Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-09

ton of his home by fire. Van Meter said
he did it as joke Judge Anderson
said a man with such a Keen sense OF
humor deserved another ninety day jail
sentence to the two months already
served by him.
Augustus Stephens of Evansville ad-
mitted he had sent letter demanding
$500 to young Evansville man, but In
view of the fact he already had spent
:. six months in Jail he was permitted to
go.
HOLDS THREE
CASES OVER.
Three cases proved too much Of a
problem for the court to decide ''off
hand" and he took them under advise
ment until this afternoon. They were
Russell Moore, 10. of Catlin, who adj
mitted he had purchased q fifty cent
money order payable to Sears Roebuck
& Co. OF Chicago, and had raised 1t to
$3.50 getting a suit Of clothes and sew
eraI dollars in change: Marcus r. Con-
ne1ley of North Vernon, who defrauded
paint companies by turning in fl tttious
orders and collecting commissions; and
Raymond L. Harrison Of Evansville, who
misrepresented watches sold by using
names OF non-existent firms. Connelley
has been IN Jail six months aud Harri-
son two months.
Dan Ingram, negro, Of Elkhart, in
dicted with George E. Seruggs and
Vivian Scruggs for the robbery Of a mail
pouch at Elkhart in January, asked to
change his plea from not guilty to guilty.
Judge Anderson then called Scruggs be-
fore him and heard the case. Mrs.
Scruggs is now in jail In Michigan in
connection With the same offense.
SGruggs insisted his wife was innocent
in theA matter, but said that another
person, a negro, whose name he did not
remember. was the instIgator OF the
theft. Ingram denied this.
The date which jury trials OF all
defendants entering pleas OF not guilty
will begin has not yet been announced.
The calendar will be made up within the
next two weeks It is understood.
Attempts to pawn white mule" off as
bonded whisky by use of fraudulent rev.
enue stamps landed Edgar f. Radcliff.
302S North Illinois street, and Roscoe G..
CrisweIl, 1904 Carrolton avenue, in the
Federal prison at Leavenworth, kas. for
sentences of eighteen months each. Their
downfall came about when a package
Of the "phoney" stamps addressed TO
them broke open in the postofice.
GREASY BOB"
PLEDGES REFORM.
Promises of reformation so complete
as to include abstinence from the favorite
Hoosier vice of politics was promised by
Robert A. Walters, generally known
about Indianapolis as Greasy Bob 100
West Thirtieth street Walters admitted
he had been caught with narcotic forms
which had been stolen from DR.. David
B. Bundy of Middietown, Ohio. He in
sisted. however. he had not used them
for commercial purposes. but only to oh
tain morphine for his own use. He told
the court he had quit using the drug and
intended to stay off"
During the examination II developed
that Walters had been a defendant In
the election fraud cases in Federal Court
several years ago.
"If let you of what will you do. go
back into politics:" Judge Anderson
asked him.
'.No, Stree" Walters answered EN-
phatically, I'm through
Judge Anderson took the case under
advisement until the November term Of
court
IF you stay off you stay ont. IL you
don't stay off you go in. Is that elear?"
Judge Anderson told David B. Weinstein
of Detroit, charged with selling narcotics
Indianapolis for time. Weinstein told
the court he himself was an addict. but
had been cured during three months in
Jail. Judge Anderson said he thought
three months was enough IL the de-
fen, mt let the drug alone.
Russell 7. Gladish of this city who said
he was q practical nurse and proprietor
of a poolroom In West Indianapolis was
permitted to go with a technical SEN
tence OF one day in jail on charge OF
selling morphine to addicts. when Ii was
shown he had supplied only one family.
Three Indianapolis young men, William
Kinister. who served with the First Army
in France during the World War, Edward
Carson and Terrell Brown. charged with
selling dope were permitted TO go free
after long conversation with the court.
The boys said they had been induced TO
sell the drug by John Harrison, said to
be a dope peddler of Cleveland. Ohio.
This story was verified by Federal mar
cote agents Harrison did not appear in
cou-. and his bond signed by Walter r.
Beard and Henry A. Davis was ordered
forfeited.
A sentence of one year and a day at
Leavenworth imposed on DIR. Marshall
+. Reynolds, negro physician. SIS In
diana avenue. showed that physicians
guilty of selling drugs TO addiets may
expect little leniency in Federal Court.
Judge Anderson made 1t clear that he
thinks a physician who violates the
ethics of his profession in selling dope
is worse than the mere dope peddler."
HELD As yIOLATORS
OF BIRD LAW.
International complications worthy of
the attention Of the Genoa conference
arose orr of the shooting of a few NAL
lard ducks, by Fred ". Gernstandt and
Charles Swartz, Starke Comfy farmers.
and their purchase by Jacob Hetrick and
Edward N. Shell of TT. Wayne. The
four were indicted for violation of the
migratory bird law which is in ac-
cordance with the terms Of treaty be-
tween the United States and Canada.
Judge Anderson managed to get a lot
of fun out of the whole affair