South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-04
FORMER OFFICERS OF
MILITIA TO Be SUED
Two South Bend EX-0ffiCerS
May be Named as Defend
ants in Case.
- Times SnetinI ServIce |.

News Times Special Service:
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb A.
Following the announcement yester-
day that Gov Ralston. as command
er-iu-chief Of the Indiana national
guard had ordered Evan b. Stot-
senburg attorney general. TO bring
suit against Col Theodore J. Lou
den OF Bloomington. TO compel him
20 make an accounting for guard
property which ne has failed 10 re-
turn, according 10 state officials. il
became known today that eight other
former officers OF the guard may face
the same kind of action. The at
torney-general today received from
Major =. 4. Davis, quartermaster-
general of the guard. q report made
by board Of survey OF the guard
in which the amount of property
each former omcer had failed 10 re-
turn or make an accounting for was
set out
List of Officers Named.
The list OF officers and the total
values Of the property they are
charged with; follow.
Brighten. Will J. Mckee. former
ly field commander Of the Indiana
national guard, $16O5S; Maj. H. n.
Austin, New Albanv. $613.9S; Capt.
Joshua Evans. Washington, S449.73:
Capt Max p. Gaddis Newcastle.
$3.50; Capt Guy +. Kimble South
Bend, S260.01; Capt. Walter II. Ny
ers, Newcastle. $124.O5: Second
Lieut. w. o. Fassnacht, South Bend.
$2.S2; Lieut.. Harry II. Bolts. Bloom
ington, $7I.O9.
we request that collections Of
these accounts be made" wrote Mai.
Davis. What action will be taken
in these cases has not been made
public by the attorney general. 1t
is explained. however by Mai Les
lie r. Naftzger. Of the attorney
generals office, that the situation
with regard TO the eight officers is
not the same as in the LOuden case.
Louden, Naftzger said. has failed to
make return on property he is
charged with and Naftzgcr said he
had been told that an examining
agency has made even stronger re-
ports against LOuden.
Unlike the LOUdCn Case.
Col LOuden has refused either 70
turn over the property in question
or make an accounting for it. ac-
cOrding 10 Frank l.. Bridges. adult
ant-general of Indiana. The eight
oficers. made public today. has not
refused TO make the proper kinds
of return on the lost property. Sc
far. This constitutes the difference
in the cases, guar I'd officers said
The attorney-Eeneral today sent a
letter 10 Gen. Bricges-and the mar
Louden accuses Of wreaking per.
sonal spite on him Gouden) in the
recent orders issued against him
in which he said that a step pre-.
ccdent 20 any action ~ the attorney
I general against LOudcn would be q
personal demand for an accounting
for the property by Maj. Davis. the
Northumberland. or his ac-
credited representative.
Guard officers explained that the
property i'm question in the case OF
the eight officers named had beer
lost i'm guard maneuvers or stoler
from armories and that there were
no charges connected with the case
which involved personal integrity OF
any of the officers concerned. The
property Of their respective com
mands was i'm their Jurisdiction and
! failure 10 make proper returns FOL
such lost property was responsible,
for the present situation. il was ex-
/ planned.