Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-19
SCHMITT SAYS
HE WILL TAKE
HIS MEDICINE

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Ossenberg had demanded and received
from him a written promise for the right
to name twenty city employees and TO
name the majority members of the board
of safety and the board OF works II He'll
man was elected.
Hellman stated that in return for that
promise Ossenberg supported him In his
candidacy.
Mr.. Foster stated under oath that in
I9ls he feared that 0ssenberg would not
support the republican ticket and that
he told him that be could not support
him unles he (ossenbergl named the
and sheriff.
COURT PASSES
OTHER SENTENCES.
Mr.. Foster said that Ossenberg desired
Phillip c. Gould for circuit Judge, George
u. Heilman for prosecutor and Herbert
Males for sheriff. and that the three we're
elected and are now In Office.
Judge Anderson passed judgment ns
follows on others Of the defendants IN
the whisky ring" conspiracy cases:
Van Pickeril. former wholesale liquor
dealer at Henderson, Ky, at whose place
most Of the transported whisky was
bought, testified after pleading guilty.
that he sold $500, 600 worth OF whisky to
Indiana customers for Illicit transporta-
ton and that be paid Police Chief
Schmltt from $4,000 10 SIS 900 and Fred
Ossenberg, a republican political boss.
81 600 for protection: $1,000 fine.
Eli Harp. fisherman. who manned
booze-running boats, pleaded guilty; one
day in jail.
Clarence wilhelm, boatman and pro-
tessional bootlesger, pleaded guilty; one
day in jail.
otto Klein, former saloon keeper and
republican politician, pleaded guilty dur
ing the trial; six months In jail and Sle0
fine.
Fred Ossenbebrg, Republican politi-
cal boss OF the negro district, said 70
control votes enough 10 swing an cleo
ton, pleaded not guilty; one year and
one day and 81 900 fine.
Richard Pennington, former saloon
keeper who pleaded guilty 10 transport
ing thousands OF dollars worth Of
whisky to sell Illegally In Evansville.
5000 fine
Harry Heinrich. former saloon keeper
and political henchmAn, said TO have en-
gineered the money transactions between
Van Pickerili and Chief schmitt
pleaded guilty and admitted having
bought the police "booze boat and tax
ing part in liquor hauls, 500 hne.
BoNER SENT TO
JAIL FOR DAY.
James Boner. gambler and political
associate Of the chief pleaded guilty,
one day In jail
Herman Steiuhilber, manager Of the
Nendome, leading Evansville hotel
where booze from Henderson Is said to
have been delivered. pleaded guilty, SIX
month in jail and 500 fine.
Caulder Mccoy. taxi driver, who
brought whisky to the hotel, pleaded
guilty. 500 fine.
Clarence Bullock. travelling salesman,
engaged in the same haul with Mccoy.
pleaded guilty, 500 fine.
John Heyns, secretary Of the vendome
II ote Company, pleaded guilty, 800 fine.
Elmer H. ('Babe") Happier, garage
man. who pleaded guilty and testified to
having hauled sixty cases OF smuggled
liquor for Chief Schmitt, one day in jail.
Harvey Boyd Kappler's former part
ner and engaged in the same delivery,
pleaded guilty: one day In jail.
John W Miller, former United States
deputy marshal. at whose house the con
spirators stored the sixty cases, pleaded
guilty; three months In jail.
BOAT MECHANIC
ALSO GETS DAY.
Ave Lamb, mechanic on the police
boat and engaged in the tranaction
whereby Van Pickeril bought the boat
for Chief Schmitt, pleaded. one day in
jail.
Eugene Mckinney, schmitt's special
policeman in charge of the boat, who
pleaded guilty and first exposed the
whole deal one day In jail.
Abe Klyman, formerly a Henderson
liquor dealer, pleaded not guilty; four
months in jail and $500 fine.
Moses Klyman. associated with his
brother Abe, in Klyman Bros, pleaded
not guilty, four months in jail and $500
fine.
Andy Freddie, police captain, once in
charge of the boooze boat, pleaded not
guilty; taken under Amusement
, William Fuchs, police officer, pleaded
guilty; taken under Amusement.
James Trautwein, police officer, plead
ed guilty; taken under advisement
John Arnold, a boatman, pleaded gull
ty; sixty days In jail,
william c. Meinert, Evansville street
superintendent, now awaiting Judgment
on a charge Of operating a gambling
house while in the Marion county Jail,
pleaded guilty; one day in Jail.
Joseph Barnes, who pleaded guilty to
making a business of liquor hauling
sixty days in jail.
SEVERAL GET
FINES OF 500.
Benjamin F. ("Tex') Roberts, proprie-
tor Mint Springs hotel, pleaded guilty;
500 fine.
John James, wagner, who pleaded
guilty to having hauled liquor sixty
days in jail.
Cal D. Plckerill brother of Van, and
a former saloon keeper, pleaded guilty:
500 fine.
David Wolf, saloon keeper, who plead
ed guilty and testified he had paid Chief
Schmitt protection money, three months
liz Jail and 800 fine.
Louis Heberer, produce dealer, who
pleaded guilty to making an importation,
six months in Jail and 800 fine.
George Petehg, Heber's employe, who
helped him bring in whisky, pleaded
guilty, three months in jail and $500 fine.