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January 19, 1918
The Lake County Times
Hammond, IN
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DETECTIVE REVEALS CAPTURE Man Missing for Years Got Away With If, Is_Arrested With Many Thousands R. M. Logan, the man who wrecked the Griffith State Bank and left for parts unknown three years ago, has been apprehended in the east and is under $10,000 bond for a similar and more recent offense. This became known in Lake county banking circles today when the representative of an eastern detective agency made inquiries concerning Logan's record at Griffith. He did not give specific information as to where Logan is held. the name the embezzler assumed after leaving Griffith or the nature of his new escapade, evidently seeking to protect the latest victims of the bank looter and prevent any atempt to bring the acsused back to Indiana. Logan was president of the Griffith bank which he looted to the extent that it passed into the hands of a receiver. It was while examiners were at the bank that Logan escaped. He was sent to Hammond to cash a thousand dollar draft and some checks and after getting the money left the county and had not been heard from until today. It is believed he is now accused of stealing certificates of deposit from some bank in the cast.
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August 6, 1919
The Lake County Times
Hammond, IN
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Industrial Autocracy Is Atta Selling First Food Boug GRIFFITH BANK CREDITORS RAILROAD GET 100 ON THE DOLLÁR UNION CHIEF When the Griffith bank was closed just four years ago the belief was general that it would be necessary to make Lake Co. Savings & Trust Co. an assessment against the stockholders to overcome the defaication of Ross M. IS AROUSED Makes Unusual Record In Logan, the absconding president. From the beginning, however, the case had the personal attention of bank president Bank Receivership. Peter W. Meyn. Secretary David T Says What Worker Receives In Emery and Charles L. Surprise, as special receivership assistant, and as a result not a depositor will lose a cent. no The mail today carries to the deposiWages He Must Spend tors of the First State Bank of Griffith assessment of the stockholders will be checks representing a final payment of necessary and there will be a small surplus left for the stockholders. 16 2-3 per cent as previous payments of for Necessities. McMahon & Conroy of Hammond have 83 1-3 per cent have been made, all of been the attorneys for the receiver the depositors and creditors have now throughout the proceedings. been paid 100c on the dollar. (BULLETIN.)