Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 314, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 May 1932 — Page 9
MAY 11, 1932_
ANDERSON RUM RING CHARGES AIRED IN TRIAL Dozen Defendants Brought Into Court, Accused by Government. i Continued From Pair 1) vtcted, and fined 1260 and given sixty days on the state (arm. Merle Wetzell, Anderson farmer, testified he sold liquor during 1927 and 1928. He said he bought the liquor from Bert Stinson, who has pleaded guilty, for 118 for fitfe gallons and that he paid Albert Abel, now on trial, $25,130 and sometimes S4O a week for protection. He testified that his wife later told him that Joe Melcher Jr., son of the Anderson garage master, was providing protection. Wetzell testifieu Rich bought liquor at his place and that ne closed in 1928, when Abel told him to "shut down for a while." On cross-examination, Wetzell admitted he had been told by federal agents he would not be prosecuted if he testified for the government and admitted he worked with the federal men. Description of a county "overrun'’ with liquor law violators and charges that city and police officials distributed confiscated liquor as "political favors," were made by George R. Jeffery, district attorney, in hi* Jury statement The Jury is composed of men all of whom said they had no affiliation* with the Indiana AntiSaloon League or took any part in dry or anti-prohibition organizations. The list of defendants receiving a Jury trial wafc cut to twelve when Rex and Otto Whitehead, alleged Anderson booze dealers, changed pleas to ‘ guilty.” Jeffrey in tus charges laid the brunt of the alleged law violations on the shoulders of Mellett. Riggs, ex-police chief; Rich and Louis Lavelle. former pugilist, now a patrolman and police chauffeur. Liquor Not Found The district attorney charged that instances occurred when alleged booze running automobile* were confiscated by Riggs, but that many times arrests were not made and the cars returned to their owners. Jeffrey accused Melcher of being involved in several automobile deals with police officials. Four attorneys spoke for the defense—Frank A. Symmes, Joseph T. Markey, John Royse and Robert R. Dalton. They stressed the point (hat their evidence would show their clients had not entered into any conspiracy to violate the liquor laws. Royse, who represents Riggs and Rich, asserted that had it not been for Rich's discovering the John Bronnenberg farm still, the government would not have had its first ‘ lead - ’ in the case. He declared both Riggs and Righ aided federal agents to the utmost of their power in efforts to round up bootleggers. He asserted that Riggs had incurred the enmity of many police force members by preferring charges against them for violating police department rules. "Liquor was sold continuously.” Jeffrey told the jury. "If there were raids, there was no liquor on hand. The police saw the head officers doing this sort of thing, and they thought it was proper and did likewise. Loses Jury Seat "Liquor was distributed from headquarters to friends of the chief and Mellett. It was handed out as political favors. For much of it no money ever was paid." Jay Larkin. Putnam county contractor. last his seat on the jury when he told the court he was to start constructing a street in Anderson Monday on a city contract, and service as a juror “might prove embarrassing.” Lew Charles, who said he was an Orange county laborer, was excused by the government when he admitted he was a "watchman at Brown's at French Lick.” Jeffrey excused him, telling the judge that "Browns is a gambling house at French Lick." The twelve defendants, who have pleaded not guilty, are among twenty-eight indicted in the conspiracy case by the federal grand Jury several weeks ago. Twelve of the twenty-eight have pleaded guilty and four, including Mellett, have not been arrested, although two of the four. Pete Campo and Tony Smello, are in prison elsewhere on other charges, officials said. Mellett Trial Later Mellett is indicted on charges of ordering confiscated liquor removed from the police station and delivered to friends, and with receiving protection money. He will be tried later. Riggs also is charged with collecting protection money from Bootleggers. and with removing alcohol from the police station and giving it to others for beverage purposes. The indictment alleges Rich warned two other defendants, John and Bert Stinson, alleged bootleggers. in advance