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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29
Restitution off;
Meyer Ordered
to RefOrnsntOry
Judge Collins Acts When
Scheme for Suspended
Sentence Fails,

A scheme by which 1t was hoped How
ard W Meyer, &c, former bookkeeper.
convicted in Criminal Court Of en-
bezzIing $13SS from the L. c. Thiele Fur
mace Company and sentenced to from
TWO to fourteen years in the reformatory,
could escape serving his sentence by
making restitution of the money col
iapsed today when Judge James A. Col
inns ordered Sheriff George Snider to take
Meyer to the reformatory.
Meyer was found guilty Jan Is last
and sentenced on Jan. 10. Judge Col
Inns ordered the sheriff not to take Meyer
70 the reformatory, but to hold him in
Jail.
The court announced he had received
a letter from Mr.. ThieIe suggesting
leniency be given to Meyer If complete
restitution could be made
Prosecutor William 2. Evans stated
that he would oppose any effort to get
a suspended sentence for Meyer, as he
did not favor making courts a collect
ing agency"
PROTEST AGAINST
SUSPENDED SENTENCES.
The press and public Joined in a pro-
test against suspension Of sentences for
embezzlers The protest grew as Meyer
was held in jail, until today the court
ordered the commitment for Meyer de-
livered to the sheriff
Meyer will be taken to the reforma-
tory at once" the sheriff stated.
1t was explained to the court that no
definite action was taken to make GOOD
the loss to the furnace company
A number Of heavy sentences were
given by Judge Collins during the day
temtPing to assault a 14-year-old girl.
years in the State Prison.
OTHER ASSAILANTS
OF GIRLS SENTENCED.
James Potter negro, charged with
attempting to assault a young girl, was
fined 81 and sentenced to six months
on the State Farm.
Fred Abbott, charged with criminal as
sault on a young girl, was sentenced to
from two to fourteen years on the State
Farm
Z. c. Johnson, 80, charged with grand
larceny, was sentenced to from one to
fourteen years in the State Prison.
Roy Brydon, who has beeu waiting trial
since last May on three indictments.
charging grand larceny, false pretense
and refusing to pay wages, finally got to
trial on a charge of grand larceny. He
is charged with obtaining $50 from
Amelia NJ. Miller, 113O East Washington
street. Part of the evidence was heard
and Judge Collins continued the case
until Monday afternoon.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29

Fleming was the victim of frame-up,
the character Of which harkens back to
the good old days" Booze, police and
politics played their part in the carefully
arranged scheme to eliminate Fleming
from the administration, a move to which
Robert H. Bryson, city comptroller, and
DR.. Sumner a. Furniss, negro member
Of the city council, have been urging the
mayor for some time.
Fleming has not stood well with the
mayor and his followers since the cleo
tion last fall, when he worked night and
day to help re-elect Senator James E..
Watson against the express orders of
the mayor who, with other leaders of the
Jewett Lemcke wing Of the Republican
party in Marion County, knifed their own
senatorial candidate In the back every
chance they got by attempting to trade
votes for Thomas Taggart the Demo
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29

