Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 163, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 November 1924 — Page 6

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‘DEFENSE FUND’ IS REVEALED IN HAWIS TRIAL Stockholders Contribute $36 for Indicted Officials, Hawkins Mortage Company officials sent out a letter purporting to have been written by a “stockholders' protective committee.” defending the officials, after the officials were indicted in Federal Court, it was brought out by the Government today before Judge Ferdinand A. Geiger and a jury. Sixteen officers of the Hawkins and affiliate .dconipanies are being tried on charges of using mails in a scheme to defraud. Dr. Charles M. Burge, port, testified he did not know he was chairman of the “stockholders’ protective committee'* until he was called to N>w York for a meeting. ] Other Government witnesses gave testimony indicating they did not know the Hawkins offi uals meant to use the committee to defend themselves against the Government's attack. Asked for Contribution The letter asked for contributions for a “dof.-nse fund.” The Govern-

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I ment charges stockholders who thus 1 ! were appealed to were defrauded out , j of millions of dollars by the indicted , | officials. ■ Responses to the letter totaled i $36, Samuel R. Stewart, Danville, Ind.. secretary of -the “'stockholders protective committee.” testified. Dr. Burge testified he had held $29,600 worth of stock, but sold $5,000 worth before the crash. Lew Wallace, Indianapolis, receivj er for the Hawkins company, testi- | fied the total tangible assets of the ! company were $30,000 in May, i'J24. j End Seen Tills Week S The Government is expected to ' complete its case Tuesday. Defense j i attorneys indicated that each of the j ■ defendants would take the stand. < About twenty-five other witnesses 1 have been subpoenaed. The ease | may go to the jury by the end of j : this week. Among witnesses yet to be used ( ! bv the Government is Thomas P. | Merrilees ot New York City, an ex- ! pert accountant of the Department lof Justice. “Old Tom,” as he is j * called by fellow Government agents, is expected to furnish weighty evidence against the alleged conspirators. Merrilees prepared a great amount of financial evidence against; . the company, it is said. He Wanted His Watch Charles Berger. 1525 Gladstone I Ave.. believes with Shakespeare that “who steals my purse steals trash,” I , but when thieves start to take his I watch he objected. Berger told po- j lice two robbers took $lO from him | at Sixteenth St. and Gladstone Ave., ■ : but when they attempted to take j bis timepiece he ran.

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m LOSS IN WEEK-END FUSES Bakery and Three Residents Are Damaged, Damage done by' a fire that threat- ] ened the Grocers Baking Company, j 957 W. New York St., early Sunday, | was estimated at $5,000 today by | Charles Rinne, secretary of the 1 company. According to Rinne the blaz“ started in a storeroom in the base- i ment of the building from sponta- | ecus combustion. Rinne said that j several heavy bales of paper had been in the storeroom for some time j and it was thought that the fire j started there. Baking'supplies and woodwork was damaged by fire, j smoke and water. Loss is cove reed J by insurance. Fire starting from sparks on the roof of the home of Joseph Mason, j 2345 Caroline Ave., Sunday, spread j to the homo of Dennis Whitfield. ' 2331 Caroline Ave., and Ambrose | Payne, 2341 Caroline tve., causing ; $2,500 damage, according to fire officials. f . Safe Is Battered Yeggs entered the Alexander Box Company, 1102 Patterson St.. Sunday : night, bpt failed to open the safe, although the lock was battered off tiie -i Entrance was gained ;

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■BANDITS FOREGO GUNS Hold-up men who instead of guns used brute strength to accomplish their ends obtained money in one attempt Sunday night and left a victim before they obtained anything in another case. St. Clair Schooley, 4422 Guilford Ave., told police while’he was walking near his home early Sunday evening two white men came up from behind and slugged him. The men fied without robbing him, be coming frightened, police think. Both men were well dressed and young Schooley said. While Dr. R. F. Banister. 2958 Central Aw., and family were away their homo was ransacked and a shotgun, household goods, silver ware, traveling bag, jewelry, all valued at S2OB, taken. Hurry! Get a 10c package of Dr. James Headache Powders tTwo minutest Headache gone: Distress and pain from any head ache fade away, your head clears and you are again ready for work or j Druggists sell James Headache Powders" because

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