The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-20
LUCAS ALSO
ARRESTEDbY
DRY AGENTS
Gary 0fficia|dOm Stirred by
News of important
Arrests

Judge william NJ. Dunn, of the
Gary city court and his law part
ner. Attorney Blaz Lucas. are un-
der $4,000 bonds today to appear
before the federal grand jury on
charges of conspiracy.
Their arrests late yesterday aft
ernoon came as a severe jolt to Of
ficials OF Gary who had been say
ing all along that the promises OF
arrests of "higher-ups." which fed
eral men have made. were all
bunk.
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY.
Dunn and Lucas are charged
with conspiring with Gaspare
Monte and George Pavish and nu-
merous others" to manufacture,
possess, sell and transport intoxi-
eating liquor for beverage pur-
poses and affording immunity and
protection TO Monte. Pavich and
others whenever they might hap
pen to be arrested for violating
the liquor law.
The violations are said to have
occurred during a period extending
from Jan. 1. 1921. to Sept. IS, the
day the warrants We're issued.
The particular overt acts cited in
the complaint are two payments of
money received by Attorney Lu-
cas- from Gaspare Monte. On Jan.
1, 1921, 1t is charged Monte paid
Lucas $500. On Feb. 1 of the same
year. another payment of $500 was
made.
NOT SHOWING THEIR CARDS.
Federal men, of course, are not
letting out all OF their information
on which the complaint was based
That will be reserved for the grand
jury to say. 1t is understood. how
ever, that Monte and Pavich were
two expert moonshiners with plen-
ty of clients. The agreement was
finally worked out between the
distillers and Lucas whereby the
men were to manufacture the stuff
and market IL and were to pay to
Lucas and Dunn a fat percentage.
This was to be accepted under the
guise of attorney fees and split
between Lucas and Dunn as law
partners. The boys were to be ar
rested occasionally to disarm SUI
spicion but they were to be let off
with fines and suspended Jail SEN
fences. Lucas was to represent
them in court whenever arrested
and Dunn would see to the rest,
provided that the payments were
made as stipulated.
TURN STATES EVIDENCE.
Monte and Pavich were arrested
by federal men and told the whole
story. 1t is intimated that they
also furnished the government
with information regarding other
liquor law violators who had sim
liar arrangements with the city
court.
Lucas and Dunn when arrested
last evening got in touch with
bondsmen and brought them with
them to Hammond. The $4,000
bonds were quickly arranged be-
fore Commissioner Surprise and
they were released. Both demanded
preliminary hearings and Will ap-
pear with a number of others be-
fore Commissioner Surprise Mon
day.
Judge Dunn is one of the pioneer
attorneys of Gary. He is a gradu-
ate OF the Yale College of Law.
He came to Gary in 1907 when
the city was only a shack town.
BY getting in early he soon work
ed up a good practice and in 1918
was elected city Judge. He Is now
serving his third term.
LUCAS AMAsSES FORTUNE.
Lucas came to Gary from Calu-
met. Mich. in 1911. after gradua-
ting from the law department of
Valparaiso university He struck
up a partnership with Attorney
Dunn and they have been associa-
ted since then. The fact that Iu-
cas- repres ented many defendants
in criminal actions before Judge
Dunn, his law partner, has been
the cause OF much adverse com
ment, but the practice has contin-
ued for years. Lucas is said to
have ammasscd a considerable for
tune since coming to Gary.