Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1916 — CARROLL COUNTY MAN SHORT [ARTICLE]

CARROLL COUNTY MAN SHORT

Burrows Banker Gives Himself Up in fndiana|Milis. Indianapolis, October (>.—-A neatly attired mart, apparently about 27 yeaiS old, walked calmly into the office of the auditor of state yesterday afternoon and inquired for Arthur Craven, head of the hanking department, “Mr. Graven is not in the city. What can I do for you?” replied John Crittenberger, a member of the office force. “Well,” the stranger, “I am Ellis E. Shook man, cashier of the Farmers’ State bank at Burrows. I have come to surrender to the department, I am about $1.5,000 or $20,000 short in my accounts. Crittenberger began to perspire suddenly and, wlpiyg his brow, asked Shook man to go om with more ‘details. The result of the conversation was that Shookman went on to police headquarters where he wty? charged with being a fugitive. He will be kept in Indianapolis until he can be turned over to officers from Delphi, near which the town of Burrows is situated. Shookman’s surrender was caused immediately by an examination of the bank books by W. O. Dehority of the banking department. Shookman fled from the baifk early yesterday morning, while the examination wae in progress, and came to fndiahapolis. He said he was afraid to surrender at Delphi a ltd came here for safety. Tbo money he took is all gone—possibly $20,000 in all—part of it lost through bad loans, but much more spent to enable Shookman to live better than would have been possible on his salary. BALL BAND rubber boots, $3.50 and $4. —HILLIARD & HAMILL.