The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-23

a newspaper that Thomas E. Knots |
insinuated that while the affiant was
clerk of the city court of Gary, Indi- |
ana, and after giving his resignation
as such clerk to the common council on
Dec. 81, 1910, departed and retained
some of the municipal court funds. The
affiant further says that he makes this
affidavit for the purpose of refuting
said statements of Thomas E. Knots
as being utterly false and malicious.
and that said accusations were made
| for the sole purpose of shifting the
| blame from the said Thomas E. Knots
on to the affant
The afhant further says that he
assumed the duties of clerk of-the city
court of the city of Gary ON the End
day of February. 1910. and that he
| holds a cash book, receipts signed by
the said Thomas E. Knots, then judge
| of the city court. for all fines and fees
collected in said court, and turned over
TO him by the said affiant, said cash
1 book being personal receipt book OF
! the affiant, and making no part of the
| official records of said court.
Said cash book being used by the
| afhant a safeguard and check on
| moneys handed over 70 the said Thomas
| E. Knots. The affant further says
| that moneys collected in the city court
| prior to February 2, 1910, no receipts
| were taken from Thomas E. Knots
| on said cash book, acting Court Bail
| if Oscar Schmidt collected all fines and
| fees and handed same over to the said
| Thomas E. Knots, the affiant acting
| only as docket clerk. The affiant fur
| Their says that numerous fines were
| stayed by prisoners who were left out
hxvt Il
| Thomas E. Knots amounting to sew
| eral hundred dollars and that on eff
| fort to collect same by the afiant. by
| issuing commitment papers were not
| met SUGGEST fully on account of the
/ prisoners after being released left the
i city. Numerous fines were not paid in
/ total but only in part, the afhant re-
/ fers for example to case No 431, Isaac
i Bond. who was fined in said city court
in the month of June. 1910. and whose
fine was stayed by j. ]. Smith, sa-
loonkeeper at Seventeenth avenue and
Washington street. The affant issued
commit ment for the said defendant
after said stay had expired, commit
ting him to the county jail for thirty
seven days; said ]. J. Smith came to
the city court and after having a con-
ference with Thomas e. Knots. an ad-
ditional stay was granted him, and said
fine has never been paid into court to
the knowledge of the affiant.
The affant further says that in sew
eral cases prisoners upon conviction.
were fined and sentenced to the county
jail and both fine and jail sentence
were suspended by the said Thomas E..
Knots. judge, afhant called the atten-
ton of the court 10 the fact that fines
could not be suspended and met with a
severe reprimand from the said Thomas
E. knotts judge, in open court. he the
said Thomas E. Knots Informing the
affant that he Thomas E Knots was
the one responsible for the moneys col
lected and that should prisoner fail
TO pay he would stand good for same,
and that il was none of the affiant S
business what he does the presiding
judge. the affiant further says that he
! refers for confederation for the above
! statement made by Thomas E. Knots
! in open court, to Mr.. Clyde Hunter then
acting deputy prosecuting attorney,
who is well informed as to all tran
1 sactions in the city court. the affiant
further says that he went personally
to Mr.. Chas. Greenwald, prosecuting at
torney, and informed him to the
unbusinesslike way in which the city
court was conducted, Mr.. Greenwald
books and has cognizance of the con-
ditions at that time.
THE affant further says that said
Thomas E. Knots gave him the bank
book known as the Thomas E Knots
Judge" account. to get a balance al
the bank, the affiant receiving the can
celed checks found that a check hao
been drawn from the Thomas E. Knots
Judge account to Mr.. Thomas Ma
grammes for the sum of four hundred
$4,000 dollars, check to Mr.. JOSEPH
d. Martin in the sum of one hundred
(s100), check to the Gary Heat. Lighi
and Water company from the same ac
count, in amount not at the present
time in the recollection of the affiant
also numerous other checks for per
sonar debts which were not chargeablt
against the said account
The affant informing the sait
Thomas E Knots that it would bs
: | impossible to keep a correct account
l | of the city court funds should he the
said Thomas e. Knots insist in draw
ing against the judge account for per
sonal matters, the said Thomas E
+ Knots informing the affiant that HI
would straighten the matter up tool
T the bank book and cancelled check!
: away from the said affiant, giving thu
d same to his private stenographer at hi
: private office in the bank building.
e The affiant further says that h,
/. made numerous requests to the sale
e Thomas E. Knots for the bank book IL
d orde rto check up the accounts. blu
J. that the said Thomas z. Knots has al
: ways found an excuse for not turning
n the came over to the said affiant.
: The affant further says that de
mand was made by Harry G. Moose
: city clerk for the moneys due the cit.
r of Gary for fines and fees at the ex
piration of the term of the said Thoma
e E. Knots as city judge, and that TIL
a said affiant took the matter up witt
: the said Thomas z. Knots, and tina
u the said Thomas E. Knots informed tn
= said affiant that the city clerk shoul
be told to go to HI and that h