South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-13
Treasurer of VigO County DEM
OCratiC Committee With
draws from Group of Terre
Haute Men Seeking Review.
ROBERTS, REDMAN AND
SHEA STILL BEHIND BARS
Efforts to Raise Nearly Half
Million in Securities Prove
FruitIeSS-TWo Jailed De-
PENDANTS Are III.

INDIANAPOLTS April 13.-Maurlce
Walsh. treasurer OF the Vigo county
democratic committee and Nigo
county sealer under sentence OF one
year and day and a 500 fine. to-
day withdrew from the Roberts Red
man appeal group OF the Terre Haute
election cOnspirators and announced
he would serve the term imposed.
Judge Anderson granted Walsh his
liberty before service begins. 10 at
tend TO private affairs in Terre Haute
from which place he Will journey 10
LeavenwOrth SUNDAY
Wlsh's personal wealth Is rated
between $50.000 and 100000. His
action In Withdrawing his appeal is
expected TO be followed by number
OF the other prisoners who are still
in Jail in default of appeal bonds
It was learned this afternoon that
Judge Anderson had under considcra-
tiOn two additional requests for can
collation. OF appeal applications from
prisoners in the Marion county Jail.
RumOr had II that the requests We're
from Police judge Tom smith and
Street Commissioner O'Nara. The
former is under a three year sentence
and the latter one year.
Polict Judge Thomas g. smith and
conspirator Buster clark. both
under sentence. were tu today and
Efforts TO provide bonds for Roh-
erts and others had not proved sue
cessful up to noon today.
Have Three Courses.
For the remaining 16 convicted men
who Sill show fight IN the case there
are three courses 10 pursue: First. sup
ply bonds Of $4,000 for each year
Of their sentences. provide guarantees
for the payment OF their fines and
costs TO stay execution Of sentence
pending appeal; second. abide by Ia"
decision OF the court here. accept pan
ishment without taking an appeal.
third. begin serving their sentences
Immediately and take an appeal With
out bond.
IL an appeal is taken and the case
affirmed. the defendants have one
more chance by seeking a write OF GER
tiorari from the supreme court Of the
United States, asking that tribunal 20
review il. II that writ be refused the
accused will be compelled 10 serve
their sentences.
Try tO Raise Bonds.
While Dom NJ. Roberts. mayor of
Terre Haute. Judge Eli Redman of
the Nigo circuit court, Sheriff Dennis
Shea and the hundred other election
fraud cOnspirators gracefully adjust
ed themselves TO life behind the bars
in the Marion county jail. attorneys
representing the 16 men seeking an
appeal. today renewed their frantic
efforts 10 provide bonds Tor nearly
half "A million dollars 90 regain the
freedom Of their clients
-Four OF the convicted men. John
Masselink. Arthur ellis. George Sover
and Joseph Strauss. We're at their
homes in Terre Haute today arranging
their private affairs perpetrators TO
starting for Leavenworth next sun
dav. Although their names were
among those appearing on the appeal
for A writ Of error. they notified Judge
Anderson late Yesterday that there had
been a misunderstanding regarding
their intentions in the matter and they
were given a few DAYS freedom un
their own recognizance with nstruc-
tions TO deliver themselves into he
hands Of the federal authorities az
] I.eaVenworth within a specified time.