South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-02

Refuses Offer of BaiI-SayS
He Will Remain Until
Kennett is Freed.

George W. Good refuses to desert
a friend.
Although Mr. Goods friends had
arranged for his release from the
city Jail under a $4,000 bond Sat
urday afternoon for his appearance
before the St. Joseph superior court
to answer TO the charge of rece!v-
ing stolen goods in connection with
the unraveling of the Studebaker
Liberty bond mystery, Mr.. Good
fatty refused TO accept their offers
Of assistance until his friend, Leo
NJ Kennett, was also released
The time for fixing the bonds for
the two men was set for o'clock
Saturday afternoon. At chat hour
friends of MIR. Good were on hand
with the necessary surety for his
, release. Kennett, who confessed 10
having destroyed 22 of the % ten
thousand dollar Liberty bonds
found by him on the floor at the
corporations offices early last Jan
uary and having attempted with
Good 10 dispose of the three remain
ing bonds, occupied the cell next TO
the one occupied by Good
This young man is much young
er than 1 am, and L will not leave
him here alone" Good told his at
torn,sy, Louis NJ. Hammerschmidt.
and his friends who had gathered At
the Jail to obtain his release from
custody.
Moved by Loyalty.
Kennett's eyes filled with tears
IN.
that he would remain until his
friend was released.
Don't do that, Mr.. Good; go
home TO Mrs. Good" Kenneth told
the man in the next cell.
NO: I'm not going 10 leave you
alone. 1 viii stay here until they
get n bond for you as we'll as for
me-" replied Good. He remained
firm in his determination in spite
OF the persuasion Of his attorney
I and friends.
John G.. Yeagley. Kennett's coun-
sci. began Immediately to make ar
rangements for obtaining a bond for
his client Good would not leave his
cell until a bond was furnished for
his friends release.
Approves AlIluslNltS.
County Pros. Samuel Z. Schwartz
late Saturday afternoon approved
the affidavits against Kennett and
Good. and issued warrants for their
formal arrests. Kennett is charged
with grand larceny and Good with
receiving stolen property. Both men
are held for the superior court
grand Jury.
In his talk with Good Saturday
morning Pros. Schwartz obtained
the same story told by Kennett in
his confession with the exception OF
that part of Kennett's story regard
ing the finding of the bonds on the
floor Of the corporations offices.
and the subsequent burning Of p
of the % ten thousand dollar bonds.
Goods story dealt principally with
the attempt 10 dispose or the three
remaining bonds John Cook was
a friend OF Good. and Cook. who
lives in Kalamazoo. Mich, engineer
ed the deal by which the bonds were
10 be disposed OF. according TO in
formation in the hands OF the auth
critics There were three notes
totaling $4,000. These notes were
signed by =. a. Johnson. This was
n fictitious name. According 10 the
confession Of Kenneth and the state
ment OF Good. the notes were sent
in blank by Cook 10 Good. Good in
/ turn gave them 10 Kennett, who
signed the name IF. A. Johnson" 10
them and then returned them TO
I Good The three notes were then
I sent TO Cook at Kalamazoo and he
I IN turn filled them out. They were
\ for equal amounts. one payable in
/ three months. one in nine months
I and the third in one year. They
! were all past due. And this is where
I Alfred &. Mills became interested in
! the case.
/ Secured by Bonds.
The notes were supposed 10 be
I secured by $4,000 in Liberty bonds
/ Cook went 20 Mills with the propo-
/ sition that the notes were overdue
/ and that he had been given the
I three Liberty bonds as surety. He
wanted 10 know OF Mills II they
( could be disposed Of
The bonds were taken by Mills
\ TO kalamazoo bank. and there he
I learned that the serial numbers on
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