South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-16
STUDEBAKER CASE
CLOSED UNS0LVED
Corporation Offers a Reward
of $4,000 for the Return
of the Bonds and No
Questions Asked.

with investigation temporarily
ended. operatives in South Bend
working on the studebaker bond
case were last night preparing 20 go
home. after the announcement had
been made that a reward OF $1,000
Will be paid for the return OF the
S259. 900 worth OF Liberty bonds.
and no questions viii be asked.
Were far from baffed." said
James l.. O'NeHI. representing the
American Foreign and Marine In
surance company, OF New York,
when he had been asked by a re-
porter what he thought OF the case.
We've gone as far with our inves-
tigatiOn as we can at present, though
very likely a thorough inquiry will
be started later. I'm going to De
troit in the morning to take care OF
some business there, and then Pm GO
ing TO New York. I intend TO keep
in touch with the case. however"
A o. Martin Indignantly denied
that the mystery OF the lost bonds
had blocked him. I'VE can't go any
further with our work right now. -
he said last night. Mr. Martin viii
remain in South Bend until Thurs
day.
Pinkerton operatives, who have
been conducting a private investiga-
tion for the company, We're expected
10 leave South Bend today Chicago
newspaper men sent down 40 cover
the case returned 20 their offices last
night
situation Little Changed.
With the case practically dismissed
from the public eye. the situation is
little changed from what it was
when the loss of the bonds was first
known. Postal authorities hold re-
ceipts which, they say. prove that
the package was delivered. A r.
Erskine. president OF the corpora
ton. still declares he is not sure the
package was delivered. Harvey
I.arkins. the mail carrier. SAYS he Is
quite sure ne delivered the package
in question. while Edward Snyder,
the Office boy, says he does not re-
member the peculiar envelope in
which the bonds were thought to
have been sent. This fact may be
explained. however. by the fact that
the bank officials admitted that a
different style OF envelope may have
been used
Newspapers throughout the coun-
Try are this morning carrying ad-
vertisements telling Of the reward
which has been offered.
The bonds are OF no value TO any
one but ourselves" said A. r.
Ersltine, president OF the corpora
ton. last night. @The numbers on
the bonds have been telegraphed all
over this country and Canada. and
every broker and stock exchange has
been notified. IL Is practically an
impossibility for anyone 10 sell or
dispose of any one OF the bonds
without being caught
There is still no evidence that
the bonds were stolen" continued
Mr.. Erskine. Very likely they were
lost. and If anyone finds them. this
reward will bring them to light. In
order that no stigma may be cast
upon the person, who returns them.
we have agreed TO ask no questions.
because an Innocent party may find
the bonds and return them 10 US.
Every possible effort has been
made by the Studebaker corpora
ton 20 locate the missing bonds. "
Mr.. Erskine declared. we have
examined every official and every
employe who could possibly have
had anything TO do with them" he
said. and have searched the build
Ing over for the package or any
part Of IL. Every conceivable place
has been investigated. and still we
haven't found the bonds"