested at Oberlin. o., last Saturday. Twen-
ty-two counts were returned against him
by the grand jury.
Notable among the prisoners yesterday
was one little woman Emma White of
Hedrick, who came down to the city
to answer TO the charge of using the mails
to conduct a fake marriage agency, of
which she was the sole asset. She prompt
ly entered a plea of not guilty, and urged
the court to hasten her case, she
couldn't afford to come down here again"
Emma White, according to the alleged
advertisement in a Milwaukee paper, Is
five feet one inch in height, weighs lis
pounds, is a good cook, very good-looking
and desired to get married. In answer to
| her advertisement, ii is charged, she re-
ceived letters from several men who were
satisfied with the description. But Emma
| White could not come to the man until
he sent her $40. and after she got the ten"
| it is alleged, the man heard no more of
her. 1t is said she deceived many men by
this scheme.
Cyrus E. McCrady. cashier of the First
National Bank of Seymour, pleaded guilty
! to embezzling $4,000 of the banks money
and was sentenced to six years imprison-
ment in Fort Leavenworth. Several char
| acter witnesses testified for McCrady, but
| Judge Anderson brought out that at the
| time McCrady married, eleven years
ago, ne was receiving salary of but $500,
| and that since that time he has never re-
! ceived salary Of more than 100, but at
| the time of his indictment he turned over
$4,000 worth of property.
Alfred G. Parker, of Bedford, pleaded
| guilty before Judge Anderson to embezzling
| $3O34.6S from the Bedford National Bank,
| of which he was clerk. He will receive
| his sentence Saturday.
The strangest tale heard in court yester-
! day and one that calls TO mind the story
of the goose that laid the golden egg was
| that told by Charles Johnson, of Mitchell,
who pleaded guilty TO having in his pos
session eight counterfeit dollars. Johnson
claimed that he got the bad dollars from
COW. He said there was a cow in his
| town that put forth a hand from her Shout
der and dropped the dollars into his own
hands.
Robert E. Pickerell and James H. Wa
ters. grain dealer and banker, respectively,
| of Sellersburg, Ind, who are charged with
working in collision to defraud by buying
! grain throughout the country, giving the
bank as reference, but not paying for it
after it had been shipped, both entered
plea of not guilty.
| Charles 3. Chrysler, of Indianapolis.
pleaded not guilty to the charge of operat-
| ing fake railway mems school Chrysler
was the man who took bets on prize
| fight last fall. The money was put in the
hands of the Denison Hotel, but Chrysler
| got scared and Jumped the town before
| the fight came off.
Harry w. Limpus, letter carrier, of this
| city, pleaded guilty TO stealing letter
! from the mails and was fined 81 and costs
Entering plea of not guilty. William
E. Moser, Toledo man, who is charged
with promoting a fake scheme to secure
| jobs for persons who desire to work on an
| interurban road, will be tried June g.
:, Harvey d. ,, Hatfield Ia Of Hunting stn;
| the mail, and his trial was set for June Z.
Wyatt l.. Perry, of Cramer, entered a
plea OF gqiIty to using stamps a in the f5e
and costs. Perry was assistant postmaster
| at Cramer. He said he disposed of the
stamps to increase the salary of the Of
| flee.
Frank NJ. Ryder, special delivery mes
senger of the Terre Haute postoffice.
pleaded guilty to stealing a letter contain
| ing $50 Sentence suspended in this
case and Ryder told to report to the
| court at the end of six months.
George D. May, of Ayrshire, Pike county,
pleaded guilty TO making false pension
| claim.
Ebenezer Bedunnah, of Aurora, pleaded
| guilty to sending an obscene letter. Sen
tence. SIS and costs.
Kelly Woodson, of Indianapolis, made the
| same plea on the same charge.
| Frank Fryer, young fellow of Kendall
| vile. pleaded guilty TO stealing a package
| from the mails containing 50.
Leonard Grace and Mark L. Grace,
brothers and young farmers from near
| obscene letters TO women at Evansville.
Fred Ireland, of Champaign H., pleaded
| guilty to stealing a So money order at
Attca. He was fined SIS and costs.
Oliver Cromwell pleaded not guilty to
! robbing the Harlan postoffice He is known
/ TO the federal authorities yeggman.
Francis NJ. Kyle, of Nappanee pleaded
| guilty to sending an obscene letter through
the mails to his wife. He fined SO
and costs.
Mabel McDoel, colored girl, we'll dressed
hat. pleaded guilty 10 embezzlng a s.
money order at Mount Vernon. 1t is said
that she was tempted by a desire for more
| good clothes. She sentenced to ninety
days in the Marion county workhouse.