Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 222, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 December 1926 — Page 3

DEC. 22, 1926

PURNELL IN COURT ■UPON STRETCHER k Cult Leader Faces Charges Preferred by Woman. Su United Frets BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Dec. 22.—Borne into court, sitting upright on a stretcher, Benjamin Franklin Purnell, aged and enfeebled "king” of the House of David, today faced four-year-old charges of criminal assault upon former girl members of his Israelite following: The 65-year-old patriarch of the cult was accompanied to Justice Ara "Weldon’s court by more than one hundred bearded, solemn-faced members of the house, who formed two lines of honor, through which attendants carried him to face his accusers. The hearing before Justice Weldon •—the first, of two scheduled for today—involved charges by Mrs. Bessie Daniels Woodworth, former member of the colony, who led State troopers in sensational raid which resulted in Purnell's capture last month after a three and one-half-year search.

THEATER MANAGER ?, WILL HELPFAMILY (Continued From Page 1) Claus editor. You then will receive the name and address of the needy family you have selected. After that, It’s up to you. You can supply them With a Christmas basket or whatever you desire and your own Christmas will be twice as happy for having taken care of these needy ones! James D. Kennedy, manager of the Apollo Theater, will make a wonderful Santa to family 111, in which there are four children, for he took careful note of their various needs, and, besides a Christmas basket of good Christmas food, will provide the children with toys and some practical staple articles. Toys and Candy Miss Juanita Hudson, 1048 High St., is another generous-hearted Santa, having selected family 109. In this family there also are children. and Mias Hudson will provide them with toys and candy. Mrs. E. Johnson, 602 N. Denny St., was so interested in the needs of one family that she called the Santa Claus editor very early in the morning. “I will fix up a real good Christmas basket for family 106,” said Mrs. Johnson. Mrs. Carrie Unversaw, 1405 Dinden St., not only will provide a big firistmas basket for family 112, but so will take staples that will last rough Chritsmas week. Mrs. L. I. provide for family 101, and Mrs. H. E. Cassidy, 721 IJnwood Ave., will be Santa to family 114. Employes of Kresge’s Dollar Store, at Pennsylvania and Washington Sts., are going to have a happy Chistmas, no matter where they are Christmas day, because they're going to reflect on the happiness of two families for whom they are to provide Christmas baskets. They will be generous Santa to families 03 and 116. The Delta Rho chapter of the Phi Pi Psi sorority, though Miss Margaret Copley, 1833 E. Riverside Dr., have arranged to care for family 110, and Robert E. Johnson, 5171 Guilford Ave., will furnish a Christmas basket to family 108. Some Wonderful Food The Santa Claus editor really got hungry when hearing Mrs. Earl Mitchell. 408 S. Webster St., tell about the tender chicken, home* made jellies and various goodies that were going into a basket for a needy family. A donor living at 5348 Winthrop Ave., isgoing to be Santa for family 107 and will take under his wing two little children whose father died four years ago and who live with an old and poor grandmother. Girls of the reknlt department of the Real Silk Hosiery Mills, through Miss Dots Golden, No. 4 Argyle Apts., are going to be St. Nicholas to family 115, and the Women’s Benefit Association at 826 K. of P. building will furnish a fhristmas basket, to an old couple fho live In a basement and are very eedy this winter. Mrs. Charles Stinebaugh, R. R. P, Box 384, will be Santa to family 104. Today’s Santa Claus opportunities are printed on Page 3. BOOZE FOUND IN CHURCH Boy, 8, Discovers Christmas White Mule in Wood Pile. Anew hiding place for Christmas liquor was revealed Tuesday night when Marion Dunson, 8, of 1938 Lewis St., found two quarts of white mule whisky while getting wood from a wood pile in the Mt. Nebo Negro Baptist Church, 1112 E. Nineteenth St. The liquor was turned over to the police, who are endeavoring to find its owner.

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Here is a list of needy families for The Times Santa Claus Club to care for this year: FAMILY NO. 112 Two grown boys who have been supporting their widowed mother are now unemployed and a Christmas basket would brighten the day

Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported stolen to police- belong to: William Stewart, 55 N. Tremont Ave.; Nash, from garage at that address. Mrs. Frank Meyers, Danville, Ind.; Ford (413-591), from Ohio St. and Senate Ave. William Abbott, 626 Euclid Ave.; Ford (25-746), from Ohio St. and Senate Ave. Mrs. C. K. St. John, 1816 N. Pennsylvania St.; Diana (EBl-003), from in front of that address. Ervin D. Hendreson, 550 N. Hamilton Ave.; Nash (504-802), from 1433 N. Pennsylvania St.

