Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-20
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ANESTHETICN
CRIME CHARGES
Docket Shows Many Serious
Cases Put to Sleep by
Collins Dallying.
SENTENCES HELD OVER

Investigation Of the Marion Crimi-
MI Court docket discloses that In
addition to allowing Mike Besest,
blind tiger operator, to evade jail
sentence for two years through the
expediency Of asking and then not
perfecting an appeal, the Criminal
Court has been strangely dilatory in
sentencing a number Of others
Among those whose cases were still
undisposed OF on the Criminal Court
docket at the close OF the year 1920 are
The following:
HARRY HORSSTEIN, HYME HOL-
LoWITz AND GEORGB SHARFFIN.
eonpsiracy to commit felony, dOcketed
Jan. 81. The record shows that on March
II evidence was heard in part and the
cause continued in which state 1t now
exists. In the meanwhile, HOrstein, con-
victed in another case, is asking a parole
and has among his petitioners for parole
several Marion County officials
VEASY P. RUPE, embezzlement, dock
sted May 3, evidences heard IN part and
continued on June IS The continuance
lasted the rest Of the year.
ROY VERNON, Indicted for grand lar
ceny June L. Finding OF guilty with
Judgment and sentence withheld July 30
The Judgment and sentence were with
held for the balance of ths year and
longer.
CHESTER KINNEY, indicted for We
hicle taking Juns 19, with Noble Clay
combe, who was acquitted July d The
record shows the case was continued as
to Kinney and there was no further
action in il during the year 1920.
JOSEPH MAIDEN, indicted fer sodomy
Oct 16., with Paul Cherry, who was
found guilty Nov. 2S. The record shows
that the case was continued as to MAIDEN
on that date and nothing further done
during the year.
WILLARD BUTLER, indicted for keep
Ing a gambling house on Oct II, was
brought to trial Dec 9, evidence heard
- part and cause continued" The con-
Ytinustion prevented Butler from finding
out what was 10 be dons about it during
the year 1920
JOHN A. BENZLEY, indicted for re-
ceiving stolen goods Oct % On Nov.
8 the evidence was heard in part and the
case continued The continuance lasted
over the yesr-end
JOE SHEA AND ROBERT FOREsTAL,
Oct. %, were called for trial Nov. &C,
the evidence heard In part and the cause
continued, according TO the record, which
stood the sane at the end Of the year.
ELMER BROCK, indicted for burglary
Nov. 20 WAS called for trial Dec Il, the
evidence heard in part and the cause
continued for the balance Of Ehsz zyeaE.
DALLYING CONTINUED
OVER YEAR-END.
The same process OF hearing part Of
the evidence and continuing the cases in
definitely was carried over the year-end
regardless Of the public demand that the
courts cease dallying with accused per
sons, according to the record in the cases
Of Albert Harris and two others, who
were indicted for robbery and grand lar
ceny Dec. Is. The records show that on
Jan. II there was a trial by court as
tc Albert Harris, heard In part and con-
tinued."
These cases in which Judge James A
Collins has failed to proceed to Judgment
<e not the only ones Of this kind on the
1880 docket. This list is confined to those
cases which originated IN 1920 and does
not take into consideration cases carried
over from 1918.