The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-22
FORMAL COMPLAINT
FILED AGAINST
J. v. H|CKL|N
FORMER TREASURER CHARGED
WITH GRAND LARCENY AND
is PUT UNDER BONDS.

Action such as his friends had
hoped might be avoided was taken
yesterday afternoon when ex-Treas-
urer John w. Hicklin was arrested on
a charge of grand larceny, the case
growing out of Mr.. Hicklin's shortage
in county funds amounting to more
thar $4,000. The details of the dis
covery of this shortage by the state
examiner, of Nh. Hicklin's resignation
from office upon demand of the coun-
ty commissioners and of his efforts
to make good the amount, are we'll
known to Muscular readers. AS Mr..
Hicklin's bonding company promised
to make the amount good to the coun-
ty, the commissioners did not feel dis
posed TO prosecute the case. The
bonding company in turn felt inclined
to give the former treasurer every OPP
p~ortunity to raise the mOun and last
week relatives sent a check to a local
bank for $4,000 to be paid over to the
county provided there would be no
prosecution. Yesterday, however,
County Attorney Dan j. Heyfron was
requested by Attorney General Kelly
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disregarding the payment of any
money to make good the shortage,
such action being his duty under the
law, Accordingly the complaint charg-
ing grand larceny was filed in the
court of Justice Dyson yesterday aft
ernoon. the warrant was issued and
Acting Sheriff Campbell made the ar
rest. Mr.. Hicklin was liberated upon
furnishing a bond Of SO, GOO.
The Complaint.
That portion of the complaint deal
ing with the alleged felony reads as
follows:
That John w. Hicklin is accused
by his complaint Of the crime of
grand larceny, a felony, committed as
follows: That between the 9Th day
of March, A. D. 1911. n the 31st
day Of March, a. D. 1913, John w.
Hicklin was an officer of the county
of Missouri, state of Montana. towft:
The duly elected, qualified and acting
treasurer of the said county of Mis-
soula: that said John w. Hicklin. as
treasurer aforesaid. by virtue of said
office, was charged with the receipt,
safe keeping, transfer and disburse-
ment CT public moneys of the said
county of Missoula: that then and there
he, by virtue of said office and trust.
as such county treasurer. received
into his possession and under his con-
troll large mounts of public moneys
of said county of MissOula, tOWit.
sums greatly in excess of Sc. 1856 IS and
being in value greatly in excess OF
S6,3S6.5S, and he, the said John w.
Hicklin, having in his hands and pos
session, custody and control public
moneys aforesaid, by virtue of said Of
flee and trust aforesaid, did on the
29th day Of March. 1913, and before
the making and filing of this infnrma-
ton and at and in the county of Mis-
soula, state of Montana, willfullv,
Wrongfully, unIaWfully. ~fraudulentlv
and felonously appropriate. to his
own use the sum of $6,2S6.5S, law
full moneys of the United States of
America # * with the
unlawful, fraudulent and fe~lonious
intent in said defendant, John ".
Hicklin, then and there had and
having to appropriate the same to
his own use, not in due and lawful
execution of said trust"
Within a short time after the war
rant was served Mr.. Hicklin had sue
ceeded in furnishing a bono that was
acceptable to the court, the sureties
being r. r. Jones, J.. NJ. Keith. r. NJ.
Cobban, G. r. Peterson and Fred D.
Whistler. A number of other names