Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 78, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 August 1931 — Page 5

AUG. 10, 1931.

LEGS DIAMOND, 'RAT' TO AID. DONE FOR GOOD Power as Gang Chieftain Definitely Smashed by Conviction. BY JOHN R. BEAL United Press Stall Correspondent NEW YORK, Aug. 10.—The power of Jack (Legs) Diamond, pictured as a “double crosser” and a ‘‘rat’’ by his former “sales manager** in the preen county liquor racket, definitely is broken, as a result of his conviction on bootlegging, Attor-ney-General John J. Bennett declared today. The fight to wipe out the gang ruled by the slim, much-shot-at New York racketeer showed the following result today: The leader faces a maximum sentence of four years in Atlanta penitentiary and a SII,OOO fine. He was found guilty Saturday by a federal jury on charges of conspiracy to violate the prohibition laws and operation of a still. Judge Richard J. Hopkins, Kansas dry, is scheduled to pronounce sentence Wednesday. Faces 2-Year Term Paul Quattrocchi, Catskill resident who became Diamond’s chief aid, took orders for liquor, and arranged deliveries, faced a maximum of two years and a SIO,OOO fine. Codefendant with Diamond, he was found guilty on the conspiracy charge only. He was bitter in denouncing the gangster, accusing Diamond of trying to throw the blame on him. Johnny Scaccio, “muscle man” of the mob, was under sentence of fifteen years a* a result of his conviction in the state courts on chkrges of kidnaping and torturing Grover Parks, Cairo truckman, while the latter was delivering a load of hard cider. One of the witnesses at Diamond’s trial testified Scaccio held a pistol to his head while Scaccio’s men smashed beer barrels in the man's cellar. The witness, an innkeeper, was told he’d have to buy “Diamond’s beer.” Brands Legs a Rat "A couple of the boys who went down to be witnesses for the government told me what Diamond did,” Quattrocchi said. “He sent an investigator around to them before they came to New York and said to them: “ When you get down there to the trial, throw it all on Paul. If they ask you who sold the beer and the whisky, blame it on Paul.’ “They’re friends of mine. They didn’t do what the investigator said. When they got on the stand they told the truth.” “I’m glad now that I know him in his true color,” Quattrocchi said. “I’m glad I know what a rat he is.” DINNER FOR OFFICIAL Trainmen Brotherhood Auxiliary to Honor Visitor. Entertainment of Virginia Hadden, grand lodge officer, with a dinner and party in Trainmen hall at 6 Wednesday, is planned in Indianapolis lodge 297 and Golden Rule lodge 25, auxiliaries to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Each member will furnish a covered dish for the meal. Extinguish Fire on Ship at Sea NEW YORK, Aug. 10.—The MacKay Radio Corporation intercepted a wireless message today reporting that the fire aboard the S. S. Yoro, 8t sea about 300 miles due east of Jacksonville, Fla., had been extinguished.

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Ardor Chilled By United Prut OSSINING. N. Y., Aug. 10.— Benjamin Vitale and William Kopal decided to escape from Sing Sing prison. They hid on top of a heating plant boiler while 200 guards searched the not night through for them. Then they surrendered. "We’re baked out,” they announced as they were returned to what is referred to flippantly here as a “cooler.”

P. T. DODGE IS DEAD Former Chief of Linotype Company Succumbs to Pneumonia. By Vniti and Press RYE, N. Y., Aug. 10.—Philip Tell Dodge, 80, who served as president of the Mergenthaler Linotype Company for thirty-seven years before h.s retirement in 1928, died at his summer hw>e here Sunday of pneumonia. He had been ill ten days. Dodge also .leaded the International Paper Company, the Columbia Graphophone Company and the Royal Typewriter Company before he retired.

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PROBERS SLAM OHIO STATE FOR MILLERRUSTER Trustees Are Condemned by Probe Committee of Educators. By United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—Trustees of Ohio State university were condemned today by an Investigating committee of the American As--1 sociation of University Professors for summarily dismissing Herbert A. Miller, prominent sociologist. Freedom or speech ceased to exI ist at the Ohio institution when miller was discharged May 21, the ; committee said in preliminary report. The report charged the board of , trustees with violating “every essen- [ tial safeguard’’ to academic freedom

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and with failing “to recognize its position of public trust.” Reinstatement of the ousted professor “is necessary if the university is to regain in any reasonable time the esteem of intelligent public opinion throughout the country,” the committee asserted. The committee said the professor was given no hearing and concluded personal animus on the part of one or two trustees was responsible for the arbitrary action. Professor Arthur B. Coble, University of Illinois; A. C. Craven, University of Chicago; J. W. Martin, University of Kentucky, and A. J. Todd, Northwestern university, comprised the committee. HOME BREW IS SEIZED Clubrooms Raided and Police Declare Much Beer Is Confiscated. Raiding “clubrooms” of James and Joe Collins at 184 South Capitol avenue Sunday, police said they confiscated a large quantity of home brew. The men were charged with operating a blind tiger. Mrs. Laura Renfrow, 329 West eNw York street, faced blind tiger charges today, after police claimed finding sixty-five quarts of beer at her residence over the week-end.

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vania street, police were investigating removal of a heavy safe with only about $lO in change from offices of J. M. Todd, 4652 North Belmont street, today. Todd said the safe was wheeled through a rear door, which had been jimmied. It weighed 700 pounds, and contained only nickels and pennies. James Angelo. 3738 North Illinois street, operator of the Penn Service Shop, said the safe was taken through a rear door which was opened by a pass key. The employe was arrested for questioning.