Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-02
ESCAPES FARM:
COPS GET HIM
Winfield James Experiences
in Law Violations Cover
Long Period.

"Its cold turkey to get away from
he penal farm. but was a fool for
drinking whisky after coming to Indian
EpOIis" declared Winfred James, -. as
lie sat in a cellrOOm in police headquar
lers today. 81 got a double cross on
ny appeal bond on my second blind
hger case. and I paid S75 for the sign
ing of that bond. They kept me thirty
Two days on the penal farm when my
lime was only thirty days"
James. three times convicted of oPerat
Ing a blind tiger. escaped sunday night
from the Indiana State Farm and came
to Indianapolis He was arrested NJ me
0'Brfen Hotel, 121Ik North Ala 1ama
street last night by Motor Police Hudson
and Landers. When James saw the po-
lice enter the lobby he ran into the wash
poonl. but they were too close on him aud
be Was arrested
Bad luck has followed James since
ApriI 1918 he declares. The records
show that on April I, 1918, James was
convicted 70 CITY court Of operating a
blind tiger and Special Judge Fred Boni-
field fined him 80 and costs and sen
fenced him to serve thirty days on the
Indiana State Farm. The case was ap-
pealed to Criminal Court. William II.
Wulle signed the appeal bond. The ap-
peal Was Withdrawn later and the sen
tence served.
James was at that time proprietor of
4 restaurant on Massachusetts avenue,
and whisky and automobile tires were
found in bis place. These tires. It IL
said. were some that had been stolen
from freight cars in the Big Four Rail-
road yards in Brightwood. James said
be served more than fourteen of the
al IN, ba \
Prison in Atlanta after being convicted
Of receiving stolen goods from an inter
state shipment. That sentence. he said.
resulted from the tires being found at
his restaurant
Last fall Sergt. Ed Helm called a
number by telephone and said send me
two dressed chickens to p North Noble
street" The "chickens" arrived and
Sergeant Helm arrested James. who drove
up in an automobile in which was found
two bottles OF whisky. James was found
guilty Of operating a blind tiger and
hned 500 and costs and sentenced him
to serve thirty days on the Indiana State
Farm. The case was appealed and Fred
Luez signed the appeal bond. However.
On Jan. 3. this year. the appeal was
withdrawn after James had been con
Ftcted Of operating a blind tiger a few
days before that date.
Sergeant Deeter arrested James on the
charge Of operating a blind tiger while
the appeal was pending. after the ser
geant and a squad Of police raided James
house on Christian street and captured
thirty gallons OF white mule" whisky
On that charge on Dec. 80 Judge Wal
ter Pritchard found James guilty and
fined him 5000 and costs and sentenced
him to serve 80 days on the Indiana
State Farm. fixing his appeal bond at
H,5OO. The case was appealed and the
><ppeal bond was signed by Fred Luez
and John W. Corydon. The case was
set for trial Monday in Criminal Court.
The records shows that the fines on
the two recent blind tiger convictions had
never been paid.
Records Of Criminal Court show that
James case was set for trial Monday,
but was continued because the defend
ant wars at the Indiana State Farm.