The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-27
FLAYS
MINOR COURTSAS
BEING TOO EASY
Sentencing of Prisoners Who
Pleaded Guilty Con-
tinueS,

officials to do their duty results in
crowded Federal Court calendars,
Judge Albert B. Anderson said in
Federal Court today.
"Why Is 1t this court is jammed full
twice a year" he said. Tits because
local officers will not do their duty.
The remark was made while pro
nouncing sentence on four residents
of Walkerton and La Porte who had
entered pleas of guilty to charges Of
robbing box cars. The men said they
entered pleas Of guilty. in State courts
and their sentences had been sus-
pended. .....
Suspended and you. entered pleas
Of guilty" Judge, Anderson said. II
simply cannot understand it,"
Promised Immunity
Kneisley told the court that rail
road detectives had promised him i'm
munity If he would confess.
Since when did railroad detectives
get the right to go about the country
offering pardons in advance?" An
derson said.
Sentences Of the four were i'm
posed as follows: Benjamin Kneisley,
La Porte, eighteen months in the Fed
eral Prison at Atlanta, Ga; Wilbur
Foster Of La Porte. Carl Bradford
and william Sinclair, both Of Walker
ton. two years each.
A fine of $500 was imposed upon
the Norton Brewing Company Of
Anderson Tor violation OF prohibition
laws. A plea OF guilty was entered
through its president. William j.
Norton. The indictment was re-
turned. after large quantity Of beer
was seized in a raid by Federal agents
several months ago.
Charges of favoitism among pris-
oners ana miserable conditions at the
Marion County jail were made by
Frank w. Baker OF Buffalo, who
pleaded guilty 70 counterfeiting,
Anything you give me beats Eix
months in that JAIL" he said. he
got FIVE years
The postrnastership of Evansville
cost the present postmaster $4,000,
Fred J. Schneiberg OF Evansville told
the court
TT was agreed beforehand that the
postmaster would give that much for
his appointment to pay off debts Of
the Republican central committee"
he said.
Mr.. Elliott I don't believe we had
better develop this line OF investiga-
tion OF our party further" Judge An
Gerson said laughingly to Homer FL
lott, United States district attorney.
Impersonated Officer
sohneiberg was fined 500 and given
prison sentence of eighteen months
for impersonat1ng a Government off,
Ger.
Other sentences:
Roy F.. Davis and Kenneth Erb,
both of Muskegon, Mich. transporting
stolen motor car from Muskeson to
Gary two years each.
Harold Preston, Decatur, Ill, trans
porting a stolen motor car from De
catur to st Wayne, two years.
William Lewis. colored, Terre
Haute. stealing express package, two
years.
Godfrey Graham of Muncie, bring
ing a young woman from Canada to
the United States for the purpose Of
contracting a bigamous marriage;
sixty days in jail.
John Thomas Carson, Little Rock,
Ark, counterfeitingc one year and
one day.
Robert Ragsdale of Oxford. Ala,
counterfeiung; three years.
False Stamps Possessed
Steve Foldesh, Gary. possession
counterfeit liquor stamps, 500 fine,
two years.
The following sentences were i'm
posed for violation of the Harrison
anti-narcodc law:
Myrtle Quillen, Bedford; Frank Har-
ris, indianapolis; Katherine Klein,
Chicago; DR.. Herman Spacex, William
| w. Klein and Willard Butler, all Of
Indianapolis; Charles Wilson, New AL
bany; Herman Shapero, Louisville;
Frank Daily and Jesse Gordon, both
Of Terre Haute, all one day in Jail, and
DR.. Oliver McCreary, Windfall. six
months in. jail; Col. e. Dennis, drug
gist, Windfall, six months In jail and
$500 fine; DIR. y Charles G. Dick, Ell
wood, six months in Jail and $500 fine.