of a raid on the Bronnenberg farm, where a still was found later, and with collecting money from bootleggers for protection. Lavelle is charged with delivering liquor for Mellett. Twelve defendants who have pleaded guilty in the Anderson case, and who will be sentenced after the trial, include joe Melcher; Blake Gwtnn, son of a night police sergeant, said to have delivered liquor: Bert Stinson, alleged bootlegger: John Bronnenberg. Joe Galassi and Robert Thrawley. alleged still operators: Roscoe Hartman, Lew Lewellvn. Closser Riggsby and Russell Riggsby. charged with transporting liquor, and Rex and Otto Whitehead. Seven Are Excused Seven talesmen were excused before the jury was seated, six by the government and one by the defense. The Jury, sworn in by Albert C. Sogemeier, clerk of the court, is composed of three farmers and three salesmen, a grain dealer, a street highway foreman, two merchants. •/ retired railroader, and a loan adjuster. jurors are: Wi Ultra H Amo*. Tipton county, talesman: Jacob O Clark. Davies* county, loan adturter. Henry 3. las well. Ripley county. I armor; Dan P. Ortfflth. Harrison counts-, merchant; John A. Dories. Davies* county, retired railroader Wallace Bowman. Johnson oounty. merchant. Asa Coots. Venderbunt county, farmer James H. Hudson. Oreene county, taletipan. Albert L HoUoweff. Rush county, farmer. H U Lawson, Pa'-ette county, salesman. Dean A Martin. Han nr bounty, grain dealer, and Clarence iEvtty, Orange county, street highway
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IF nothing else, this year's primary has emphasized the need for two | major political reforms—shorter ballot and nonpartisan election of ! judges. Some of our legal luminaries contend that the Constitution must be changed to shorten the ballot. If i such step is necessary, then by all means it should be taken. Thousands of citizens stayed away j from the polls May 4 because their | feelings were the same as expressed ! by one voter in Washington township. who WTote across his ballot. In evident disgust after wading half way through the representative list: "Oh, hell, this i$ too long." And the ballots were too long. Election and canvassing board memi bers reported that hundreds of the j tablecloth-sized ballots carried votes for only two or three offices. a aa One suggested immediate remedy is that the primary voting be done on machines. Proponents of this plan would have two machines set up in each I polling place, one carrying the names of the Republican candidates and the other that of the Democrats. The voter would push up the pointer over those he desired to scratch and the machine then would record the vote. If this method would be too difficult, then machines could be obtained which would provide that when a voter is admitted to the booth all the pointers swing up and it is merely necessary to pull them down over those candidates favored. Some reform is imperative. a a a Two years ago the bar association, in convention herp, decided to : submit a bill to the legislature providing for nonpartisan election of judges as a means of obtaining the best passible legal talent. If memory Is correct, the proposed measure would have provided j that only thase aspirants for judi- ■ cial offices who had their petitions signed by a certain percentage of the voters could get their names on the separate judicial ballot, and the candidate obtaining a plurality would be declared elected. Several suggested that such an election be held in the off year and
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ing every move I made over the Columbia radio You know, I just forgot all about that when I started to play I lost that first game, and from then on all I thought of was the marble ring, and how I could get that game back. It’s nice to hear a crowd cheer, but it sounds much nicer after you've won! Forget your nervousness, practice daily, play hard but fair and let's hope you’ll get that grand trip to Ocean City. Don't forget—l'm going to be nighty glad to meet the Indianapolis champ! U&il then—so long!
• the machines used, while . still others proposed that the judicial | election be held on the primary day, and if no candidate obtains a majority, then the run-off be held bei tween the two high men in the November election. The whole theme was to get the judicial offices out of politics, to which nearly every citizen cognizant of the situation here, will respond with a hearty • Amen.”
