Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-03
BOLAND ARREST
is REALLY NOT
WANTED, HINT
Once COrnered, but Allowed to
Get Away and Now Hunt Is
Regarded SuspiciOusly.
INSIDE STORY REVEALED

Where is Thomas G. Boland, miss
Ing manager of the Permalife Bat
terry Company, who disappeared with
over 100000, and why so many con
fiicting stories concerning his pos
sible whereabouts?
This question only lnvokes smiles in
certain circles of Indianapolis business
men, and when the probability Of Boland
being captured and brought hack to IN
dlanapolis to tell the whole story Of his
peculations is preached this smile grows
broader
The reason for It IS, according to we'll
founded reports. that there are interests
In Indianapolis other than those con
nected with the Permalife Company that
are not at all anxious to see Roland
captured. And there Is a direct connec-
tion between these interests and some
of the alleged sleuths who are supposed
to be hunting for Boland.
Roland was seen in Ashland, Ky. Bo-
land was seen in Cincinnati. O. He Wis
tied both places during the interval be
tween the time he left Indianapolis and
the time it was discovered that the fed
eral authorities probably would want
him. The contention IS made that he
could have been picked up before he left
indianapolis and shortly after he left
indianapolis had there been a fraction
of the determination to find him that
certain persons are now declaring. That
was before the federal authorities got
interested in the case and while there
were financial interests In Indianapolis
working at purposes In the tangled
affairs of the suave gentlemen.
BOLAND IN GRASP,
BUT EVADES ARREST.
1t has become known since Boland's
successful escape from the wide open
loop that was pretended to be swung
around him that at one time Boland was
located in the offices Of a firm of Indi-
annapolis attorneys and the authorities
were provided with a warrant for his
arrest based on a grand jury indictment
and directed as TO where they could md
him at that particular hour and no
inent.
But Boland was not then arrested. It
IS declared that his arrest was delayed
at the earnest solicitation Of local at
torney representing large financial in
terests, who declared such action would
be "precipitate% This attorney does not
represent the Permalife Company, how
ever.
Bolphd is declared to have left Indian
apolis the next day, but not until after
he made certain arrangements for the
use Of a bank balance over which he had
control by q local man with whom be
was very friendly from the beginning to
the end of his career in this city.
Now. county and city officials who are
said to be Interested in finding Boland
are circulating the report that they have
secret information that Boland is In Aus
Nf IA tgu
ciates recognized. 1ltm in Ashland Ky,
about week ago and Boiand was not
known to be an experienced aviator or
to be possessed OF an airplane.
1t is also pointed ont that the group
Of men who believed the arrest of Boland
while he was In indianapolis would have
been "precipitate" are almost all of the
opinion now that Boland Is in Australia
and great many Of those who are really
interested in locating him seem to think
that he is hiding within 300 miles Of
Indiana.
FEDERAL OFFICIALS
NOT BEING MISLED.
1t is becoming more and more appar-
ent that If Boland is caught he viii be
located by the federal authorities who
have not publicly announced any disPo-
sition to look for him In Australia.
In connection with the stories that
have been printed and told concerning
Boland's connection with federal AFFAIRS
there has been a miscopception Of some
of the work he did in indianapolis. Bo-
land never "cut any ice" in the con
sideration Of coal margins in Indiana
BOLAND'S WORK ON
COAL DEALERS BOOKS.
AS an accountant" of considerable ez-
perience, If not ability. Boland made
audits Of a number Of retail coal deal
ers books in this city for the coal deal
ers themselves. The purpose Of these
audits was to obtain dgures to back up
a desire on the part of the retail coal
dealers to increase the margin on retail
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