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Automobiles reported, found by police belong to: George A. Shipley, 1714 Bellefontaine St.; Ford, found at Blake and New York Sts. Esther Raleigh, 2129 N. Jeffersdn Ave.. Ford, found at Twenty-Seventh St. and Hillside Ave. J. F. Smith, 222 N. Beville Ave.; Oldsmobile, found at Michigan and Davidson Sts. Ford roadster, license 543-313, found at Fulton and St. Clair Sts. Ford sedan, license 589-550, found at Pine and Washington Sts. Auburn sedan, license M-884, found at Illinois and Ohio Sts. Ford roadster, 21-604, found at 506 N. Oriental St. FIVE FAMILIES HELPED Statehouse Club to Distribute Coal, Baskets of Groceries. Five huge baskets, each containing enough groceries for a week’s supply for a family, and five tons of coal, are being supplied to five poor families of the city by the Statehouse Woman's Club. The club membership is composed of women employes at the Statehouse, each of whom made their own purchases for the baskets and contributed to the coal fund. Mrs. Duciile Steengrafe is chairman of the committee in charge and Miss Leota Crawford is aiding with the baskets, which are being prepared in the office of the clerk of the Supreme Court. THIEF COULDN’T DRIVE Police are seeking a thief who evidently is not much of a truck driver. Two trucks, loaded with coal, which he had stolen at the J. W. Danwert Coal Company, ThirtyThird St. and the Monon Railroad, were found by motorpolice within a few blocks of the coal company’s garage, both In a wrecked condition.

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and give them courage to keep the little home together. FAMILY NO. 113 This little family of three are having a hard time to make ends meet and buy coal and clothes. There is a little girl of 12, who would like to have a heavy coat to wear to school. Stockings and A basket of food would be appreciated also. FAMILY NO. 114 A widow with two children, a girl, 14 and boy 15, would like heavy garments for the children vand a game or two. A nice basket would be appreciated also. FAMILY NO. 115 A nice Christmas dinner with all the trimmings would be the most acceptable gift In this household. The mother and father are doing their best to make the home a happy one. The oldest boy, 22, la blind and Is physically unable to do much. There Is a younger boy of 17, who works at odd Jobs and helps his mother. FAMILY NO. 118 - Unemployment and Illness In this family have left them without any provision for Christmas for the children. There is a girl of 6. boy of 2, and baby girl of 6 months. Clothes for the children and toys, with a basket of nourishing food, would be welcomed. FAMILY NO. 105 An aged Negro mother launders to support herself and son. who has advanced tuberculosis. Their Christma will he a cheerless one unless someone remembers them with little Knis and a generous Christmas basket. FAMILY NO. 106 Overwork has left old Mary, a Negro, an invalid, to be supported by her rather shiftless son, who provides for her when he has it —but quite often, as now, he doesn’t have it, because he is out of work. Nevertheless Christmas must be faced, and a gloomy one it will be* without a cheering basket of food, unless some generous person helps out. Police Mental Test Eliminates Twelve Twelve of the fifty-eight men who took the police civil service examination Saturday failed to pass, John F. White, civil service commission president, announced today. Spelling was the nemesis of most who failed, White said. Because cf investigations Into the past of a number of the aspirants, the list of those successful will not be available for several days. Police Chief Claude F. Johnson has estimated there will be twenty vacancies on the police force by Jan. 1. Undaunted by the rigors of the police tests, 240 men have signed applications for the examinations for the fire department. They will consist of mental, medical and physical tests, early in 1927.

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VERY DOGGY SITUATION IS UP IN COURT Constable’s Case Heard, but Hound Still Doesn’t Know Who Is His Master. Avery doggy situation came up In the court of Justice of Peace C. P. Beblnger of Washington Township Tuesday when M. Albertson Howard was tried on charges of serving a replevin for a hound when he was not lawfully qualified to do so. The .case started a week before Thanksgiving, 1925, when It Is said Roy Adams, Nora, lost a tick ’coon hound. About three weeks ago the dog was found In the possession of Garvy Frizzle, Adams said. Taking the dog. Adams kept It, in spite of Frizzle's protests. Enter the Constable Howard, who claims that he Is a constable of Warren Township, came upon tho scene with a replevin for possession of the hound. Adams Immediately filed suit against Howard for serving a replevin unlegally. Then came thp fire works. Squire Beblnger said that as Howard now Is Jiving in Center Township he can not hold office as constable In another township. "The Sfipremd Court has decided otherwise in a similar case,” Howard retorted. To Grand Jnry After hearing arguments for about a half-hour on the legality of Howard's serving the papers, the squire roared out: ' "Court dismissed. I’ll turn the case over to the grand Jury and let them worry about it.” And after all the debating, the most concerned party, the hound, is still in the dark as to who is his master. It’s a dog's life. Adams still has the hound.

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