Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-10-21 | Page 1 | Seven Linked in Carnes Frauds

SEVEN LINKED IN CARNES fRAUDS Charged With Negligence on Baptist Home Mission Mission Mis Mis- sion Board ATLANTA Ga Oct 20 AP AP- AP Seven members of the Baptist home mission were named named today in a ape petition pe petition filed in superior court by Walter R R. R grown Brown local attorney seeking to have them held responsible responsible sible sibie with Clinton S. S Carnes former former former for for- mer treasurer for losses incurred by by- bythe the board through Carnes' Carnes al alleged alleged alleged al- al embezzlements Dr L rJ R R. R Christie Frank S. S Eth- Eth Continued on page 8 8 SEVEN LINKED IN CARNES FRAUDS Continued from page 1 1 B. B BD D. D Gray the Rev nev W. W 1 II 11 Major Dr A. A J. A.-J. J. J Barton Bartoll W W. W Gaines and Hugh M. M Willet Villet were those named in the suit which charged them with negligence negUs as members of the board The petition was filed by Brown a Baptist layman as an amendment to a no former suit he instituted ted against the home mission board and others In connection with Carnes' Carnes alleged defalcations It declared that tho the board elected Carnes its treasurer althou although h he was an ex convict ex-convict convict and the board and its members had notice of the character of said Carnes for a anum numer num- num nUmber ber er of years years or or by toy reasonable diligence dill dili s- s gence nce could have ascertained ills his integrity and that he had served a aprison aprison aprison prison term S Said id members on several occasions occasions occa occa- prior to any diversion of the assets were advised as character character char char- acter of said Carnes the t petition pet charges chars averring that the he bOar board made no no attempt to Investigate Carn Carnes' Carnes financial Carnes s financial transactions The former treas is s held hereunder here hereunder hereunder under charging him with embezzlement of approximately halt a a. million dollars Board members members mem- mem bers ers have accused him of a shortage shortage shortage short short- age of f