Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-30
GEORGIA TO HOLD
CARNES TRIAL SOON
State Officers Leave for
Canada to Bring Missing
Church Treasurer Back.
n the Associated Press.

n the Associated Press
ATLANTA, September 29.-Machin-
cry of the States law enforcement
agencies was set in motion here today
to hasten the return to Atlanta OF
Clinton S. Carnes, former Home Mis-
sion Board treasurer of the Southern
Baptist Convention, to face charges OF
embezzlement of board funds.
While arrangements were being mace
for a speedy trial. under direction of
special prosecutor for the church
leader who has been accused of HAVING
left a million-dollar shortage IN MS
accounts, officers we're sent to Wlnnf-
peg. Manitoba. to receive him from Ca
madam authorities who arrested him ii
that city Yesterday.
Assistant Solicitor General John
Hudson, who. with deputy. was Sc
lected to bring the prisoner back, also
was under orders to take steps for the
recovery of whatever papers and val
uables were contained in safety deposit
boxes Carnes was believed To have
rented during his sotourn in Winnipeg
Extradition Papers Ready.
To avoid any unnecessary delay in
Carnes' return here. the solicitor gen
erals office armed Hudson with requi-
sition papers from Gov. l., G. Hartman
end wired tbs Washington Government
to lend its help in having Canadian
officials deDcrt the prisoner so that
he can BIZ delivered to Atlanta officers
on American soil 1t was point d 81
that such is the usual pro ;edure ir
such cases where eXtradition is waive.
Local authorities. however. sought to
guard against any change of Carne%'
announced intention not TO resist his
removal here, by having the extra dition
papers in readiness.
Meanwhile Carnes is being held in
Winnipeg by auth tv of two bench
warrants issued after the return of two
indictments against him charging en-
Excitement of a total Of Sl50000.
Cthsr indictments are expected. county
officials said. as soon as auditors. sin
et work OH the books. can present adj
ditionsl evidence to the grand jury
CarneS' disappearance from his home
here. on August Is, vas followed b.
an emergency meeting of the beard,
from which came the announcement
that his alleged pecu'atiors would
amount to approximately 100000
and that as a consequence the mission
board had been left in serious financial
straits,
A short time before its meeting. the
mission board had been informed that
Carnes had served two prison terms
for using the mails to defraud several
years before he became treasurer of the
board.
Board. Reorganized.
His flight resulted in general re-
organization of the board and a South
wide appeal for voluntary contributions
by church members to make up the
purported shortage
Board officials generally expressed
great satisfaction over Carnes' apprc-
hensicn, statement today from DR..
A. j. Barton, Office secretary. saying:
1T is matter of great satisfac-
ton to the Home Mission Board that
c. S. Carnes has been apprehended and
will be brought to a speedy trial.
The Home Board is made up of
Christian men annd women who would
not be moved by spirit of vindictive-
ness. They would take no pleasure in
the sufferings of any individual, even
though he may suffer as the result of
and as just retrihution for his own
misdeeds. 49,
However. Christian men are not pos
sessed of a lraudlin sentiment. and they
believe in the enforcement of the law
and in the infection of proper and Just
penalties upon all law breakers 1t is
therefore matter of satisfaction to the
board, as it will be to all good citizens