The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-08
ROY 0'DELL PLEADS
GUILTY To SERIOUS
CHARGES IN EATON


EATON, o., July S.-Roy O'DeIl, q,
confined In the county Jail in default
OF BAH on a charge of burglary and
larceny, pleaded guilty Wednesday to
a charge of contributing to the delin-
Quency Of 14-year-old girl. when
arrafgned In Juvenile court, according
to Juvenile Officer l.. T. Stephen. The
case viii rest on the open docket I'M
til advices are received from military
authorities, as 1t Is alleged ODell de-
serted from the army.
Tho delinquency affair took place
about Is months ago, three sisters be-
ing involved. Several boys were In
volved In the case. One of the girls
was sent to the girls industrial school
at Delaware.
When warrants were being issued In
the delinquency case 1t is alleged
O'Dell skipped out and went to Ken
lucky and enlisted in the military
service.
Third Suit Against eurd.
Elliott c. and Birdie Gimbel, oper-
ating a business under the name of
the Gimbel Motor Car company, Ham
ilton, have brought suit here in COM
mon pleas court against Frank A.
Burd In an effort to recover $3.50
Plaintiffs aver Burd sold them a car
for $3.50, claiming, they say, that it
was his property and free of any in
cumberance They aver Burd with
fraudulent intent misrepresented own
ership of the car, as they claim, it
develops that a Wapakoneta loan COM
pany holds a mortgage on the car and
that it has been replevined Plaintiffs
allege they put 500 repairs on the
car.
The Gimbel suit is the third filed
against Burd within the last few DAYS,
as a local bank sued on notes for
$1,000 Another local man Is suing
for $3.50 on a note. The bank obtained
a court order for writ of attachment.
The Gimbels also seek a writ of at
tachment. It is alleged Burd's where
abouts is unknown. His home Is in
the southeast part of the county.
Auto Theft Trial Put OF.
Owing to the illness of Attorney
John Risinger. counsel in the case. the
trial of William Mills and r. L. Estis,
charged with theft Of an automobile,
did not open today in common pleas
court, but was postponed until Sept.
~. The case has been set for trial
and postponed half a dozen times
The accused have been at liberty un
der $3.50 bond since their arrest a
year or longer ago. They are alleged
to have stolen car from s. G. Richie.
banker, New Paris. which later was
recovered
Postponement of the trial necessi-
tated reassignment of other cases that
had been set down for trial. The
pnI ~; dot Tel
-, Methodist church, Gordon circuit
dayton district. Application to sell
church property in Preble county;
July 19,2021, Harley Creager VS. Perry
Eikenberry and Perry Kretzer: July
%, %, F. R. Christman VS.. J. G. Con
nell; July 1921, Charles G. Miller VS.
Ona Miller, divorce: July %. Jose
phine Goodwin vs.. Bertha Yost, 5000
damages. alleging alienation Of affec
lions; July 20, state Of Ohio VS.. Leroy
Lyons, assault; July 3O31, G. F. Click
VS.. M H. Marley.
Receivers Stolen Car.
Chief Of Police Willard Armstrong
recovered a Ford car belonging tC
Fred Barnes near Eaton. which was
stolen last Sunday night at Wares
chapel, eight miles north Of Eaton
The car was recovered Wednesday
northeast of Eaton a few miles, where
it had been deserted and left standing
along a by-road. Presence of the
abandoned car was reported to Chic,
Armstrong.
May Organize Equity.
In meeting Friday evening at New
Lexington, Preble county, effort vii
be made to organize farmers into {
farmers equity that would be estab
lished at West Alexandria. c. o
Drayton, president of the Nationa
Farmers Equity Union, Greenville
Ill, will be present and address tht
meeting.
Miss Douglas to Hawaii.
Miss Vivian Douglas, residing nea
College Corner, expects to leave some
time in July or August for Hawaii
where she will teach school. She has
been teachcing school a few years il
the vicinity of College Corner. She Il
a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Douglas.