The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-26
Local Insurance Agent De-
coyed Into Sheriff's Office
and Was Then Placed I'm
der Arrest.
STATE AGENT MADE
CHARGE AGAINST HIM
Alleged that Cring Failed to
Pay to Company Premium
on Policy Paid Him by
James C. Smith.

Decoyed to the sheriffs office by
Deputy Mote, understanding that he
was to talk over an insurance policy
with Sheriff Albert Steen. Thornton
H. Cring, local agent of the Tippcca-
noe Securities company, New Jersey
corporation, was Wednesday morning
placed under arrest.
The sheriff was not in the office at
the time SO the deputy informed Cring
that he too wished to talk about some
insurance. When Cring had gotten
comfortably seated, the deputy pulled
out warrant for his arrest on an
embezziement charge. In default of
$500 bond Cring was sent to Jail.
Is Also A Barber.
Cring is we'll known in the city, hav.
ing been a resident here for several
years, and employed as an agent by
various insurance companies, and also
has supported his family, including
his wife, one daughter and a son in a
comfortable manner. They reside at
III South Fourteenth street.
After the arrest Prosecuting Attor.
| ney Charles Ladd was called into the
sheriffs office and Cring, in a highly
nervous condition and almost on the
verge of breakdown. pleaded to
| know what it all meant and offered
many explanations. According to the
states attorney, he practically admit
ted essential points connected with
the case Being unable to get The
states attorney to take any action In
his behalf, Cring at once made ar
rangements for the employment o.
Attorney John F. Robbins and also
called up his state agent, Miles Fur
mas, at Indianapolis.
! What the Charge 10.
Allegations made in the affidavit are
that on February 4, 1911, Cring felon
iously and fraudulently, while acting
as the representative of the insur
ance company received and kept in his
possession from the sale of a life In
surance policy to James G. Smith
bookkeeper employed at the Pogue
Miller Hardware company, the sum Of
$23.24 which, it is alleged, belonged
to the company. The law is that in
surance agents must send the first
premium paid on application for poll
cies direct and in full to the company
or to its state agent. This Cring II
alleged to have neglected to do, ant
the application Of Smith for an insur
ance policy was turned down.
When informed of this Wednesday
Cring said he had not been notified
the company had rejected Smith
State Attorney Ladd said that Smith
had wished to file an afidavit agains
Cring, but that Miles Furnas, the state
agent of the insurance company, ant
Away Burch, also connected with tn,
company, had taken this action. Jane:
C. Smith is named as q witness
against Cring.
On Tuesday the sheriff called at tht
Cring residence on South Fourteenth
street to arrest him. He was met a.
the door by one of the children, whs
in answer to the question as to tn.
where her father was, said he was on
of the city, and if he liked the plac,
where he was he might locate there
The sheriff left word that he woult
like to talk insurance with Cring a
his Office before 10 o'clock Wednes
day. 1t was in compliance with thi,
request that Cring called.