The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-04

| The acqufttal OF j. W. Boatuer at
Hartford, KY, day or two ago ON .
charge Of receiving funds embezzled
from the American Express company
and Illinois Central Railroad CON-
pany, does not mark the close of this
noted case. The next chapter will be
the trial in November of Bostner's
quit against the Express company for
e2s. 900, which he claims to have
shipped through the company.
The charge of which Boatner has
just been acquitted, the last one
against him, was for receiving $50
from A. b. Schlitzbaum. the agent
of the Illinois Central railroad COM
pany and the American Express CON-
pany at Fordsville, On August IA,
1909. Schlitzbaum was convicted of
the charge of embezzlement aud SEN
tenoed to one year in the penitentairy
The verdict WAS popular one at
Hartford. Boatner had been in the
Hartford Jail for the past two years.
He has been in i'll health for some
time. When the verdict was read the
accused slightly turned pale and arose
to his feet and thanked the jury. He
also thanked Judge Birkhead for the
fair and impartial trial he received.
Going to the Jail Boatner told the
jailer goodbye and then went TO the
hotel. Boatner will remain in Ken
lucky to assist in the civil suit for the
recovery of his package, sid TO con-
tain e2s, 900.
Boatner was in Psducah short
time before he got into trouble at
Hartford, and registered at the New
Richmond Hotel. His business here
was unknown. When he reached Ohio
county he claimed to be seeking coal
lands in which 10 invest money. and
when he sent package alleged to con-
tain s2s. 200 to his own address from
Greensboro to Fordsville, few miles,
away, he said he was going to have
good time" and was afraid TO carry
the money about with him
Route Agent Abbott, of Psducsh.
was in the Owensboro Office when the
package was sealed and shipped.
Schlitzbaum was the agent ct Fords-
vile to whom the money was do.
liversd, and that night. with il aud
ESQ of the railroads money in his pos
session he claimed TO have been held
up and robbed He and Boatner were
arrested.
The men were given an examining
trial and held over to the action of the
Ohio county grand jury under $780,
0o0tbond.
~ They were indicted on the charge
of conspiracy to defraud the American
Express company ont Of s2s, 900. and
Schlitzbaum was indict cd for embez-
zleing $50 from the Illinois Gen.
trail Railroad company. 1t was alleged
that he gave the money TO Bostner.
Schilitzbaum is now serving one year
in the Eddyville penitentiary.
Bostner brought suit for the re-
covery of his package, said to contain
SIS. 200 in the state courts. The Ex-
press company had the case transferred
to the United States court, claiming
that Boatner was citizen of Cali
fornia and that the American Express
company had its head Office in New
York.
During Boatner's wo years Of con-
finement, nothing was developed to
show his past history. He claimed
that the money was given to him by
his father IN Californis, at a station
on the Southern Pacific railway. His
father. he said, murdered man on a
California race track and was forced
TO leave for South America.
The trial of the Boatner civil case
will be in November, when the United
States court is called in greensboro be-
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