Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-13
ANTI-SALOON MAN
VAN NUYS' TARGET

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Jan. 81. We are compelled to work
from o'clock in the morning until 6
o'clock in the evening 10 get through
by that time. However, we are going
into this case and, I repeat, we are GO
ing into It Cor the reason that the proper
State authorities have not seen fit TO do
their duty"
Mr.. Shumaker, whose organization
raises funds ostensibly for the purpose
Of aiding IN the enforcement of the pro
hibition laws, revealed the facts, which,
he says, he had laid before the district
attorney. IN n letter 10 the editor OF The
Daily Times recently. In this letter the
reeormer stated that his agents had dis
covered that a Kokomo citizen had gotten
himself appointed deputy sheriff SO lie
would be safe TO bring an automobile load
Of booze from South Bend to kokomO
that after the booze reached Kokomo a
Kukomo police officer stopped a truck
driver who was transporting It 10 the
Kokomo Country Club and upon learn
ing$to whom the liquor belonged failed
10 make an arrest.
One week after the party, which is said
to have been given by Pinnell in celebra-
ton Of his approaching marriage, a
prominent Kokomo minister denounced
the affair from his pulpit and asserted
that the party had reached such bac-
chanalian proportions that girl cabaret
singers imported from Chicago for the
occasion were forced to Zee from the
club house 70 safety.
KOKOMO TRIBUNE
ALSO HAS EDITORIAL.
The Kokomo Tribune. in an editorial
on the subject, declared the guests, who
numbered approximately one hundred,
and who came from Chicago. Indianapo-
lis and Detroit az we'll kOkomo, be
came so intoxicated that some Of them
were found lying out on the golf links
and that many had to be transported TO
their hopes.
L. s. Lesh. assistant attorney general
and attorney general-elcct, when IN
formed Of Mr. Van Nuys statement. said
that he knew nothing about the facts in
the KokOmO case. but that he did know
that Mr.. Stansbury, at various times. had
collected data on liquor law violations
and had turned It over TO the local and
Federal authorities.
This was not done in any effort 70
pass the buck" he said, but was mere
~ done to aid the proper authorities
In acting on the case IN question. ! do
not Know WUtlNeE Mt. SAdusDuFg mas any
Information on the KokOmo case"
Mr. Stansbury is out Of the city and
VIII not return until tomorrow.
GRAND JURY BUSY WITH
MISCELLANEOUs MATTERS.
The Federal grand jury is engaged in
investigating a number of miscellaneous
offenses, It was understood, and probably
viii start It's inquiry into violation Of
the liquor laws tomorrow. Nix. Van Mugs
did not state whether the grand jury will
consider the KOkOmO case this week. but
it is thought it viii be several days be-
fore action Is taken, since the Federal
agents will have to make a report in order
that authorities here may know whom to
subpeOnae
IL was indicated that the promised
questioning into the liquor traffic in
Lake County viii be taken up this week.
William Forbis, chief of police of Gary,
has been subpoenaed to appear and bring
with him a complete record Of arrests
for violation Of the prohibition laws
made by the Gary authorities and Of
their disposition In the Gary City Court.
The Gary authorities have been busy
for several days gathering this data, It
is understood. The records viii cover
every liquor case in the city during the
past twenty three months.