Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-15
SIPE MAKES
GUILTY PLEA
TO CHARGES
DepOsed Clerk Admits
Embezzling Trust
Funds.
BOND OF $4,000
Sentence Will Be
Passed Monday,
April "a.

Pleas Of guilty to three indictments
charging him with the embezz1ement of
$4,000 Of Marion County trust funds
and with conspiracy to embezzle public
funds, were entered in Criminal Court at
noon today by Richard V. sipe, former
clerk Of Marion County.
! Sipe, after acknowledging the truth OF
the indictments returned only an hour
previously, was released on bond totaling
/ $4,000.
County Treasurer Ralph Lencke and
Lucius 0. Hamilton, president Of the
Hamilton Harris Company. signed as
surety Mr. Sipe's bond guaranteeing his
appearance in court at q. N. Monday,
April a. when he will be sentenced.
Mr.. Sipe left the courthouse immediate
" en- route to Orange, where he intends
to visit his mother Mrs. Sipe, wife Of
the defendant. has been living with her
parents at Rushyille, since her husband
has been IN jail.
While Mr. Sipe was pleading guilty,
Mrs. Mary Gunter Bell, indicted with
Spe on a charge Of conspiracy TO en-
bezZle, gave bond in the sum Of $4,000
with Charles Medias. a pawubroker. $40
512 Indiana avenue, as surety.
VIII II. Latta, who was indicted with
Sipe on a conspiracy charge, gave bond
In the sum OF $4,000 with Mrs. VII
hemina c. Brackett, the wife Of Charles
II. Bracket Of 2030 College avenue, as
surety.
Edwin A. Hunt, also indicted with Mr..
Sipe on q conspiracy charge, gave bond
In the sum OF $4,000 with George X.
Henderson, 1853 College avenue, as
surety.
Mrs Bell, who. although Indicted un-
der the name Of Bell, signed her bond as
Mary Gunter. came to the sherf's Of
fee with Claude Worley, special inyesu-
gator. She was met by Ira NJ Holmes,
her counsed. She Immediately gave bond
guaranteeing her appearance on arraisn-
ment day In Criminal Court.
MY client has nothing to say" Mr..
Holmes stated. "She Is innocent and she
will be found so, that | have no doubt"
Mrs. Bell during the investigation main
tained that she had nothing to do with
Sipes shortage. She has said publicly
that she had loaned him 5000 shortly
before he admitted his shortages.
SIPE PRESENTS
PATHETIC SPECTACLE.
Mr. Sipe presented a pitiful picture
as he stood before the bench of Judge
Collins In the Criminal Court.
lie waived the reading Of the Indictment
and entered pleas Of guilty in a whisper.
Judge Collins said Sipe would be per
mitted to straighten up his business
affairs before sentence is passed. Both
Mr. Hamilton and Mr.. Lemcke were pres
ent I'm court when Prosecutor William =.
Evans recommended the deposed clerk
be released on bail with Mr.. Hamilton
and Mr.. Lemcke as surety.
After entering his plea OF guilty, Sipe
held short conference with John +.
Robins, receiver Of all the former clerk s
assets by virtue of an appointment made
in Superior Court, room l.
Sipe was visbly affected while in
court. He stood with his arms folded over
his chest and his head bowed down. He
almost broke into tears when newspaper
men asked him If he cared to make a
statement.
DECLARES HE HAS
NOTHING TO SAY.
He said he had nothing to say.
With Sipe entering n plea of guilty,
the State goes into the cases of the other
three defendants with considerable evil
dence, 1t is said.
The court has not fixed the date of ar