Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-13
RECEIVES ATTENTION
OF ROYAL VISITOR.


report TODAY.
RECEIVES ATTENTION
OF ROYAL VISITOR.
No royal visitor to Indianapolis ever
/ received the personal attention from a
chief Of police that Francis received from
Chief Kinney The chief. who at the out
Set Of the scandal secuted that part of
/ rancis' confession relative to boot
ogging operations on the part OF police
men, hardly left the pris oner out OF his
sight.
The chief commanded the expedition
that supeptitiously left the city Monday
afternoon and brsught Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis here from Louisville. He escorted
the prisoner to the county grand jury
rooms Tuesday forenoon and remained
il. the reception room while the pair was
taken separately before the jury. The
chief remained there all afternoon and
was one Of the guards that took the pair
4 to Jail that evening.
When Francis was taken before the
Federal inquisitors he again assiciously
looked after the prisoner Chief Kinney
was waiting there yesterday morning
when the burglar was brought into the
| office OF District Attorney Frederick Van
Nuys and he participated in the confer
ence that elected another signed confes-
sion from Francis which has not been
made public by Mr.. Van Nuys.
The chief again was careful of his
wards when they went before the Federal
grand jury, remaining Just outside Of
the room. or sitting with Mrs. Francis
while her husband was testitying. He
stood directly behind them when they
were arraigned before United States Com
missioner Charles s. Moores on vehicle
! taking chsfges.
/ CONFERENCE HELD
AT POLICE STATION.
As sort of farewell to his "distin-
| gufshed guests" Chief Kinney held
/ final confereg ce with them in his office
and then accompanied them on their jour
ney out of the city.
/ RELEASED IN
/ CUSTODY OF JAILOR.
+ Francis and his wife were placed I'M
der a Joint bond Of $4,000 when ar
ralgned before Mr.. Moores and the hear
/ ing was continued until Dec. 2 They
we're released on their own recognizance
and permitted to be retained by the
Louisville authorities.
The continuances Of the hearing it was
explained, was a technical move SC the
Federal grand jury can properly take up
the investigation. The Federal Govern
ment can claim the prisoner at any time.
no matter what disposition the Kentucky
courts make.
Both the county and Federal grand
| Jurtes are expected to take up phases Of
the reported expose. The county grand
jury had Herbert r. Fletcher, inspector
Of detectives, before it all afternoon.
Fletcher, who was mentioned in Francis
original confession, blocked the first move
To ri 81 bar hw
| Lows Sille authorities of an alleged plot
on the part of J. Herbert Hartman's at
! torneys to arrest and detain Francis
here.
Resolutions urging that Hartman re-
siE1 from the Republican city ticket
were adopted last night by the Repub-
lican organization Of the Second ward.
The meeting also urged that Delbert o
Wilmeth, Hartman's unsuccessful pri-
mary opponent in the race for city Judge
be given the vacant place on the ticket
The resolutions are as follows:
Whereas, Certain facts have come
to light in reference to J. Herbert
Hartman, Republican candidate for
Whereas, There is not time before
the election for thorough Sitting Of
| such facts; and
Whereas, without condemnation of
d. herbert Hartman, out IN the
ever present spirit of the Republican
party in putting forward men as
candidates whose characters are I'M
questioned; be it
Resolved, That 1t Is the duty Of J.
Herbert Hartman to >ender his res
tgnation as candidate for city judge
on the Republican ticket; be 1t fur
| Their
Resolved, That the president of
this club is directed to forward a
copy Of this resolution to the said
| J. Herbert Hartman.
Reports that the Republican State or
ganization is taking a hand in the sit
uation created by the refusal Of Hart
man to resign are current. 1t Is said
thai Frederick e. Schortemeier secretary
o. the State committee, is sndeavoring to
get prominent Republican attorneys to
accept the place, telling them he las in
formation that Hartman will be forced
from the ticket.