The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-28
.GLAz|ER IS GUILTY;
APPEALS TO HIGH
COURT
JURY FINDS he MIsAPpRoPRIAT.
ED $685., 900 STATE FuNps--sAiL
OF $4,000 FURNISHED PENDING
REVIEW OF CASE.
(From a s.an corresponden,.)

Nrrom stan Corresponoent)
LANSING. Mich. Jan. 2S.-Frank p.
Glazier. ex-state treasurer, who was
convicted yesterday OF misappropriat-
ing s6S5.000 OF the states funds. -
out on $4,000 bail today. His counsel
was given until March by Judge
West TO file bill OF exceptions SO the
case can be reviewed by the supreme
court. Frank Ii. Sweetland, Charles
NJ. Davis, John L. Woods. Peter Cor
man and Charles Z. Stimson signed
the bond.
The jury returned fits verdict short
ly after o'clock yesterday. IL had
deliberated four hours and twenty
minutes. Three ballots were taken.
The first ballot showed nine to three
for conviction. Ten jurors stood for
conviction and two for acquittal on
the second ballot. A recess OF an
hour was then taken for dinner AMI
the verdict had been reached at 2
O'Clock.
Judge Wlest's charge TO the jury
prepared the defense for verdict Of
guilty. Glazier was unmoved when
the verdict was rendered. The only
indication he showed was the witch
came TO Mrs. Glaciers eyes. She ac-
cepted the verdict In a philosophical
manner at first but finally gave way
TO her feelings.
The courts charge to the jury took
Just forty minutes. III Glazier was
stakeholder in the Chelsea savings
bank when he deposited state funds
in that bank, occupying at the same
time the Office OF state treasurer, 4
was a violation OF the law. The OF
Tense was complete when the illegal
appropriation was made. IL made no
difference whether the money was paid
back to the state. Glazier was not ON
trial for the failure OF the state OF
Michigan to secure its money, but he
was on trial for illegally and felonious
IL placing the funds OF the state In
the Chelsea bank.
The court pointed out that GlaEier
could not mingle state funds with his
private moneys for the purpose Of pri-
yate gain. and stated that the DE-
posting OF state funds with the bank
for the purpose OF increasing the leGei
reserve OF the hank would be viola
ton OF the law. GLACIER must be held
responsible for the acts OF hin sub
ordinates both In the treasury de-
partment and the bank at Chesea.
and the fact that security might have
been given 10 the state by the Chel-
sea bank for the return OF funds did
not condone an offense X one hao
been committed.
| In dwelling upon the claim that
other state officers had known that
Glazler was a stakeholder In the Chcl.
sea bank and that IL was not legal
depository, the court said this fact
could have no effect In arriving at q
verdict
Touching on the subject OF politics
which the attorneys for the defense
had attempted TO inject into the case.
Judge West said the suggestion that
The bank at Chelsea had been closed
as political move or that the prose-
cution OF Glazier had been prompted
| by this same motive should he given
10 consideration.
Frank =. Glazier, OF Chelsea, state
treasurer. went down under "A fnan-
cial crash December 2, 1907 He was
owner OF the stove works. head OF the
Chelsea Savings bank, proprietor OF
daily paper In Ann Arbor and was In
| tefeSteu IN various OtneT enterprises.
In his second term as state treasur-
or he increased the stock OF his bank
from $50. 900 to 100000. In the bank.
of whose stock he owned seven-tenths.
there was $685. 900 or state money az
the time he failed
Banking Commissioner Zimmerman
had become displeased over the many
loans OF the Chelsea bank TO Glazier.
After a meeting OF Glaciers creditors
In Detroit. Dec. 2. 1907. Zimmerman
and Attorney General Bird closed the
! Chelsea Oank
Judge West. on Feb. 3. 1908. called
"A grand jury I'm the case which on
March indicted Glazier on a charge
OF misapproprlating s6S5.000 of state
funds This is the indictment on
which he has Just been tried. The
trial began on Dec. IA