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

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I. That ti,e police were provided
with photographs of both Francis
and his wife last april and were pre-
sumed to be searching for them at
the same period Francis says he was
visiting police headquarters and par
ticipating in the campaign.
=. That Detective Rugenstein knew
Francis in indianapolis and sought
TO arrest Kim before the primaries,
but was prevented from doing SO.
). That for NrearIy two weeks In
specsor Fletcher had list of the ar
ticies stolen from the katterhenry
home, lad Francis word that they
60 were in the home OF j. Herbert Hart
man and vt failed TO attempt to re-
cover them.
!. Ihat for nearly two weeks
ietriier has been cognizant of the
charge made by Francis that Fred
Hartman framed the getaway" from
the county Jail of the prisoners who
escaped year ago last July aud has
taken no steps. to investigate thia
phase of the confession.
ChicI hnner's S statement, in which be
attempts TO discrcdit that part of Francis
statement involving members of the nolicA
w do not kRow Of anything these men
nave done wrong and We have only news
paper statements IN this so far"
Row about the four policemen who
carried the whisky from the automobile ,"
the chief was asked
We don't know who these men were.
II the thing ever happened, but we are
Investigating tnat.'
Francis says he can identify at least
two of these policemen aud he can he
brought to Indianapolis, was suggested
to the chief
WON'T CALL ROLL, -
OF POLICE OFFICERS.
Yes, but l am not going to call gem
eral roll call to permit him to look 1t all
the policemen in Indianapolis answered
Kinney. 1T is 4 sure thing that if po-
licemen did this they did not do it on
their own districts. 1t win be hard to
find out if it really occurred and who
are the four policemen"
How about Detectives Stone and De-
Rossett:' the chief was asked
w hat wrong did they do?" he an
swered. They had a right TO so to
Hartman's Office if they wanted to. They
may have gene there on business, but they
did no wrong as 1 sec it. 1 must have
something more definite than just news
paper reports on which to work"
The orders Of the board of safety
have been that men on the police force
keep ont Of politics" the chief Avas told.
How about politics in DeRossett and
Stones alleged visit to Hartman's Office"
1 don't know why they were there and
don't know anything about them mixin.
in politics. They have committed no
wrong ia visiting the Office of Mr.. Hart
mar" declared the chief.
statement issued by Felix MeWhirter.
a member Of the board of public safety,
is as follows:
Chief Kinney and his aids in the po-
lice department are in close touch with
the general investigation surrounding the
Francis confession. II it is found that
policemen are involved in any wrongful
manner in the case, he can be depended
upon to follow the proper course.
The board of safety stands squarely
back of Chief Kinney III his investiga-
tion. His experience and reputation are
such that his conclusions may be ex-
peeted TO be fair and accurate and the
board of safety viii await his report, of
course, before taking any action
Since it has become evident that the
police department does not regard Fran
els charges against its own members
as of sufficient weight to make investi-
cations necessary, it is plain that Will
liam 2. Evans, prosecutor, is the only
public official who viii proceed to a sift
of the allegations.
1t is understood Francis and his wife.
in custody of Chief De Forester of tha
louisville detective department will ar
rive here about noon tomorrow Accord
ing to reports at police Headquarters. the
trio will be taken to the prosecutors Of;
flee and then viii go before the grand
jury to testify.
Aside from discovering, if possible,
whether Hartman was actually connected
with Francis as the latter swears he is,
the prosecutor is expected to probe thes
alleged use of "repeatcrs'' in the primary.
the admitted shipment of liquor here for
Use in the primary, and the operations
of an alleged theft ring composed of
Francis. Fred Doggy" johnson and Carl
kunkle.
johnson is now under arrest on charges.
of burglary and grand larceny and will
be given a preliminary hearing in city
court next Monday. 1t is expected that
FRANCIS, who has charged that johnson
assisted him in rObbing DIR. Katter-
hen~y's home and who has also declared
that Johnson stole two automobiles be-
longing to Harry Yockey, Hartmaa's pri-
mary opponent, viii testify at the hear
ing.
Kunkle is in Jail awaiting sentence on
a charge of vehicle taking He admits
Francis and himself transported liquor
into the State. but denies 1t was used in
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