at Matewan last May.
AuNGO COUNTY COURTHOUSE, WILL
HANSON, ". Va, Jan. 29.-Sid Hatfield
does not plan denying killing one or
more of the seven Baldwin Felts detec-
tiyes, for whose murder he and twenty
three other men at Matewau are indicted.
He is willing to take the credit for
all seven Of them" But he does deny
"wilful, deliberate and premeditated
murder" which ia the term continually
employed by his counsel in the examina-
ton Of yeulremen.
On the witness stand Hatfield viii back
up his plea Of not guilty By swearing
that he shot iu self lf-defense; that it was
question Of life against life, case Of
get them or they'll get you
Such will be the defense Of the young
chief of police Of Matewan.
in an interview Hatfield said:
II did no more than any other red
blooded American would have done In
my ptace stood backed against the
door Of Chambers store. ! was sur
rounded by detectives Behind me stood
Isaac Brewer; beside me, Mayor Tester
man.
"Testerman told Albert Felts the war
rant on which the detectives were try
ing 20 take me out ot the county was
fictitious. At this Felts whipped out his
gun and shot FISHERMAN, then swung
his gun half f'oyer his shoulder and shot
Brewer
81 started firing just as quickly as I
could. IL was sl over In a minute
maybe a minute and half at the most"
How many OF the detectives do you
think you killed." Hatfield was asked.
"I don't care If get credit for all of
them saw nobody else On my side
using a gun.
QUESTION OF
SECONDS.
"But / did It in self defense, II was
question of secondS-every fraction Of
every second meant life or death. 1t
was my life or theirs
81 would do It all over again If the
circumstances were the same. l could
do nothing else"
Five Of the slain detectives are said to
have had bullets in almost the same
identical spot between the eyes
You can handle a gun pretty well,
can you, Mr.. HatheldY" asked the inter
viewer.
His whole frame seemed to expand as
the grin spread almost from ear to ear
and he replied:
wen, I can throw up eggs an bust
EN-"
The States story is the diametrically
opposite Of Hatfelds version.
Tom Felts, material witness for the
prosecution, head Of the Baldwin Felts
Detective Agency and whose two broth
ers, Albert and Lee, were killed in the
gun battle, said:
when sid Hatfield says thats my
brother-or any Of my men, for that
matter-hred the first shot he lies
~ H., ho-- hr-
the newspapers and his friends ! did
not and do not propose to aid that sort
Of hero worship. BY S. d. Weyer, In
ternational News Service STAFF Core
spondent. Copyright, 1921, by Interna-
tional News Service)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29
BANK LOOT. FIGURE
JUMPS TO $4,000

sensation. Police learned that the bank
had been robbed, and, knowing that
Carey was supposed to be working in
the bank, hurried.y summoned garage
men with acetyene torches and cut
through the steel doors Of the vault in
the belief that the cashier was entOm bed
therein. No one was found in the vault.
Carey later was captured at a farm
seven miles from town and confessed.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29
Negress Wanted Here
Arrested in Chicago

CHICAGO, Jan. 29-Eliza Hughes,
colored, said to be wanted in Indianap-
oils on a charge of violating the prohi-
bition law, was arrested here today by
prohibition enforcement officers. She
probably will be returned to Indian
apoIis.
She is alleged to have entered into
q conspiracy to transport liquor from
Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois to Indian
apolis.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29
LEGGERS AND THUGS
COST u. S. MILLIONS

if they wish to make correct returns on
their incomes.
Rootleggers, during 1920, are estlmat-
ed to have made profits tOtalling at least
5000. 100000. while more than 5000 900, =
900 year is computed to change hands
annually in the United States as a re
suit of bets placed on card games, horse
races and other operations where chance
decides the ownership Of the lucre.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29
BOY, Ia, SHOT
BY COMPANION

Earl Anderson, II, of 2322 North La
Sale street, IS in a critical condition ut
the city hospital as the result of a shot
wound said to have been inflicted by
Willie Gray, II, of 21S0 Gale street. The
boys were at the Belt railroad and Sher-
man drive shooting at targets or hunt
ing, according to an incomplete report
made by police.
They were told that Anderson was on
a bridge at that point and that the bull
let struck him in the head. He fell from
the bridge, breaking his right leg in the
fall
He has no chance to recover, physicians
said.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29
WALSH SAYS WAGE
CUTS NOT JUSTIFIED

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-Great business
interests, looking solely toward profits
and the amassing of immense fortunes"
are waging national and intensive battle
to beat down wages below q decent
standard of living" and to smash the
labor unions" Frank =. Walsh, former
associate chairman of the National War
Continued on Page Nlne.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29
STATE DEPARTMENT
CALLS FOR REPORT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-The State
Department has requested Major General
Henry T. Allen. commanding American
forces on the Rhine. for a report on the
reported attempt to capture Grover Cleve-
land Bergdoil in Germany and the re-
ported imprisonment Of Americans said
to have made the attempt.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29
Pope Raps Dancing
and WOmen's Dress

ROME, Jan. 29.-Pope Benedict, in an
tncycIical addressed to all bishops to-
day, condemned dancing and immodesty
Of wOmen's dress. He referred to "the
Unsuitable avidity for possessions and
'the unquenchable. thirst for pleasure"
as the worst contemporary evils.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29

