Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
FRIEND PROMISES
TODISPROVE CHARGE
OF EMBEZZLEMENT
Wife and Neighbors Stand
by Man Accused of Mis-.
appropriating Building So
ciety Funds.

Urged by his newly welded wife :,
torth and prove his innocence, Frank A
FRIEND Of 1888 York road, Logan, a rs.,
estate operator, now under $4,000 hail -
the charge of mlsappropriatlon NJ ,,oo.
from two building loan associations ,o,,
his home early this morning, decIo-,n.
that he would prove he was not guilty
When Friend walked out of the vest.
bule of his home he was accompanied h..
his Wife She is comely young woman
She appeared to be worried Her arn,
rested on the arm of her husband who
was doing his best to calm her
On the veran6as of nearby houses "a,
women and men who are friends oi
Friend Many Of them turned their faces
away when they saw the scene
My arrest is all mistake and [ fee,
confident that everything will turn out ali
right" said Friend as he waved fare
well to his wife.
Weeping and on the verge of collapsa
Mrs. Friend entered her home Later shs
went away to the home of relatives
DIVORCE COST $4,000.
After Friends arrest on last Friday hs
t9ld Detectives McGnn and Walters that
he had been recently divorced and that
the suit had cost him $4,000. That Friend
had married again was known only tn
was married on May 20 and was home
from his honeymoon only a few weeks
when he was arrested.
Friend has been living at the York road
address only a short time He is q
nd On
tation among his neighbors.
Believing in his innocence many OF hi,
friends and neighbors, who are influential
residents in the Logan section, today
rallied to his aid: The bail for $4,000 was
arranged by two neighbors.
I'VE have faith in Mr. Friend and II
the bail had been 5000 instead of $1,000
we would have brought forth that sum
If we had it," said the wife of one Of
the bondsmen.
Many shareholders in the Creston Build.
ing Loan Association and the Old Hick.
ory Building Loan Association, for which
concerns Friend acted as an agent, today
made inquiries for him at his office al
Front street and Allegheny avenue
Those who called were assured that
everything would turn out for the best
MIsAPPROPRIATION CHARGED.
III 'ilN 'lilttAN IL SNOlH " ny the Sldl5
Banking Examiners. Friend is charged
with misappropriating $500 of the funds
OF the Old Hickory Building Loan As.
socation and Sl4C0 from the Crescent
Building Loan Association.
Friend, it is charged. while acting as
an agent for the building loan associa.
tions retained money for his use which
was given TO him with which TO invest
in mortgages.
When arraigned last Wednesday before
Magistrate Renshaw he waived a hear
ing. Within n short time after his bail
had been fixed his friends gave bond.
1t was learned today that Friend was
married for about 10 years to his first
wife. They separated, it is said, because
OF religious differences.
Since his arrest Friend has sold his
touring car, which cost him about $500
for $1,000.
After his arrest Friend, according to
the state Banking Examiners, told them
that he had made good on a shortage Of
5000 from the funds of another building
and loan association.
1--WE feel sure that Mr. Friend will soon
he back and show that he deserves our
respect" said one of his neighbors today.