The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-06-25
EMbEzzLER PIPER
DENIED A PAROLE
BY PARDON BOARD
Spectacular Career of Rich
mond Criminal Told BY
John M. Lontz.
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many of Mr. Lontz's charges were I'M
true and called attention to the fact
that many of her fathers victims join
in the application for his release. The
family believes that if given another
chance, he will not violate the con-
fidence imposed in him. she said.
No dissent was uttered by the other
members when Chairman Thomas
said:
"A man of this kind should serve the
maximum term. He certainly was an
outrageous criminal. I couldn't for
moment entertain the idea of paroling
him and maintain my self-respect."
When arrested Piper was employed
as a salesman by the F. & \. Lawn
Mower Company at a salary of $4,000
a year. His arrest followed the discov-
cry that while on a business trip he
picked up" woman in Cleveland and
later issued several fraudulent checks.
Attorney Shiveley said this was "a
temporary slip, due to nervous break
down resulting from overwork." He
said Piper has been offered position
with the Rumely Company at Laporte
and that there is every prospect that
he will become a good citizen II re-
leased He is now SO years old. He
admitted that Piper is wanted in 9th
er states on similar charges A pardon
extradite him.
Impressed At First.
The board appeared to be impressed
with the case until Mr. Lontz began
reading the statement he had prepar-
ed, giving the result of his investiga-
ton of Piper's past. Before beginning
he said Piper is possessed of unusual
ability as a salesman and has great
influence over men.
The story Of Pipers record began in
Boston thirty years ago, from whence
he fled to Canada to escape prosecu-
ton for fraud, leaving a costly resi-
dence behind. He next appeared in
Danvers, Mass, where he lived on a
lavish scale until the crash came,
when he departed for Riverside, Cal,
leaving his partner to face the bank
Duptcy court. Shady transactions in
Riverside and Los Angeles were next
ieClleu duu IuS SLoIy pIOSI SSoeo " lLc
time Piper entered the employ of the
Richmond company. From then Piper
was traced back and forth across the
country, most of the time accompanied
by a woman not his wife, defrauding
business houses, personal friends and
banks wherever he went.
Travels Like Prince.
During all this time according to Mr.
Lontz, Piper was living in luxury. Fine
suites in hotels were engaged and
when he went to Yokohama, Japan,
with the Cleveland woman they occu-
pied the imperial suite on the ship. At
one time, so the story ran, he defraud-
tention to his daughter and spent it on
lewd woman the same night
During part of this time Piper
went by the name Of John Carter
Reed. When arrested at Hartford,
Conn, while trying to cash a fraudu-
lent check, he had in his pocket a list
Of all victims, together with the
amounts obtained from them, and also
list of prospective victims.
Piper is an educated man and an ex-
pert bookkeeper. He is now keeping
books at the State Prison. The board
was further influenced not to grant
the parole by telegram received yes
wanted there for embezzling as soon
as he completes his sentence in Indi- |
ana.