The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-04
DERBY GETS 80
DAYS in JAIL
is FOUND GUILTY OF DE.
FRAUDING A BOARD BILL
IN THIS CITY.
Case Had Been Continued Three
Times-Defrauded Grand Hotel
for $3.50.

The evidence in the case of State
OF Indiana versus, Edward B. DERBY
for defrauding a board bill wa:
heard in Justice Young's court Mon
day morning, after which a continu-
ance was taken by the defense until
Tuesday, afternoon.
The argument OF attorneys was
heard Tu >sday afternoon, after
which Justice Young found the pris-
oner guilty of the charge, and fined
him $25, and costs, amounting to
s37.s5. Derby was unable to pay
and went to Jail to 'lay it OUT
The evidence supported the outline
of the case, published in the Tribune
a couple of weeks ago. when Derby
was arrested, and brought from Chi
cago, TO answer the charge of de-
frauding board bill at the Grand
Hotel, last summer.
Andrew ]. Bowel was the first wit
ness. He testified that Derby came
to the Grand Hotel on January /. last
year, and registered on the book, as
a guest OF the hotel. After he had re-
manned there for eleven days, he was
joined by his wife.
The landlord made the couple a
rae of $3.50 per day. During their en-
tire stay, which lasted Until the mid
die. of May. two payments were made,
one in the middle of January and the
other in February. Derby, he found
out, was in the city selling a paten-
ed inhaler for cure Of asthema. Later
he became involved with a local man
ufactur of medicines, with whom he
attempted ITO organize a stock COM
pany. The board of the couple con-
tinued unpaid, and Mr.. Bowel asked
for settlement. Derby put him off
from day to day, saying that he had
money coming from the east. Finally
about the nrst OF May, Derby show
ed Bowel, a letter, written from
Youngstown, Ohio, on the letter
head of a Speciality Company, in
which money was promised to Derby,
for a share in said company, the
money to be forwarded in few days.
The day after receiving the letter,
Derby borrowed So from Bowel, and
went to Valparaiso, where he az
to sell fountain pens. He re-
turned in day or two, borrowed S.
more from the hotel clerk, embarked
for Chicago. and was not again heard
from until it was learned that he was
in Jail in Chicago. The board bill re-
NAMED unpaid Mrs. Derby, through
a letter TO the chief of police at Chi
cago, learned that her husband was
n the Chicago Jail Bowel said that
lie had been depending on the money
due from the east, for the
payment of his bill. The total bill
,wed by Derby, when he decamped
vas about $247 Mrs. Derby paid SIS
o Mr.. Bowel, reducing the total
mount due to 1892. The wife remai l.
ID three weeks longer<at the hotel. for
which no charge was made During
Oerby's entire stay ait the hotel he
lsed Mr. Bowells typewriter, a fact
ipon which, some of the later evil
lenqe depends.
The next witness was VIM. c.
hendricks, publisher of the Plymouth |
Tribune He testified that the letter
ead on which the letter was written
rom Youngstown, Ohio, to Derby, |
romising the latter money, was
rinted in the Tribune office, for Der
y.
The state here rested. and the de-
ence offered no witnesses. Upon mo-
ion of the defence. the case was fur
her continued until Tuesday af-
ernoon, at 100 o'clock, when the ar
ument was heard and the decision
iven. The defense maintained
hat no fraud was proved, that
was not shown whether or not
)erby did receive any money from
ne east, since he was arrested in Chi
ago, before he had time to return
nd pay his board bill at the Grand
Iotel.