South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-14
Judge Redman May Be Able to
Secure Release Pending Ap-
peal, But Mayor and Sheriff
Likely to Wear Stripes.
COMMITTEE DEMANDS
ROBERTS RESIGNATION
Two Terre Haute CounciImen
Arrive in indianapolis 10
Confer with Mayor Regard
ing REIMBURSEMENT of Office.

INDIANAPOLIS. April John
l. Croain and George Ohm. constitut-
ing "a committee appointed by the
Terre Haute city council arrived in
indianapolis at noon today 10 demand
| the resignation OF Mayor Dom NJ
Roberts. under sentence Of six years
! in the penitentiary for conspiracy in
election frauds
After explaining their mission
United States Marshal Mark Storen
granted the committee permission TO
confer with the prisoner this after
noon.
Cr0nin is one OF the counciImen
| that Roberts Is alleged 90 have at
tempted TO bribe TO secure his vote ON
a question before the city council I'm
| the event that Roberts refuses To re-
sign, IL Is understood Impeachment
proceedings will DE started
Mrs. Roberts visited her husband iu
Jail today for the first time since hc
received his sentence Many other
relatives Of the Terre Haute conspir-
ators in federal row" also took ad-
vantage OF their opportunities Go visit
them.
very active in attempting 20 secure
100000 bond necessary TO gain his
freedom, pending an appeal
EX-Judge Frank :. Roby. counsel
Tor Roberts and representative of
the Illinois Surety Co. left town today
on mysterious mission, but their des-
| tination could not be ascertaincd
Continue Efforts for Bond
Friends of Roberts. Judge Redmau
and few other leading prisoners con-
| tinued their desperate efforts today to
forestall a trip 20 LeaVenworth. and
If possible overcome the necessity of
their spending another night i'm Jail
Ii was rumOred today that Shcrin
Dennis Shea could furnish his $4,000
bond and the entire sum of $12 00a 90
cover the costs OF the appeal Of AN The
cases. but that his enmity FOR Mavor
Roberts deferred him. In other words
] he Is said to prefer 10 stay lis jail
! himself rather than render DO easier
\ for Roberts To gain his liberty through
I his (Shea's) action in furnishing The
/ sureties for the costs IN the case.
/ Congressman A. -. STANLEY visited
! Mayor Roberts in jail today lie az
forwards intimated that Roberts would
appeal the case even III ne failed TO
secure freedom under bond peudin. a
| decision 10y the court OF appeals
There are so many dope hends'
among the small fry of the Terre
/ Haute conspirators that II became
| necessary today 20 call doctor tO
administer 80 their sufferngs. Others
are suffering for lack OF customary
alcoholic stimulants-
The prospects OF the Roberts group
procuring the necessary bonds ma
terially dwindled late yesterday when
representatives Of surety companies
informed attorneys FOR the defense
that they would require q cash de-
pOsit OF $4,000 as a guarantee To-
cover the costs in the case before they
would contract 90 supply the enor-
nous bonds demanded.
The trip TO Leavenworth had been
contemplated for today 10 Ras learned.
but an extension of time was decided
upon.
The ranks Of the Roberts -Rcdnan
group Of wOuld-be appealcrs was re-
duced 20 an even dozen 1y the Witl-
drawal OF a total Of seven names from
the l9 which originally appeared on
the attorneys application Among
them were Maurice Walsh. secretary
OF the Nigo county democratic COM
mittee, Thomas &. smith. judge of the
I Terre Haute police court. EdW ward
Driscon and Joseph O'Mara. The
latter two were minor city officials.
Guard for Two Men.
Judge Smith and DrlscUll were the
first three-year men TO capitUlate. and
Judge Anderson permitted them 10
visit Terre Haute Inder guard go
straighten out their private affairs
preparatory 20 donning the stripes at
I.eavenworth All the others who
withdrew their appeals were turned
loose on their honor 20 report for duty
at Leavenworth early next week
II was understood early today that
Dr John II. Green. Optician. "a two
year man. would withdraw his appeal
before the day was over. and ,nat
Judge Eli Redman might succeed In
providing bond. II Mayor Roberts
and Dennis Shea should succeed
through their attorneys efforts today
in arranging bond, there would Dee
but a dozen or so destined for imme-
date transportation 10 Leayenworrh
and there would include Ed H0lcr
former chief OF police. who pleaded
guilty.
All Of the others who received SEM
tences Will serve them lu The Marion
county Jail or possibly le assigned 10
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