Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-24


H. Bryson, the leaders in the group, each
gave $500.
Other city hall contributors are as fol-
J lows Lucius B. Swift, board Of sanitary
commissioners, 500 Fred c. Gardner,
board of park commissioners, 5000;
Thomas D. Stevenson, city attorney, $50
Samuel Ashby, corporation counsel, $50
Mark Fl, Miller, president of the board
Of public works, $780, Frank c. Lingen-
feltsr. city engineer, $50. and Dwight S.
Ritter, city purchasing agent, SIS
/ That Republican campaigning in fndl-
annapolis has hit a high mark is evident
from a comparison OF the Howe expendl-
lures with those made by Mr.. Jewett and
Mr.. Shank In the primary race Of four
years ago, At that time the Jewett- for
Mayor Club reported an outlay OF S1o-
47I.S7 With unpaid liabilities of s3,0751S.
/ Mr.. Shank's contributions in that cam
paigh amounted to $s,sTS40.
The names Of professional bondsmen.
former bartenders, dry beer saloon
keepers and men known as professional
gamblers appear frequently in the list
Of those to whom the Howe organiza-
ton paid substantial sums.
For instance, there is Louis Brown,
professional bondsman, who. the report
shows was paid a total of $115 In FIVE
payments for Organization work." and
S100.7S for what Is listed in the report as
meeting" The name of Paul Hennessy,
a bondsman who frequently is seen
working with Louis Brown around police
headquarters, appears four times with
the notation, organization work
S25," after IL each time.
/ Paul Hennessey, alias Three Star"
/ Hennessey, Is the same man who delayed
the counting of the ballots in the voting
place on Ohio street, near Illinois street,
the night of the primary election. When
/ the election commissioners arrived at
that place they were surprised to dis
cover that, although II was after 0 p. m.
the board had not started to count the
votes. They were told that Three Star"
Hennessey had ordered them not TO start
counting the votes until he gave further
orders. The election commissioners, how
ever, ordered the count to begin at once
and they began without even consulting
Hennessey.
/ Hennessey bears the reputation among
! persons who often appear in city court
as "hxer" What he can fix or does
| fix would be hard to say. but he is fire.
quently seen with Louie Brown, the
boss Of the Fifth ward" a professional
| bondsmau who was famous as Howe
/ worker in the west end. Brown has been
shown numerous favors by tile News
/ Jewett good government machine" at
police headquarters and in city court
and Brown and Hennessey have head
quarters in the city clerks Office adJoin-
/ ing the city courtroom. They have both
been seen many times in the turkeys
Office where they arrange to have Brown
or some of Browns relatives sign bonds.
| Rand Butler. negro, proprietor Of
]
I the canal also was one Of the hardwork-
Ing "organizers," The report indicates
in that he got six payments of S25 each.
Butler is said to be the father-in-law
Of John Pash. who is reputed to be the
present operator of the notorious road
house. 1.-The Bungalow" on Brighton
boulevard. Since a short time before
the primary election, It is said THE
! Bungalow" has been going at full blast
with all night parties and such. Several
times the police have investigated the
place, but almost invariably the report
made by the lieutenant or sergeant In
charge Of the raiding squad noted In his
report everything was quiet at The
| Bungalow"
Three s25 payments are listed as having
been made to william Lancaster, negro,
known on Indiana avenue as a profess
sional gambler.
A payment Of S132.62 to Robert Page,
who is none other than "Rufe" Page,
Jewett administration pet. famed for his
operation Of craps games. is listed. The
payment was on account OF meeting.
Frank Fivecoats, said to be the man
Of that name who formerly was a bar
tender in a North Illinois street saloon,
was paid 500 at one time and SIS at
another for organization work"
A name which appears most frequently
in the list Of those to whom money was
paid is that of James Mann, chief in
spector In the city civil engineering de-
partment and Republican chairman Of
the Fifth ward. Mann, the report shows
got a total of s21015. On account Of
organization work" he received pay
ments of $50 and SIS; for meetings" he
got s46.5O, $40 SIT, s2S15 and s64, and
for hauling and bill passing" he got
$3.50.
Among those who received IS for acting
as messengers" according to the report
was Mahlon E. Bash. The only person
Of this name listed in the city directory
is Judge Mahlon E. Bash of Probate
Court
The Rev. R. P Christian, colored ele-
vatOr man at the city hall. was we'll
taken care of in the matter Of expenses,
the report dictates. Payments Of SIS and
S25 to him on account of Organization
work" and SO and S12 on account Of
meetings" are listed.
In the list of liabilities" which the
club has been unable to pay, is one item
Of $3.50, listed as being owed to Eleanor
Barker. Miss Eleanor Barker was the
wOmen's chairman of the Howe organiza-
ton. The club also owes S165 to Seth
Ward, who was president Of the Howe
First Voters Club. Both Of these ex-
penses were incurred on account Of "of-
fee work.
Noah Fritz, proprietor of FIT Wayne
avenue dry beer parlor and poolroom,
was among those paid s. for being mes
sengers.
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