OTTAWA, III, Jan. 29.-Francis J.
Carey, cashier of the National City Bank
Of Ottawa. is under indictment today for
the embezzlement of S193.OOO of the
banks funds. Although Carey's short
age at tie time of his disappearance last
November was announced as $50 600, in
vestigatiOn has revealed a shortage al
most four times that amount.
Carey's flight caused q country wide
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29
Jurors Daughter Dies as
Death Verdict Is Reached

CHICAGO, Jan. 20.--As Alderman John
Hrubec, with eleven other men, decided
early today the case Of Herbert COnk
right, charged with murder, the alder
mans daughter died.
The juror was not told of his daugh-
ter's death until a verdict of guilty
had been reached and%the sentence fixed
at eighteen years. The State had de
manded the death penalty.
Shortly before the case was given into
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29
OF TWO
SAID TO CLEAR
40 BURGLARIES
Capture of Man in PawnshOp
Leads to Finding of Small
Store in Home.
BROTHER HELD AS AID

With the arrest Of Vinton Mingle, 40,
626 East North street, and his brother,
William T. Mingle, 81, $50 Broadway, on
charges of burglary and grand larceny,
the police today declare a series of more
than forty burglsries has been solved.
They are held under $4,000 bonds each
and police say the robberies were COM
mitted not only in Indianapolis. but in
neighboring cities. 1t is charged the
brothers have been operating for more
than a year and that Vinton escaped
from the police at Marion after dispOslng
of silyerware stolen in Indianapolis. The
men were arrested yesterday.
For a week the police have been re-
covering jewelry and other articles stolen
from residence. 1t was at 80 O'Clock
in the afternoon that Detectives Sneed
and Hrabue discovered Vinton Mingle
attempting to sell jewelry in an Indiana
avenue pawn shOP. \ set OF skeleton
keys, a small steel punch for use in
forcing locks. an assortment of diamond
rings and a diamond brooch were found
in his pocket. He was carrying a travel
ing bag containing a tuxedo suit. Three
Liberty bonds were in his pocket and
one Of these bore the same number as
that Of a Liberty bond recently stolen,
the police say.
WOMAN DIsCLOsEs
REAL ADDRESS.
When Yinton Mingle was arrested he
gave the address of $50 Broadway, but
when the police called at that address
they met Mrs. william T. Mingle, who
said, Il guess you are looking for my
brother in-law, who lives at 626 East
North street"
The detectives searched the residence
at the Broadway address and then hur
r!ed to the roOming house on East street.
Mrs Catherine Porter, proprietor Of the
rooming house, told the detectives Mingle
had lived there about two weeks and
she showed them his room.
The detectives found enough alleged
loot to start small pawn shop. There
were five flashlights. seven revolvers,
shotgun, silverware, silk hosiery, silk
shirts, hats. handkerchiefs and jewelry
the value Of which win reach thousands
OF dollars. in the room, according to
police reports. In the Broadway resi-
dence, some cheap jewelry and two re-
volyers were found
The police say that more than a year
ago a series Of rObberies was committed
Continued on Page Nine.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29

the jury's hands court was adjourned
while the father visited the bedside of
his dying daughter. As the jurors could
not be separated, the other eleven men
went into the sick room. They stood
near by with bowed, heads as the father
knelt beside the girls bed and pleaded
for her to speak--to recognize him.
Conkright shot and killed Mrs. Eva
Wyatt after she had left her husband
and child to live with him.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29-Burglars
and bootleggers owe the government
$44. 100000 in taxes on incomes, learned"
during 1920 it was estimated here today
as the internal revenue bureau made
ready to receive more than 100000 re-
turns for the calendar year just past.
Those who indulge in a friendly lit
tie game should pay Uncle Sam approx
imately SS0,000O00 from the national
"kitty" of approximately $1,000, 100000.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29
St. Louis 9 Pct Black

WASHINGTON, JAM 29.-The 1920
population of St Louis, Mo-. announced
as 772 S97 consists of 702 764 whites, or
900 per cent; 1903 negroes, or 8 per
cent and $50 all other races. such as Chi
nese japanese and Indians, the Census
Bureau announced today
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29
Finally Gets Job
of Henry Fleming, Negro
Who Put Him in POWeT

the quiet elegance
private the ousng from city
sad responsible more than
assistant superintendent
cleaning collection resignation
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29
McADOO OLE FOE MEXICO

