Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-09
MARION
COUNTY CASES
ADDED TO LIST
FOrty-three More Applicants
Seek Clemency at Hands
of Pardon Board.

Seven Marion County cases are among
the forty three additional cases which are
contained in a State pardon board an
nouncenent issued today and which will
be heard next week.
Among the Indianapolis cases in the
list are the following:
Fred Henry Frosh, Criminal Court,
Sept %, 1920, vehicle taking, six months
to five years Indiana reformatory.
Earl K. Blakely, Criminal Court, Oct.
4, 1919, two to fourteen years, assault and
battery with intent to rape.
Orlando Horton, March Il, 1920, one to
fourteen years, grand larceny, Indiana re-
formatory.
James Ernest Barker, March o, 1919,
five to fourteen years, burglary, Indiana
refOrmatory. Transferred to State prison.
Frosch was only Is when he was con-
victed Of vehicle taking in the Criminal
Court on Sept IS, 1920, and sentenced
/ from six months to FIVE years at the
Indiana State Reformatory. The court
has made no recommendation as to lem
! iency for Frosch.
JUDGE COLLINS ASKS
BLAKELY'S PAROLE.
| Judge James A Collins admitted that
| he and former prosecutor, Claris Adams,
have signed a paper favoring the parole
/ of Blakely, who was sentenced from two
/ to fourteen years in prison on a charge
Of assault and battery with intent to
commit a criminal act on a young girl
/ He was convicted Oct. 4, 1919.
Judge Collins stated that BIakely was
arrested with William H. Woodward,
who is now serving a sentence from two
/ to twenty-One years on the same charge,
at a local hotel in company with two
/ young girls.
"One Of the girls told a vicious story
! about Woodward and he was given q
heavy sentence" said Judge Collins.
"Blakely, who is a railroader and the
father Of two little children, whose
mother is dead, told a straight story. At
/ the time he was sentenced he asked for
/ leniency because Of his two motherless
children. 1 told him at the time that II
he made a good record In prison I would
recommend a parole at the expiration Of
/ the minimum time. I have done that and
would like to take other action than only
recommendation, as he has the record
| of being one of the best TRUSTEES at the
! prison. 1 made the recommendation
gladly and willingly to the parole board"
HORTON SENTENCED
! FOR AUTO STEALING.
Horton, who was sentenced on March
! u, 1920. to serve from one to fourteen
years for vehicle stealing was a member
/ of a gang Of automobile thieves which
J
| on a suspended sentence Of from one to
/ fourteen years; John Y. Blackwell and
Harry HornStein, both being sentenced
| from one to fourteen years. According
| to Investigator Claude Worley this gang
stole many automobiles.
| Barker, VINO was sentenced on March
0, 1919, from FIVE to fourteen years on a
| burglary charge to the Indiana State Re-
! formatory and later was transferred to
| the State Prison, is identified by Judge
| Collins as the man who knocked De-
tective Rugenstein of Of the running
/ board of an automobile while the de-
/ tectives were trying to make an arrest
! The Judge stated that he has no recon-
mendation in this case.
The list follows:
John Sbauler, Marion County Jail, six
months; fined $500.
Albert Willcut, Vigo County. Jan. 20,
1918, five to fourteen years. robbery, In
! diana Reformatory. Transferred to the
James Pappas. Dec. IS, 1920, petit lar
ceny six months. State Farm; fined $500.
William Pickett, Vanderburgh Coun-
| ty, Jan. %. 1921, vehicle taking, ninety
Paul Wallace, Vigo County, Feb. %.
1918 one to eight years, petit larceny.
| State Prison.
William Lewis, vermilIion Circuit
Court, Jan. IS. 1920 two to fourteen
| years, assault and battery with intent to
kill. Indiana State Prison.
| Charles Thompson, Indianapolis city
! court. Dec. 50, 1920 violation Of prohibit
ton law, thirty days. State Farm; fined
/ 800 and costs.
Fred Henry Frosch, Marion Criminal
Court, Sept. %, 1920. six months to five
| years. Indiana Reformatory.
! Henry Mantz, Hamilton County, Feb.
! 10, 1917, ten to twenty years, burglary.
State Prison.
George Fears. vigo County. June 21,
1920, two to twenty -one years, embezzle-
Kenneth E. Kiss, Vanderburgh County.
| Oct. 10 1920, two to twenty-one year1,
nanslaughter. Indiana Reformatory.
| BLAKELY CASE
Earl K. BlakeIy, Marion Criminal
| Court, Oct. 1, 1910, two TO fourteen years,
assault and battery with intent to rape.
Roy Adams, city court of Anderson,
! Sept %, 1920, petit larceny, one year and
fined $40 and costs, State Farm.
| Arlie Morphew, State Farm.
| Charles W. Seward, Hendricks County,
| April s. 1918, life, murder, State Prison.
| Charles A. Jones. Wayne County, petit
! larceny, six months. State Farm.
| Nick Harakas, Putnam County, Jan 20,
1920, two to five years, escaping from
| State Farm, Indiana Reformatory.
Henry Lawrence Runkle, Tippecanoe
County, Jan. %, 1921. petit larceny, 100
days and fine and costs, State Farm.
| Hubert Wallace, johnson County, tive
TO fourteen years. forgery, Indiana Re-
Marion ]. Braden, Madison County,
December, 1917, murder, life, State
Roy Mock. Nov. ?, 1920. Allen County.
wife desertiOn, six months, $40 fine,
Penal Farm.
Charles Fox. Miami County, Sept. Il.
1920, one to fourteen years, grand lar
ceny, Indiana RefOrmatory.
Forest A. Ragen, Lake County, Dec.
q, 1920 210 days, State Farm, carrying
| concealed weapons.
Raymond Clinton Hackney, Allen Coun-
ty, June %, 1920, one to fourteen years,
burglary, Indiana RefOrmatory.
George Shuman, one to fourteen years,
Indiana Reformatory.
Ray Taylor Harper, operating STILL 1ae
days, State Farm.
Walter R. Beck Wayne County juve-
nile court, Nov. 10, 1920, six months, e9ss
fine, State Farm.
Archibald Armstrong, Henry County,
May Is 1920, two to fourteen years, bur-
glary. Indiana Reformatory.
SENTENCED TO
REFORMATORY.
Orlando Horton. Marion Comfy, March
-, 1920, one to fourteen years, grand
larceny, Indiana Reformatory.
John Visak, Lake County, July 2 1920,
two to twentyone years, rape, Indiana
Reformatory.
Lancelot Calvin Francis, Fountain
County. Nov. %, 1913. one to eight years,
petit larceny, Indiana ReformatOry.
Clint Redmond, Vanderburgh County,
Oct. II, 1908, life, murder, State Prison
Joe Grimsley, Marion juvenile court
Jan. %. 1921, six months, contributing