Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1907 — DISMISSED! [ARTICLE]

DISMISSED!

McCoy Cases at Honticeilo Stricken From Docket. PROSECUTION PROBABLY ENDED. Although There Are Still Two Cases Pending In The Newton Circuit Court. Friday’s Montioello Journal: The McCoy bank cases occupied the time of the court this forenoon. Mr. Alfred McCoy appeared in court and was arraigned before Judge Faber, on the charge of having received a deposit of $118.90 from Abram Leopold, when he knew his bank to be insolvent. McCoy plead not guilty but the Judge found him guilty and assessed a fine of double the deposit, or $237.80, which with the costs amounting to $267.75, was paid into court by the defendant at once. He was also arraigned on the same charge as to receiving a deposit of $91.35 from Chas. W. Platt. The fine in this case Amounted to $212.65. This was paid into court. Judge Farber then dismissed the other eleven indictments hanging over the two McCoys, father and son, which clears these cases from the docket of this court. There are still some cases at Hammond, which it is thought will be disposed of in the same way, and Alfred McCoy will be arraigned and found guilty in 1 one or two of them and the rest! will be dismissed. Some had thought that all the cases would be dropped but judge Farber was not willing for such a move. He felt that Mr. McCoy was guilty in having neglected to have kept a more careful oversight over the finances of the bank and that some punishment should be meted out to him.