Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-11

jury luf6SIlgdJlOu was conducted Dy
1spector of Detectives Herbert Il. /
horities who had Francis in custody
omobile.
The police are reticent about their part
IN the journey, but it is known that Chief
Kinney and Inspector Fletcher left In
dianapoIis yesterday afternoon at 8 :30l
O'Clock in the second emergency automo-
bile, presumably bound for Louisville.
When Francis arrived at the grand /
jury room he was in custody of William
II. De Forester, chief of the Louisyillel
detectives, and James H. Barr, jaifer of
Jefferson County, Kentucky Francis
was handcuffed and the officers carefully |
guarded him.
It was learned that the party had
stolen out Of Louisville early this morn
ing and no encouragement was made of
the fact that Francis was gone. Later
the mystery was deepened when an
automobile usually driven by De For-l
ester was found abandoned in New
Albany.
The car was discovered in front Of a
garage at 6 o'clock this morning and the
engine was out of commission. TIE
Louisville police refused to comment on
the incident and the car was held by the
New Albany police until it can be trans
ferred to Louisville
Although the grand jury officials ex-
peeted Francis this morning, it was ap-.
parent there was no set time for him to-
appear. The grand jury went into ses-
sion at 9 O'Clock and remained there
marking time until Francis and his wife
were ushered into the reception room at
al :OS o'clock.
The Louisville officers, Chief Kinney
and Prosecutor Evans accompanied the
pair into the room and later Kinney and
Evans held a brief consultation in the
hail, outside of the room.
HOLMES WANTS
FRANCIS UNDER BOND.
Within a few minutes after Francis ar
rived, Ira Holmes, counsel for Mr.. Hart
man, appeared before Judge James A.
Collins of the Criminal Court, and made
an oral motion asking that the prisoner
be placed uQder bond TO insure his ap-l
pearance here as a witness in the event.
Hartman is indicted by the grand iuryi
Judge Collins instructed the attorney to
reduce his motion to writing and when
this had been complied with, the judge
set the hearing for o'clock this after.
noon.
sidney Miller, deputy prosecutor, opl
posed the motion in the argument before
Judge Collins, cOntending that the court
dld not have authority as Francis was
not within its jurisdiction. Mr., Holmes
declared that Judge Collins had jurisdicl
tion because Francis Is before the grand
jury.
Judge Collins, however, refused to rule
until he had heard the arguments Of Prosl
ecutor Evans and the decision was posE-
poned until the prosecutor could free him.
self from the grand jury rooms.
The action of Chief Kinney and InspecI
tor Fletcher in going to meet the Louis
vile authorities and in bringing them
to the city by automobile adds another
mysterious element to the many already
encountered in getting the investigation
under way.
Chief Kinney, it was recalled, at the
outset of the scandal, exonerated the
police department from all blame and as
serted he would not permit Francis an
opportunity TO attempt to select the Of
fcers whom the latter said were engaged
in bootlegging operations during the
primary election.
Inspector Fletcher, who was mentioned
in the confession also, blocked the first
attempt to bring Francis here He seized
upon the filing OF a mandamus actor by
Hartmans attorney, which would have
forced the police to arrest Francis, md
warned the Louisville officers that if
Francis came here they were likely to
lose him. This caused the Kentucky no.
lice to retain Francis and 1t was not
until Prosecutor Evans made a trip to
Louisville last Saturday and pledged bis
personal word that the prisoner would
be returned that arran gements were made
for the trip here.
The activity Of Chief Kinney and IN.
spectOr Fletcher in the case has been the
cause of much comment Following Mr.
Evans visit to Louisville. Kinney and
Fletcher went there Sunday afternoon.
Then they again injected themselves into
the affair by their operations of last
night and today.
Another cause Of comment was the in
stallation of a dictaphone ut police
headquarters yesterday leading from
Fletcher's office TO that of Kinney. The
police said. however. the set was put
for experimental purposes.
The board of public safety and Mayor
Charles. W. Jewett conferred this morn
ing and afterward announced that there
was no statement to make. Board Of
ficlalS issued statement when the con-
fession was first made jublic that they
would follow Chief Kinney's recom-
mendat!ons in regard to a probe of the
police department. Following that the
board members have never broken their
silence in regard to the revelations con-
tanned in the statement
A large crowd gathered at the court
house and waited for hours for a look at
Francis. During the afternoon the crowd
on the second hOor became so dense that
Judge Collins ordered the corridors
cleared of all persons who did not have
business with the courts The crowd had
been kept off the third floor, where the
Grand iurr il in Oasofou al lo.-