Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-15
SPECIFIC CHARGES AS BROUGHT
AGAINST THE FOUR DEFENDANTS
VIII H. LGttG and
EdUiH A. Hunt
implicated.

The Joint Indictment against Richard
V. Sipe. VIII II. Latta aud Edwin A.
Hunt. charges that the three together
conspired to embezle $4,000 In trust
funds converted to the use of SIpe. Latta
and Hunt.
The text Of the indictment follows:
The grand jurors for the County of
Marion and State of Indiana, upon their
o4tus. present that Richard v Sipe, WIN
II. Latta and Edwin \. Hunt on or about
tn. 9th day of November A. D., 1915 at and
In the County OF Marion and State afore-
said. Richard V. Sipe was then and there
duly elected TO the office ~ Clerk OF the
Marion Circuit Court Of Marion County,
Indiana for the term Of four years, end
ing on the 31Bt day of December 1872;
that thereafter the said Richard '. Sipe
was duly commissioned and gave bond
and duly qualified and entered upon the
discharge Of the duties OF the said ONCE
on the 1st day OF January, 1919; that
from and after said last named date and
up to and including the 2Sth day OF FEB
continued to perform the duties Of said
office as the duly qualified and acting
Clerk Of said Marion Circuit Court, and
that as such, he became and was the ex-
officiO Clerk Of the Marion Superic
Court, th4 Marion Criminal COurt, the
Marion Juvenile Court and Of the Marion
Probate Court, all Of Marion County,
Indiana: that as such Clerk he was
charged ana entrusted with The receipt,
saf,. keeping, traI sfer and disbursement
OF the sum Of Ten Thousand Dollars
$4,000 lawful and current money,
which said sum IF Ten Thousand Dollars
c$IO. .0OOl belonged to and was a part Of
the trust funds which the said Richard
V SiPe In his capacity As Clerk as
aforesaid, had collected and received aud
then and there had and held In his
possession and control for safe keeping,
transfer and disbursement, and said
trust fund was then and there held by
him In his official capacity as Clerk rs
aforesaid. and that the same had heen
collected by him as such Clerk, and watch
said sum of Ten Thousand Dollars
($10000) was then and there in his posses
sion, control and keeping as such Clerk
as aforesaid, and that the said Richard
V. Sipe while acting and performing the
duties as such Clerk of the Marion Cir
cult Court, and Of the. Marion. Superior
Court md Of the Marion Criminal Court
and of the Marion Juvenile court and for
the Marion Probate Court as aforesaid.
and while In possession Of and control
Of spid money as aforesaid. and Whi,e he
was then and there charged and entrusted
as such Clerk with the receipt, safe keep
ing, transfer and disbursement OF said
money as aforesaid did then and there
on or about the 1st day Of October, 1921,
unlawfully, knowingly and feloniously
unite, combine Conspire. confederate and
agree TO and with Will II. Latta and Ed
win A. Hunt for the object and purpose
and with the unlawful and felonious in
tent to then and there felonIously, un-
lawfully and wilfully embezz'e, convert
and appropriate the hid sum of Ten
Thousand Dollars $50, O) to the use of
the said Richard V. Sip and to the use
Of the said VIII II. Latta md to the. use
Of the said Edwin A Hum and each Of
them, that at all times while the said
Richard V. Sipe, VIII II. Latta and Ed
win A. Hunt were so fel0niously uniting,
combining, cOnspiring, Confederatlng ana
agreeing to and with each other for the
object and purpose and with the unlawful
and felonious intent to then and there
unlawfllly, feloniously and wilfully en-
beZzle the said sum Of Ten Thousand
Dollars. $4,000 as aforesaid. the said Sal.d
Richard V. Sipe, VIII II. Latta and Ed
win A Hunt and each of them well
knew the said sum of Ten Thousand Dol
lars (S10O00) which they the said Rich
ard V. Sipe Will II. Latta and Edwin
combined conspired. confederated and
agreed to and with each other for the OBJ
iect and purpose and with the unlaw-
full and felonious intent to then and there
unlawfully, feloniOusly and wilfully en-
bezzle the said Ten Thousand Dollars
(S1O OO0) which had been and was col
1ected and then and there received and
held by the said Richard V. Sipe as such
Clerk as aforesaid, and was part Cf
the trust funds so held and Under the
control OF and In the possession Of the
said Richard v Sipe as such Clerk and
that the said Richard V. Sipe had no
right or authority whatever, to appro-
pirate the said sum of Ten Thousand
Dollars (S10,000) or any part thereof to
his own use or to the of either the
said VIII Fl. Latta or the said Edwin A
Hunt. contrary to the form Of the statute
in such case made and provided and
against the peace and dignity Of the State
OF Indiana.