South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-18
SIX INDICTMENTS
RETURNEDAGAINST
MISS CECILE WOOD
Girl 10 Answer Embezzlement
Charge 81 Indictments
Returned in All.

Three men were indicted for MUIR
! de- in connection with tho hndins
OF the body OF John Rolakis. Alish.
awake Greek restauraneeur. on the
banks OF the s., Joseph river late in
March. by the St. Joseph circuit
court grand jury which reported
"Wednesday morning They arc Gust
Hondros, John Demitrakis and Alex
Hageres. Judge walter a F>uak
ordered that they be held without
bail pending trial
In addition six indictments were
returned against Cecne Field Wood.
employed formerly as cashier for
the South Bend Spring Wagon s.
Carriage Co. The amount she 10
charged with embezzling totals
s2.62O.S7. the various amounts IN
the true bills being S36213. s372s7.
$372.67. $500. S3sL1S. s8O4I5 and
S4sO.74
Miss Wood on Bond.
This 10 the Indictment as the re-
suit Of the outgrowth OF a city court
hearing which already has had much
publicity At the time OF Miss
wood S arrest. the defaIcatons were
alleged 70 have amounted 20 much
more than the sums listed in the In
diotments Miss Wood is now ous
on bond and is reported 10 be IN
Elkhart
The grand jury reported a total OF
p indictments against 20 persons
five indictments against four per-
sons being kept secret until the IN
dicted individuals are under arrest
The grand jury has been IN session
since May /. illness and death OF
one of its members and subsequent
appointment Of new juror causing
the investigating body 20 make two
invest gations OF crime
Indict Macy, Katona.
The murder cases in the Kolakis
matter were bound over from Mish-
awake. where In preliminary hear
ings much circumstantaI evidence
was presented AGAINST the accused.
Kolakis. It Will be rememoertd. was
found on the banks Of the St
Joseph following his systerious dis
appearance in January When spring
freshets receded his body was To-
Gated. and Immediately there de-
veloped q speedy investigation whioh
led TO the arrest OF those CHARGE
with the crime
Eugene Macy and Eugene Katona
were each Indicted twice. once for
| assault and battery with Intent 10
rob. and the other for robbery. Their
alleged victim was Clifford Van
Dusen whom II is charged In the
Indictment was relieved of $40 IN
money.
Everett Mccullough. Carlos Wagg-
ner and William Spar were each
indicted for alleged thief, Of bath
room supplies from Thomas Elder.
valued AZ $50. Samuel Hannah
was indicted as a receiver Of stolen
goods for the property alleged 20
have been stolen by the three
Held For Robbery.
A true bin was returned against
Nick DUbicki. charged with assault
and battery with attempt o. Grimm
ally assault sophia Strykul q girl
Under the age Of Is years clyde
Perry was indicted on charge or
forging a bad check upon Harry
Donovan az the Merchants National
bank. The check was for SIS
Robert Greenwood was indicted
for burglary in the second degree
for attempting 10 rob the Sinclair
Refining Co. In March 1922
Henry DeFray was indicted for
embezzling on Jan 81. the sums u
IS and S38.75 from Cherries Homoky
for whom ne was a driver and COL
lector.
Fairly Trials.
That the cases would be pushed
TO a trial early was indicated ~
Judge Funk who directed the cler<
10 place the indictments on the court
docket at once. Arrangement and
setting the cases for trial VII follow
shortly 10 Is believed
Deputy Pros A II Hamborsky.
when asked regarding the secret m
dictments. declared that none COM
cerned the recent c0roners inqu 50
relative 20 the shooting q a west
side youth. which recently has had
such broad publicity
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