RIPLEY WILL GIVE TRIPS FOR HUNCHES
Vacation Tours in Quebec and Cuba Among Awards in Contest. "I get my vacation early in Sep- : tember. If I win the trip to Montreal and Quebec, could I go then?” “I have been taking my vacations i in the winter and that trip to Havana with a week’s stay at the Hotel National looks pretty good tc me. If I won and chose It, could I take it in December?” These questions are similar to ! hundreds of others in the mail of 1 the "Believe It or Not” contest. The answer to both is. "Yes.” The trips for two with all <xpenses paid to Havana or to Montreal and Quebec can be t3ken any time this year at the convenience of the winners, but it is recommended that the Quebec trip be i made in summer. These trips are among the prizes Robert L. Ripley will award to ! those who supply him. through the contest, with the best "Believe-It-or-Nots” in America. The winners will take their choice of prizes in the order of merit of j their entries. The deadline is May 16. * To help Ripley in his search for i the most amazing fact America can produce and t.o give its readers a lot of fun The Times has joined in the national Ripley contest. Everybody has a "Believe It or Not.” You have one. Send it in. It
Attempts at Organization of Workers Crushed, Senate Told. By United Peru* WASHINGTON. May 11.—Attempts of miners in Bell and Har- : lan counties. Kentucky, to organize with the United Mine Workers of America, resulted in a general blacklisting on the part of the coal operators. James C. Garland, Pineville <Ky.) miner, told a senate subcommittee. The committee was holding preliminary hearing on the Costigan resolution to determine whether a congressional investigation of charges of terrorism and violation of constitutional rights in southeastern Kentucky would be justified. Garland said twenty-five children living in the Straight Creek section died in the spring of 1931 because of the monotony of their diet and the lack of milk. Telling of the scrip system of paying miners, he asserted prices in coal company stores were higher than in regular retail stores. He said a 39 cent shirt sold for $1 in company stores. Rob Kali. Columbia university student and leader of the college group that was turned back by Walter B. Smith, county attorney at Pineville, when it attempted to tour the coal flejd, said "the abrogation of human rights in Kentucky had made many students in the party doubt whether the Constitution was effective.” Hall told how Smith stopped the student party at Cumberland Gap and took them to Middlesboro <Ky.) courthouse, telling the students they either would have to post bonds or leave Kentucky. Lee Fleenor. a member of Smith's party, threatened him with a pistol. Hall said. "When we told Smith he was violating our constitutional rights, he said. "This is Kentucky and I am the law here," Hall continued. MANN OUSTER TRIAL SET Highway Superintendent's Case Coming Up June 6. Ouster suit of county commissioners against Charles W. Mann, county highway superintendent, will be i tried June 6 unless the action is 1 withdrawn by the county board. Circuit Judge Harry O. Chamberlin said today.
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Who was it got off those lines about “...and make me a child again?” He should visit the Campus Club at Butler university tonight where the co-eds will gather for their Kiddle Kaper frolic. The photos above indicate how the collegians will behave tonight. In the picture at the left Anna Marie Dungan, 440 East Seventyfirst street; Mary Paxton Young, 3454 Guilford avenue, and Dorothy Dauner, 3817 North New Jersey street, are reviving a childhood game—“ London bridge is falling down.” In the right picture Mildred Grayson, R. R. 16. Box 34-D, is pushing a wagon, drawn by Miss Young, in which Helen Clever, 4451 Washington boulevard, is getting a free and easy ride.
may win a prize. There is no work to it, so you have everything to gain and nothing to lose. All you hatfe to do is to write your unbelievable fact legibly (so we can read It) on one side of the paper, add any proof or explanation necessary and mail It to the "Believe It or Not Editor” of The Indianapolis Times. The prizes are: Curtiss-Wright airplane with course of instruction at flying school. Trip to Cuba, two weeks, for two people, via Ward Line, all expenses, with week's stay at National hotel, Havana. Trip through Province of Quebec, two weeks, for two persons, all expenses. Rockne Six sedan, 66-horse power. RCA-Vlctor radio-phonograph combination. Jenkins’ Radiovisor television set. Encyclopedia Britannica—24 volumes. with mahogany case. Rogers’ silver cabinet, complete dinner service—B7 pieces. Gold Gruen watch, new Carre model.
Boy Guilty in Love Case Like Dreiser Novel Lover Who Tried to Drown Girl in Well Is Given 1 -to-50-Year Term. By United Prrtt LOS ANGELES, May 11.—Frank Newland, 19, married caddy, today faced a sentence of one-to-flfty years, on hi* conviction of charges of assault with intent to commit murder, and a statutory offense against 17-year-old Lois Wade, his one-time sweetheart. His conviction climaxed a case which prosecutors compared to that of the novel, "An American Tragedy.” Miss Wade had testified that Newland beat her, and tried to drown her in a well when she begged him to divorce his wife and marry her because she was to become a mother. BLACKMAIL ATTEMPT CHARGEDJN RUSHVILLE Former High School Athlete Held After Chase. By l nitrd Pret RUSHVILLE. Ind.. May 11.— Second blackmail attempt In this county in a month resulted in the arrest of Woodrow Clawson, 22. former high school athlete of Raleigh, Ind. Sheriff Ray Compton and deputies arrested Clawson after he came to an isolated spot where Michael Nigh, a farmer, had been directed in a blackmail letter to deposit SI,OOO. Officers fired several shots at Clawson as he fled with a decoy package left by Nigh. When Clawson surrendered. Compton said, he confessed the plot. In April, WUdred Brocox, Homer, Ind., pleaded guilty and was sentenced in Rush circuit court on a charge of having attempted to extort $2,000 from a neighbor.
