The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-27
GLAzIER SAYS HE WILL
TRY TO PAY ALL LOSSES
AS HE LEAVES PRISON
If Health Is Recovered He Will
Strive to Recompense Chelsea
Bank Depositors
RETURNS TO HIS HOME
Starts From Jackson After Gov.
Osborn Paroles Him Because
of Shattered Health
(From a Staff correspondent.)


JACKSON, Mich, Jan. 27.-"If I
recover my health, my first aim will
be to pay back every dollar that was
lost In the Chelsea bank" said Frank
p. Glazier, former state treasurer, in
the hospital ward of Jackson prison,
Friday afternoon, shortly after re-
ceiying word that he had been paroled
by Gov. Osborn, after serving about
two years Of a sentence OF 10 to 10
years for misappropriating state
funds which were deposited In his
Chelsea bank.
Mr.. Glazier, paroled because of be-
ing broken in health, was seated in
an invalid's chair, undergoing mas
sage treatment of his face by a pris-
on barber when The Times represen-
tative called to see him. His voice
showed unmistakable evidences of
breaking down OF the system. While
he is fieshy and big OF frame, he can
speak but little above whisper. He
Is suffering from diabetes. That he
has suffered mentally Is also appar-
ent; his round, puffy face Is careworn
and his once jet black hair is now al
most entirely gray. He is 49 years
old.
What | have suffered no one will
ever know" said Mr. Glazier in tones
which could scarcely be heard dis
tinctly two feet from his chair. "But
| would not have minded my own suf-
fering at all were it not for the
thought that my aged mother-she Is
73-and my good wife and children
were bearing the brunt of my trouble.
They are the ones who have felt the
blow the keenest; In fact, 1t has al
most killed my mother, to say moth
ing OF the terrible grief OF my wife.
who has stood by me so nobly through
it all. She is the noblest woman in
the land.
yet | want TO say that l deeply
appreciate the efforts OF others who
have helped to get me paroled3H
know that some of my friends have
worked hard to bring about my re-
lease. And I. want to say that shall
do my best to show that the governor
has made no mistake in letting me
out II was, indeed, kind OF the COVER
nor to show clemency, but I think,
mad he known the true circumstances
! In my case, he would have allowed me
| to go before this. However, ! am
certainly grateful for what he has
done. | have every reason to believe
that the people around Chelsea, those
who lost mon6y In the closing OF the
Chelsea bank, were willing that
should be paroled: in fact. I am told,
that almost all of them signed peti-
ton or wrote postal cards to the gov
ernor to give me my freedom. They
have been paid back about so cents
for every dollar they lost. and as |
said before, shall make strenuous
effort to reimburse them entirely
should regain my health. The state
has not lost anything 1t had $685.
900 on deposit in the Chelsea bank at
the time OF the closing and has re-
covered all except about $4,000. The
balance, | understand. is to be paid
by the sureties on my bonds, in CON-
pliance with a decision OF the supreme
court.
"The Chelsea bank was solvent at
the time IL was closed and no one
would have lost a penny had the au-
, thorities allowed IL to continue busi-
ness. Money was scarce at the time
and IL was difficult TO meet notes In
! the bank There was no Juggling or
funds in our bank, however, and the
Investigations showed that there was
nothing of a dishonest transaction In
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