The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-04
SENTENCE WILL Be
PASSED on GLAz!ER
SATURDAY,
Judge West Says Convicted State
Treasurer Will Appear in Circuit
Court in Mason To Receive
Punishment.
Penalty for Incorporating State
Funds Is 10 Years in Prison and
$4,000 Fine or Both.


Glazier, former state treasurer, and
who was convicted of illegally appro-
priating the states funds for the use
OF the Chelsea savings bank, in which
he was heavily interested, will appear
in court in Mason tomorrow morning
for sentence. Judge West made
this announcement after the supreme
court had denied his appeal and re-
manded him to the circuit court OF
Ingham county for sentence.
The maximum penalty that may be
imposed on the former state treasurer
is 10 years Imprisonment and fine
of $4,000, either or both, in the discre-
ton of the court.
Glazier arrived In Mason at noon to-
day in custody of Two deputy sherlfis
and was placed in the county jail
With the passing OF the sentence on
the deposed state treasurer, the last
scene OF the great legal drama which
has held the attention of thousands
will have been enacted and justice
will have been satisfied.
After indictment by grand jury on
81 separate counts he was brought TO
trial and found guilty. Some of the
best legal talen: IL the state was
brought 10 his defense and the battle
was long and bitter. Glaciers attor-
neys, Macarthur and Sawyer, used
every known means to save from jail
the man who used state funds entrust-
ed to his care, but their arguments
were unavaillng and last March he
was convicted.
The case was appealed to the SUI
preme court about Two months ago in
a desperate attempt TO save the Chel-
sea banker from a prison cell. The
court OF last resort, however affirmed
the decision OF the lower court and
there is every indication that Frank
p. Glazier will have to wear convict
stripes.
In presenting the case TO the SUI
preme court Glaciers attorneys held
that the indictment did not set forth
the facts which made the appropria-
ton OF the money OF the state to the
cheIsaa. Savings bank unlawful, but
that the indictment charged only a
conclusion drawn By the pleader from
.undisclosed facts; that the indictment
was insufficient anG in violation or
Glaciers constitutional privilege to be
informed of the nature Of the accusa-
ton against him
In it's opinion. the court holds: IF
we have correctly interpreted the law,
H. was unlawful for the respondent 20
deposit any of the states money I'll
the Chelsea Savings bank. and his de-
posts therein may properly be consiG-
cred as n continuing series or unlaw-
full acts all flowing from the one pre-
concerted design TO use the states
money for the benefit of himself, ais
institutions and his bank"
"The errors referred to for the most
mart relate to the rejection OF testl-
mony offered as tending to show the
good faith of respondent was wholly
immaterial there was no error COM
mitted in this regard. Under the view
we have taken OF the law, II is true, as
claimed by counsel for respondent,
that respondents unofficial transac-
tons with the bank were immaterlal,
hut under their construction of the law
they were material. All that was
necessary for the people TO prove was
the unlawful deposit of money and the
failure 20 account for II. These facts
we're conclusively proven by the un-
disputed evidence and the admission
OF the testimony complained OF was
without prejudice.
1.-THE other errors argued In the
briefs which merit consideration are
disposed OF by what we have alreaIy
said In this opinion and do not require
separate consideration. The eXcep-
tons are overruled and the record re-
manded for further proceedings IN &C
cordance with the law"
Glacier was in November, 1906, elect
ed for second term as state treas
urer. Up to the day of his failure. on
Dec. 2. 1907. he was regarded-in fact
actually was the hess OF Chelsea. q
pretty little village on the Michigan
Central ABOUT half way between Ann
Arbor and Jackson.
Before being elected state treasurer,
he had been a state senator for one
term. As senator. he was a cipher.
The late Bill Judson, the best political
school teacher Washtcnaw county
ever had took GLACIER into his class.
But Bill died before Glazier got be-
yond the Kindergarten. The two daily
newspapers at Ann ArbCr, the county
seat. didn': suit hini, and he decided to
start a daily of his own. For $4,000
he was offered the good villa. valu.
able asset-and all the tangible prop
erty Of the two dailes already there.
Tell with you; I'm lot buying
Junk" r0ared Glazier over long-dist-
ance phone to the man who made the
offer.S "Pn show Ann Arbor what a
newspaper is"
GLACIER spent $4,000 trying TO make
lis Ann Arbor paper pay. The hnan-
clal cyclone caught him while he was
still trying
Glazier began his second term as
state treasurer on New Years, lsOd.
During his second term he Increased
the stock OF his stove company from
5000 600 TO S1.500,0O0, and the capital
stock OF mis- bank from $4,000 to $780,
600. On Jan /. 1906, he had no state
funds In his Chelsea bank, OF which
he owned seven-tenths OF the stock.
AT the time of his failure. % months
later. he had $6S5,O00 OF state money
in the bank.
The excessive loans OF the Chelsea
bank had been repeatedly called to the
attention OF Glazier by Banking Com.
missioner Zimmerman from the time