The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-10-25

Mrs. Ella Martin and her sIsIsr, MIS-.
Birdie Parish, rented house from
Jesse Binga at 363s Forest avenue, and
for some cause or other be was IN
able to collect any rent from them.
Finally, in a gentlemanly way he re-
sorted to the Municipal Court IN order
to regain possession of his property,
and at the time he secured judgment
against them in the aforesaid court
they owed him fifteen months rent and
on May 18th, 1911, the officers of the
law entered their home where they had
enjoyed free rent for a long time, and
in u lawful manner removed all OF
their furniture and other tixings out
on the sidewalk where they remained
piled up until May 3Oth, and on that
date it is charged in the Indictment
that the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swami
who at that time wanted to become the
head political boss of Gary, Ind, and
OF this city and a number OF prize
fighting or dead tough men haihng
from the First ward, wendell their
way to the house in question; that they
made a mad or wild murderous rush for
the door; that they broke it openj that
they assaulted Harry Smith, whom Mr..
Binga had placed in charge of the
house, and that they moved everything
belonging to Mrs. Martin and to Mrs.
Parish back into the house where they
again resided for some time without
paying any rent.
On July Is, 1911, the Cook County
grand jury returned indictments
against Mrs. Ella Martin, and Messrs.
Swami and Martin. Mr.. Swami In
the three indictments is charged
with assault and battery and with
eOnspiring to defeat the ends OF
Justice and Mrs. Laura Beasley, resid-
ing at 3245 Forest avenue, and Adam
Leweeky, who resides in South Chi
cago, signed his bond for $500.
On last Saturday a motion was made
before Judge Theodore Brentano sit
ting in the first branch of the Criminal
Court, to quash the indictments run
ming against Mr.. Swami, but the mo-
ton was denied or oyerruled and he
will be forced to trial before Judge
Richard 5. TuthiH in the second branch
of the Criminal Court in the near fu-
ture.
The burning question which is up
permost in the minds of many people
is simply this, Will the sign of the
cross prevent Mr.. Swami from being
convicted of these charges in the Grim
inal court of Cook County, And if he
is convicted and sent to the pen at
Joliet, will Governor Dunno reach out
his hand or strong arm and pardon
him, so that he can continue to serve
as the secretary of the Illinois State
COmmissiOni
Another pause for a replyl
With these three indictments hang
ing over him here in Cook County and
with some kind of trouble so they
claim hanging over his head at Gary or
Hammond, Ind, some of the wives OF
the head officers of the Eighth Regiment,
Illinois National Guards, in camp at
Springfield the past summer felt high
" honored to have Mr.. Swami escort
them around and he was by far the
social lion on that occasion. He sue
eeeded in making the majors and co.'s.
believe that he stood so close to Gov
ernor Dunno, and was so powerful that
he could have them unstripped of their
shoulder straps and so on, or words to
the same effect, and like the fair Ia
dies of the regiment, they were ready
and willing to pay homage to him.
There is only one manly course for
Gov. Dunno to pursue and that is to
call for the designations of the Hon.
Thomas Wallace Swami and the Rev.
Hon. Archibald Jackson Carey, Phi. D.,
d. D., and remove the headquarters of
the commission from the Institutional
church.