Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-14
BUSH PETITION
FOR CI4EMENCY
, UP TOMORROW
Deery, Counsel for Penal
Farm Convict, Has Hear
ing Date Set.
INDIANAPOLIS CASES

Hearing on the petition of Dennis
J. Bush of indianapolis for release
from the Indiana State Farm will be
held by the State board of pardons
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock, it
was announced today. The hour Of
the hearing was set late Saturday by
James E. Deery, counsel for Bush.
Bush went to the Penal Farm short
time ago to serve a sentence Of four
months imposed for an assault and bat
terry charge growing out of the 1914 cleo
tions, after having successfully lodged
service for more than six years
The city administration, led by Mayor
Charles ". Jewett and other Republican
politicians, including United States Sen
ator Harry S. New, have interested them
selves in Bush's release.
Mayor Jewett was so interested in the
release of Bush that he left a typewriter
note with former Governor Goodrich
showing that Everything is all right.
Should be done if possible" when he was
trying to get the Ex-Governor to order
the convicted gamblers release from Gus
tody.
CASES ON DOCKET.
Seven Indianapolis and Marion County
cases were on the docket of the pardon
board when It convened. one, that OF
Joe Grimsley, sentenced Dy Judge Frank
Lahr In Juvenile court, for contributing
to the neglect of q child. was heard by
the board at the morning session.
Grimsley's sisters appeared before the
board. Board members heard their
statements and asked for statements from
the prosecuting attorney and the pre-
siding judge, and viii pass on the case
after hearing fro mthese officials.
a touching plea was made to the board
by Mrs. Nathan Fisher, Sandyville. Ohio.
who came to Indianapolis 10 appear be-
fore the board in behalf Of her son.
James Fisher, alias Carrigan, who was
convicted IN Ft Wayne on q charge of
burglary. Mrs Fisher had been given
the impression that she could take her
son home with her, and when She learned
this was impossible she broke down and
cried pitifully.
The boy was given q sentence Of two
20 fourteen years in the reformatory, and
has served little more than a year of the
sentence. The board sent the mother
home, and told her they would investi-
gate the case fully, and that in about
ten days or more she might hope to see
her son.
HEARINGS IN OTHER
LOCAL CASES SET.
Hearings on other Indianapolis cases
have been set as follows:
Fred FrOsh, convicted on a charge Of
vehicle taking. o'clock Thursday.
Earl K. Blakely, assault and battery
with intent to commit rape, case not set.
Orlando Horton, grand larceny, 10
O'Clock Friday.
James Barker, robbery, 80 today.
Charles Thompson. violating prohibi-
ton law, 9:3O Wednesday.
John Shauler, 10 o'clock Wednesday.
Maurice Blieweiss, assault and battery,
O'Clock Saturday.
Bleiweiss was convicted in the Marion
County Criminal Court many months ago
on a charge Of assault and battery and
sentenced to thirty days in jail. His case
is unique in that he is appearing before
the pardon board for clemency before he
has served an hour of his sentence.
BASED PLEA ON
IMPORTANT USINESs.
ne appeared MS case 70 I0e supreme
Court, which affirmed the decision Of the
lower court. He was then given a ninety
dey respite by James p Goodrich, for
mer Governor. His plea for a respite
was made on the ground that he was
preparing to go to New York on an i'm
pOrtant business trip, but he neglected
to state that during the respite an at
tempt would be made to obtain clemency.
The board has 13O cases on its docket.
which must be disposed of during the
week. Several prisoners serving life SEN
tences for murder are included in the
list
The board heard the case Of John
Shauler, convicted in the Indianapolis
city court, on a charge of child neglect.
Members Of the police department ap-
peared and opposed clemency for the man,
stating that II he were paroled, he soon
would be arrested again.
An appeal was made on behalf Of James
Howe, convicted in the Clay Circuit
Court on a charge Of murder, and given
a life sentence in the State Prison. Howe
shot two men in his saloon while in a
drunken rage. His family is endeavor-
ing to have his sentence reduced to that
for manslaughter.