Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-15
Mary Gunter Bell Held
in Alleged Con-
spirdcy.

The Indictment against Sipe and Mary
Gunter Bell jointly charging them with
conspiracy 10 embezzle charges that they
conspired together 10 embezle $4,000 In
trust funds II charges that Mrs. Bell
well knew the money was being unlaw-
fully converted to Sipe's use. The in
dictment follows:
The grand Jurors for the County of
Marion and state Of Indiana, upon their
oaths, present that Richard Y. Sipe and
Mary Gunter Bell on or about the 9th
and in the County Of Marion
and State Of Indiana aforesaid the
said Richard V. Sipe was duly elected
70 the office Of Clerk Of the Marion
Circuit Court OF Marion County. In
diana, for the term Of four years ending
on the 3lst day OF December. 1922; that
the said Richard Y. Sipe was duly com
missloned and gave bond and duly
qualified and entered upon the dis
charge Of the duties of said office on
the 1st Day OF January. 1919; that from
and after said last named date and up
to and including the 2Sth Day OF
February, 1922. the said Richard V.
Sipe continued to perform the duties Of
said office as the duly qualified and
acting clerk Of the said Marion Circuit
Court. and that as such he became and
was the ex-officio Clerk Of the Marion
Superior Court, the Marion Criminal
court the Marion juvenile court ana the
Marion Probate Court, Gu of Marion
County, Indiana; that on said 1st day Of
January, 1919, the said Mary Gunter
Bell became the duly appointed. quail
fed and acting Deputy Clerk of the
said Marion Circuit Court and that from
and after said last named date, the said
Mary Gunter Bell continued to be the
duly appointed. qualified and acting
Clerk of said Marion Circuit Court, the
said Marion Superior Court the said
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Juvenile Court and the said Marion
Probate Court, and that she thereafter
continuously performed the duties Of
said Deputy Clerk up to and including
the said 2Sth day Of February, 1922 that
on or about the 18th day Of Febr Iary,
1922 the said Richard V, Sipe as afore-
said, and the said Mary Gunter Bell.
Deputy Clerk as aforesaid. al and in
said county of Marion and State of In
diana, and then and there unlaWfullv.
knowingly and felouiously unite, com
bine, couspire, confederate and agree to
and with each other for the object and
purpose and with the unlawful and
felonious intent to then and there un-
lawfully, knowingly, felOniously and
wilfully embezzle, convert and appro-
pirate the sumo of One Hundred and
Fifty Thousand $3.50, 10000 Dollars to
the use Of said Richard Y. Sipe and to
the use of said Mary Gunter Bell and
each Of them. The said Richard V. Sipe
as such Clerk as aforesaid. had then and
there been and he was then and there
entrusted with the collection, receipt
safe keeping, transfer and disbursement
of said sum Of One Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($15O,OO00o) and that
said sum Of One Hundred Fifty Thou
sand Dollars ($150,OO0) was then an
there in the possession Of and under the
control of the said Richard V. Sine as
such Clerk as aforesaid, and the said
Richard V. Sipe and the said Mary
Gunter Bell then and there we'll knew
and the said sum of One Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($150, ,OOOOO) was then
and there unlawfully, knowingly and
said Richard V. Sipe and to the use of
the said Mary Gunter Bell and each Of
them, contrary to the form Of the
statute in such case made and provided
and against the peace and dignity of the
State of Indinn.