Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1908 — HENRY MARSHALL RE-INDICTED [ARTICLE]

HENRY MARSHALL RE-INDICTED

Former Republican District Chairman Again Faces Serious Charges. Henry W. Marshall of Lafayette, President of the Western Construction Company, was re-indicted by the Marion county grand jury Tuesday. He is charged with presenting a fraudulent claim against the city of Indianapolis for work done in repairing streets. He presented himself at the Sheriff’s office before a capias was Issued for his arrest. Michael Ryan, his attorney, accompanied him and gave bond for $5,000. The charge against Marshall is practically the same as the one against Harry P. brunaugh, an employe of his company, sentenced to state prison Monday for Mn indeterminate term. Brunaugh was charged with altering the books of the Street Inspectors and presenting the grandulent claims. He received 50 per cent of the profits as his compensation. Marshall is one of the well-known business men and Republican leaders of Indiana. He was a member of the House of Representatives for three sessions and Speaker one session. He formerly was a member of the Republican State Committee from the Tenth District, and has been vigorously defended in these graft charges by republican papers of the district, perhaps none more so than the Rensselaer Republican. It is the opinion of the prosecution and the public generally, according to the Indianapolis papers, that Brunaugh was merely a tool, and that the real grafters are yet to be tried. An indictment against Cyrus J. Clark, former County Auditor, who gave bond for $5,000, was also returned. Clark is charged with presenting a false ana fraudulent claim against the county in collecting $4,000 more than he was entitled to for making plat book descriptions. One indictment was returned by the grand jury about which there is an atmosphere of mystery. It was said that it is against some one whose name has been connected with the graft investigation, but. against whom no indictment has been returned at former sessions of the jury*. Celery plants for sale. C. R. RAMP.