The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-21
$500 ESTES BOND
DECLARED FORFEITED
COLLECTED BY SUIT


feited $500 bond of r. L. Estes, con-
victed of automobile theft, but who
failed to appear to serve sentence. has
been collected by County Prosecutor
R. G. Sever and turned over to the
county.
Counsel for Estes opposed forfeiture
of the bond on ground that Estes was
under court order in Illinois and was
unable to appear here. After having
a month ago declared the bond for
feited, Judge A. c. Risinger day or
two ago issued orders to Prosecutor
Sever to bring suit to recover the
amount of the bond if not paid forth
with
A. J. Hiestand, local banker, surety
on the bond, surrendered the amount
of the bond to the prosecutor Thurs
day and in turn he turned it over to
the county The surety was secured
against loss by government bonds. it
is said.
Attracted Interest
The Estes case attracted much local
interest Estes and his nephew, Will
liam Mills, non-residents of Ohio, were
convicted of stealing an automobile
from the garage of S. c. Richie, bank
err. in New Paris. They were SEN
fenced to one to seven years impris-
onment each The appellate and SUI
lpreme courts passed upon the case
and affirmed common pleas court.
The case was in the courts three
wears, during which time Estes and
mills were at liberty under bond.
Some time after the supreme court
1,fo nf les NC
demanded. Later he surrendered him.
self and entered upon his sentence.
Transfer County Fund
Transfer of $4,000 from the county
fund to the county road repair fund
has been made by the county commits
sioners upon authority of Common
Pleas Judge A. C. Risinger. In pc
ltitioning for the transfer the commits
tsioners represented that the road re
pair fund was exhausted and that the
county fund was ample to meet all de-
mands that might be made upon it
Hear Three Appeals
Judges Ferneding, Allread and
Kunkle, constituting the court of ap-
peals, in session here Thursday, were
presented three appealed cases. In
one case common pleas court was af-
firmed one case was passed for settle
rnent and decision was reserved in one
case. The three cases were appealed
on error.
The case In which common pleas
court was affirmed was that of H. A.
and H. G. Swisher. doing business in
Dayton as the Swisher Realty com
pany, against s.. S. Black. A jury rem
dered a verdict in favor of Black.
Listment and sale of farm was basis
for the suit. the company having
sought payment of commission.
The case in which decision was re-
served was that of the First National
bank of Camden, against Ralph M.
TAYLOR and M. L. Kiracofe. The bank
sued on a note and a jury awarded
Judgment against Kiracofe, as surety.
Kiracofe set up claim that he did not
sign the note He appealed the case
The case passed for settlement was
that of Jacob A. Inman against James
NJ. Lackey Inman won the decision
iii common pleas court and Lackey
took appeal. The suit grew out of ap-
preparation and sale of an alleged
mortgaged corn crop. 1t is under
stood the case is to be settled and
dismissed.
Shoots on Highway
Justin Archer, of Lewisburg is held
10 he grand jury under 800 bond on
a charge of discharging firearms on a
public highway. The complaint was
filed by Mrs. A. L. Barnhiser, oil
Lewisburg.
Archer waived examination before
a squire in Lewisburg and was bound
over to common pleas court. His
father and father-in-law furnished his
bond.
Dismiss Old Suits
Three separate suits brought fiv'
years ago in common pleas court b.
the Cincinnati Northern Railway com
pany against the Lewisburg Ston
company involving 1926, were dis
missed Thursday An entry in tn
cases set forth that the amount sue
for had been paid. The money sue
for allegedly represented freight an
demurrage charges.
Upon it's request, a suit brought b
the Farmers National bank of Seve
Mile against G.. o. Mendenhall and A
bert Kirk to recover $2.1S7 on allege
notes, has been dismissed from con
mon pleas court.
In England the suggestion has bee
made that the public highways be co
ored by means of some cheap chemica