Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-14
126 FEDERAL
INDICTMENTS
ARE RETURNED
Violations of Liquor Laws
Top List in Grand
Jury Report.
TRUE BILL ON BERNAUER

One hundred and twenty-six In
dictments, charging violation of six
teen Federal statutes, were returned
to Judge Albert B. Anderson today
by the United States grand jury
which has been in session since Dec.
6. Judge Anderson set Monday,
March Z, as. arraignment day In ad-
dition to the above list nine indict-
ments previously have been returned,
and in a special report made about
month ago more than forty resi-
dents of Muncie were indicted for
violation of the Federal prohibition
laws.
As was expected the largest number Of
indictments returned was for violation
of the liquor laws, forty-three coming
under this heading, postal violations ae-
counted for twenty-One, while the others
were divided as follows: Transportation
of stolen automobiles in interstate traffic,
IS; Harrison narcotic act, -; stealing
from interstate shipments, Q; white slave
act. 6; impersonating United States Of
I
8; forging Government securities, 8;
/ banking act, 2; food and drug laws, ,;
cOunterfeiting, 1; larceny. 1 pension act,
/; war risk insurance act. L.
| CARL BERNAUER
/ Is INDICTED.
/ Among those indicted Cor transporting
stolen automobiles in interstate traffic
/ are Carl Bernauer and Charles J. Jones,
/ both Of indianapolis, who are now under
/ indictment by the Marion County grand
/ jury charged with the murder Of Samuel
1 Eaid, cOnfectioner, on the night Of Oct.
| %. 1920.
/ Bernauer has been granted change Of
venue from this county by Judge James
A. Collins Of the Criminal Court. Ber-
nauer, in his petition for change of
venue. claims he cannot get a fair trial
in this county. The case was transferred
to the Shelby County Circuit Court
Bernauer will be removed from Jail in
this city to Shelbyyille within the next
few days to await trial on the murder
charge
Federal authorities will not push the
cases against Bernauer and Jones until
after the State cases against them have
been disposed Of
Leon f. stephens, charged with alter
ing Government obligation, has been In
Jail here. but Saturday he escaped by
hiding in the cellar of the Jail and break
ing the chain with which the door to the
outside was fastened. He is still at large.
FIRST sTEP IN
STATE DRUG WAR.
The large number of indictments re-
turned for violation of the Harrison mar
cote law is the result of a determined
effort on the part OF the narcotic depart
ment of the internal revenue office to
rid Indiana Of this class of law violators
Doremus Wells said to be one Of the
most notorious dope peddlers" in the
country is on the list. Wells is 4S years
old and has passed more than half Of his
life in prison.
The fact that the name of Alpha A.
Holiday, generally known as Muncie's
POnzi, did not appear on the list of those
indicted gave rise to considerable specu-
lation. Holiday, whose rosy promises OF
enormous profits to investors in the Hola-
day Investment Company of Muncie drew
the attention of the postoffice inspectors
to him, was arrested Jan. 10 on a war
rant charging him with using the mails
in scheme to defraud. After a hearing
before the United States commissioner he
was released on bond.
Following the submission Of the re-
port to Judge Anderson the grand jury
resumed its Investigations of the coal
case. Mr.. Van Nuys said this work
should be completed within a week at
which time a special report will be made
to Judge Anderson. This will bring to
a close one of the longest grand jury
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