Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-17

AdIIlHS ~ perform MS uuLlSS dS pre-
} His former deputies are indicted on
various charges. including assault and
battery, conducting gambling games and
permitting prisoners to escape.
The report of the grand jury gives
revolving picture of conditions at the Jail
This report. which is in addition to the
indictments is to be referred to the
board of county commissioners for imme-
diate action.
CHARGES FOOD
NOT FIT TO EAT.
The grand jury charged that Miller
caused to be served to more than 100
prisoners, confined to his custody, meat
and drink which was then and there un-
wholesome, spoiled, tainted, indigestible,
improperly and insuficiently cooked"
On conviction Sheriff Miller shall be
fined not less than $40, nor more thaa
$500, and imprisoned in the county Jail
not more than six months
FORMER DEPUTY
GIVES. HIMSELF UP.
Frank Kemp. a former Jail deputy, ap-
peared at the sherifs office this after
noon and said that he understood ne was
one of the six indicted in addition TO
Miller.
Kemp said he understood he was
prisoner, and with others of conducting
gambling games in the jail.
His name figured prominently in the
federal court investigation.
The other men will not be arrested
until Monday, /; was said ct the sheriffs
office Their names are not to be- aivuiged
until then.
Coroner DR.. Robinson received the ca
pias calling for the arrest Of Sheriff Nil
ler shortly before noon
The coroner said that Miller would
not be arrested until Monday
Judge Collins of the criminal court
who ordered the grand jury investigation
after the revelations of deplorable jail
conditions were made in the federal
court, fixed Millers bond at $1,000.
OTHER BONDS
FIXED AT $500.
The bonds of others who were indicted
were fixed at $500
In the federal probe. the names of
Adrain VanCleave. former deputy sheriff:
Charles Whitesell, former deputy sheriff
known as "U-.cle Charlie; Frank Kemp.
former deputy; Edward Morrow, former
night jailer; John Douglas. former dep
uty, and William Meinert, a prisoner
IN the Jail, who was a cell boss, and
others were mentioned in open court.
The same witnesses who testified IN
the federal court regarding these men
appeared also before the county grand
jury.
Prosecutor Claris Adams said that the
grand jury probe OF the Jail was net
completed and would be resumed next
week.
He indicated that the grand jury viii
probe an alleged assault upon an insane
prisoner, which caused his death. by
former jail attendants.
Sheriff Miller was indicted under the
extortion and official negligence statute,
which is as follows:
ANY officer under the constitution or
laws Of this state, who, under the color
of his office, asks, demands or receives
any fee or reward other than is allowed
by law to execute OF do his official duty
or taxes, charges, asks demands or re-
ceives any more or greater fees than are
allowed by law for such official duty;
or any officer who requires any deputy
appointel by him to divide or pay back
to such officer a part of the legal fees
of such deputy; or who fails to perform
any duty in the manner and within the
time prescribed by law, shall, on con-
viction be fined not less than ten dol
lars nor more than five hundred dollars
and imprisoned in the county jail not
exceeding six months; and any such Of
dcer so offending a second or subse-
quent time, on conviction, shall be i'm
prisoned in the state prison not less
than one year nor more than three years
and be disfranchised and rendered in
capable of holding any office of trust
or profit for any determinate period"
Only one indictment was returned
against Miller.
THREE FORMER AIDS
IN ONE INDICTMENT.
In one indictment three former depu-
ties Of Sheriff Miller and former cell
boss were indicted on charges of keep
ing a gambling house and knowingly
permitting gambling at the Jail, be-
ginning about Sept. last and continu-
ing an indefinite period
The gambling Indictment alleges the
four former officials at the Jail knowingly
permit James Boner. Charles Burnstein,
Joseph Gagan, George Roth. Eugene
Dambacker and others to play a game
with cards commonly called poker and
other games of chance for money and
other articles of value in certain build
ing and certain room then and there
situated and that the four defendants
knowingly, unlawfully did permit the use
of the room at the Jail for gambling
purposes.
Two indictments were returned against
former deputies, charging them with the
assault and battery of prisoners in
trusted to their custody.
John Blackwell a former prisoner, and
Eugene Duvau were named in the two
indictments as the prisoners assaulted
by the former deputies.
A former deputy was charged with per-
mitting John Hampton, alias Jack Hamp-
ton, federal prisoner serving a sentence
of six months IN jail a charge of vio-
lating the Reed amendment, to escape
from the Jail.
During the federal investigation it was
testified that several prisoners were al
lowed to go to their homes over night
and then return to the jail.
The complete report Of the grand Jury
on its investigation of Jail conditions is
as follows:
Indianapolis, Ind, April Il, 1890
''To the Honorable James A. CoEiDs,