KANSAS CITY, No, Jan. Civilian
Gibbs McAdoo. former Secretary of the
Treasury. today was en- route TO Mexico
City, at the request Of President AlvarO
Obregon. to review Mexican oil lands
and railway holdings for the Mexican
government.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29

K. C. Peete and his wife, Louise, photos
Los ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 29.-The
courtroom where the State of California
Is demanding, through attorneys, the life
Of Mrs. Louise Peete, on a charge OF
having murdered Jacob c. Denton, as
well as providing other attorneys to give
her an adequate defense and protect her
from the gallows, was strangely silent
today after a week Of dramatic activity.
recess was taken yesterday until 10
a. N. Monday.
The indications today are that the case
against Mrs. Peete VIII not be completed
until Wednesday next, when Mrs. Peete
will open her deferse.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29
WEATHER

Forecast for indianapolis and vicinity
for the twenty four hours ending p. m,
Jan. 80; Rain, probably turning to snow
tonight; Sunday fair and colder; cold
wave by nirhf.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29

raphed between sessions of her trial.
1t was the expectation today that De
tective Charles Jones Of the district at
torney's office, who is credited with hav-
ing been the man who unearthed most
of the prosecutions evidence against Mrs.
Peete will be the star witness Monday.
Mrs. Ann Whitman. a Los Angeles so
ciety woman, also is an important wit
ness for the State and will testify
probably Monday.
Mrs. Peete asserted today she is In
excellent health and is not nervous as 4
result Of the exacting sessions.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29
PRICE ON HEAD
CHIEF MOTIVE
FOR BERGDOLL
Draft DOdger Details Features
of Arrest in Sworn
Statement.
GIRL SHOT AT HIS SIDE

EBERBACH Germany, Jan. D-That
n prize of 10000 francs has been set on
his body. dead or alive. was the declara-
tion made here today by Grover Cleve-
land BergdoH Of Philadelphia, million
are draft dodger, who has become
German citizen aud Is now living In
this qulet little town with relatives
Following the interview I'm which he
detailed his Glght from Philadelphia.
Bercdoll gave his version OF the attempt
to kiduap him. Both his interview and
his statement were made on oath, Berg
doll signing an affidavit as to their au
thenticity
Il was invited to attend the wedding
Of Rudolph Herman Of Eberbach,' began
Bergdon About 80 o'clock l drove
the bridal couple, Emil Rupp and Frau
lein Lena Link, to the Eberbach railway
station to meet some incoming wedding
guests The bride and Frauleln Link re
NAMED seated In the motor ear while the
bridegroom and Rupp went to meet the
guests,
FOUR STEP FROM
AUTOMOBILE.
In the meantime a second automobile
drove up 70 the railway station from
which four stepped The train had ar
FlNeNAHu was so DNSF NdttNAuA AGE the
expected friends that 1 did not pay much
attention TO the four persons who
emerged from the second car
Hermann and Rupp approached my
car. calling out that the expected guests
had not arrived. just then I noticed di-
rectly behind me the four men who had
come m I'm the other car. They We're
armed with revolyers. One Of them. l am
eer,au it was Charles Neaf Of Baltimore,
pointed gun at me aud said In Eng
lish Halt. We have you now
Recognizing the danger I started the
car, the motor being already running
at the time. Reaching over my right
hand l knocked Neaf's revolver In the
air
"Rupp was not In the car, and shout
ed To- ain: Get in, We are going
I'VE had scarcely started when the hrst
shot struck Fraulein Link in the arm.
She was sitting beside me on the front
seat
"She cried out My arm" Then sec
ond and third shots were hred. am
certain l would have been struck II I
had not ducked my head, especially as
n spy told my chauffeur he would re-
ceive 75,O0O francs II he could bring me
to occupied territory, the American mill
tary zone OF occupation, either dead or
alive"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29
SID HATFIELD
TAKES CREDIT
FOR KILLING 7
Says He Acted in Self-Defense
and Shows Pride in Gun
PrOWesS.
STATES VIEW OPPOSES
BULLETIN.

WILLIAMSON, w. Va. Jan. 29.-Com-
pletion of a jury was expected by tonight
in the trial of sid Hatfield and twenty
two others for the staying of seven Bald
win-F Felts detectives In a revolver battle
at Matewan last May.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29
THE WEATHER

Rain probably turning into snow tonight
Sunday fair.
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