Suekey Arrested

The late county treasurership muddie has been a leading topic of discussion this week. Ex-County Treasurer Paul G. Suekey returned Sunday from Italy, but without the expected funds to settle up the shortage, which an examination ol his books showed to be $4,316, besides $612 unknown heir money. It is said by his friends that he would have brought back $3,000 but for the tact that this arnount, which had been placed in bank, was attached by Ann Arbor creditors whora he supposed he had otherwise partially secured before he reached Europe. Wednesday night, at ten o'clock warrant was sworn out before Jusce Pond by exsheriff Charles )wyer, one of Suekey's bondsmen, harging Suekey with embezzling 4,300 while county treasurer. This warrant was placed in Sheriff Judon's hands, who drove out to cey's house and placed him under rrest at eleven o'clock that night. ustice Pond could not be secured or the purpose of taking bonds at hat late hour and finally at three o'clock in the morning Justice Gibon took a bond for $5,000 with Dr. John Kapp and John R. Miner as sureties that Suekey would appear )efore Justice Pond yesterday mornng. At ten o'clock yesterday morning Suekey appeared before the justice, who set his examination 'or January 18, fixing his bonds at $5,000, which he immediately furnished with the same sureties as on thp nrevions evenini. It is understood that the complaint was made after a consultation of several of his bondsmen. It is known that the're is a wide differ ence of opinión between the bonds men as to the proper course of ac tion and a number of them do no approve of the action taken. The bondsmen have been notifiec by a committee of the board of su pervisors consisting of Supervisors Duncan, Oesterlin and Hauser to settle up the shortage with the county by today. A number of the bondsmen are willing to settle, but a paper was circulated which was signed by eigtiteen of them looking towards fighting the paynient of $1,800 of the deficit.