Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-14


?. That on Jan. %, j. Herbert
Hartman received forty five gallons
of whisky from Francis.
3. That on Jan. 30, Hartman caused
to be transported, thirty gallons Of
whisky from Indianapolis to Louis
vile in an automobile.
4. That on April Is, Francis trans
ported twenty-five gallons of gin
from Louisville to Indianapolis in an
automobile
s. That on April "a, Hartman sold
twenty five gallons of gin to the
other indicted man.
g. That on April a, this man trans
ported twenty five gallons of gin in
n hearse from Hartman's private ga
rage at 1902 Broadway to another ga
rage.
Z. That on April 26, Hartman paid
Francis $780,
The two Hartmans, Francis, Kunkel
and the seventh man are named as de-
PENDANTS in this indictment
The indictment charging violation of
the national prohibition act names Fran
els, J. Herbert Hartman, his wife, Laura,
and Carl Kunkel as defendants Only
one overt act is charged, the transporta-
ton of forty five gallons of whisky. in
pint bottles and unlabeled, from Louis
Vile to Indianapolis on Jan. 20, 1921.
FIVE ALSO NAMED IN
ANOTHER BOOZE COUNT.
Francis, his wife, KunkeI and two other
defendants are named in the indictment
charging violation of the national pro-
hibition law, which is punishable by a
fine of not more than s.. 900 or a sentence
Of not to exceed five years or both. II is
charged that April they In company
with two other persons indicted, drove
from Louisville to Indianapolis in Z
Buick touring car which they knew hat
been stolen the day before from Brent
Arnold Of Louisville. This car is said
to have borne motor number 1877 400,
chassis number 10000, and Kentuck :
license plate number S4.062
On April %, the same persons are said
to have ridden from Dayton. Ohio to
Indianapolis in a car driven by Kunkel
when they knew this car had been stolen
from A. c. Knecht Of Dayton. This car
Is said to have been Buick touring car,
No. 1920, with Ohio license plates, No.
1915
long list of overt acts is charged
against Francis. his wife, Kunkel ana
three other persons in the indictment for
conspiracy to violate the national motor
vehicle law. These offenses are said TO
have begun Nov. 1, 1920 and to have
continued until Sept. /, 1921 In these
violations the defendants are said to have
been connected with the transportation
in interstate traffic of fifteen automobiles.
which they knew had been stolen. Among
these charges are that on April l, 1921.
Francis operated a FIVE passenger Buick
over the highways Of Indiana that on
April he placed the stolen car in the
garage of one of the defendants; that
the day following Francis changed the
motor number Of the car which had
been stolen from Brent Arnold of Louis
vile by Francis April 4 f: that April u
Francis drove a stolen Buick car from
Dayton, Ohio, to Indianapolis, accompa-
MED by his wife and two other de
PENDANTS; that on May II Francis and
Kunkel took the Buick from a garage
and left it on highway near the city
limits Of Indianapolis; that April .,
Kunkel drove n Buick car stolen from
A c. Knecht from Dayton Ohio. to
Indianapolis; that on Nov II, 1920. Fran
els stole and drove away a Buick car
belonging to Frank Logsdon Of this city :
that Feb. l, 1921, Francis drove this sto
len car from Indianapolis TO Cleveland,
Ohio.
Francis and his wife and Kuukel are
named in four indictments. One indict-
ment charges violation Of he National
motor vehicle act. forbidding the trans
portation OF stolen automobiles in inter
state traffic, another charges conspiracy
to violate the act, a third charges viola
ton Of the National prohibition law, and
the fourth conspiracy to violate Ii.
HARTMANS BELIEVE
THEY ART named
Interest early conferred in the identity
OF the four persons whose names we're
not made putllc by Federal officials.
Herbert Hartman, and his brother, Fred.
frankly stated they believed they were
named in the indictment. Both were "a
the office OF Ira Holmes their attorney,
In the American Central Life building.
waiting for Mr.. Holmes.
II suppose Francis involved us with
his les" Herbert Hartman said. But
have nothing 10 fear. know / am in
nocent and | will come out all right
There is just one thing l hope, and that
is that they have not indicted my wife
1t would be a shame to drag that little
girl into thing with which she had alb
solutely nothing to DO
They won't have TO hunt far to find
u.s." Fred Hartman said. I'VE are right
here and all the United States marshal
will have to do is to call us up and we
win go straight to his Office and give
bond"
FIVE ARE NAMED
IN BOOZE COUNT.
Francis. who is under arrest in Louis
vile on charges of burglary, grand lar
ceny and forgery, and with Karl KunkeI,
alias kid" Dugan, alias Edward Ken
dali. alias Brady, alias Barnes, together
with three other persons are charged
with violating the national prohibition
law in transporting forty five gallons Of
whisky from Louisville to indianapolis,
Jan 20, 1921. The whisky Is said in the
indictment to have been in pint bottles
and unlabelled. This offense is pun
ishable by fine of $500.
The same individuals IN another indlct-
ment are charged with conspiracy to vio-
late the prohibition law, an orense pun
ishable by sentence of not more than