Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-03
PENALTIES IN
BOOZE CASES
NEW PROBLEM
Judge Anderson Perplexed in
Cases Where State Courts
Punish.
WALLACE CASE EXAMPLE

Dissemination to inflict additional pun
ishment for violations of the Federal
liquor laws where the defendants had
been adequately punished in the State
courts marked the attitude of Judge AL
bert B. Anderson in Federal Court to-
day and he frankly admitted he was at
loss just what to do in some instances.
The case of William Wallace, better
known as "Jitney Bill" and Helen Mil
Ter of Terre Haute, was particularly
puzzling to the court Both entered pleas
of guilty to charges of Illegal possession
and sale of liquor. The offenses for
which the two were indicted all took
place prior to Wallace's conviction In the
Vigo County courts. where he was SEN
fenced to serve six months in Jail and
pay a fine of $500 and costs.
ADMIT GUILT.
OUT OF BUSINESS.
The two frankly admitted their guilt,
but Wallace insisted that he is now out
of the liquor business to stay. 1t devel-
oped during the hearing that at one time
Wallace, while supposed to be in Jail
at Terre Haute, came to indianapolis
with the consent of the sheriff and be-
came intoxicated here. Wallace said he
was taken back to Terre Haute and put
in solitary confinement for month
Helen Miller acted as bartender for
Wallace, Floyd J. aMttice, assistant
United States district attorney, told the
court Mr. Mattice spoke of the Miller
woman as the common law wife of Wal
lace.
wasn't she his common law bar
tender?" Judge Anderson remarked.
Judge Anderson took the case under
Adjustment.
He took the same action in the case of
John Barb. 1898 North fremont avenue,
indianapolis who entered a plea Of Illegal
possession Of a still. for which he served
sixty days in the Indiana State Farm.
Thomas X. Miles and Edward Reynolds
of Tell City entered a plea Of guilty TO
being instrumental In the theft OF bar
rel of whisky from the warehouse of the
krogman Distilling Company at Tell
City. Both were given Jail sentences Of
four month sand Miles was fined $500.
Reynolds, who acted as bartender for
Miles was fined 5000.
PINNELL CASE
NOT HEARD.
The case of J. Victor Pinnell Of Kokomo
was set for today, but former Governor
Samuel NJ. Ralston, attorney for Pinnell,
told the court he had neglected to notify
his client to come in. Pinnel was in
dicted as a result Of the now famous
"Beltshazzer's Feast" at the Kokomo
Country Club. last winter, just before
PinnellS marriage. Later he was tried
IN the Howard County courts and sen
fenced to serve sixty days at the Indiana
State Farm. Judge Anderson told Mr.
Ralston to briug his client In at an early
date.
A nominal fine Of SOS was imposed upon
Walter d. KILLER, 1888 Iemlock avenue,
indicted for using the mails in n scheme
to defraud. Kibler sold furniture polish
through agents and as a reward promised
them premiums In the form Of sets OF
dishes. 1t was charged that the dishes
were culls and seconds and not up to the
advertisements. Kibler told the court he
contracted with a pottery IN Ohio n
supply the dishes and that the fault was
with the factory. On one occasion, he
said, he had voluntarily Increased the
price ne paid the factory over the con-
tract price in order to get better dishes
for his agents.
WOMAN CASHED
ALLOTMENT CHECKS.
The case Of Lillian Hupp Of this city,
charged with cashing allotment checks
after she had obtained divorce from her
husband, was taken under Amusement
until this afternoon. 1t was shown that
after she had cashed five checks, she
notified the Bureau Of War Risk Insur-
ance at Washington Of the fact and that
after that she received five more checks.
Judge Anderson seemed inclined to hold
tne Government responsible for the situa-
ton to a great extent.
Samuel T. Bennett. 1922 Bellefontaine
street, charged with being implicated
in the operation Of a large whisky plane
at $50 East Fifteenth street, and which
was raided last February, did not ap-
pear. His case and that of Harry T..
Stevens. musician, charged with viola
ton OF the Mann white slave act, were
continued until this afternoon.