Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 75, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 August 1931 — Page 3

r AUG. 6, 1931

‘LEGS' PICTURED AS NICE, POLITE BEER MERCHANT. Cronies’ Memories Have to Be Prodded in Racket Chief’s Trial. By United PrfHH NEW YORK. Aug. 6.—A polite beer merchant who persuaded Greene county roadhouse men to change their brand of lager merely by asking them if they wouldn’t like to handle “Diamond’s beer”— •uch is Jack (Legs) Diamond as pictured by the first six witnesses at his trial on bootlegging charges. The characterization, guided by attorneys for the federal government, was not made without difficulty. Diamond, slight and chalkyfaced, but nattily dressed in gray, sat at the counsel table and his stare appeared to make witnesses fidget uneasily and suffer lapses of memory. One witness had to have his memory refreshed by a transcript of his etory before the grand jury. Another time Judge Richard J. Hopkins, Kansas dry, who has expressed forcibly his belief that prohibition can be enforced where officials want to enforce it, had to remind a witness he had taken an oath to tell "nothing but the truth.” Bottler Nervous on Stand Incidentally the witnesses admitted under defense questioning that they still sell beer in Greene county. But “Diamond's beer” was no longer available after the “accident” at Aratoga inn when Diamond was Bhot for the third time within a year. Angelo Benedetto, pudgy bottling plant owner, was most nervous tinder Diamond’s steady gaze, but finally related that Diamond, Paul Quatterocchi, his lientenant, also on trial, and three others approached him last August, saying they intended to enter the beer business and wanted to “take in ft local man.” He testified that during the three Greeks he bottled beer instead of the customary soda water he had paid “ a couple of thousand” for beer and kept “a couple of hundred” profit for himself of the money "Paul” gave him to pay the beer man.” When he quit bottling beer, Paul Quattrocchi took over his customers, Benedetto said. Judge Prods Memory Frederick Becker, once Benedetto’s truck driver, discovered one day he was delivering beer, not soda Water. “Where did you get the beer?” he Was asked. “I do not know,” he said. I met loaded trucks along the roads and transferred the beer to my truck.” Sometimes, he said, he stored beer at the old county farm in Cairo. Asked how many times he did this he hesitated, then mumbled, Judge Hopkins turned to him. “You took an oath as a witness to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God. Now answer the question,” the judge directed. “Well, I dropped beer there no less than fifteen or twenty times,” he answered, gaining courage. Missed a Couple He was directed to name the places he delivered beer. “I’ll start north and come south,” he said, and then reeled off about twenty places he stopped regularly. “You must have supplied about every boarding house in Greene county.” “Oh, I missed a couple.” The constant reference to beer did hot seem to cheer the jurors particularly, with the courtroom thermometer at 90. Judge Hopkins allowed them to remove their coats, but after the sessions ordered them locked up for the night, as usual. Diamond and Quattrocchi are at liberty on bail. NAMED PARK RECEIVER p. P. Fillion Appointed to Handle Riverside Case. Judge John W. Kern named E. P. Fillion, attorney, as receiver for the Riverside Park Amusement Company Wednesday in superior court. Petition for the appointment was Inade by J. Pierce Cummings,' 108 South Capitol avenue, printer, who charged the company has debts and liabilities totaling $35,000. He sued on a note for S2OO.

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The smiling wife of one of aviation’s newest heroes, Mrs. John Polando, is shown above in New York, where she is awaiting the return of her husband who, with Russell Boardman, flew 4,984 miles in a record nonstop hop from New York to Turkey. TAX REDUCTION SUPPORTVOTED Home Builders, Apartment House Owners, Join Drive. Growing movement for tax reduction today had support of the Indianapolis Home Builders’ Association and the Apartment House Owners’ Association. The apartment house group voted Wednesday night to co-operate with other organizations in the tax reduction move after hearing several addresses on the subject at the Spink-Arms. Speakers were Will A. Hough, state tax board member; Harry Miesse, Indiana Taxpayers’ Association secretary; State Senator Joe Rand Beckett and State Representative John F. White. The home builders’ group adopted a resolution supporting efforts of the Indianapolis Real Estate Board to obtain a tax levy cut in order to reduce the burden on real estate. The association also voted to hold a dinner Sept. 4, celebrating opening of the 1931 model home at 3701 Forest Manor avenue. The dinner will be served on the lawn of the home, which the centerpiece of the realtors ’home show at the fair ground. seeiTboy AS ’LEGGER Alleged Youngest Beer Flat Boss Wanted On Wet Count. One of the youngest persons ever found in charge of an alleged speakeasy or beer flat here was wanted on blind tiger charges today after a police squad raided a house at 1646 Central avenue Wednesday night. He is Marion Williams, 16, son of Carl Williams, for whom police are looking. Sergeant Dan Cummings, squad leader, said three dozen quarts of beer, a quart of wine and equipment were confiscated in the house. WEEK-END EXCURSIONS —TO—CHICAGO $5.00 ROUND TRIP Each Friday, Saturday and Sunday Leave Indianapolis 11:30 a. m. Friday, 3:30 a. m. or 11:30 a. m. Saturday, or 2:30 a. m. Sunday. Returning to reach Indianapolis not later than 4:05 a. m. Tuesday following date of sale. $3.60 ROUND TRIP —TO—LOUISVILLE On all trains* leaving Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during August. Returning to and including Monday following date of sale. COACH SERVICE ONLY For tickets and full particulars apply to city TICKET OFFICE 116 Monument Place Phone Riley 9331. I PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD

33 STATES ARE WITHOUT FUNDS FOR POOR AID Relief Program Depends on Cities and Counties, Survey Shows. By Scrippg-Jl award Newspaper Alliance WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—States in which more than half the population of the country resides will have no funds available for direct \memployment relief and no way of obtaining funds during the coming winter. The Seripps-Howard newspapers obtained this information today in telegrams from thirty-three Governors. The messages were sent in response to queries asking what restrictions are' imposed in each state in regard to appropriating or borrowing funds for unemployment relief. The result of the survey indicates that city and county funds with charitable organizations, or federal funds, must be relied on for the most part to relieve unemployment distress this winter. Several recent surveys have indicated that cities are approaching the limit of their capacity to raise funds and that taxes have declined sharply because of the failure of property holders to pay. Eleven of the Governors say that constitutional or other limitations make it impossible for them to appropriate or borrow state funds for unemployment relief. Five of the Governors can secure funds for public works, but not for direct relief. Three Governors know of no way in which they may obtain funds, but still are endeavoring to find if it is possible. Three have limited funds available for relief. Two others have no funds at present, but have constitutional means of obtaining them if the need becomes acute. Three more could secure funds only by special legislative sessions. CAB DRIVER RETURNS $75,000 IN JEWELS —At Honesty to Draw Reward From Patron Who Forgot Package. By United Press NEW YORK, Aug. 6.—Mrs. R. S. Reynolds Hitt of Washington, wife of the former minister to Guatemala, can thank the honesty of a taxicab driver today for recovery of $75,000 worth of her jewels before she knew they were lost. Mrs. Hitt left forty-one pieces of jewelry in a satchel in the cab which took her to Grand Central station. She did not miss them until she arrived at Montreal. The driver, Frank Brusza, had returned the jewels to the police station before Hitt, informed by his wife of the loss, had telephoned the police department. Hitt told the police to tell Brusza that he would receive a substantial reward. And Brusza says he can use it. He supports his mother and two sisters with the aid of another brother.

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