The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-12
Charges Of Frand, Embezxlement
and Others Placed Against
Paddock and Son.
Especial Correspondence

Sterling, ILL.,, April 12-Eighteen
indictments against George E. Pad
dock, president Of the now defunct
bank of Prophetstown. three true
bills against his son. Hugh Pad
dock. cashier of the institution, and
two bills against the father and
son jointly, we're returned in open
court by the Whiteside county
grand jury before Judge Frank D..
Ramsay of the circuit court late
Monday afternoon.
The indictments were based on a
number of alleged forged checks,
incorporation of funds. embez-
element and preparation of a con-
fidence game in connection with
the conduct Of the bank of Proph-
etstown, which was forced to close
its doors the latter part Of Deem
Der of last year, and as an after
math resulted in George E. Pad
dock filing papers in bankruptcy in
the federal court.
The indictments against George
E. Paddock include four for for
gerry, II for ENLIGHTENMENT, one for
larceny and embezzlement, one for
confidence game and one for lar
ceny. The indictments contain from
one to four counts each.
Indicted Jointly.
Against Hugh Paddock, son OF G
E. Paddock, there is one indictment
for embezzlement and two for en-
bezzlement and larceny.
JOINT indictments against George
E. Paddock and Hugh Paddock in
clude one for embezzlement and
one for confidence game.
The amount involved in the al
legged crooked deals charged against
George E. Paddock is s31,352.37; il
the charges against Hugh Paddock
the amount enveloped by shady
deals totals s1,926.10, and in the
joint indictments the total is S.,
1926, the aggregate of all of which
is s35,3S1.43.
Many other indictments against
the two men might have been re-
turned which would have involved
many thousand dollars more. &C
cording to States Attorney r. W
Besse. who has given much tim,
and effort in delving into the situa
ton. Other indictments that Nigh
have been returned would onl,
have been a duplication Of thos,
that were found. Mr.. Besse said
adding that he deemed it unneces
sary to prepare other indictment
which would be the same in essen
tial particulars as those that wer
found.
The grand jury and States Attor
) ney Besse have worked untiringl
in investigating the various angle
: OF the case, as the number of in
dictments indicates.
Many Cases OF Embezzlement,
The list of indictments for EN-
bezzlement are as follows:
z In one Indictment it is charge
t that George f. Paddock accepted
5 deposit Of $264.71 from Charlie
3 Fadden on Dec. "a, 1920, at whic
Z time the bank was insolvent to tn
knowledge of the former, he bein
aware at the time the money wa
taken into the bank of Prophets
town that the depositor would los
Dates and amounts of other d,
q posts accepted by George E. Paf
= dock under like conditions. depos
U tors losing their money. on whic
q indictments were returned agains
Il him for embezzlement are: Millar
|, Hill, Dec. Z, s575; George Bridge
Il stock, Dec. 81. $40; George scylle
= Dec. Is, $434.5O; Henry Cleav,
land, Dec. %. s19.35: J. M. Lowr
Dec. %. s744.33. Charles Swanso,
Dec. q, s605.32; Ebert Hill. De
y, $l23.60: Harry H. Waite, De
Ill, 5000; John Richmond, Nov. 2
d ss,319.11; Orsan Clark, Dec 2
o S202.10; Orsan Clark. Dec, 80. s1I