The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-03-05
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ceny, and william c. Whaley, 81
Kenmore Rd., former Goldberg en-
ploye, charged with grand larceny.
Whaley Provides Bond
Whaley provided his bond of $4,000
at the office Of Sheriff Omer. Hawkins
at $50 Wednesday evening. He is
held on 81 1000 bonds on each of four
grand larceny indictments. Bond
was signed by John A. Hook, presi-
dent Hook Drug Company.
Crawford and the Goldbergs were
released Wednesday under bond
soon after their arrest by the
sheriff.
Prosecutor Remy said the allega-
tons against the six persons indict-
ed are specific cases in which the
grand Jurors charged irregularity in
the sale Of war materials.
Disclosed in 1922
The sale Of the surplus war ma
terial has been topic Of discussion
since June, 1922, when The Indian
apolis Times called attention to
what was going on.
At that time it was learned that
the State highway commission was
receiving from the Department Of
Agriculture large quantities of sur
plus war materials, ostensibly to aid
the State In building roads.
The highway commission is said to
have obtained hundreds OF thousands
of dollars worth lat original cost
prices) Of surplus materials, much Of
1t of nature which by the widest
stretch of imagination could not be
used in building roads.
Under the arrangement the State
was permitted to dispose of such ma
terials as it could not use.
Sale Not Advertised
1t is charged that instead of adj
vertising for bids on these surplus
materials the Highway commission
deliberately turned 1t over to the
Goldbergs at prices the Goldbergs
were willing to pay.
The ten indictments charging
grand larceny and embezzlement
list a total of $1s,072.5O as the
known value of the materials upon
which the tSate suffered loss. Three
hundred pounds of miscellaneous ma
terials the value OF which was un
known also are listed.
Prosecutor Remy said that this
sum was not to be taken as the
total OF transactions between the
highway officials and the Goldbergs.
but only the value in the particular
instances which the grand jury
chose to bring the indictments upon.
Legislators Desist
Meanwhile the legislative sub-com-
mittee which has been inquiring into
State highway affairs has decided to
go no further, on the ground that
the grand jurp action precluded ne
cessity for additional inquiry.
The indictment of the highway Of
fcials just at a time when the
Kissinger bill which provides for
abolishing the highway commission
Is up for consideration, took the edge
off interest in appointment of ap-
preparation conference committee
and led to all sorts OF rumors Of
political lobbying about the State
house.
Supporters of the highway com
mission contend the indictments are
the result of political rancor pushed
Ivy the Republican State committee.
which is saudi to desire new person
mel on the commission, in an effort
to discredit the commission. Others,
declare such action will
either tend ITO prove or disprove ru-
mors of irregularities.
Remy denied that there was any
arrangement with the legislative
committee on po-
liticians. Remy said he and Daniel
White, assistant, and Claude NJ.
Worley. Investigator. had presented
the evidence to the jurors and left
it to them whether they would re-
turn indictments or not. .
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