South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-13
EX-POSTMASTER OF
WAKARUSA IS HELD
Frank Fletcher, 47 Years, is
Found to be $500 Short
in His Funds.
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News Times Special Service:
ELKHART Ind. May frank
Fletcher. who until April for three
years was postmaster at Wakarusa,
vac arrested here Friday By Deputy
United States Marshal Frank s.
Ream Of indianapolis Mr.. Fletcher
Is short over 5000 in his accounts,
which fact was discovered when his
books were checked up by an in
srector ia April a federal grand
jury indicted FLETCHER
Fletcher il cited 10 answer in the
federal court az Indianapolis one
week from today His bond was
liked at 81 900. Friends al Waka-
rusa, in response 20 "a telephone APP
peal by Fletcher. promised l. fur
nish the bond. II they fail Pbtcher
VIII be taken 70 Indianapolis
Fletcher admitted the shortage
and blames his Sons for IL. He says
they were in the habit Of taking
small amounts OF money unknown
TO him, as he has discovered since
his exposure He says he assumed
the Office without an inventory from
his predecessor and imagines some
o. the shortage in stock may ante
date his administration OF the Office.
lie is a. years old
Fletcher came here three weeks
ago and entered the employ Of the
q. G. conn, Ltd. lie was at work
when arrested. one Of his three
sons came here this week and also
went 90 work az the Conn factory.
Another son is in Ohio and one is
az home. Mrs Fletcher was called
10 Ohio this week on account Of the
critical illness Of her mother.
The validity Of the traffic ordi-
nance recently adopted 10y this city
and said 10 be nearly a duplicate
OF ordinances passed and being
passed all over the United States.
has been attacked in the city court
OF Elkhart.
Attys. Proctor & Cawley, retained
By r. A. Sage 10 defend his son,
Norman Sage. who was arrested for
driving q car in violation Of that
section Of the ordinance which
makes - unlawful for any person
90 drive d car unless 16 years Of
age. have demurred 70 the COM
plant.
Norman sage is not yet Is. He
was cited once before for the same
odense and was allowed 10 escape
without prosecution after warm
ing had been administered that he
was violating the ordinance. The
amdavit for the second alleged
onense was made by Chief Riblet
Attys. Proctor & Cawley in de-
murring 10 the complaint in the
city court assert. First. that the
court has no Jurisdiction OF the
subject matter of the action: sec
ond. that the complaint does not
safe facts sufficient 10 constitute a
cause of action against the defend
ant.
Mary Jane Jones. - years old.
wife OF II. RI. Jones of Cleveland
township. died at 1880 O'Clock Fri
day. Dropsy. from which she had
suffered for two years, caused her
death.
Mrs. Jones, who was born in Ohio
on April 10. 1899. had been resi-
dent of Cleveland township for 50
years Her first husband. George
kiefer. died six years ago. and she
married Mr.. Jones four years ago.
she was member of the California
Street Methodist church.
Resides the husband. Mrs. Jones -
survived by two sons. William Kie-
fer of Cleveland township and Mil
ton Kiefer of this city. ana by one
daughter. Mrs. Gcorgiana Robbins
of this city. Nine grandchildren
ard one great grandchild are living.
The funeral. ii is expected, will
be held Sunday.