An Indiana Contractor Absconds
A railroad contractor vanishes from Ladoga, Indiana with money entrusted to him the night before.
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The Cairo Bulletin · July 18, 1873 · Page 1
1 min readINDIANAPOLIS, July 17.
G. A. Chamberlain, contractor on the Anderson, Lebanon and St. Louis railroad, is reported to have absconded from Ladoga early yesterday morning with $3,500, which was handed him the night before.
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