South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-26

time, declared Mayor Carson Fri
day morning. when asked what he
thought OF the city being raided by
government men and what they
found.
Mayor Warns Chief.
Il told Chief OF Police Kline that
the federal authorities would be
here" said the mayor. They know
down at Indianapolis what I have
been up against here, and II you
think they don't. then why is the
assistant attorney general here?'
The presence Of ". B. Gemmill,
assistant attorney general. here in
connection with the liquor raids
Thursday, however. in spite of the
mayors assumption TO the contrary,
is in South Bend as the result of a
visit TO Atty. Gen. Ele Stansbury's
office at Indianapolis recently by
Revs. A. VI. Eells, pastor of the
Westminster Presbyterian church,
and Clifford G.. Jordon, pastor OF
the Lowell Heights NJ. Z. church.
who went there as a committee rep
resenting the South Bend Minis
teriaI association.
Bare Local Conditions.
Conditions in South Bend as they
exist were laid before the attorney
general, and the inactivity of the
city. administration was also placed
before him. The visit of Revs. Eells
and Jordon 10 Indianapolis explains
the presence OF the assistant at
torney general here.
When asked what he thought Of
conditions in South Bend. Asst.
Atty. Gen. Gemmill said, following
the raids Thursday.
1T looks to me as If only the
surface had been scratched"
City Officials Unhappy.
City officials generally do not ap-
pear TO view the raids Thursday by
the government with any apparent
pleasure. Some appear TO fear that
more than the surface is 10 be
scratched before the present up
heaval in the underworld subsidies.
and that the alleged connection be-
tween the administration and the
underworld will be brought 10 light.
II has long been common report
that the city's vice enterprises have
been separated into three divisions,
each division being looked after by
q representative. whose power is
said 10 be supreme. The vice di-
visions are said 20 be arranged as
follows: Places where liquor is sold
and gambling houses of the more
pretentious class; houses of prosti-
tuition, and petty gambling conces-
sicns. those said 10 include punch
boards and carnival gambling.
The cases Of the men arrested
by the federal operatives on liquor
law violation charges are to be
disposed of as rapidly as possible,
according to Judge Gilmer Friday
Attorneys representing the men
under arrest were compelled 10
enter pleas TO the charges Friday
morning. Judge Gilmer stepped on
all attempts by the lawyers to gain
delays.
Dismiss One Case.
One case. that OF Andrew Horn
yak, 419 S. Chaplin St, was dismissed
by Judge Gilmer on recommends
tions OF the federal inspectors in
charge Of the raids Thursday. 1t
was apparent TO the federal men
that there was not enough evidence
against Hornyak TO warrant a con-
viction, so they recommended that
the charges against him be dis
missed.
The afidavits against the de-
DAY were sworn to by the govern
ment inspectors. and each one
charges the defendant with having
the unlawful possession of liquor for
sale.
Give City Opportunity.
In placing the cases of the liquor
defendants in the city court. the
federal men expressed a desire to
give the city authorities the first OPP
portunity to dispose of them under
the state prohibition law. The fed
eral men made il plain that delays
and an absence OF Jail sentences
would result in having the cases
relied before Judge Anderson in the
federal court at indianapolis.
Investigation OF the disappearance
Of is pints Of whisky, cOniiscated
by the federal operatives in the raids
Thursday, from the offices in the
county Jail is being made. So far
neither the is pints nor those who
took them have been found.
Before the departure OF the fed
eraI men, it is expected that there
will be a checking up by them of
the 1913 cases of American Pride
liquor taken by the police a year
ago in a raid on the thinner Dam
bacher warehouse. This liquor is
now the property Of the government.
II is supposed 10 be in the bull pen
at the city hall.
Males Belated Effort.
A belated effort was made Thurs
day night by Asst. Chief OF Police
Cassidy TO aid the government men.
The assistant chief conducted a raid
on the place of Hymann Silvermann,
423 S. Taylor st. Eighteen quarts
of whisky were found. Silvermann
was among the defendants arraigned
in city court Friday morning.
Further raids are expected be-
fore the government men leave the
city. IL is said there are a number
of warrants that have not yet been
served The federal men will re-
main in the city until after the cases
in the city court have been disposed
of