Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-14

on a conviction of vehicle taking.
I One other person who was indicted as
a result Of the revelations Of Francis has
J not been arrested
Hartman and his brother Fred were
arrested at 1 80 o'clock in the law office
! Of Ira Holmes, 21S American Central Life
| Building, by Deputy United States Mar
| shall Burnett They accompanied the
| deputy to the Federal building to ar
range bonds for their release pending the
| hearing Of the charges against them
The deputy first visited Herbert Hart
mans Office in the Hume-Mansur build
| ing, but failing to find Hartman there
started for Mr.. Holmes Office. He met
the candidate on Monument Circle and
! the latter explained he was on his way
/ to the Federal building to inquire II be
was wanted.
| Hartman accompanied the officer to
| Holmes Office and the warrants were
! served on both of them there.
WIFE NAMED IN
TWO INDICTMENTS
| Hartman's wife, Laura, Is named IN
only two indictments. She Is charged
with violation of the liquor laws and of
the National motor vehicle law. She Is
not indicted for conspiracy IN either IN
stance Fred Hartman is named in two
( indictments, conspiracy to violate the
liquor laws and the national motor
vehicle law. Lura Francis is named also
| in both conspiracy indictments, while the
man who is not arrested Is indicted only
on the charge OF conspiracy to violate
the National prohibition law.
! The ofTenses charged are punishable
/ as follows:
violation OF national prohfbit4on
/ law, fine OF $500.
e
law, a fine of not more than 5000
and a sentence Of not more than five
years, or both.
Conspiracy charges, a fine Of not
more than $4,000. a sentence OF not
more than two years, or both
The conspiracy to transport stolen auto
mobiles, the Indictment charges, came
into existence Nov. !, 1920, and lasted
until Sept l, 1921 During that time it Is
charged fifteen stolen automobiles were
/ transported in interstate traffic, all OF
which was known to the six defendants
/ Hartman is said to have taken an active
/ part in this conspiracy, while his wife Is
/ charged with no overt acts other than
riding as a passenger in cars she knew
/ were stolen.
/ TRANSPORTATION Of twenty-five gallons
/ of gin in a hearSe from Hartmau's ga
]
rage is the act that got the seventh man
into trouble.
long line Of overt acts are charged
in the automobile conspiracy case, thir-
teen in number. They are as follows:
L That on April 5, 1921, Francis
drove a fye-passenger Buick car over
the highways Of Indiana
. That on that same day, Francis
placed this car in garage on the
premises Of J. Herbert Hartman
3. That the day following, at this
garage, Francis mutiIated and
changed the motor number OF the
machine which had been stolen from
Brent Arnold Of Louisville, KY, by
Francis April 4.
4 That on April 10 Hartman rode
: over the streets OF Indianapolis In
this Buick
.. That Francis drove a Buick car
from Indianapolis to Dayton, Ohio.
6. That on April q Francis, his
wife. Hartman and wife drove In a
Buick from Dayton to Indianapolis.
Z. That on May II Hartman drove
and operated Buick machine ON the
streets Of Indiana polls.
8. That on May II, Hartman caused
this Buick car to be placed IN the
garage of Madden & Copple for re-
pairs.
8. That the same day Francfs and
Kunkel took the car from the garage
and left 1t along a highway near the
city limits of Indianapolis.
10. That April % Carl Kunke1 drove
Buick car stolen from A. C. Knecht
from Dayton, Ohio, to Indianapolis
IL. That Nov. II, 1920, Francis
stole and drove away a Buick car be-
longing to Frank Logsdon of Indian
apolis.
II That Jan. Is, 1921, Carl Kunkel
drove Buick car from indianapolis
to Dayton.
Is. That Feb. 1. Francis drove from
Indianapolis to Cleveland in a Buick
car stolen from Logsdon.
Two-Syert acts are CHARGED in the IN
dictment for transporting stolen automo-
biles in interstate traffic:
That on April 5, 1921, Carl Kunkel
drove five-passenger Buick car from
Louisville to Indianapolis, and that
the defendants knew this car had
been stolen from Brent Arnold of
Louisville. This car is said to have
borne motor number 7S7, ,466, chassis
number 10000, and Kentucky license
plates number 81 062
That on April 23, KunkeI drove q
Buick car from Dayton, Ohio, to In
dfanapoIis, and that the defendants
knew that the machine had been
stolen from A c -Knecht of Dayton
This car is said to have been num-
bered 1929, and to have carried
Ohio license plates No. 411,545 7
Herbert Hartman. his wife; Francis
and his wife, and+earl KunkeI are
defendants in this case.
The prohibition conspiracy case names
! seven overt acts as follows: a
/ That On Jan. g, 1a21, xsE.ezz
transported IN an autnmohila &xtzs
sGeatsnue6 IN Rgga TwEaYak