Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-07

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From Judge William A. Bond Of
Wayne Circuit Court at Richmond. Mr..
Orbison received an expression that: at
is the duty OF the court to administer
the law as he finds it, honestly and
fearlessly, believing that 1t is necessary
in the enforcement OF the criminal law
that the offender shall understand the
majesty thereof, and at an early period
in his life shall learn to know that
he cannot violate the same without SUI
ferfng the punishment therefore pre-
scribed."
PROSECUTORS RELATE
EXPERIENCES IN PAST.
Most OF the prosecutors who have re-
Piled had more to say about their &C
COmplishments of the past twelve months
than about what may be expected this
year, but Prosecuting Attorney George
D. Heilman of Vanderburgh County at
Evansville offered quite a frank vari-
alton:
THE city police department is not
doing much IN trying to break up the
liquor traffic. but our sheriff, Herbert
Males, is certainly to be commended on
the manner in which he is handling the
situation and going after the law vio-
lators," he wrote.
OrbIson's letter thus: 81 am counting
on you as prosecuting attorney in your
district to be active in season and out In
enforcing the provisions of the prohibit
ton law" He promised the help Of Fed
erai agents but added: However, you
: should exhaust all the resources offere .
Sby =, : municipal police and county
sherif before appealing for Federal as
4 sistsnce."
"You may have no fear Of this matter
in Randolph County, as the sentiment
in this county is so very rigid" wrote
Prosecutor Ernest NJ. Dunn, who resides
in Union City. 1.-THE entire citizenship
stands for a rigid enforcement Of the
prohibition laws"
Favorable replies also were received
from Prosecutors o. Austin Of Bloom
ington, J. c. Murphy of Morocco, Dwight
NJ Kinder Of Gary. James J. Robinson OF
Princeton, James L. BottorY of Jeffer-
sonville, Charles R. Halter of Huntingto
A. T. Conner Of Columbus. Paul A.
Beckett Of Richmond, and Charles s.
Royce of Versailles
Some of the sheriffs are quite enthu-
siastic about nabbing liquor law viola
tors, their replies indicate. To them Mr.
OOrbison wrote:
II am asking you at this time to give
the impression at the outset that you do
not intend to tolerate the bootlegger OF
the Illicit distiller and that you will go
arper all law violators irrespective Of
their standing in the community"
Sheriff o. L. Stewart of Warren COM
ty, with headquarters at Williamsport,
said his only regret has been that
didn't have more Of this kind of violators
IN Warren County the past year. viii
say that my connection with the State
and Federal prohibition laws was pleas
~ure other than q duty
SHERIFF SNYDER MAKES
OUT AND OUT PROMISE.
An cut and out promise to assist in
enforcing the liquor laws is contained
In. the reply Of Sheriff George Snider OF
Marion County. He wrote:
I'm answer to your letter OF Jan. 8,
let me tell you that you may count on
me TO do anything in my power, as sher-
IN Of Marion County, to assist you in
stopping the liquor traffic.
Thank you kindly for your promise
Of cooperation and again let me assure
you that / will do ell I can in regards
to the enforcement OF the State and Fed
eraI prohibition laws"
Sheriff Bert Fowler Of Grant County,
with headquarters at Marion, takes the
whole Job on his shoulders when he
writes: 81 want to try and keep things
IN this county so that you will not have
to be bothered about IT."
Sheriff Frank G. Craft is very willing
but he is up against a hopeless task in
attempting to enforce the liquor laws in
Union County, he says.
I would like to get some informa-
ton" he prefaced his reply. You say
1t is your policy to permit the State
officers to take care OF the law violations
n this district How far can a sheriff
GOT He certainly has not got the power
SC IN and search a mans house with
out a search warrant and my attorney
tells me that 1 have no authority to go
into an automobile and search II with
out a warrant.
II do not see much chance to clean this
up here when at Hamilton, Ohio, only
about twenty miles from here. whisky is
sold openly by the drink and 1 know Of
good citizens from here who have went
from here on business to Hamilton and
were openly solicited to buy whisky by
the case. Richmond, just north of US, is
not any better, so I have been told.
"Now don't think that I am a shirk
for I am ready to do my duty at any
time. But there is not a man or woman
in Union County who is willing to get
behind me and give me a warrant to
search for whisky"
to cooperate were: Henry Dugan of
Clark County. Joe c. Cain of Boone
County, Charles B. Moon of Kosciusko
County and William W. Weinhardt of
Ttppecanoe County.