The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-22

doubt that the case would go to Ii s
logical conclusion.
But to predict that the reign of
| Knots and his political ring In Gary
| is at an end was premature. 1t was
anticipating the course OF Justice Six
men have spoken and their word is
that there is probability of guilt. 1t
will be for the courts of Lake County
to decide the question.
| The following. stripped or much of
the useless and confusing legal
verbiage, is resume OF the findings
of the grand jury in the longest and
most sensational session that a Lake
County inquisitional body ever had:
First Count.
| The grand Jurors of Lake county. in
| the state of Indiana. good and lawful
men, duly and legally impaneled.
| charged and sworn TO inquire into fell
| onies and certain misdemeanors in and
| for the body of said county of Lake,
| in the name and by the authority Of
| the state of Indiana on their oaths
| present that Thomas E. Knots, Jo-
| seph D. Martin, Gust Newman, Louis
Jenkins. John Mulcahey William G.
| Miller, Patrick c. Finnerty, Charles A.
Mullen and William Piper, late Of said
| county. or about the first day of
llNovem Der, A. d. 1910, did then and
there unlawfully and feloniously unite
| combine. conspire. confederate and
agree to and with each other, for the
| felonious purpose. and with the felon-
ious intent. to cause to be appoint ted
| and secure the appointment of, on the
sth day of November, 1910, John
Briggs. John Stewart, John Mahoney
John Danny, John O'MaIly and Ole
Oleson, whose true names to the
ot
er persons. whose names are to the
grand jurors unknown, as marshals.
deputy marsha1s. policemen, special
policemen and special deputies, in and
for the city of Gary, by then and there
unlawfully and feloniously causing,
procuring and inducing and having the
said Joseph d. Martin, who was then
and there the city marshal of Gary,
and duly authorized by law to appoint
| special deputies, etc, to preserve the
public peace IN and for the city of
Gary. to lawfully appoint the above
named officers they being non-resi-
| dents of the state of Indiana and nei-
| Their of them having resided in the
state of Indiana for at least one year
! nor in the county of Lake at least six
months prior to the date of such APP
| pointment. to-wit: the eighth day of
November. 1910, the indicted officials
we'll knowing the facts, contrary to
the form of the statutes in such cases
made and provided. and against the
peace and dignity of the state OF In
diana.
Second Count
The second count is the same as the
! first and involves the same charge
. except that the wording is slightly
different. This was evidently inserted
dicates the thoroughness with which
the grand jury did its work. The wore
knowingly" is used in this count.
Third Count.
The third count is the same as the
first and second. except that those in
dicted are charged with inducing May
or Thomas E. Knots. then the mayor
of Gary. instead of Joseph p. Martin
as alleged in the first two counts, t
unlawfully appoint the special officers
Fourth Count.
The fourth count is the same as tn,
third with a slight change in word
ing.
. Fifth Count.
n The NTH count charges that Thoma
:. Knots and the other indicted mel
conspired to bring into this count,
e John Briggs, and the others, for TIL
4 purpose OF discharging the duties de
a volving upon regular peace officers
: and acting as officers of the law. al
of which is against the peace and dig
5 nifty of the state OF Indiana
Sixth Count.
The sixth count is similar to th
fifth. with the exception of a Sigh
: change in the wording
ii Seventh Count.
The seventh count introduces a new
= phase TO the situation. IT present
: that Thomas f. Knots and JOSEPH
Martin and the others did conspir
| by violence and threats of violence I,
influence John Upshaw, a legal ant
+. qualified voter, to cast a vote for 10
: seph Martin for the office of sheriff
contrary to the laws of the state 0
Indiana"
Eighth Count
In the eighth count the grand jur,
| presents that Thomas E. Knots. 10
. seph ID. Martin, and the others VIII
G have been indicted. ibid conspire t
Il influence John Upshaw. and the voter
= of Gary generally. to refrain and alb
stain from casting their votes, con
e trary to the laws OF Indiana"
is Ninth Count.
n The grand jury further presents t
IT the court that Thomas E. Knots. 10
e to take and seize upon by force an
violence the ballot boxes and pape
q envelopes containing the ballots in a.
It the several precincts of Gary and t
l. feloniously obtain possession of tn
ID ballot boxes and break open. canoe
l. authorized by law to obtain posses 10
. of the ballot boxes ballots and nc
then holding any office upon any cleo
is ton board and having no right no
II authority, contrary to the peace an
d dignity of the state of Indiana"
X Tenth Count.
10 The tenth count was similar to tn
,t ninth except in the wording.
Eleventh Count.
The most serious charge is made i
- the eleventh count. The grand jur
II ! presents to the court that Thomas
:, Knots. mayor of Gary and Joseph |
"a Martin ct al did conspre. confederat
and agree to and with each other an
to and with Petko Boasich. Mike Yo