The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-07
GENUINE VOL
CANIC ERUPTION
Continued from Page L,

cult court against White and his part
ner, together with others, engaged in
the unlawful election of Ballard some
months ago on a perjured affidavit
Ballard says that White first visited
the office of Albert c. Carver, one of
Billiards. attorneys. and his uncle and
told Mr.. Carver that he had some
charges up his sleeve which he intend
ed to file with the bar association I'M
less Ballard dismissed his suit against
him and others, as above related but
that if Ballard would do this he would
drop the proposed charges.
Mr.. Carver, according to Mr. Bal
lard. told him that he did not think
that he (Ballard) would do anything of
the sort. and says that White then told
Carver that Ballard was in danger
from these charges. Mr. Carver told
him that there we're no truth in such
statements, and that he would not car
ry such a message to Ballard White
he AYERS, then visited Mr. Renollet an
attorney for Ballard in the charge of
trespass tried in Mayor Knots court
and made the same proposition to Mr..
Renollet. and for fully a month kept
pressing him to get an answer from
Ballard. The latter refused to send
let, and several weeks later these so
called unsworn charges were filed by
White with the grievance committee.
Says John o. Bowers is "Sore."
1t would seem therefore" said Mr.
Ballard that Mr.. White is not Actual
ed by the high and holy motive which
he alleges in his preamble to the letter
to said committee"
IT appears, according to Ballard, that
the two members of the grievance com
mittee have private and personal feel
ing against him. Last winter the firm
of Ballard and Stanton were employed
in damage suit against John o. Bow
ers, a member of this committee, and
the city of Gary TO recover damages for
q client who sustained a broken leg
from an accumulation of Ice and snow
on the sidewalk in front of the build
Ing owned by Bowers. known as the
Indiana Building, and since that time
Bowers has been very unfriendly to
Ballard he AYERS
LIE Grand II. Meyers In 1t.
l. T. Meyer, the other member of the
committee whom Ballard says refused
him the opportunity to face his accus-
ers before the committee. and to be af-
forded an opportunity to cross examine
them. was last year superseded bv At
neys for the town OF Toleston. and has.
of course, according to Ballard been
much piqued over his being let out of
the job.
Charges Great Unfafrness
Ballard complains because this COM
rnittee reversed all the rules of evil
dence against him. by demanding that
he testify or make answer in detail to
the unsworn, charges, none of which
would be admitted in evidence against
him in any court of justice.
According to Ballard he offered to
testify If the committee would produce
the witnesses against him, or even in
vite them on fixed day to appear
This he says the committee refused to
DO and stated that they would take the
naked unsworn hearsay statements OF
White and others in his Office as true
against him, unless he (Ballard) pro-
ceeded to testify in defense of himself
This Ballard says he considered an out
rage, and refused TO appear further be-
fore them. and filed his protest against
further action by said committee, with
the bar association.
Conference With Judge Reiter
Mr. Ballard further said that John O
Bowers at the committee meeting stat
ed that the committee was called to-
GCNHci at the instance OF A hnOLJS
president of the association, and that
II conferred with Judge Virgil s. Reiter
over the charges.
He declares that the fact that he is
on bad terms with A. F. Knots and his
brother the mayor of Gary is sufficient
to show the ear marks of a conspiracy
Ballard has been a persistent opponent
of the administration and he has de-
clared his intention of filing inpeach-
mont charges against Mayor T. f
Knots because he kept him in the DO.
lice station without bail last winter
which comes in collision with the
statute on oppression.
Warm Things Promises.
Ballard is also fling suits to restrain
the Knots administration from paying
out sums which he declares are unlaw
tul and he charges that herein with IN,
other mentioned statements consriIut,
the basis OF the conspiracy TO disba
aim. He promises some warmer graz,
shot before the thing ends and tn
county may witness a great squabbl,
among the legal high brows befor,
The thing ends.