Evening star., 1923-03-20
SAYS GARY POLICE
FAKEDRUM CHARGE
Victim Declares Offers of Re-
lease at $40 to $1O0 Were
Made to Him.
EXPORTED 5000 IN FINES
Additional Airing When Trial Is
Resumed in Indiana Capt.
tai Today.
EXPORTED $500 IN FINES
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associa ted Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. March 90
The alleged fake" law enforcement pro-
ceedings of Gary, Ind, officials, who
witnesses testified showed no dis
elimination between whisky runners
and innocent motorists insofar as
relieving them of their money was
concerned, were expected to receive
additional airing when hearings are
resumed in the Lake county liquor
conspiracy case in federal court here
today.
motor trip from Grand RAPIDS.
Mich, to Chicago. planned by Charles
W: kalver of Grand Rapids for HIM
self and party of friends went off
Well until he reached Gary, Ind. and
there terminated in disaster accord
ing to the formers testimony yester-
day.
Involved False Arrest.
The witness story. which involved
false arrest at Gary on the charge
or liquor law violation the attempt
OF police officers to secure a bribe
OF SlOO for immediate release and the
subsequent successful efforts of po-
ice ana attorneys to rextort fines
amounting to $500 without the for
ihallty OF a trial later. were corro-
borated on the stand by Miss Alice
Able, another government witness
and member of Kalvers motor
party.
In his testimony kalver implicated
two Gary police officers, BlaZ Lucas.
a Gary attorney; Dwight NJ. Kinder
Lake county prosecutor, and William
II. Olds, Lake county sheriff. the lat
ter three being defendants in the
present case.
Made Offers of Release.
Mr. kalver declared under direct
examination by Homer Elliott, United
states district attorney, that on Sep
tember 8, 1921, while driving from
Grand Rapids to Chicago, in company
with Miss Able and Mr. Beatty, he
was stopped outside of Gary by two
alleged police officers, who arrested
MN on the charge of transporting
liquor. He had no liquor in his car,
Mr.. kalver said. but they insisted on
taking him to the police station in
his car, and on the way made various
offers to release him. first asking
SlOO, but later declaring themselves
willing to take a 8 little as $40.
At the police station, he testified.
the chief of police advised him to get
an attorney, after Mr.. Kalver had as
serted that he carried no liquor. The
chief also told him, the witness testi-
fed. that if he secured Attorney
Lucas the latter could get him out Of
the trouble.
Demanded 5000 Fee.
When Lucas came he demanded $500
to gain the party's release. Miss a BILE
went to Detroit and wired $500. which
he received the next day at the Of
fee of the chief of police. Mr.
Kalver said he started to hand over
the money 10 Lucas. but Prosecuting
Attorney Kinder took it.
After paying the $500, Mr.. kalver
was told. he said. that he would have
TO pay $500 more to secure the re-
lease of his automobile. After almost
week of delay. Mr.. Kalver Sc
cured the additional sum and handed
it to Lucas. The latter gave him a.
court order for the automobile. Lucas
kept the money, the witness said The
whole proceeding had been carried
on without a trial or an official ap-
pearahee in court, according to
kalver.s
Sheriff Used His Car.
In the meantime Sheriff Olds had
been using his car, the witness tes-
titled. and when it was returned 1T
was in a badly damaged condition
He testified that Mr.. OldS sold him
a new tire. which he removed from
another confiscated car in the garage
of the prison. for SO, and then asked
him to take two prisoners out of the
state, He took one of the prisoners to
Benton Harbor, Mich. Kalyer said,
while the other was taken to Detroit
by Mr. Beatty i'll another car. Both
of the prisoners, the witness said, had
several weeks yet to serve for liquor
law violations. when they were re-
leased by the sheriff.