Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1909 — CONFUSION OF ACCOUNTS ONLY [ARTICLE]

CONFUSION OF ACCOUNTS ONLY

Charge Against Cedar Lake Postmaster is Nol-Prossed. The indictment against George E. Manuel, who was charged with having been short in his accounts while postmaster at Cedar Lake, Ind., has been nol-prossed. The indictment was returned against Manuel in November of 1907, and he appeared before Judge spme time ago, but no final disposition of the case had been made- When he appeared before Judge A. B. Anderson, in the federal court, last Tuesday, he said he wished to enter a plea of guilty, but after questioning him closely, Judge Anderson advised him to consult with a good attorney. Manuel said that he and his wife had a store in Cedar Lake that did such a large business it was practically impossible suitably to take care of the business and the postoffice. He had his wife take care of the books of the postoffice, and clerical errors had resulted. He said he had not stolen any of the money of the poatoffice, but that the trouble had arisen over a confusion of the accounts of the store. A careful investigation of the case convinced United States District Attorney Charles W. Miller that the indictment ought to be nol-prossed. —-Indianapolis News.