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former bankerGIVES HIMSELFUP TO OFFICERFrom Page Oneto take any steps toward I cing the hearing but would throw j ^himself on the mercy of the ^jcourt, it was said. | ontn conversation with Mr. Tits- _worth and Sheriff Coons, Nelson nni intimated that he regretted his ,» unlawful acts and wished jus- cieitice to take its course. From —conversations carried on with | feiNelson it was indicated that hiacts of embezzlement had ex-tended over a period of time. He be denied that he had eye£ I soSt Ithan that which his salary1 thwith these funds but had spent■ K i M 2 . ■ I I • I I ■ j ■ jthem in living on a plane highei. • . i. u;n O 1 O V'Twould afford.officers that he hadgone as far as Cleveland, Ohio,following his precipitous nightand had stayed there for severa. days. He had made up his mind to return and have a confidential talk with Mrs. Nelson andthen give himself up. It was understood that Mrs. Nelson hadhittirith«•4oone to her husband atCleveland and Nelson thenturne himself over to the Rusna iinylt;lt;]ftscounty prosecutor.trahhhToday Nelson was taken by Sheriff L. M. Coons to visit with his mother before he left for Indianapolis. Nelson’s mother is said to be in failing health.. Ne*-intimated to officers that hehad intended to take his life when he fled but had decidedt/hat any restitution that he jnight make would be a betterft«r4I'ourse.It was said that he was ready , to turn his property in Milroy j | and his automobile over to tne ,jonding company which mustnake good his defalcation. The1 1 U/vVt M A*ljonding company had bondedkelson for $25,000. His shortages said to be only a few hundredlollars short of this limit. Anigent from Aetna Insurance:ompany which had bond forkelson, was expected here thjfifternoon to make such settle-nent of the affair as he foundpossible.A reward, it was understoodlad been offered by the, insur-tnce company for the capture ofkelson, and Prosecuting Attor-iov Tit.sworth who brought thelank cashier to the local jail, i*aid to stand a cnance ui Lny money offered for the reurn of Nelson. The amount haseen variously placed at any-$500During the morning, bank of-icials from the First Nationaltank at Milroy, talked with Net-W J /X fXft 1on at the jail. It was presup-osed that their conversationad to do with the bank’s af-airs. It was authoritativelytated that the rumor of a wo-nan accompanying Nelson on lis flight was -spiked by state-nents from both Nelson anddose who were intimate withim through friendship, as being.itrue.
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Rushville Daily Republican
Rushville, Indiana, US
Mon, Jan 21, 1929
Page 6
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