Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-12

50 per cent upon behalf Of the public
and In the same breath has endeavored to
get the permission of the State board OF
accounts to collect a 100 per cent Zee
for himself in the very same cases.
IN all fairness to the State board of
accounts, l am glad to say that he was
refused permission to settle these cases
in this unlawful and uncomfortable way.
TELLS OF OTHER
SIMILAR CASES.
This is not oil. On Sept 10, 1919, the
Republican prosecuting attorney nled
suit upon forfeited bond of $1,000 for
the State of Indiana, against Thomas
Sterrett, Hyman Yunger and Beverly
Howard.
On Nov. 1, 1919. the prosecutors fee
was fixed at SIS and the case, No. 1859,
was dismissed at the defendants cost.
On Feb s. 1920, the costs and the
prosecutors fee were paid, and on March
9, 1920, the Republican prosecutor re-
ceipted for his fee.
The public got nothing.
The defendants were released from pay
ing loco, to recover which the SUIT was
brought, and the Republican prosecutor
got his Tee
Beverly Howard, one of the defendants
in this case. is a well known negro poll
tfcian in the First ward, now actively
engaged in Republican organization
work. -.
on Aug. 81 1919 appealed from the CITY
Court upon a charge of keeping gam
bling house and was not brought 70
!. trial By the Republican prosecutor IN
4AvSe Marion Criminal Court until july %
1920-eleyen months later.
on June IS, 1919. the Republican prose-
cutor dIed a suit for the state against
g Frank Durham and Henry A. Davis TO
recover $1,000 upon a forfeited oond
GIVEN In bIInd tiger case in the city
On Dec. 3, 1919, a judgment by de-
fault for the defendants was set aslde
and Judgment was entered against tne
i defendants for costs ana 80 prosecuting
Il attorneys fee.
= This was in case No. 3i107.
On the same day the costs, amounting
TO $500, were paid and on March %,
1920. the S2j fee for the prosecutor was
psid. ana it was receipted for by the
Republican prosecutor on April Q, 1920,
The public got nothing but the Re
publican prosecutor got fee OF SO.
On July 80, 1920, the Republican prose
cutor fled a suit for the state in the
Circuit Court against Clarence Ak and
our notorious friend, Lorenz Leppert,
upon a forfeited bond for 81 900.
This bond had been given for vehicle
taking and grand larceny.
On Sept. Q, 1920. the defendants in this
case No. 33011. were ruled 10 answer
and no steps have been taken since that
time.
Does the Republican prosecuting attoT-
ney intend to prosecute this case against
Leppert? If SO, why doesn't he show
some further interest in it,
On April 10, 1919 the Republican prose-
cutting attorney fled suit for the State
against Dan o. Evors and Louis Cohen.
upon forfeited bonds for gambling, visit
ing gambling houses and assault and
battery.
eThis suit was fled in the Marion Su-
perior Court. numbered A-5255.
On Sept. IS, 1919, It was dismissed by
Judge Hay for want of prosecution.
l ask the Republican prosecuting attor-
ney to explain to the public why he re-
fused TO prosecute this case
PROMISES TO CITE
OTHER EXAMPLES
These are just few of the many exam.
pies which 1 can and from time to time
will give to the public which clearly ex-
plain what the Republican prosecutor
meant when he said the Leppert Judgment
was settled upon a % per cent basis in
the customary manner"
It has quite apparently been his prac-
tice to relieve professional bondsmen FROM
the payment OF the amounts due the
State, but 1t is equally apparent that he
has been more zealous in the collection
of his own fees than he has been in
bringing money into the public treasury.