Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 1904 — GILMAN’S WHEREABOUTS STILL A MYSTERY. [ARTICLE]

GILMAN’S WHEREABOUTS STILL A MYSTERY.

)\Not a trace of Fred D. Gilman, th& Goodland banker who left that town last week, has been had. Some think he has gone to Mexico, while others think he has gone to Australia. He left his wife, who has his six children by his former wife, on her hands, with only S2O. Fred had a fine home in Goodland, but we are not advised whether the title to it is in his wife’s name or ndbi^ Mr. Gilman was connected with two other banks, one at Milroy, Rush county, and one at St. Paul, Shelby county, both of which have been compelled to close on account of having loaned him large sums of money. Geo. W. Allison, a former Goodland boy, was cashier of the Milroy bank. He has a wife and two daughters. Allison has turned over all his property to creditors of the bank, retaining only a few household necessities. The people there have confidence in Allison, and have made him cashier of a new bank organized by local capitalists to take the place of the old one. Both these banks will nearly pay out, it is expected, but Gilman’s Goodland bank will pay but little. Treasurer Coovert, of Newton county, who had $14,000 in the Gilman bank, is very unfortunate, as he had $2,000 in the Fry bank at Roselawn, not long ago. He has property enough to make up the loss, and it is 6aid that neither the county nor his bondsmen will lose a penny. It is reported that when the grand jury meets in Newton county a number of indictments will be returned against Gilman.