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" Text of Statement by Prison Board Trustees

oats} la tha lext.of an open lettet from the indiana State Prison|Order No. 10,195. Released on pa-

Bupreme. Court Judge Frank, Gllkison concerning thejrole, 10-21-47, Mar J . — | 1038: J 1: Indiana “Biate of the personnel connected with (Prison: Mi as Ott

{Honorable Frank. Gilkison | Judge ” * Ze M a Supfemas Court of the State of

_ the Tuesday. Feb. 15, 1949, issue of The

_ Story,” Robert Bloem, the writer of the article, quotes you as fol

- lows: “Yet Supreme Court Judge

Frank Gilkison, like Mr, Work-

{you step from behind the iron jeurtain--of ‘mystery, implications ing {and. vindictiveness -and clearly, /tenced from DeBois County Cir-

Indianapolis Times in the article, “The Ott Workman

. ’ the administration of the Indiana/Workman No. 10,549, for AfState Prison. It is high time that {tempted Robbery; the Use of Weapons; and InflictInjury: Life: Sen-

1aint cuit - Court, "6-30-38, Released on

fearlessly and honestly: a ee

the citizens of Indiana W paro facts if you have them. role violation, 10-68-45. Governor's | We believe there are a few/parole revoked, 10-5-45, by Execitems of interest in conneétion|utive Order No, 18,337.

with the Ott Workman case, and | Frank Souerdike :

your interest in it; which the pub-| 1923: April 19: Indiana State

man, & native of Martin County, lic would be interested in. During Farm; No. 14,621, for Contribut-

insists that fabulous sums of money were paid. Judge Gilkison last ‘week told two Times report.

* ers that the money was paid, that

"he knew who received it, but did not feel it his responsibility to name the person at this time, “He expressed the belief that if

‘the latter part of June, 1947, when ing to Delinquency: 6 months and {the board of Trustees of the In~ $100.00 fine and costs. (Fine-and 'diana State Prison uncovered thé costs ) Eséaped, recaptured, {Frank Greenwald, public _de-|discharged Mar. 8, 1930,

paid.) E

fender, $2000 as attorney fees.x 1932: April 11: Indiana State they issued anthrder: prohibiting Prison: Michigan City, as No. him from further entrance into (15374 for Becond Degree Bur-

‘certain persons’ in the state the prison. “Copies of this order + 3 to 10 years. Paroled by

administration = were re-

prison moved from tHeir positions, Ott Supreme Court and the Attorney| 1937: Feb. 5: Indiana State

{aeneral, '

Workman, himself, would tell the . story in his own good time.’ "”- In the fifth and final article of

| were forwarded to the Governor, ernor, 5-12-33. the Chief Justice of the Indiana while on parole, 5-7-36, 4) a ‘| Prison: Michigan City, as Frank On July 1, 1947 when the mem- | goyerdike No. 18,566, for Inflict-

[bers of the Clemency Commission ing Physical Injury with a Fire-

“The Ott Workman Story” in the were requested to appear before sem While A empting to Commit

Buriday, Feb. 20, 1049, issue of

{the members of the Supreme , Robbery: Life: Sentenced from

The Indianapolis Times, Mr. Court of the State of Indiana for Dunhois County Circuit Court, Bloem again quotes you as fol-| questioning in the Workman com- 3.15.37, : lows: “Supreme Court Judge mutation, you took over the role} arr Brothers was released on

Frank Gilkison still believes that politicians were pald upward of | = $50,000 to parole Ott Workman of ithe Secretary of the Board of Loogootee from state prison In Trustees of the Indiana State ,, gent 10, 1045, and his { Prison, who is also a member of | Lo. revoked on October 6, 1945, Smirched the character and rep-

, 1945.

ole, 9-10-45. Returngd for pe-|

tions,

dent, Board of Trustees. George Cooper, Treasurer, of Trustees.

of chief Inquisitor at this hearing. parole on Oct. 21, 1047, You did

You went so far as fo threaten ,,: recommend or. oppose his pa-| role. Mr. Workman: was paroled,

“In a recent interview, Judge/the Clémency Commission, With ps parole was vigorously opposed

‘Gilkison told Times reporters he was certain the money was paid

before Workman was released. | He said he knew who got the

money, but declined to reveal

names on grounds that it was not |

his responsibility. “The

judge sald he still be-preas the contents of the order

‘eved the sto

‘because certain persons the prison administration’ have told him to keep still." These

persons, the judge said, appar-| ently have convinced the con-'

troversial convict that they still can deliver the parole.” “Judge Gilkison expressed a

conviction that the sudden de-| eision to spring the trap on Mr.

