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CAN MR.. WRAY REPLY AGAIN
More Charges Against the Candidate for
Senator from Shelby and Decatur.
George Rays Friend Falls Into His Own Trap
and Is Placed on Exhibition by the Editor
of the Shelbyville Republican.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYvILLE, Ind. Aug. 25-Deputy
Prosecutor Albert I. Wray, and Demo
cratic candidate for State Senator for
Shelby and Decatur counties finds 1t ncces-
sary to card the public to explain why he
did not make the investigation OF the
charges against George Ray in connection
with the fraudulent township trustee
school-supply business. which was done by
Prosecutor McNutt before the March grand
jury. On Aug. 16 the Indianapolis Sentinel,
in an article written by a special oorre-
spondent, stated that Judge Hackney or
dered the prosecutor. John G. McNutt. of
franklin, to conduct the investigation
against George Ray before the grand jury
personally. The information was furnished
the Sentinel correspondent by q prominent
didate for Office. and the charge against him
of beng set aside by Judge Hackney is lia-
bic 10 cost him many votes In this and De-
catur county This afternoon. in the Re-
publican. appeared statement in defense
of himself. Among other things he says:
The statement in the Sentinel referred 10 is
not correct, but Is entirely erroneous. Judge
Hackney did not order Mr.. McNutt to conduct
he he suggest 10 him to do so. On the contrary. it
was upon my solicitation by letters to him more
than week before that he came. I had, with
having all the witnesses subpGned. includ-
ing the trustees and officials of the
county and others from different parts Of the
State. During the sitting OF the grand jury as
sisted in every way possible, and thorough in
vestigation OF all such matters was made. In
the preparation of the indictments returned the
first week in April aided-in fact wrote most
of them myself. In justice to the grand Jurors
and to Mr.; McNutt and myself 1t should be stat
ed that the indictments against the trustees
conspiracy with George Ray, nor for un-
ments Is for embezzlemeDt In applying to their
own uses funds of their townships. and not for
applying funds to the purchase of school sup
plies. The other set of Indictments Is for the
violation of statute providing that any officer
"whO fails TO perform any duty In the manner
and in the time provided by law is guilty OF a
indictments is In falling TO procure order
from the board of commissioners to incur a debt
in excess OF the fund on hand. TO which the debt
Is chargabe, and In excess of that fund
assessed for the year IN which such debt
was contracted. The two statutes relate to
not subject to their provisions. The grand jury
was ready to find and did find all indictments
warranted by the law and evidence, and il other
indictments were not found, because not
ranted by the law and evidence, it Is surely
cause for criticism of either MIR. McNutt or my
self have my original letters TO Mr. McNutt
requesting his attendance with the grand jury.
and III any one doubts the truth Of the statements
In this letter. refer him to Judge Hackney, who
can give the facts as they occurred.
Along about the time of the sitting of
this grand jury the Democratic central
committee agreed on the unit rule as to
delegates where the candidate had to make
the race In more than one county Wray
was q candidate as was also Judge o. J.
Glessner. The primary election in this
county was held on March %, and of
course, Wray knew If he could get the
George Ray influence he would be certain
to receive q majority of the Democratic
votes over Glessner, thus having a solid
the votes in Decatur county. The result
was in favor of Wray naturally. He got
the Ray influence, and still has 1t.
The Republican winds up lengthy crit
icism Of Wray's card by propounding 10
Deputy Wray several questions, as follows:
And now that Mr. wray has accepted our in
vitation TO explain how McNutt got into this
case. and yet Mr.. Wray shows that he had some
thing to do with the cases, will he answer us
whether or not he then knew or now knows that
gentleman closely connected with this matter
has said more than once on the streets, "I have
George Ray to tho penitentiaryi If he
behaves himself this fall I shall not use it; il
not, WILL" And do you or do you not know Mr.
Wrny. that II Is currently reported that there is
In which there is q plain offer of bribery to q
trusteei III You are still connected officially
with this matter. you might find something OF
these things- And say, what effort have you
postoffice address or one "Syrus" Montgomery,
who, according to the Sentinel article from
which we quoted. "was just ready to turn States
eyidenceF
There ls strong feeling in the district
that candidate Wray can be defeated. He
will lose In this county and largely in the
other.