The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-03-25
Federal Witness Says Mayor
Of BickneII, Ind, Received
81 for Each Gallon Of
Liquor Delivered to Moose
and Eagles Lodges.
DECLARES MOONSHINE
WAS MADE ON FARM

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cations on Trial for Al
legged PIot-Three Others
Plead Guilty.
From twenty-five to fifty gal
Ions Of moonshine whisky were
made weekly on a farm near
Bicknell, Ind, and delivered
under protection Of Mayor Will
liam Callahan to the Eagles
and Moose lodges, Harry Pope
of Linton, Ind, Government
witness in Federal Court, testi-.
fed today.
Callahan and Otis Turley. Bick-
nell police chief, and five others,
trustees and members of the Moose
and Eagles fraternities, are on trial
for conspiracy to manufacture sell
and transport intoxicating liquor and
for maintaining nuisances.
Pope said Callahan received about
81 for each gallon delivered to the
lodges.
He said he, Pat Hagerman and
Frank Price rented the farm from
C1,,, Il l. AIf
the whisky and made most Of the
collections, receiving about $1,000
in 1929 and that he paid Callahan
about $500, which he slipped into
Callahan's pocket in a Bicknell res
taurant.
Others on trial with Callahan and
Turley are Jay Bonham and Oscar
Dodds, trustees of the Eagles Lodge;
George Bailey, Thomas Cullen and
George Stines, members of the house
communities Of the Moose Lodge.
Three Plead Guilty
Pat Hagerman, Frank Pirc and
William Bradley, indicted with the
others. changed their pleas Of not
guilty to guilty. today. Thomas Kin
ney and Pete zopels had pleaded
guilty on arraignment.
The indictment alleges continu-
Gus sale in the bar-rooms of the
two lodges; and that the liquor sold
for $12 a gallon, Mayor Callahan
getting 81 and the bootleggers keep
ing SO. Pope testified that this was
true. Pope said he, Hagerman and
Pirc divided their collections.
Pope said on cross-examination
that he couldn't remember where
he first met Callahan, but that
another time he met him at White
River bathing beach where the
mayor and his wife were having a
good time.
Don't you know that the mayors
wife is an invalid7" he was asked.
"Well, supposed 1t was his wife,"
he replied.
"Why did you quit making
booze?" he was asked.
well, 1t was a dangerous busi-
ness"
Wasn't It dangerous all the
timer"
"Yes. but the prohibition agents
were gettin' thicker along toward
the last" he said.
money in Booze"
Laughter arose when Pope said
something about making money in
booze.
What did you say about the
Moose?" asked Judge Baltzell.
II didn't say Moose; / said
BOOZE" he explained.
"At any rate, there's an ooze in
it," said Alexander q. Cavins, as
sistant district attorney.
Pope said Bonham, one OF the
trustees for the Eagles, received the
liquor at the hall and paid him and
that sometimes he would give him
the money for the Moose's liquor
too.
Sam Lynn, custodian for the
Moose. testified liquor was received
and sold in the Moose Club hall and
that the house committee, Cullen,
Stines and Bailey. and the dictator.
William Bradley, took care of it.
Lynn said he sold liquor at twen-
ty-five cents a drink and turned the
money over. to the committee: that
Chief Turley had raided the place
a long time ago; that he started
selling the liquor In 1928.
Assistant Attorney Alexaider q.
Cavins presented the Governments
case at the opening Of the trial AL
bert Wsrd. United States district
attorney, dismissed three jmymen
and the defense peremptorily chal-
lenged ten. The supply of Jurors
rar out and United States Marshal
Linus P. Meredith was compelled
to call in others. The jury was
sworn in at 10:40 a. m.
Floyd j. Mattics, indianapolis at
torney. represents Callahan. The
spectators court was crowded to ca
pacity today and almost fifty wit.
nesses were present to testify.
Pirc. who pleaded guilty. is at
present serving term in the Sta.e
prison at Michigan City, Ind. for
connection with the Clay City Qnd)
bank robbery about year ago.
Hagerman. who was a partner to the
conspiracy and pleaded guilty. has
a record Of being involved in other