South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-05
AffidavitS Against Saloon Pro-
prietor Filed in Circuit Court
BY Prosecutor Montgomery
Thursday Afternoon.
BLIND TIGER TRIALS
GO OVER UNTIL FRIDAY
Arrest of Colonel" Works
Continuance of Actions Him
and Sapp for Liquor Law
Violations.

Affidavits charging col" Joseph
VI. Sullivan with attempting 10 bribe
John Kuespert, chief of detectives. by
paying him 500 immunity money.
for which the colonel" was arrested
Wednesday evening by Sheriff Edward
Swanson, while. it is said. in the act
of turning the money over. were filed
in the circuit court Thursday after
noon by Prosecutor Chester Mont
Somery.
Sullivan's bail was fixed by Judge
Funk at $4,000, holding him subject
To Indictment by the next grand jury
which convenes in May.
Sullivan is the proprietor OF the
Nickel hotel and saloon on y. Main
ST.. and IS under arrest for maintain
ing a blind pig during hours when
the saloon is not permitted TO oper-
ate Walter Sapp, proprietor OF the
Budweiser cafe, is under arrest on
similar charge. Both cases were to be
tried TIL rsday. and the alleged at
tempted bribery appears TO have re-
suited from an effort OF sullivan 10
have his case continued, and then
continued some more, until IL might
be finally dismissed.
Deny Bribery.
~ is claimed by the colOnel
friends. however. that there was no
attempt at bribery at all, but that the
colonel was seeking 10 reach an IN
derstanding with regard to the dlspo-
sition of his case. and having reached
"a conclusion with regard TO What MS
fine would probably be. he was turn
ing the money over to Detective kues-
Bert with which To pay lt-a deIehse
that is emDhatically denied, not only
Hv the detectives. but by Sheriff swan
son. Clerk Harry JOsephsOn OF the
board Of safety. and Clerk Anderson
of the water works department.. SAID
10 have witnessed the final perform
anCc.
Works Adjournment All Right.
The arrest of Sullivan worked a
continuance of his case all right, so
TAR as going 10 trial Thursday IS con-
cerned. at least. Sheriff Swanson re-
fusing to deliver him up for trial on
the lesser charge until bail had been
fixed. necessitated putting the case
over until Friday. though this was not
the reason given in the affidavit upon
which the request for a continuance
was based Sapp was similarly taV-
ored
George Kurtz. attorney for the two
men. filed an affidavit showing the az
Sence of "a witness. and Special Judge
Lem J. Oare. appointed by City Judge
Warner TO try the defendants, put the
cases over. declaring, however, that
they must go TO trial Friday at all
hazards.
IN is charged that Sullivan offered
Euespert $I0O on condition that the
charge against him for operating a
blind tiger be dropped. 1t IS 1urther
charged by kuespert that ne ottered
to pay for protection against turther
prosecution.
The arrest of Sullivan was the re-
sult of a trap laid for him by kueS-
.,..t sheriff swan SON and other Ottl-
cials Wednesday morning Sullivan
called Kuespert over the telephone, II
is said. and made an appointment 10
meet kuespert i'm room IN the OllNer
hotel. kuespert did not know at lne
time what the meeting was Tor, ana IN
the absence of Chief Millard Kerr,
made an engagement with sullivan 10
meet him in the chiefs office in the
city hall at o'clock.
Clerk OVcrhears Talk.
Harry JoSephsOn. clerk OF the board
Of public safety was installed IN
small room lust off the chiefs office
~ take notes on whatever converse
ZION might take place. When Sulh-
Nan entered according 10 JosephSon'
be asked. Are YOU going 10 send me
20 Jail, kuespert huespetI Is Salu
to have replied II don't know joe
N looks pretty bad for YOU
Then according to the notes taken
1,- JosaDhson. the conversation was
brought around 20 the probability OF
I,,.--uert being able 10 stave OF the
-,earinr OF Suilivans case in police
court c..,,...
III YOU need money said sullivan,
arcordinc 10 the notes taken, don
be- afraid 10 ask me for H.
cot course. YOU know 1 am no friend
of the administration, sullivan SAID
later. and have no reason 10 expect
any favors. but / ann willing TO pay
FOR them now. and maybe with my IN
fuence politically. / viii be able 10
assist YOU in that way some other
time"
Kucspert. according 10 his story,
talked with sullivan further along
these lines when Joe added. Il viii
advance YOU 500, which we viii cali
campaign expenses. You can use IL
any way you see Mt
This saws kuespert and according
I'D JosephsOn's notes was followed by
the statement that sullivan would see
that a weekly revenue was turned
over 10 kuespert III the chief OF de-
tectives would only plead continu-
ances. call for jury trials ard by other
means hold OF Sullivan's trial until
the case was finally dismissed.
KueSpcrt j. Interested.
Nuespert is said 20 have simulated
interest IN the proposal and led Sulli-
van on TO remark You needn't be
afraid OF Prosecutor Montgomery. /
helped Montgomery into his office. |
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