Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1913 — JUDGMENT AGAINST BEAHLER BONDSMEN [ARTICLE]

JUDGMENT AGAINST BEAHLER BONDSMEN

Absconding Administrator of Es-Ute-in This County Stuck Bondsmen at Goodland. The result of the suit against the bondsmen of William j. Beahler, the absconding administrator of the estate left by his parents, was briefly mentioned a few days ago in The Republican, but a more complete review of the case may be interesting to readers. The estate consisted of 200 acres of land in Jasper county, not far from Goodland, Newton county, and Beahler lived at Goodland. The land was encumbered. Beahler was also the guardian of the minor heirs of his deceased sister, the three Wein children. In 1902 Beahler sold the land on the approval of the court and the cash he had.on hands was about $5,500. He settled in full with Della Wein, who had been married. Beahler made reports to the court until 1906, his last report showing that he owed Frederick Wein $1,600_ and Emma Wein SBOO. Some time after that he skipped'out and his whereabouts have been unknown since that time, although a little more than a year ago it was learned that he was in Colorado and Sheriff Hoover went there to make the arrest on a grand jury indictment, but Beahler had evidently been put wise and he was not there when the sheriff arrived. His wife, however, was there. A lookout for Mm since that time has not availed anything. On Beahler’s bond were Z. F. Little, Fred D. Gilman, George Clymer, William and Elmer Bringham, all of Newton county. It seems that some time before Beahler skipped out he had taken the proceeds of the sale of the real estate and invested in land near Winamac, Pulaski county, in his own name. He later traded or sold the farm and went into the laundry business at Hammond, where he failed entirely, losing the money held in trust for the Wein children. He is now supposed to be living in Colorado at this time. The case was tried at Kentland last week, Beahler and the bondsmen being the defendants and Beahler not being present. The court’s decision gave the plaintiffs judgment for $3,700, being the principal and interest to date. The bondsmen will, have this to pay, but it is probable that they will appeal to the higher court. Frank Foltz, of Rensselaer, was the attorney for the plaintiffs.