The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-28
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thereof. be impounded by the court
bailiff. The booklets OF testimony
were then brought to Judge Johns
office and locked in closet.
These will be turned over TO the
new grand jury drawn Monday that
will take office Jan. 3.
Special Prosecutors Kane, Cause
and Gilliom conferred with the court
Immediately after the report was re-
turned. Kane objected to giving
up copies of the testimony that were
in his possession. The court said
he would order Sheriff Hawkins to
seize the records in Kanes office.
Kane sent them over to the court
shortly after that.
Iiane's Statement
Special Prosecutor Kane ISSUED
this statement:
II believe a different result coNlG
have been reached in some respects
However. I don't wish to be under
stood as casting any reflections on
members of the grand jury.
1T was up to them to consider the
facts and is to be assumed that they
conscientiously discharge their duty
THE investigation should be con
tinued to a point where it can be
reasonably said that thorough and
proper effort has been made to as
certain the real facts. 1t is very
important if crime has been com
mitted that the perpetrators be ap'
pretended
Restore Confidence
at is equally important that pub
lie confidence be restored in TU
matters pertaining to the investiSa
ton, where suspicion or doubt hes
been wrongfully created.
1.-The investigation, itself. was
handicapped by conditions which the
grand jury could not control and il
can well be said that a vast amount
of important character has been
obtained by the grand jury under
circumstances, which to say the
least. were very difficult and
necessarily tedious.
This information will be Of great
CATION which may be instituted. Not
withstanding the fact that no indict-
ments came from this probe, l think
Prosecutor Remy is entitled to great
credit for the manner in which the
investigation was handled and the
result he did obtain. The people
should believe that as far as Remy
and his associates are concerned, it
was an honest effort to ascertain the
real facts without regard to how
any particular person or interest
might be affected by the results"
Wilson Furnas, foreman of the re-
firing jury, had long chat with
Collins before he obtained the order
releasing the jury.
The new jury, drawn Monday, con-
sists of Carl Rost, William B. Bur
ford Jr., Emil Elmer, Charles IT,
Grimm, A. w. Antrim and George
c. Haerle.
Adams Aroused
Adams declared the fact that the
grand jury report indicated there
was insufficient evidence" was
Outrageous. He said he will call
q group of editors together within
the next few days and see if the
matter Of continuing the investi-
cation will be taken up by the
coming Legislature.
"If Marion County wants to wal.
low in filth and slime of political
corruption, don't care" Adams
said. I'm not interested in Indian
apolis, anyway, but L am going to
call a group Of editors together in
a few days and take it up with the
Legislature" g
II am going to stay on the Job un.
til Indiana is cleaned up, politically"
Adams declared.
Tuesday the Vincennes editor, sent
letters to Legislators asking that the
probe be continued.
1--WE (the press probe committed
believe the members of the Legis-
lature should take up the matter
with great vigor," the letter said.
1--WE believe the work should extend
all over the State, where necessary,
so as to obtain support of all local
grand juries.
I'VE have reached point now
where the defense Of the people is
necessary"
The jury's report:
Pursuant to your instructions OF
Oct, IL. 1926, in which you instruct
ed us that serious charges had been
made against public officials through
the public press by one Thomas
Adams, an editor of a newspaper ct
Vincennes, Ind, this grand jury has
examined approximately two hun
dred witnesses in an effort to arrive
at the truth concerning these
charges.
1T is fair to say that these
charges made against State officials
have not been sustained by the
testimony heard. If such testimony
exists no one has thus far produced
it.
Certain documentary testimony
If such documentary evidence eX-
lists, it has not been furnished 10
the grand jury, so far as State of.
ficials are concerned
ut is also fair to say that the
investigation has been handicapped
in many instances by the difficulty
in locating witnesses, the dis.
position on the part of certain wit
nesses to leave the State when their
testimony was desired, and the un.
willingness of certain witnesses TO
tell the whole truth. The movements
and statements Of such witnesses
have been of such a character as TO
invite suspicion, and to seriously
impede the progress Of this in
vestigation.
"Some witnesses whose testimony