Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-06

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SON These afidavits were prepared Mon
day ard today the trial docket shows that
the two cases have been set for trial.
SAYS ENGELKE
REFUSED TO FILE.
Mr.. Gray SAID he demanded Of Mr..
Engelke that aridavits be prepared
against Mrs. Gray and Wilkerson and
that Engelke refused. Mr.. Gray claims
that he could not obtain affidavits
against his wife and the police officers
until he had appealed TO Judge Lahr.
Mr. Engelke in discussing the case ad-
mitted that be was attorney for Mrs.
Gray.
Last May, Lulu May Cray came TO
me-" he said "and asked me TO file d.
vorce suit for her against Harry Gilbert
Gray After she gave me the facts,
advised her to go back and live with
her husband because Of the three children
Leonard, S; Donald, G. and Beulah, ..
She did go back to him and they lived
together until Aug. S. when she came to
me and stated that her husband had
deserted her. She stated that she was
prepared to file a suit. prepared a suit
for divorce for her, charging desertion,
failure to provide and cruel treatment.
| filed this suit in Superior Court, Room
/. on Sept. 10. 1t has not been tried be
cause 1t has not been on the docket a
sufficient length Of time.
zone night last week she called me
at my home and stated that her husband
shortly after the divorce suit was filed,
had insisted on staying IL the house over
night, apparently for the purpose Of
knocking the divorce out of court. She
4 - ~
around the house and had peeped into
the windows. I advised her to come TO
ny office the next morning at 10 80
o'clock
When I arrived at that hour that
morning, Gray walked into the office.
Mrs. Gray was sitting In tho anteroom
Gray said that he wanted me to issue
warrant for the arrest Of Lulu Gray.
his wife, and a policeman by the name
Of W1kerson. l asked him for the facts.
He said, 1T don't make any difference
about the facts. / want a warrant. I
told him that l never Issue warrants IN
less l know the facts upon which the
warrant Is predicated. He then said,
I am here demanding a warrant and II
you don't issue it l Will go and see Fred
Bonifeld. l told him to go ahead be-
cause it is my duty not to issue a war
rant unless l know the facts.
WIFE SHIELDS
OFFICER
After he left 1 asked Mrs. Gray If
there was anything wrong between her
and Wilkerson. She said there was not
and stated that she had appealed to him
for advice on her domestic troubles and
because the fear she has Of her husband.
Whkerson is patrolman in the district
where her home is located. / again asked
her If there was any chance of going
back with her husband and she said
there was not"
Prior to the filing of the divorce, Mrs.
Gray told Engelke as her attorney, &C.
cordlng to Engelke, that Gray had told
her to get divorce and If she didn't,
lie would. She also claimed that ht had
threatened her
Mr.. Gray worked on the theory that
1t was not necessary to deliver to Mr..
En@elke. who was counsel for his WIFI in
a divorce action against him, any infrr-
nation and contended that it was Il e
duty Of the prosecutor to issue the in
formation on afidavits filed by HIM
Il wish we could give the Juvenile
court prosecutor a large enough salary so
! he would not have to engage in the prI-
vate practice Of law" said Judge Lahr.
Mr.. Engelke's salary is 500 a month.