Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-09-05
r. ". HOFFMAN. AND MRS. FIlAcK
HIS sURETIEs.
lie Nesting At Homo o. his Wtfe'a
MOther at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
F1ack Appeared I'm Court
Heavily Yelled.


have been doing the past two years.
II q worse than being in jail. They
nearly captured me six months ago
II wish they had" said John A.
Flack when he stepped from the
train yesterday afternoon. Three
hundred persons we're at the train
and he shook hands with many. He
was taken to the office Of the sheriff
and rested for an hour. He was
then taken to Justice Quinn's court
where he waived examination ana
was bound over for trial in district
court at the September term. He
gave bond for $1,000 with =, Y.
Hoffman Of Enterprise and mrs,
Flack as surety and was released.
He and Mrs. Flack then motored
to Enterprise where they are staying
with Mrs. Flacks mother. Mrs.
Flack left thu train at Chapman, not
wishing to face the crowd at the
station and motored here. She ap-
peared in court with her husband
heavily yelled,
Flack is held on CT large OF for
gerry sworn to by e. H. Forney, one
of the directors of the bank. on Sep
tember 9, 1910, charging him with
forging a note for two thousand dol
lars with the signature OF James
Strachan, a retired farmer. Strach-
an 10 now abroad and 1t Ii likely
that charge will be dismissed and
one OF violation of the state banking
laws and embezzlement substituted.
Pwo years OF hiding from the law
has made great difference in Flack.
He is thin and his face plainly shows
the worry he has gone through since
his departure. But In all his travels
he did not change his beard. Il have
nothing sensational to tell" said he.
81 am going to tell every thing I
know about the failure. am here
to pay my tribute to do Whatever
the law may demand and am here
to make new start in life. I wish
! had done 1t sooner. have no
plans for the future, but ann going
to buckle down and start all over
again. The reports Of my capture
In New York are substantially cor
rect
Flack declares the amount OF his
Oscillations was only $3b,OeO and
he does not know how on equal
amount. which the shortage ehowed.
could have gone. II never used esos-
000. said be ''nor near that amount.
hare had 1 hard time lodging
the officers and AM tired out. 7
am going to rest for the first time
since ! left Abilene and think things
opt.n
Chief Detective Eearies Of the
Kansas State banking department.
accompanied Sheriff Young and his
prisoner home from New York. Fl
have been close to capturing FIack
several times" said me- 'Dut he
moved and we lost him. Thereports
that he was decoyed by & fake adj
yertisement are wrong. He had
been working for the Trowe DIrec-
tory Co. and quit on account OF sick
ness. From my experience In this
work decided right then and there
<nan be would come back TO his old
sob. / left orders with the Trowe
CO. 10 detain FIack II he came back
FOR work and TO notify J. !. Allen
81 the National Surety Co. imme-
dlatelv. Sure enough he came back
ana vas taken. He seemed happy
Is get home. Mrs. Flack was greatly
broken at first but became calm and
has stood by her husband through
thick and thin "
PITY For F1acIk Now.
The people here have takes little
more than 3 curious interest IN
Faacks coming. The bad feeling
towards the defaulting cashier two
years ago gave way to PITY, Ne one
snubbed FIaek and hearty hand
shakes we're many. "AIthsugh you
aid commit an awful wrcag. john,
my feelings toward you are ju@
The same" vas The way many
friends greeted him. II know 4
now. am going to start Ne anew
and DO nothing but what e hOneA
ana right hereafter" was ~ rspg.
The depositors will lose nothing
- tie assessments Of the gieckhold-
ess and the state guaranty tpnd win
meet their losses when TIE hAna'a
sffs,rs are settled. Il 4 expected