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Mr. Fixit—As we are trying to clean up and beautify the place where we live, your assistance is requested. The sewer in our back yard does not carry the water as it should. I have asked -the agent several times about it; he says he can't do anything. Eventually, in warm weather, it will be unhealthy. What can we do about it? Thanking you. M. E. The owner of the arowerty In whleh eon Hr* U reaaonnible for never* on it. Therefore. year onlr relief would be to cet the rental Meat to correct the faalty •ewer. If warmer weather raaaea aa unhealthy renditoa. a re attaint U Ike hoard af health mirht (trti the neat o ha Mm mw.
G.O.P. LIKELY 1 TO RETAIN ITS PRESENT HEADS - State Committee Meets at Claypool for Biennial Organization. Republican state committeemen met at the Claypool this afternoon for the biennial reorganization and indications were that the present official personnel elected Dec. 31 under direction of Senator James E. Watson will not be changed. The schedule calls for the following re-elections: Ivan C. Morgan of Austin, state chairman; Mrs. Beryl Holland. Bloomington, vice-chairman: Harry C. Fenton. Indianapolis, secretary, and Burrell Wright. Indianapolis, treasurer. Await Election Results Meanwhile. Democratic chiefs awaited word from the ten district conventions this afternoon to learn whether a sufficient number of district chairmen had been selected to insure the re-election of state chairman R. Earl Peters. The dope today was that Harry Neff, Madison county chairman, will be elected Eleventh district Democratic head at the meeting this afternoon at the El wood Country Club, since Dale Crittenberger. veteran Anderson chairman, had declined the honor. Hendricks Kenworthy and Mrs. Marcia Murphy are the Marion county representatives. Six Are Re-Elected Six of the old Republican district leaders and three of the vicechairmen were re-elected at the G. O. P. district conventions Tuesday afternoon. Chairmen and vice-chairmen elected are: First district, John W Scott and Mrs. I Alice Drake of Gary; Second. Edward Freund. Valparaiso, and Mrs. Clara Barr. Winamac. Third, Wilbur M Warner. South ! Bend, and Mrs. C. C. Lambdin. Elkhart; Fourth. John Yeager, Wolcottville, and Mrs. Howard Double. Ft. Wayne; Fifth. Don Irwin. Frankfort, and Mrs. Flossie Miller, Dunkirk. Sixth. Edgar Blessing. Hendricks county, and Mrs. Aaron Cooper, Rockville; Seventh,. Ewing Emlson. Vincnnnes, and Mrs. Charles Combs. Bloomfield; Eighth.. Ben F. Huffman. Spe'ncer county, and Miss Carrie Korff. Evansville; Ninth. Harry C. Meloy. Nortji Vernon. and Mrs. Elinor Snodgrass. Nashville: Tenth, Raymond Springer. Conneravllle. and Mrs. Lulu Fitch. Muncle: and Eleventh. George M. Bonnajn. Elwood. and Mrs. Ida B. Bchnelder. Indianagiolia. The Twelfth district heads elected Saturday are Schuyler A. Haas and Mrs. Paul C.'Wetter. Ex-Follies Girl Acts to Divorce Negro Husband Cruelty Charged by White Wife of Wealthy West Coast Physician. ! By United Pent j LOS ANGELEB, May 11.—The married life of Helen Lee Worthing, former Follies girl, and Dr. Eugene C. Nelson, wealthy Negro physician, I was at an end today as Miss Worth- ' ing had on file a suit for divorce. They were married at Tla Jauna. Mexico, June 29, 1927. She filed her action just a short time before Dr. Nelson, himself, filed a separate suit for annulment of their Mexican marriage, on the grqund that it was invalid. Dr. Nelson gave her medicine which affected her mind and made her ill, Miss Worthing charged. She also charged he frequently struck 1 her. On one occasion, she said, he ; forced her out of their home while she was clad only In negligee, and refused to permit her to re-enter the house until she called the police. Miss Worthing placed the value of community property at SIOO,OOO and said her husband’s income reached $2,000 a month. ARREST DOCTOR, NURSE IN TOZIER BABY CASE Illegal Operation Charge Filed as Ash Can Find Sequel. Charges of first degree murder filed against the parents of a new-ly-born baby whose body was found in an ash can a month ago, had a sequel today In arrest of a doctor and a nurse, in his employ, accused of an illegal operation. Dr. John R. Deßoahm, 67. of 3126 College avenue, and Miss Reva Huff, 19. of 1549 Ashland avenue, were taken Into custody today. Parents of the dead "baby arc : Joseph and Josephine Tozler, who j resided at 1335 North Aalabama street, where the baby, a son. was born a few days after their marriage at Noblesville April 10. The parents had been employed In a downtown department store. Tozier Is awaiting grand Jury actio.n. His wife, who did not have medical attention at the time of the baby’s birth has been under treatment at city hospital. She was to be arraigned today before Municipal Judge William H. Sheaffer.
