The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-15
Grand Jury ReConvenes to
Conclude Tragic Finan-
CiaI Crashes.
INCLUDES MAPLE DEATH
Suicide Theory Gaining
in Support Among
Citizens.
81 Times Speciq!


SULLIVAN, Ind, April 15,-Sulli-
vans interest today turned toward
it's bank tangle, which has affected
three of the county'S financial in
Stitutions, which has sent the presi-
dent of one to serve a sentence OF
from two to fourteen years in Mich
igan City prison, caused the death
of the vice-president and trust Of
fcer of a second and which made
the president Of the third fugitive
from his home city for more than
a year.
This came with a reconvening
this morning of the grand jury tc
finish its probe into the death OF
Edgar D. Maple, vice-president and
trust officer Of the Peoples National
Bank, and into the affairs of the
detunct Shelburn bank, for forgeries
on which Jessup Bolinger, its presi-
dent, is now in state prison.
1t seems improbable that Bolinge1
will be brought back to face the
grand jury, though Prosecutor Jesse
Bedwell had once declared he
might be.
Since the jury was granted re-
cess BoIinger has filed an inventory
of his assets and liabilities before
federal court referee in bank
ruptcy. This, is is understood, is
to be presented to the grand jury
for it's use in untangling affairs OF
the Shelburn State Bank.
Woman on Jury
Mrs. Georgia Bardeley, Shelburn,
is the only woman member OF the
jury.
So far as could be learned, no
witnesses in the bank cases were
heard at the morning session Of the
jury, those appearing being called
in another case. 1t is expected the
Jury will be in session two weeks,
Developments today in the Boil
niger bankruptcy case included fill
ing of claims with w. T. Douthitt,
trustee, appointed by Everett David
son. federal referee. The claims in
cluded one of $15O,000 for the Peo-
pies bank; $2,18180 by Herschel V.
Stark, receiver of the defunct First
State Bank of Shelburn, and
S9496.60 for the Terre Haute Trust
Company.
Sentiment in Sullivan regarding
the death of Maple, who, it was dis
covered, had made heavy loans
from his bank to Bolinger and dis
counted notes Bolinger forged, has
changed gradually until fully half
of The town believes he took his own
life.
At first more than 80 per cent of
the citizens believed Maple was
murdered.
Bolinger's inventory showed the
loss of the bank Maple represented
to be more heavy than at first was
thought.
1t also showed that a Terre Haute
bank, the Terre Haute Trust Com
pany, lost $4,000 through Bolingers
bad payer. Since Naples death,
James r. Royce, president of the
Terre Haute Trust Company also
took his own life.
Following these events business
men of the town speak more frankly
of Naples death, saying they think
he shot himself.
Shortly after the grand jury was
granted a recess, the town was
thrown into another uproar when
Uncle Jimmie Lang, president OF
the Citizens Trust Company, who
disappeared more than a year ago,
leaving a tangled condition Of af-
fairs at his bank, was brought back
to his home town ito help straight
en- out things"
Bond Case Thursday
Uncle Jimmie's first statement to
old neighbors was that he had not
taken cent from this bank and
that he had returned to William
Abbott of Spencer 100000 worth OF
Liberty bonds which Abbott claimed
had been missing since Lang left.
Abbott's suit for the return OF the
bonds will be tried in Knox county
circuit court at Vincennes, starting
Thursday.
Sullivan, to a man, says it be-
lieveS that Lang returned the bonds.
It has continued to lionize Lang
since his return and is expected to
send a delegation to Vincennes with
him to give moral support during
the trial.
Sullivan oday is as one of it's
business men declared. 'lanquid" in
interest about the Bollinger- Maple
case, "since that money is gone.
anyway" but "rarin' to go" in its
efforts to prove Lang hasn't got
them bonds and did nothing wrong
but get scared"