South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-30
10 ARE INDICTED
BY GRAND JURORS
ATNOVEMBER TERM
Issue Warrant for EckersOn on
'Blackmail'' Charge-Two
Murder Counts.

Clayton Eokerson. arrested and
indicted on charges OF black mailing
in connection with threats TO eXtOrt
money from +. @. Coates. druggist,
AZ Michigan and Monroe SITS. was
again indicted by the grand jury at
the November term OF circuit court
for bigamy The grand jury report
ed Tuesday morning with IA indict-
ments against 10 persons. four OF
which were secret.
Eckersou. IL Is charged in the in
diCtment. was married 20 a girl in
Moline, Ill. in 1915. Her first name
is Enie. Her last name is unknown.
Without the matrimonial bonds be-
ing severed in this adventure. the in
dictment reads. Eckerson married a
Dora Thompson" in Berrien county.
Mich. making him chargeable with
the crime OF bigamy Bond was
fixed at $4,000 and a warrant order
ed for his arrest.
Murder Counts.
Eokerson's charges OF blackmail-
ing never reached the jury as sub
mission at the time the case was
tried was Withdrawn by Judge Ches-
ter r. Montgomery because OF a
faulty indictment He was freed
from custody az the time.
Two indictments for murder in
the first degree were returned by the
grand jury. Horace Mcclure. IN jail
since last June. once ordered re-
leased through habeas corpus pro-
ceedings but Immediately rearrest-
ed. was indicted for the alleged kill
ing OF Hal Chandler. also colored,
May 81 OF this year. The shooting
occurred on W. Division St, near
loves restaurant.
John ReaIe. indicted for murder.
Is charged with the shooting OF
Michael Rainco in September this
year The shooting occurred on the
Colfax av.. bridge The Staying was
due 70 an argument over a woman,
IL was said
Both men are held without bail.
Face Robbery Charge.
Ben Purslie was indicted on two
counts. burglary and grand larceny.
He is charged with entering the
business establishment Aug. 9. 1921
or Paul Langel. 1921 w. Washington
av.. and in the second count with
stealing an electric motor hairclip-
UlNh ubNlNt Aalutu At H@1s bNAAA9
were fixed at $1,000.
Glen Bordner and Mike Relicke.
indicted for robbery. are charged
with holding up Alexander Katz and
taking 500 from him Aug. %. Bond
IN each instance was fixed at $4,000.
Walter KreCZmer was indicted for
burglary. e being alleged that he
entered the premises OF Elizabeth
Ebel $50 s Arnold 81. Bond was
placed az 5000.
Mike and Tomka Mehor are m
dicted for embezzlement They are
charged in the Indictment as being
in November 1920 agent of Joseph
Borovich. when $3.50 belonging to
The latter was placed I'm their custody
for safe keeping and then converted
70 their own use. Bond was fixed
at $4,000 each.
An indictment charging John A
Rohler with obtaining money under
false pretenses was returned. Kohler
is charged in October. 1921 with In
fluencing Victor Dhaenens TO attach
his signature TO a blank check under
the belief that a former blank check
hss9 become lost and then Cashins
the second check for $500 against
the deposit or Dhaenens, when he
had already cashed the first check.
His bond was placed at $4,000
Tony Mora Is charged with assault
and battery with intent 20 kill. on
MAY 2s the indictment alleges, he
fired a revolver at Dominic SOrrOccO,
shooting the latter twice I'm the leg.
and a third bullet striking a wheel
barrow near by According to the
prosecutor. both men were working
at the gas plant, and the victim, IL Is
said. can assign no motive for the
attack.
Walter Kreczmer. Joe Wozniak.
Charles Lyons and Ray Lung are
charged with burglary, the bill al
leginE that they entered the estah-
llshment OF Abraham Piser 225
Smith st. Mishawaka. Bond for
zach defendant was fixed at $4,000.