The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-14
ESCHbACH TO
AID PROBE OF
DILLON CASE
Chief Of State Board Of Ac-
counts Places Entire Staff
at Disposal Of City for In
vestlgatlon.
D|LLON's BOND $4,000

Jesse Eschbach, head Of the state
board of accounts, after a consultation
with city officials and Prosecuting At
torney Paul A. Beckett, placed his en-
tire staff at the disposal OF the city,
Monday.
been at work for several weeks in
vestigating the records OF the city and
of the municipal electric light and
power plant.
Mr.. Eschbach said his appearance
here had no special significance.
Leaves For Cambridge City.
Il have called here on my way to
Cambridge City" he said. "A new
administration has taken office there,
and they want to get started right on
the books"
Mr.. Eschbach spent a few minutes
in the circuit court room Tuesday
morning with G.. r. King, of the state
board of accounts who is going over
the city records. After a short talk
with Judge Bond, he left the building.
going directly to the city hall where
he went over a summary Of the work
done so far
Prosecuting Attorney Beckett said
F! the visit of Mr.. Eschbach had no spe-
| cial significance and that no additional
charges had been filed against James
P. Dillon, former superintendent of
the light plant, who is accused of pad
ding the payroll of the institution in
affidavits filed in the circuit court
here.
I
| Carried Green's Name
! The name of Clyde Green. employe
| of local automobile company, was
| carried on the payroll in the same
manner as that of any other city en-
ploye, according to records on file al
| the city hall The payroll was certi-
| fled to by Dillon and then sent to the
! city hall, where checks were made out
! by the controller. Each employe
| signed receipt when he got his
| check
/ Green's name was carried as a me-
| chanic.
! Dillon was released on bond late
Monday after being confined in the
1 county jail since Saturday night His
bond which had been fixed at
$4,000 was reduced to $4,000 Monday,
on the plea of Henry T. Johnson, at
torney for the defense. and over the
protest of the prosecution
Two on Bond
/ The first affidavit on which Dillon
! is held was the one or which half the
bond is fixed There are seven sepa
rate charges for the same offense, the
bond for his appearance on the frs
being set at $4,000 For each of the
other six. he is obliged TO furnish $500
Dillon's father, Patrick H Dillon. a
railroad worker and fellow worker
Daniel Kiser. went on the bond
Records, the making of which cost
the city $4,000, were removed from
the office when Dillon left, cit,
official said Tuesday Dillon had been
| notified by letter to return the rec
ords. but had failed to do So
!. Reports of hired accountants anC
the report of consulting engineer J. ID
Lyons were among the data missins
from the office when Dillon left.
: Investigation Tuesday showed tha
: Walker Land, president of the boar(
of works. received his first informa
ton about the Dillon case Thursda,
: when the checks to Clyde Green were
laid before him. Mr. Land attended
a meeting Friday night at which the
matter was discussed.
1t was learned today that Greer
: probably referred the Palladium re
porter TO Mr.. Land Monday becaus,
he knew that Mr. Land had beer
present at Friday nights meeting am
thought that the information shoull
t come from Mr.. Land, in view of hi
position as head of the board of works