Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1915 — GENERAL AND STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. I SHORT HITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. GRAFTERS PAY BACK $13,116. George M. Ray et al, Given Suspends ed Sentences in Clay County. Brazil, Ind., May 6. —George M Ray, Clarence C. Shipp, Clarence A. Hawkins and Orville M. Henricks, school supply agents of Indianapolis, former Trustee James A. Muncie of Jackson township, Clay county, and Trustee William W. Collins of Harri--son - township, Clay county, who pleaded guilty in the Clay circuit court today to charges of defrauding Jackson and Harrison townships of funds aggregating more than $13,000, escaped with suspended sentence of from two to fourteen years in prison, but they will bear the same realtion to the state prison as though they had been actually committed and then paroled. After the men had changed their pleas just before they were to go on trial, the statement was made to the court by the prosecuting attorney and representatives of the state board of accounts that the defendants had made reparation by turning back to the two townships an aggregate of $13,116.15. The prosecuting attorney recommended a suspension of the sentences pending good behavior.