Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1911 — Special Prosecutor Formerly of Rensselaer. [ARTICLE]

Special Prosecutor Formerly of Rensselaer.

W. F. Hodges of Gary has been appointed special prosecutor in the recent alleged graft cases against Mayor Knotts and city officials of Gary. Mr. Hodges resided in Rensselaer for ’several months and, while here was in partnership with Geo. E. Hershrqan in the practice of law. Mr. Hodges has worked into a comfortable pra<> tice since locating In Gary, it is said,' and is prominent’ in the councils of the g. o. p. there. Judging from what we can learn of the present affair, the statement of Mayor Knotts that so far as he is concerned the whole thing is a frame-up, is believed by many people. Knotts, through early and judicious investments in Gary real estate, is worth half a million dollars, and the $5,000 he is alleged to have de‘fnanded and received in instance, is as nothing to him, his friends say.