Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-19
MORE ARRESTS IN
FUND SHORTAGE
EXPECTED
nptectiyes Trailing Others Be-
Iieved To Be Involved in Con-
vict Board ENLIGHTENMENT.

,1,\TGONERY. ALA, March 10
r,-.-,,.f,as to-day are working on evil
-anca that is expected to lead to the
1r-sst of other prominent men, follow
o. cha serving Of a warrant on James
-..7 Csl-rav. Of Bibb county, president
~. state convict board, late yes
-. ,f-arnoon. Oakley was arrested
-, II, conference with his attorneys,
,yir Hin Whiting & Stern, in an office
l-..,=t,g adjoining the county Jail.
,,-,or the warrant was placed III Sher-
49, Hoods hands that official, knowing
-.- -,.r-.reabouts of Mr.. Oakley, imme-
- went to the attorneys offices
,'.'. . -.r,,ad if. Bond of $4,000 was al
lowed. ,-,..- u,-. oro-
IA a sensation. it was not entirely
,.ravDected. especially by state ofhclais'
~. leaked out to-day that a detective
l.,s been shadowing oakley since his
.:.s crarIy Theo Lacy disappeared
- r.aak with nearly 100000 OF the
IS funds. It had been intimated at
-. -,pftol that the affair was likely
=, involve the head of the department
~. nothing came of it until the gov
,rror's public investigation began yes
..-5av Then Charles L. Harold, pres
,s,r+ ~ The Montgomery Savings bank,
..sHaed that when Lacy presented
.s,ks for such large amounts, running
e., mare than 800. 900, he got into com
-,,,,ica+ion with President Oakley ana
.,o latter told him II was all right TO
.--r, Tho checks presented by Lacy.
Packed Money in Box.
,rbfs was on Tuesday afternoon OF
,,s, veak on wednesday the Mont
gonsry Savings bank assembled the
ar,ornt giving its check to the Mont
sor,arv Trust and Savings bank for
Sss am and Mr.. Harold and Lacy called
AZ N. latter institution and packed the
,,-rsncy in a box. Lacy had already
ohtained additional sums from the
montgomery Savings bank, which,
added TO the amount obtained from the
Montgomery Trust and Savings bank,
-otaed about $4,000.
When this information was brought
our AZ the hearing, the attorney gen
oral after a hasty conference with the
governor. had q warrant sworn out for
oakley and he was Immediately ar
rested. The warrant charges embez-
z'ement IN four counts. The first
charges the embezzlement of $4,000.
The second accuses oakley of embez-
zi,ng or converting to his own use, as
president Of the convict board, the sum
Of $4,000. The third count charges
Oakley With making a deposit Of ST.
si6.4T IN the Montgomery Savings
bank on August 80. 1912, without re-
curing Of the bank security for the
dAposit in violation OF criminal stat
ute. Under the fourth count Oakley
IS accused Of aashing and converting
10 his own use a check sent the con-
vict board by a firm of Cincinnati.
This check was for goods bought OF
The state cotton mill at Speigner'
Ala,
Had Evidence on Oakley.
I, is Eaid that the examiners had
this evidence on Oakley and was in
shape to be put in the warrant, but
that the time for his arrest was not
ripe until yesterday. when the investi-
cation brought out additional facts.
Governor O'Nesl is strongly of the
opinion that Lacy had eonfederates
mere and that the bulk of the cash
withdrawn from the banks on last
Wednesday was not carried away by
Lacy but is still in Montgomery.
Whether or not Oakley will be charged
with having cognizance Of this fact OF
being interested with Lacy in the big
stasT &c No+ Iy+iy,oo taS