South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-16
PROMINENT MEN
UNDER ARREST
Arraigned and Tried at the
Country Club
FroIiC.

b amazing proceedings, five OF AlSha-
waka's most prominent men were
placed under arrest Monday night
and removed in the police patrol 20
the Country club, where charges
were formally entered against them.
I A. :. Whey, who evaded capture
until after the patrol had left was
later arrested and taken 20 the club.
j. w. Keller was also taken at the
/ club. The other six men were Hen
~ Eggleston. John Distler, William
| Parmenter. Stanley Mcintosh. W. +.
| Wallach and George Maurer
Distler, in his indignation at
what he believed 20 be the injustice
of the law, narrowly escaped being
indicted on the grave charge of re-
sisting an officer He was In the
act of waiting on a customer and
refused 10 accompany the patrolmen
/ until threatened with the Conse-
I quence Of his disobedience.
Scribcs Are HandcufTed.
At the club Wallach and Maurer,
I two well known newspaper men.
were handcuned together. 1t re-
| quired the combined efforts of a
]
the men. Inside, all six were ar
I raiCned before Special Judge Fred
/ Bingham and charged by the prose
/ cutor. Atty. Charles Bingham, with
! being dangerous criminals They
We're charged with a variety OF mis-
| deeds. including gross negligence.
| freqUenting, association. over-valua-
/ ton of rolling stock, fishing and eat
! ing carp out Of season, family deser-
ton and extortion.
I Suggest Change of Venue.
At this time IL was moved to take
! change Of venue. and Judge Bing-
ham surrendered the bench 10 City
| Judge Feig. Mr.. Bingham and j.
| A. SCHNEIDER were then selected 10
| defend the prisoners. An unusual
| proceeding followed when the pris-
oners were permitted 10 argue their
! cases before the jury. Stanley McIn-
! tosh, who was called first, was
/ charged with exceeding the speed
| limit and attempting TO gamble
{ with an officer. He pleaded not
guilty 20 the charge. Upon admit
/ ting 70 the prosecutor that he had
left a $4,000 car in charge of his
wife he was adiudged insane and
! dismissed from the court
Wallach and Maurer were next
! brought forth by the bailiff, Charles
Ostrom. who appeared impressive in
police helmet and carried a bay
onet. The former was charged with
Z associating with Maurer, whose Of
Tense was that OF being a public null
sance and not paying his club dues.
I They pleaded not guilty.
Robert Robertson being next sum-
moned 70 the bar, ordered a beer,
and was ordered by the court 20 keep
I his feet of the rail. The bailiff,
| asserting that Robertson encrOached
upon his territory, attempted TO
( drink the beer. and was arrested
for the use Of intoxicating liquors
| Fred Bingham, attorney for the
/ defendants, at this juncture made
! the assertion that the court was in
competent II being undeniably
proved that Judge Feig is unable TO
! tell his right foot from his left N
/ drill practice. he was declared 10 be
unable to accurately distinguish
right from wrong. He misruled the
order and refused 10 leave the bench.
but was forced out at the point OF
the bailif's bayonet.
SCHNEIDER Unconstitutional
J. a. SCHNEIDER was called to oc-
cupy the judges bench. but was i'm
mediately ordered to vacate it be-
cause Of IT'S being unconstitutional,
and Judge Feig was recalled. John
Distler. local plum Der, charged with
extortion. was granted the leniency
Of the court because Of an accident
which occurred during the arrest.
necessitating the purchase Of a new
suit of clothes. Besides that. he ar
gued ne lost a customer through the
proceedings.
Henry EggleSton. charged with
absent;ng himself from the club
without cause and violating the pure
food laws by eating carp out of sea-
son. attempted to prove that he did
not eat the carp On the chief wit
mess being discovered in a lie when
he attempted 10 tell the COURT that
ne killed the said carp by breaking
its neck. the prisoner was recon-
mended to the leniency of the court !
Deserts His Family.
]. ". Keller was SUBJECTED 20 an |
especially trying time on the stand !
as his offense was alleged 10 be un- !
usually grave. He was charged /
with deserving his home and family I
and spending his entire time al the 1
Country club. where he prevented I
other members from using the golf I
links Herman Lemptker, steward I
OF the club. furnished damning evil /
dence against the culprit. who, he I
declared might be found at said /
club any dav in the week il was /
advised by the prosecutors that his /
club fee be raised 20 81 a day and |
S119 on Sunday
4. :. Whey and W. II. Parmen- /
ter were both charged with absent |
ing themselves from the proceedings /
OF the club They pleaded not guilty /
and attempted 70 prove that their /
failure 10 attend was due 20 justin /
able causes.
With an injunction that they bear /
i'm mind the responsibility imposed !
upon them, the court next ordered |
the retirement OF the jury 20 render
verdict. The u men were as fol-
lows. ". T. Kimball. F. G. Eber-