The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-05
Chronology of Dean
Franchise Bribery
Scandal in Gary.
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Sept. 1S--Nayor Knots signs rntinca-
tion ordnance at his office In the
city hall in the presence of T. II.
Dean. At given signal deputy
SherifTs enter the room and arrest
4 the mayor for bribery. Five thou
sand dollars found in his desk hIch
Dean says he accepted.
AIderme Gibson, Bouser Simfns-
I~o, SzyTnanski, City Engineer Willis
ton and Bolice Szymanski also ar
rested for bribery. Defendants gave
bonds signed by a. +. Knots. I. w.
EnEIehnrtr ScIa smith and others.
Sept II-Prosecutor GreenwaId ap-
proves bribery nfhdavfts.
! Sept. Ex-Governor Marshall declines to
take hand In the cases.
Warrant issued for John j. NyhoT.
former commissioner of public
] works.
have made confession Involving
many.
Sept. I4-John }. NyhoH arrested for
soliciting "A bribe.
sept. 15-ChanGe of venue from the
county asked.
Sept. Ie-Attorney w. F. Hodges OF
Gary appointed special prosecutor
in the bribery cases.
Sept. 20-Governor Marshall decides to
take a hand in the prosecution.
Sept. 22-Five of the defendants
Gibson, BaukuH, Siminsko and the
two Szymanskts-withdrav appIica-
tion for change OF venue from Lake
county.
| sept. 23-yernon Van Fleet. Judge OF
the Eikhart circuit court. appears In
he eosa1 os snacfaI tudoo
sept. 25-GOvernor Marshall names
samuel Parker of south Bend, presi-
dent of the state bar association. to
assist in the prosecution. and Judge
McMahan of Crown Point appoints
him
sept. 26-Judge Van Fleet gives Mayor
KNOTS. Engineer WIIiiston. Alder
man BOvvser and John Nyhoff change
of venue TO Porter county.
oct. 2e-Defense of the Williston case
engages Attorney McAIeer of Ham
mond and Attorneys \. f. Knots
and H. r. MacCracken of Gary ms
leading counsel. Defense plan made.
Nov. 3-TrIaI of {. A. Williston. city
engineer. begins at the Porter circuit
courthouse at Valparaiso.
II. u. Dean gives bond for perjury
) charge in Hammond.
Nov. S-Jury secured.
Nov. a-JudEe Van Fleet overrules mo-
ton auash affidavit.
Nov. 15-Case goes to jury.
: Nov. 1e-Jury after long session dis
agrees.
Nov. 21-AIderman Antony Baukus dis
appears and has been missing ever
; since.
: Nov. Z5-T. w. EngIehart tnkes his
name from bonds of Gibson and two
81. knVd q.
thoritfes until they gave new bonds.
Dec. 4AC:ibson case hearing postponed
for week.
; Dec. 11-Gibson placed trail at
: Crown Point before Special Judge
mond chief attorney for the defense.
Dec. I4-Jury completed.
Dec. 2O-Case completed.
Dec. 2i-F1naI arguments. case goes 10
ed in Rffeen minutes.
Dec. EMOTION for new trial will
probably he heard.
: Early in January-TriaI of Alderman
Boyvser begins at Valparaiso. That
OF Knots and NyhoH will follow.
1912.
Jan. 13-Bribery cases scheduled for
hearing, but they did not come to
: Feb. I7-Meyor HimmcIblau. dicto-
graph sfenographer, says records arc
fake, Dean says defense bought him
March 12-Harry Moose star witness
for the state disappears
March I7-MooSe still missing. New
sesations In bribery promises
Mt Indianapolis.
April I7-Cases against Mayor
KNOTS, Alderman BosSser and City En-
gtneer WiiIi>ton (vSho was tried, but
who got "A disaGreementb were dis
missed with the right Of the state
to rcfnstatc theml and the ease AZ
nEainst John NyhoT was discharged.
Reason GtVen-Star witness for state
gone.
IaI2-LATER DEVELOPMENTS.
Cases mt Crown Point against Al
dcrman SzymanSki md simiasII md
BoIIce szymanSki were dismissed.
Alderman Baukus bond forfeit
ed.
Case (perjury charges) against T. H.
Dean dismissed
Alderman walter Gibson, convicted
appeals.
Alderman walter Gibson dies durins
the summer.
Alderman GibsoD's appel stricken from
the supreme court
steel company construction concern
Illinois Improvement and ballast
company. gets Ridge road sewer con-
tract for $500 900. when consuItine
engineer figured 1T at S235, 600. Sur
prise caused many of those inter
ested in company were supposed tC
he fighting Knots and were not to
expect any reward"
r. II. Dean hobs up from time To time
with stories regarding whereabouts
OF Harry Moose. EaIy in October he
claimed at West Superior, Wis. a
have a confession of Moose.
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