Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-10
WAYOPENEDTO
HEAR FRANCIS
BY HARTMAN
Wants Bond Given for
His Return at
Trial.
UP TO PROSECUTOR
Evans Visited Prisoner
Saturday - Police
Follow Sunday.

The way to bring to this city
Frank Francis, the "talkative burg
lar" arrested in Louisville, and whose
confession involved ]. Herbert Hart
man, Republican nominee for city
Judge, and members of the police de.
partment in a scandal, seemed to
have been cleared up today.
The adjournment of the grand Jury
at noon until tomorrow morning in
dicated that the authorities, who are
very reticent about facts in the case,
do not expect to bring Francis here
today.
Ira NJ. Holmes, counsel for Hart
man, announced that when Francis is
brought here he will go before Judge
James A Collins of Criminla Court
and ask that Francis be placed un-
der bond to insure his appearance in
Marion County in the event Hartman
is indicted by the grand jury.
This contemplated action on the part
Of Hartman's attorney is taken to mean
that all attempts to force the arrest Of
Francis IN Indiana. thus taking him away
from the Jurisdiction Of the Louisville
authorities, where be is facing burglary
and grand larceny charges, have been
dropped.
NOW Up TO
THE AUTHORITIES.
1t means also that responsibility for
bringing the burglar here in order that
he may personally tell the story that has
involved Hartman and police officers is
put sQuarey up to the authorities.
The Ony thing we want is to have
Francis here for the trial if Hartman is
indicted" said Mr. Holmes That is all
we have wanted from the beginning.
Il have told Fletcher that. l don't
care what they do with Francis when
they get through with the Hartman case
The action of Mr. Holmes in filing a
mandamus action last week to compel
tn, police officers to arrest Francis If
ne came here was communicated to the
Louisville authorities by Inspector OF De-
tectives Herbert r. Fletcher. who is
named in the confession, and caused
Francis to be left in Jail in Louisville
for fear he would be taken in custody
here
The process in the mandamus action
is not returnablc until Oct. 20. and It is
not regarded as likely Hartman's counsel
viii go before another court to force the
burglars arrest now.
EVANS VISITED
FRANCIS SATURDAY.
Prosecutor william P. Evans. falling
to obtain police cooperation in the probe
he proposes to conduct regardless Of
politics" went to Louisville Saturday to
look into affairs. Mr. Evans kept the
facts of his visit secret, but Sunday,
after his return Chief of Police jerry
Kinney and Inspector Fletcher went to
Louisville themselves.
Neither Of these officers have expressed
an ardent desire to have that part of
Francis confession duplicating members
OF the police force in bootlegging opera 4
tions, investigated. Chief Kinney, when
the confession was first made public, de
clared he would not permit Francis to
point out the policemen whom he said
carried liquor about on primary night
The two police officers maintained a.
strict silence on their return, but this
morning they went into conference with
Mr.. Evans in the latter's private office.
1t was the first meeting OF the three Of
fcers since Evans appeared at police
headquarters last Friday on the occasion
Of the visit here of William H. De For,
ester. chief of the Louisville detectives.
PROSECUTOR PROMISES
RETURN TO KENTUCKY.
Mr.. Evans, while refusing to have any
thing to say, is understood to have
pledged himself to afford safe con-
duct" back to Kentucky for Francis
1t also is said the prosecutor is pre-
pared, In the event Francis arrest Is
forced, to nolle pros the charges in order
TO see that the prisoner is returned to
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