Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 185, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 December 1930 — Page 5

DEC, 12, 1930.

rfiJGS MORAN IS ‘BUSINESS man: : JURY DECIDES Fail to Convict Gangster as Vagrant in Court at Waukegan. hi! Vnlted Press CHICAGO, Dec. 12. George •Bugs) Moran, whom the crime commission classifies as "gang leader. racketeer and public enemy,” but whom a Waukegan jury classified as “a business man,” came to Chicago today to confer with federal authorities about his income tax. Moran, known here as ‘‘the gang leader without a gang” since seven of his followers were machine gunned to death in the St. Valentine's day massacre of 1929, was found not guilty of being a vagrant by a jury in the Waukegan court late Thursday. He was tried under a law enacted in 1374 providing that any man not earning a living lawfully is a vagrant regardless of how much wealth he may have. The state contended Moran was "a horse thief and a burglar for twenty years,” that he had a criminal record, had no honest occupation, was known as the associate of gangsters and used aliases whenever he registered at hotels. The defense contended he was a business man, earning an honest living as business agent for the Central Cleaners and Dyers Company of Chicago. Federal agents made their presence known in the courtroom during Moran’s trial, and it had been expected they would arrest him on charges of evading income tax payments. He was not, however, molested when the ended. Mother s Will Attacked hu Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., Dec. 12. A suit filed in Madison circuit court attacks the will of Mrs. Priscilla Docktor, written Jan. 23, 1929. It makes bequests to: Leroy B. Docktor, $1,500; Chester W. Docktor, J 300; Edna Harlan, $500; Ruth VanMeter, $100; Henry W. Docktor, SSO; Edgar Vanmeter, SSO; Robert VanMeter, SSO, and the residue to be shared equally by the last three named. They are grandchildren, the others being children. The action, started by the children, alleges the will was written when Mrs. Docktor was of unsound mind and asks the court to declare the instrument invalid 600 Without Work By Times Special CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind.. Dec. 12.—Unemployed here number 600, according to a count made by a relief committee. It is pointed out that of these registered, 200 are seldom employed during the winter, leaving those jobless due to depression, at 400

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FRAT HOUSE ROOBED Loot Worth $235 Taken From Delta Tau Deltas. While the brothers of Delta Tau Delta fraternity at Butler snoozed In their home at 4937 Boulevard place early today, burglars ransacked the second floor, taking clothing, luggage and jewelry valued at more than S2OO and almost $35 in currency. The fraternity dormitory is on the third floor. The thieves re-

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movd several locks on doors to study rooms and used skeleton keys on others, police were told. Rabbit Fever Recedes By Times Special PRINCETON, Ind, Dec. 12. S Mrs. Ralph Burton, who for the i past ten days had been in a serious | condition due to tularemia, or rabbit ! fever, is recovering. She contracted | the disease through slight wounds | on her hands while cleaning a rab- ; bit for cooking. Rabbit breeding for fur has become quite a large industry in France, and it is estimated to be worth about $150,000,000 a year.

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•All items of Ripley’s cartoon of Thursday were self-explanatory. Saturday, “The man who cast the most important vote.” Banquet for Democrats By Times Special PERU, Ind., Dec. 12.—The Jefferson Club will be host Jan. 16 to Miami county Democrats at a banquet here, where the chief speaker will be Paul V. McNutt, dean of the Indiana university law school. Veteran Engineer Dies FT. WAYNE, Ind., Dec. 12. Frank M- Randall, 71, for nearly forty years city civil engineer here, is dead of heart disease.

CAPITOL'S GREAT CHRISTMAS SALE Prices Slashed Right and Left ON SALE SATURDAY AND MONDAY ONLY : ■ / Three-Piece Beautiful Maple Bedroom Suite—Bed, a Chest and Vanity. Makes a Beautiful Christmas Present. Only 18 Suites to Sell. A $69 Value EASY TERMS REMEMBERMBrastlcßeductions Now! CEDAR CHESTS Sale Price L $lB Values Now Beautiful CHAIRS A 7c tdftk (ir 12 Values 'iX-i" sls Lamps $A.75 s<®f.9s **• 4rm ~ Sale Price ”= J-= CAPITOL FURNITURE Cos. 211 East Washington St.—Opposite Courthouse

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