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Five hours after the nearly nude body of his 18-year-old wife. 1 Gertrude, was found in a creek near Millersburg, 0.. Herbert W. j Meeker, 23. farmer, was taken in custody and grilled in connection |
TROOPS WILL LEAVE Japanese Will Take Forces Out of Shanghai. By United Pret* TOKIO. May 11.—All Japanese land forces at Shanghai will be brought home within a month, ac- i cording to an official announcement i today. Under terms of the peace agreement signed at Shanghai, Japan agreed to withdraw her troops from the Shanghai area into the international settlement and to extra- j settlement areas. A spokesman said the cabinet had decided to make withdrawal uncon- , ditional. Some of the troops from ; Shanghai have been sent to Manchuria. ■ ' Slaver Mav Plead Insanity GARY, ind.. May ll.—The state’s bid for the death penalty of Glen Shustrom. 23. confessed slayer of 12-year-old Alberta Knight, will be countered with an insanity defense plea, it was indicated today, as preparations were made for the trial on May 19.
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with her mysterious death. He later confessed. Meeker, handcuffed, is show Ti. left above, being led to a cell by Sheriff'John A. Stevens. The couple had been married a little more than a year.
HUSBAND IS MISSING Mrs. Fannie Pope Say* Mate Gone for Eight Days. Police today had been asked to search for Hugh Pope, 54, of 606
North New Jersey street, who his wife, Mrs. Fannie Pope, reported had not been seen for eight days. Pope, Mrs. Pope told police, has been ill. and had been employed as a watchman at v a rl o u s institutions and clubs. When last seen. Pope was wearing a gray suit, tan shoes and felt hat. He has blue eyes and brewn hair.
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HAMILTON ASKS JURY CHANGE IN JACKSON CASE Alleged Slayer of Chain Store Chief Charges Prejudice. Attorneys for Louis E. Hamilton, alleged "trigger man” in the slaying of Lafayette E. Jackson. Indianapolis chain store chief, today opened a double attack In Boone circuit court. With the trial set for Monday. Ira Holmes and Elza Rogers filed motions for a change of Judge and to obtain selection of Jurors from counties other than Boone. Judge John W. Hornaday withheld action in the jury petition, asserting he will lay the matter before the special Judge to be selected in the Lebanon court Thursday forenoon. Prosecutor Herbert E. Wilson opposed both motions, which charged that Hamilton could not have a fair and impartial trial at hands of a Boone county jury because of prejudice existing in that county. Under Holmes' petition jurors may be drawn either from Marion. Montgomery, Clinton. Tippecanoe or Hamilton counties, at discretion of the judge. A Boone county jury already lias convicted Charles Vernon Witt, confessed companion of Hamilton, of murder in connection with the killing of Jackson. Hornaday pronounced the mandatory death penalty on Witt, who will be executed Aug. 1. s Jackson was killed during an attempted holdup of the main store of the Standard Grocery Company on East Washington street. The state did not attempt to show that Witt fired the 6hot that killed the grocery chain owner. Witt's alibi was that he was in lola. Kan., at & birthday celebration for Hamilton's brother at time of the alleged murder. The state’s evidence indicated Hamilton and Witt did not reach lola until two days after the robbery.
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