Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1917 — REPLY IS MADE BY HOYNE [ARTICLE]

REPLY IS MADE BY HOYNE

Chicago State’s Attorney Says He Did Not Tell Half About Gary. Chicago. July 4.—State’s Attorney Hoyne yesterday replied to attacks made' on his speech before the Women’s Civic League of Gary last Friday night. “I told them something about the rottenness of their fair city,’’ eaid Mr Hoyne. “but I, did not tell them half of the entire truth. Mayor R. O. Johnson has characterized my speech as raving. I might state that this sensitivesbuled Mayor Johnson is under federal- indictment for breaking the election laws. “I might add that one of the Gary papers which has criticised me was formerly owned by Sid McHie-s one of Chicago’s most notorious gambling and bucket shop concessionaires of a past day. I do not know if he still owns j,t. “And I repeat my former statement—that Gary is- and has been for years, a refuge for Chicago crooks. One of Gary’s own judges has admitted the town’s rottenness by empaneling a special grand jury that; has returned more than 100 indictments against Gary citizens for openly conducting gambling houses and disorderly houses—and the grand jury’s work, I am told, is barely half finished.”