Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-14
WAS RED LIGHT
SALOON KEEPER.

SALOON KEEPER.
an the days Of booze he ran sa
loon in the red light district on West
Maryland street just across from the re-
sorts in that section and he was known
to the underworld as Pop Leppert.
His saloon was raided after the pro-
hibition law went into erect and later
the police made a successful raid on his
farm on the Harding street road about
a mile south of the White River bridge.
The police and sheriff found large
quantities Of whisky in the farmhouse
and on that occasion were about to re-
turn to the city when a 5-year-old boy
ran out and said, Mister, there's more
10 the barn
"The police returned and found several
gallons Of whisky under the hay In the
barn
HE has long been known as a pro-
fessional bondsman and has been surety
for many notorious underworld char
acters. Recently he has operated gaso-
line filling station on West Washington
street where the police found the big
supply Of whisky that Leppert charged
was the property of Charles Middaugh.
'Middaugh admitted on Sept. . Of this
year in the City Court that he had &C
companied some man that he did not
know and that he stopped at The Belt
Railroad and Washington street and
asked him where he could store the
whisky that was in his automobile
'Middaugh said that he guided the
stranger to the garage OF Pop Leppert
and gave him one gallon OF liquor In
payment for the storage, but that the
automobile was not stored at Leppert's
garage
"Middaugh was convicted Of operating
a blind tiger, but appealed the case.
"Leppert's case was continued In
definitely.
WITHOUT sEMBLANCE
OF LEGAL AUTHORITY.
"These judgments were released by the
prosecutors office without the semblance
Of legal authority.
"The constitution Of Indiana provides
that the Governor shall have the power
to grant reprieves, combinations and
pardons. after conviction, for all offenses
except treason and cases OF impeachment.
subject to such regulations as may be
provided by law. Upon conviction for
treason, he shall have power to suspend
the execution of the sentence until the
case shall be reported to the general
assembly at its next meeting when the
general assembly shall either grant a
pardon, commute the sentence. direct the
execution of the sentence or grant a
further reprieve.
He shall have power to remit fines
and forfeftures, under such regulations
as may be prescribed by law, and shall
report to the general assembly, at its
next meeting, each case of reprieve, COM
mutation or pardon granted, and also the
names of all persons in whose favor re-
mission of fines and forfeitures shall have
been made, and the several amounts re-
mitted;
Provided however, That the general
assembly may, by law, constitute a coun-
Gil, to be composed of officers of State.
without whose advise and consent the
Governor shall not have power TO grant
pardons in any case, except such as may,
| by law, be left to his sole power.
| (Article 3, section II, Burns R. S. 1914,
section 1887
WHAT INDIANA
STATUTE PROVIDES.
eve have a statute in Indiana which
provides that Any Judgment upon q
recognlzance forfeited by the principal Is
collectible upon execution unless remitted
by the Governor, although SUCH principal
is afterward arrested on the original
charge Burns r. S., 1914, Section 2033.)
I'm the case Of Butler vs.. the State,
81 Indiana, 373 our Supreme Court held
that under our constitution the Legis-
Iature could not enact a law giving the
Judge of a court the right to remit for
FIXTURES and that forfeitures could be
RENTED only By the Governor Of the
State.
In this case the court saws Article 3