Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-03

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didn't know and that he had come into
court determined to plead guilty and he
did"
COURT DELAYS
PASSING SENTENCE.
The court continued the matter for sew
eral days before passing sentence
1.-THE police believe Kunkle was a
friend of Francis and that he has
knowledge Of Francis while in this city,"
Deputy Prosecutor Sidney Miller stated.
Prior to Kunkle pleading guilty as
charged, Mr.. Miller asked the court to
increase Kunkle's bond from $1,000 to
5000. but this was not necessary be
cause a plea of guilty automatically
renders a defendant Ineligible to give
bond.
The determined way that Kunkle in
formed Judge Collins that he had made
up his mind to plead guilty in face Of
motions being filed by Hartman and DaI-
ton asking for a jury trial, may lead
to some kind Of investigation.
ain fairness TO Mr.. Dalton 1t must be
noted that Dalton said Saturday he
would not appear for Kunkle." Judge
Collins said
Judge Collins stated any recommended
lions made by the prosecutor in the
Hartman matter would govern largely
any action that might be taken relative
TO grand Jury investigation.
DOESN'T EXPECT TO
GO TO LOUISVILLE.
Although Mr.. Evans will not go to
Louisville to examine the evidence in the
hands of authorities of that city, it is
known the prosecuting attorneys office Is
represented at conferences being held
there.
There is no politics 1 nthe investiga-
tion of this Hartman matter" Mr., Evans
said after declaring deligent investigation
Is underway both in this city and at
Louisville.
Coincident with the decision Of prac-
tically all leaders that Hartman should
resign, came talk of his successor on the
ticket. Maurice Tenant, attorney, now
the Republican city electto ncommissior-
er. and a close friend of Mayor Charles
w Jewett, was mentioned most fire.
quently and favorably by the higher-ups,
including the close advisers of Mr.. shank.
There was some talk Of Harry +. Jockey,
assistant city attorney, who was a can
didate for the nomination, running sec
ond to Hartman. Mr.. Yockey, however,
silenced this with an assertion that he
would not accetp the nomination. A
considerable wing Of ex-seryice men IA
vored Delbert o. Wilmeth, third candi-
date In the primary returns, who was
captain in the 150th Field Artillery in
service overseas Mr.. Tenant also is an
ex-service man, having attained the rank
ofmapor. John F. Ensalke. another de-
feated candidate IN the primary, also was
mentioned.
LEADERS APPEAR TO
FAVOR TENANT.
The leaders appeared to favor Tenant
because he was not one of the candidates
in the primary. It being the feeling that
an entirely rev man should be named.
Power 10 name n candidate in case
Hartman resigns lies entirely in the
hands of City Chairman LemaU1, it was
said. Mr. Lemaux refused TO discuss
who he would name in this event. If
Hartman will not resign. party leaders
said they knew Of no legal action they
could take to force him OF the ticket,
but that the Republicans could repudi-
ate him and work against him from now
until election. This. IL was pointed out.
practically would amount to an indorse-
ment of Thomas e. Garvin, Democratic
nominee for city judge. Garvin is an ex-
soldier with an overseas record. The
Republican leaders favored supplanting
Hartman with an ex-seryice man for this
reason.
LOUISVILLE MADE 1T
PUBLIC SATURDAY.
william j. De Forester, chief OF de
tectives In Louisville. made Francis al
legged confession public late Saturday,
although Capt Herbert Fletcher, In
spector of the Indianapolis detectives,
knew the details Friday.
In Il Francis, who was known to Hart
man as Frank Moore, was said by the
detective to have asserted he turned loot
from various robberies over to Hartman.
The alleged confession, 1t was said. was
obtained a week ago and the Louisville
chief came to Indianapolis to check 1t uD
In his alleged statement Francis was said
to have declared household goods stolen
from the home of DIR. Edward Katter-
henry, COZ West Forty Third street, was
carried directly to the Hartman home, 3o0
North Mount street and that good part
of the furniture In the Hartman home
was stolen property.
Mr.. Hartman called at police head
quarters Saturday afternoon and invited
DR.. Katterhenry and Detective Mikel Sui
Ivan to accompany him TO his home and
look at the articles alleged to have been
stolen from the doctors home. There
DR.. Katterhenry identified a number Of
articles Hartman said he had purchased
them from Francis, whom he knew as
Moore, without any knowledge that they
had been stolen. Francis at that time
was living In a fat In the north part Of
the city, Mr., Hartman said.
THE DOCTOR HAD
TREATED FRANCIS.
Francis had been a patient of DR.. Kat
terhenry and learned that the doctor and
his wife were going to Florida last win
ter. It was while they were absent that
thief and an accomplice drove into the
Katterhenry garage, ''jimmied" window
In the house and spent about two hours
looting the place. DR.. Katterhenry said.
II will never believe Mr.. Hartman had
any knowledge of the fellows rascality.
although l did find articles stolen from
my home in the home OF Mr.. Hartman"
said DR.. Katterhenry. He must have
been taken In just as was. He certainly
would not have displayed my rugs In
his own home and office II he had
suspected Francis.
"a burglar with a nerve like this fellow
would deceive any one"
Chief Deforester Of Louisville took
trunk full of stolen goods said to have
been covered from the Hartman home
back to Louisville with hila, it was said.
PLAN NO ACTION HERE
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