The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-09
COUNTY OFFICIALS
DISPUTE CUSTODY OF.
ALLEGED MURDERER

WINCHESTER. Ind, July 9.-Fail-
ing to gain permission from Prose
cutor Clarence E. Benadum. OF Della.
ware county for the re-transfer OF
James Mabrey, colored, from the Ran
Golph county Jail to that of Muncie,
attorneys for the prisoner, who is I'M
der indictment for first degree murder.
filed a petition for a writ of habeas
corpus Friday, before Judge A. l..
Bales Mabrey is accused of being
one of the four highwaymen who fatal
ly wounded Gus Voida, a Roumanian,
on the night of May %, when the for
eigner was enroute TO Muncie 10
farm southeast of the city.
DR.. Xene Y. Smith, former police
commissioner of Muncie, and Ross
Keith, Muncie horse trainer, were
also indicted by the grand jury as sus-
poets in the Voida killing. In the COM
plant Mabrey alleges that he was
placed in the custody Of Sheriff Lundy
Fisher of Winchester. on July 3. and
that this action was unlawful, mas
much as no court order permitting the
transfer was granted by Judge Will
lam A. Thompson of the Delaware
county court The prisoner also al
leges that he is not being held for any
criminal charge committed in Ran
dafph county and that Sheriff Fisher
does not hold warrant for his deten
ton. Mabrey contends that he was
placed in the Winchester Jail upon the
verbal request of Sheriff Thomas Hi
att and Prosecutor Benadum of Della
ware county and that his removal was
not made 10 make certain his safe
keeping. The habeas corpus proceed
ings which name Sheriff Lunday Fish
err as defendant will be heard in few
days. Sheriff Fisher has given out
the statement that Mabrey was re-
moved from Delaware county TO the
jail here for safe keeping. The sher-
if stated that he had right to per-
nit the negro's transfer to this jail,
without a court order, and that he
will keep him as long as necessary,
unless ordered otherwise by the court
Business Block Sold
The William W. Knecht business
block, south side of the square, occu
piel by tho Harry II. Oliver shoe store.
has been sold to William S. Hoke, a
jeweler OF this city. Knecht has lived
in Los Angeles, Cal, for a number
of years.
Hessler Divorce Suit
Suit for divorce has been filed in
the circuit court by Fred Hessler VS.
Sallie Hessler. They were married
at Little Rock, Ark, March Is and
separated June Il. The defendant
was charged with cruel and inhumar
treatment
Board Of Education Meets
At a recent meeting Of the county
board of education. DR., Fred NJ. Rubey
of Union City, addressed the organi
cation relative to the organization o.
a county anti-tuberculosis society. A
this meeting the board also voted e
employ an attendance officer and fix
ed the salary at $500 per day for 81
days in the year, and also to allow
him travelling expenses and to have
desk room in the county superinten
dents office. The county teachers
institute will be held during the weei
of August % to September 2, ant
trustees day will be observed August
80, in the new school building at I'm
ion City.
The damage suit of Robert 7. Smith
VS.. Edward A. Howell is being trieC
in the Randolph circuit court before
Judge A. L. Bales. Automobile be
f, longing to the two men collided nea,
ModoC, last October.