Greenwald was ‘because he didn't) split the $2000 with anybody.’” .| _ STATEMENTS NOT DENTED | If the above statements were made by you, as we most sincerely believe they were as you have not denied making them, it is quite evident that your long legal training and experience has been most cleverly applied in| ‘wording your statements so as to! avoid the possibility of prosecu-| - ‘tion for libel. However, this has not prevented your double-talk|

“and implicatichs from casting a| shadow of distrust, fraud and; ‘doubt upon each and every one’

: ed 1 Girl Clerk Accused as Spy bit it io upon Cit D.. "time. ind Seized With Russ on Bus oul orve tect oil

NEW YORK. Mar. 5 (UP)—A clandestine meeting on & Third | "0 770 by the citizens

Ave. bus led to the arraignment today ota baby-faced government op yi, riin County; but by the citigirl and a Russian United Nations employe on a charge > ings A Datla at

for the Soviet Union,

ho . Judith Coplon, 27, saucy, scarcely five feet tall &nd b nt tice 208 OOK the Oath of was arraigned before Federal Judge Simon Rifkind with Valen Ha ce you solemnly pl to up-

Gubitchev, 32, a phelgmatic Russian engineer, Bureau of Investigation agents had trailed her here from Wash-| ington on one of her regular week-end trips which she said were for the purpose of visiting her sick parents. The alleged spies, she a highly regarded Department of Justice employeé and he a Russian who had planned to go back to Moscow soon, were seized by the Gmen while the bus poked along under the-Third Avenue elevated between 14th and 15th Streets.

==+They-bad.spent_twe hours fur.

tively: maneuvering to shake off detectives. - ‘ . Envoy Protests Miss Coplon had in her purse a flat package containing type“wtfen summarfes of information ‘abstracted from confidential Department of Justice documents which were alleged to involve security data and restricted Information, °

Soviet Amibassador Alexander!

8, Panyushkin immediately called at the State Department in Wash-

ington and demanded that the om office, with Her name on the

‘United States order the release ‘of Mr. Gubitchev. No one would reveal Miss Cop-

: door, in the departmental section , \where . registrations of foreign : duet 0 ONS § OP" agents are kept. iii g Ton title, wages or dutien at the! Miss Coplon is the daughter of n - 2 . . N rr i ku .

Department of Justice, nor the Samuel N. Coplon, a retired toy

contests of the papers she allegedly stole, It was indicated, however, that

it was unlikely that the Informa- nual distribution of toys to the’ —4tion-she-gave Mr Gubitchev on poor—around Troy, NY El

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ry would be told sooner or later by Ott Workman, himself. Workman has remained _ isllent in Judge Gilkison’s opinion, within

the buss was very important, be-| sitep Federal cause the FBI had watched her|0f the State of Indiana.

ually high figure, and the square-

jawed” “Russian protested vehes EVIDENCE DEMANDED gu, at-§26,000,

‘involved “conspiracy with an CAF submit substantial evidence|

\agent. of. a. foreign. government that public officials accepted a involving defense materials” was bribe In’ the “amount "you state]

contempt for- daring to bar MI. uy yoy On the last occasion when ficlals. ! {Greenwald, an employee of the yz.” gouerdike’s petition for glety. AFIbURS considerably in breaking : : \ clals| the prisen. You further accused! Commission and ultimately |®® well as: ia oer tomate 1 [before this you should have been {held - responsible for the state{ments you have made and we now [demand a public showdown from’

Supreme Court, from entrance 10) opp wag confiidered by the Clem-

that member of the Board of| Trustees, and the president of the said board, with releasing to the

rejected, you recommended his parole by a letter, In the Sunday, Feb. 29, 1949, issue of The Indian- : potis— Times, Mr.-Bloem- quotes prohibiting Mr. Greenwald rom yoy ag follows: “Judge Gilkinson entering the prison, ’ that he be-| Now. Judge Gilkison, will you,.0aY is frank to say tha state publicly, that you, yourself,i. , » did not release this information dangerous’ parole risk

| population.

of Marion y rouest that such evidence be placed alr Hotere wo Mr. article of February 15, 1949, in which he quotes you as follows;

“He expressed the belief that if ‘certain. persons’ prison. administration were removed from their positions, ‘Ott Workman; himse}f, woul story in his own good-time* this statement through implica-| you have attacked the character and reputations -of| every person connected with the State Prison. We demand ‘that you immediately and specifically name who of the following named persons you seek to damage

R. Thomas, Vice

Howard, Warden.

