The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-24
INFAMOUS
LIE" SAYS
HODGES
Gary's Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney Charges Knots
Administration With the
City's Deplorable Condi-
ton; Work to Gross Pur-
poses.

The assertion spread broadcast in
Gary recently by the henchmen of Thos.
E. Knots candidate for mayor, to the
effect that the prosecuting attorneys
Office was responsible for the deplora-
BILE conditions south of the Wabash
tracks. was emphatically denied today
by Prosecuting Attorney w. H. Hodges,
who branded the statement as an in
famous lie" and demanded that this
contingency OF the city administra-
tion point out a single criminal case
that he has refused to prosecute.
In refutation of this Attorney Hodges
makes the charge that the Gary police
have attempted to "starve" him into
submission by releasing prisoners with
out prosecution since he took the office
Jan. 1, and is prepared to cite scores
of cases to prove that this has been
| the general practice. In the past few
months there has not been a man fined
for an offense except in cases where
overwhelming public sentiment de-
| manded action.
Always Ready to Prosecute.
Il have never refused to prosecute
a case" said Mr.. Hodges, but, on the
other hand I can refer to a number of
cases where I procured enough evil
dence to convict the prisoners, only to
find that they had been released by
/ Chief Martin or Sergeant Catey in the
face of the evidence against them"
A few of the most startling of these
instances referred to by the prosecu-
tor are as follows:
On July IS, John Williams was found
to have broken the seal of a Wabash
freight car containing valuable mer-
chandise and was found inside of the
car by the crews. A nearby officer who
| was asked to arrest him replied that
he did not have time. Station Agent
]. D. Herr then sent to the police sta
ton for an officer, who then arrested
the man and booked him on suspicion.
| The next morning Williams was re-
| leased by Sergeant Catey
On June 2S Louis Kardosh was ar
rested for selling liquor without a
license and twenty-one jugs was con
hscated. The case was set for the fol-
lowing Tuesday and the day before he
was released by Chief Martin. Accord
ing to his own story told to Prosecutor
Hodges, President Knots told him that
he had been arrested because he was
seen by him talking to republican, and
that later. upon his promise to sup
> port the present chief executive and the
democratic party, he was released. Al
a matter of fact Kardosh was seen t
be selling liquor again the day before
his case was set for trial.
David johnson Escapes.
On July william Heart appeared
, at the police station and asked the DO
D lice to arrest David Johnson. reporting
that the latter had broken two billiard
y cues over his head. Johnson was no
! arrested, but Heart was thrown in jai
e on the charge of being drunk, wher,
4 he remained over night and was re
e leased the next morning by Chief Mar
E tin.
> In connection with these cases
l. might be said that the police have no
:. allowed a prostitute to be prosecute
= since the LIST of January. All of thos
= arrested have been released. To nam
= specific instances
On Jan. 1 Maggie Nolan was arreste
as a prostitute and released by Ser
geant Catey.
On April Is Edna Stanly was ar
rested at Fifteenth avenue and Madi
son street on a charge of being
prostitute and was released by Ser
geant Catey.
Mollie Ruttledge, Benny Taylor. Ill
Han Johnson and Nettie Freeman wer
prosecuted before a jury by Attorne
n Hodges and four police officers testife
as to their good behavior, although til
women were convicted.
Nettie Clark arrested on the charg
of assault with intent to kill. Office
Titus testified as to the woman's goo
moral character, but the defendant Wa
sentenced to from two to fourteen yeal
" in prison by Judge Reiter of the 81
y, peroir court.
~ This Months Evidence.
Substantiation of the wholesale ar
." unwarranted release of prisoners a.
made by the following details of cas-
er noted during the present month whe
IN fewer arrests have been made the
~, previously:
A McCarren arrested July g for II
De terfering with an officer; released
be the morning. McCarren is a notorio'
n gambler operating in this city.
be Harry Kennedy arrested July
the charge of being drunk; releas
by Chief Martin.
ne Benjamin Bennett arrested on
he charge of proovcation July 10; releas
ed by Sergeant Catey.
r. John Desney arrested on July is
OF a charge of being drunk; released
&C. Catey.
10 c. Riley. drunk, arrested July IS; r
1u. leased by Catey.
ne Charles Hudson, drunk. arrested Ju
~ IS, released by Catey.
These cases cover the majority
arrests by the police on minor charg
The fact that politics has played
=, part in the workings of the police d
- partment, supported from the pub
~ funds has long been esta blished.
to Foreigners See Determination.
E. It is believed that the foreign pop
lation Of Gary will to man take e