South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-15
Convicted VigO County Sheriff
Resigns and Will Drop Ap-
peal of Conspiracy Case to
Begin Five Year Sentence.
ARGUE IN CHICAGO FOR
REDUCTION OF BONDS
Lawyers for Dom Roberts Try
to "SteaI March" on Prose-
CutIOn by Taking Motion Be-
fore u. S. Circuit Court.
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
CHICAGO. April I5.-,Iudrc q
I hohl>aat in the United STATES
F"ut OF appeals today denied the
h-".lOn OF attorneys for a reduc-
uOn OF the bonds fixed bv FEEDER
al Judge Albcrt II. Anderson az
lula hsipohs. Judge Anderson
liked the bail Of the convicted CON
spirators at $1,000 for each wear
OF prison sentence, pending thcir
appeal OF the case TO the federal
court OF appeals.
Judge kohlsaat will hear arcu-
hieHts and rule on the application
Tor writ of error made today by
rahh >. hody OF indianapolis. at
IOFney Tor the convicted Terre
Haute politicians
TERRE HAUTE. April ls-
Dennis Shea, one OF the contfcrad
erection conSplratOrs resigned a.
Sherin this morning and his
prother Jim was elected bv the
county commissioners Dennis
Viii drop has appeal and 20 To
LeaNenW0rth prison at once 10
Degln his fve-year term.
CHICAGO. April I5.-Frank ID
Daliey, United States district attorue,
IN indianapolis, arrived in Chicago to-
DAY 10 fight before the T-nited .Statae
circuit court OF appeals against mo-
lloh 10 be made by attorneys for the
convicted Terre Haute election CON
splrators. The attorneys Tor Afa,-,f
Dohh Al. Roberts and the other con-
NIct@d politicians was 10 ask for "a writ
or error and supersedeas.
DIST Atty DALEY characterized the
move OF the Terre Haute mems aff,r-
heys as a gum shoe move"
Calls Move Subtcrfuec.
Judge Frank = Roby. attorney for
Mayor Roberts and II other convict
ed men, appeared before Judge Kohl
Saat In the federal court of appears
and moved that the bail liked bv Fed
eFaI Judge Anderson at indianapolis
De reduced. Dist. Atty Daley was on
his feet at once.
This move is subterfuge." he de-
clared- 1t is an attempt To take this
case out OF the hands OF Judge Auder-
son 1t Is a gum shoe motion. II
was only by accident that learned
what was 10 be attempted here today.
this motion"
A motion for a writ OF error was
also presented today before Judur
kohlsaat and the court agreed 10 hear
the arguments on il.
Judge ROby opened the argument
for Roberts and the others. Tie de-
Clared the men convicted were u-b,lf,
respectable and that they were i'm iaiI
only because OF the exorbitant bonds
nXed by Judge Anderson. This brought
about sharp reply from Dist. ATTY
Daley
want 20 brush away few OF the
cooWebs from that argument" he said
Inc convicted men are not respect
able They are wholly disrcButa Bile
Judge Roby was not present at thc
trial He has only TO read the record
70 convince himself that these men
have committed almost every crime
on the calendar.
Judge ROby sneaked up here from
Indianapolis 10 make this motion tc
reduce the bonds OF these men The
tactics he IS employing are unfair"
SURPRISE IN INDIANAPOLIS.
INDIANAPOLIS April I5-That
Dist. Atty. Frank q. DALEY for tho
government. and eN-Judge Frank :
ROby for the prisoners. would clash
before the federal court in Chicago
was the expectation by those who have
watched the developments closely
Roby's action in carrying the appeal
higher was q big surprise here
writ OF error. the technical term
or the appeal in such cases. was grant
ed by Judge A. =. Anderson on the dav
lnt men were sentenced. upon the
verbal request OF Roby and the signed
request OF other attorneys Upon their
request, Judge Anderson also fixed the
bonds at $4,000 for each wear III
sentence, the amount presumably be-
ing based upon the precedent SET bv
the Chicago court in tne case OF the
dynamite conspiracy.
When DALEY learned late yesterday
that ROby had made application in
Chicago and that q hearing would pa
held today ne was very much aroused
and rushed TO Chicago
Roberts Cuts LOO-e"
Mayor Roberts. judge Redman and
others continue 10 smart under ilil re-
strictiOns pending efforts OF their az
tOrneys and friends 90 provide bonds
Roberts, who had maintained "a rcfi-
cent attitude since entering sail lent
loose" when the committee ~ two
Terre Haute cOunciimen requested his
resignation
This is a h. Of "a nice time -
be picking on me" exclaimed Roberts
I've got right 10 appeal whether I
get bond or not Get out uf here
Th<re has been frequent comment
among legal experts concerning the
high bond fixed bv Judge Anderson in
the conspiracy appeal matter. Eur none
would consent 90 Doe quoted Several
expressed the opinion than there was
no parallel between the dynamite cou-
spiracv and the election conspiracy
that similar conditions have elistel
elsewhere but that Terre Hauts was
made an object lesson Others took
contrary view and firmly upheis
Judge Anderson in hXlng the high