L.C, Schmuhl, Deputy Warden.

‘Russell Blande, Chief Clerk. Bert Rudical, Parole Officer.

You have been very free in the criticism of the man the Indiana State Prison. You have acted the part of judge! prosecutor and jury in the Ott! Workman case, By intimation, | without producing any substantial parole evidence thus far, you have betations of respected public of-| Your actions have. con-|

It you are unable to substan- | lieves Ott Workman would be a 4416 “hy unimpeachable evidence,

{all of the statements quoted by to a member of the Indianapolis! ASKS PUBLIC STATEMENT (Mr. Bloem as having been made,

press prior to 10:00 a. m. on July | Accordiag to your opinion, Ott|PY You, then you should resign

1, 1947 Furthermore, kindly state Workman, who had no previous publicly why representatives of record, is:a dangerous man;-but the Indianapolis press were not/prank Souerdike, the trigger permitted to attend this meeting man who wounded Mr. Basch and] at ‘which the members of “the who previously had been convict-| Clemency Commission, Mr, Frank eq of contributing to the delin-| Greenwald and all members of quency of a minor and of bur-| the Supreme Court’ with the ex-|gigry should be granted a parole. ception of one were present. Ig this. consistent or is this eviCRIMINAL RECORDS LISTED [dees of your ulteriar purposes. o a il. you. kindly. state publicly. For your information we Rave her you at any time contrib-| listed the criminal records of the | ted financially, morally, or in three men confined at this insti-|" a Yr ee oy tution in connection with the Ott ANY Other manne Aals0e Workman case, Geoffrey Brothers 1937: April 3: Indiana State Prison: Michigan City, as Geof-| frey Brothers No. 18,603, for Inflicting Injury While Engaged in Attempted Robbery: Life; Sen-| tenced from Dubois County Cir-

other person or persons to assist in the prosecution of Mr. Work-|

srnor's Parole, 9-27-47, Executive ward of $50,000 was paid to poli-| - iticians for the Workman parole;

ibility to name the persons at this

| Supreme Court of the State of In-

tha you accepted

hold the law and the constitution

for some time before she was| Have you forgotten that oath? arrested, {Not only as a citizen but as a|

Mr. Gubitchev, who is married} public office holder holding a most }°

and has a 13-year-old daughter, sacred position of trust and imsat stoically throughout the whole partiality you are morally bound proceeding and talked to no one and obligated to release any and but the judge. Miss Coplon held all information which you state one brief, animated conversation You have to the proper officials of | with her brother, Bertram, who this State so that the guilty perheld her hand and appeared to;Son“or pérsons may be properly be consoling her. + |punished. How can you so nonJudge Rifkind set bail for Mr.|Chalantly state that it is not your

. ‘| responsibility to reveal the names Gubitchev at $100,000, an unus »{ those persons?

mently. Miss Coplon’s bail was set! : ; nism sen nie gu be YOM. RAYE, 10. OME. POSSession The case, which the judge said|any pertinent information and

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first revealed in Washington We demand that you submit this when . Attorney General Tom C. evidence to the Indiana State Clark. Miss Copion's boss, an- Police and the Jrosecutor’s office néinced their arrests. . -— |The Justice Department said

important “enough to have her

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Carter H. Manny, |

President, Edwin R. Thomas, Vice-President, George Cooper, _..|

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Leo T. Mulva, Becretary.

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| Three Indianapplis students, man at the time of his trial. Also/Carolyn Palmer, 3711 N, Capitol! ‘briefly inform -the public exactly|Ave., senior; Morris Mills, R. R.| why you were Interested in his 7, sophomore, and Esther Littler, | |conviction. : {R. R. 3, freshman, are listed on| According to Mr. Bloem's ar-/the first semester honor roll of cult Court, 4-2-37. Granted Gov- ticle you have stated that an up-| Earlham College, Richmond.

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