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Show HOICK'S FATHER WILL SETTLE SOU'S TROUBLE Indiana Ranker Will Make Good the Claims Against His Wayward Boy. Although his father, CScorge V. Quick, president of the 0. Quick Banking company com-pany of Frankton, Ind., arrived bore Thursday afternoon prepared to mako restitution to his victims. Harry F. Quick, who bunkoed T. O. Shcckell and lice Russell out of $150 on a fratcfuity racket, and is under prosecution on the charge of obtaining money under false pretcuscs, spent Thursday night in tho county jail. This probably was his last night behind tho bars, as it is likely that the young man's tanglo will be straightened out toda' and the case against him dropped. - Tho elder Quick arrivodvith financial finan-cial aid Thursday morning and immediately imme-diately called upon Chief of Police Pitt. Tho chief directed him to tho county jail. There was a pathetic meeting between be-tween father and son. While young Quick was decidedly glad to sec his father, he was also in a renentant mood. The father choked with sorrow ns he met his boy at the cell door. Mr. Quick also mot .1. M. Hamilton, his son's counsel, and called upon the county attorney. It is understood that it will be arranged at a meeting at tho county attorney's oflico today between thoso defrauded and Mr. Quick for him to mako good tho amount of tho unhon-orcd unhon-orcd drafts and his son 's release from custody will follow. Young Quick will then return to Indiana with his father. Mr. Quick denied Thursday that his son stole the money to carry "him West, but said th.nt ho obtained it in a way which ho did not sanction. The caso camo up several days ago, but upou tho belief that the father would make good tho amount fraudulently fraudu-lently obtained by his son it wns delayed. de-layed. Young Quick was presented before be-fore Judge Diohl and pleaded uot guilty and the case was continued to give his father lime to get here aud scttlo up the swindle. 1 |