The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-16
F0RNSHELL, CAMDEN,
IS ANOTHER VICTIM
Of auto THEFT Ring

EATON, Ohio. March 16.-Another
victim of the alleged automobile steal
ing ring exposed after the arrest OF
]. c. Connell, of Camden, and c. ii.
Maston, of Richmond, who are held in
jail in Dayton, complains in a suit
brought in common pleas court that
an automobile he purchased from Con-
nell he was compelled to surrender
as stolen property.
The suit is brought by Edgar F.
Fornshell, of Camden, and he seeks
to recover $500 from Connell. Form
shell AYERS he bought a car from Con-
nell in last June and on March 10,
last, he was compelled to turn over
the car to G. H. Gramer, the rightful
owner.
End Legal Battle
After legal battle waged in the
courts two years or longer in an
effort to escape a prison sentence,
William Mills, of Missouri, was taken
today by Sheriff George Jones to the
state reformatory to serve an indie
terminate sentence of one to seven
years for theft of an automobile
Mills and his uncle, r. l.. Estes, OF
Illinois, were convicted in common
pleas court in October, 1920, of steal
ing an automobile from S. C. Richie,
banker at New Paris, and sentenced
to one to seven years imprisonment
each. They contested the case
through the appellate and supreme
courts, which reaffirmed their convlc-
tion. Recently Mills filed application
to be placed on probation instead of
being confined in prison. Judge A
c. Risinger. common pleas court, re-
fused to grant the request.
Failing to appear here to carry out
the courts sentence, Estes bond Of
$4,000 was declared forfeited by Judge
Risinger
Court costs of the case in common
pleas court were $311l4, in addition
to 1920 jury fees.
Award $175
Jury award of S175 was given the
defendant in the damage suit of E. c.
Rehfuss against Charles Kline, Ger
mantown, tried here in common pleas
court. The award was made upon
Klines cross-petition. The suit grew
out of an automobile collision near
Germantown at road intersection.
Rehfuss sued for 1859 damage to his
car. In his cross-petition Kline asked
for $643.S4.
Settle Two Suits
Two suits entered in common pleas
court against Jesse Eby, farmer OF
Gratis township, a former member OF
the county election board, have been
settled and dismissed One suit was
entered by the Eaton National bank
on note for 81 900 and the other was
brought by A. Fowble on an account
for $5S995.
Sues for $500
Allen Andrews, attorney. Hamilton,
has entered suit here in common
pleas court against Ada and Samuel
II. Keller and Rea Furrey to recover
s7OO on a note, secured, it is averred,
by mortgage on realty in Somers
township.
Seeks Judgment
Judgment for S1,oS23S on note,
secured by mortgage on realty, Is
sought in a common pleas court &C.
ton entered by Charles A. Riegel
against Gerald and Dona Robbins
Onda and Russell Sweeny and Q. r
Krickenbarger.
Bill of Exceptions
Bill of exceptions has been filed IN
the case of Jacob A. lnman against
James NJ Lackey, which has been ap,
pealed from common pleas court to
court of appeals by Lackey. lnman
obtained jury award OF S224l-
against Lackey in common pleas court
mortgaged corn crop being in
volyed.