The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-28
So the People
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in Marion County desirable before the grand jury report makes
it imperative.
In one sentence it indcts not the State officials whom
Stephenson prison cell hurled his challenge which
termed blackma, but the very foundation OF all safety
Read these words and then think what they
Any other report than the foregoing will be impossible
for the grand jury return under conditions they
exist in the grand jury.
Judge Collins unfortunately did not inquire the meaning
of that last sentence
did impound very safely and very quickly the
of testimony that jury presumably for the purpose
handing it to the next jury.
What were the conditions which existed in that grand
jury which made no other report possibef
Surely here is report unusual in its wordng damn
ing in its Implications that it cannot be overlooked passed
by without inquiry
to assume that did not refer to testimony or
to witnesses.
That fair assumption because the report itself goes into
length to explain just what evidence lacking
how witnesses had to perjuries.
A That report exonerates specifically State officials and
leaves another inference be drawn, if inerences may be
drawn concerning officials other than those who hold their
authority from the State.
That concluding paragraph something and what it
must be disclosed by legislature empowered deve
In the into affairs that matters of gen.
<xral assumption.
That report refers specifically to the fact that the docu
which Stephenson produced
Mp No expected after the peculiar manner in which
visited the prison every on the
part OF the prose or to obtain hem that he would produce
them.
No expected that he still has the documents
which reputable citizens told The Times they had seen and
photographed he would produce The grand iurv
nary the market for freedom No has yet suspected that
Stephenson is in the market for revenge
30 what does that report mean, when saws that This
report the only that would be returned under cond
lions as they now exist in the grand iury?'
what were those conditions which, most evidently Soma
member OF the grand jury demanded be made matter Of
reference if not of record?
Were there conditions in that jury which Justified the
predcon that Stephenson made in his cell more than two
weeks that there would be four votes for indictments ~
two against any indictments?
Were those conditions well known that Stepbenson -;
CELL knew In advance what would the vote on evidence
yRresumed to be secretf
Ii so, who were the and what were the votes on mot
ters which had been investigated
Were there those who demanded Indictments ond h -
tused to sign clean bill of health for all those who had b
investigated? A0 H"O ''0n
were there others who would have refused 70 vo+a o
indictments, no matter how convincing or how
the proofg ~ mountainous
III tne hight OF that language and that report does +b
oare to refuse to inquire it's meannp tx find
% NS own information in legislation and for ;tS
"n acnon IL those conditions be against tbe nublo r
W nat report really means and why was necessary
'or grand jury to return Scotch verdictY
Inc grand jury has indicted not in the presenta 90
lormal charges, but by it's report u
, 1ne Legislature must find lust who # ind;o+s W.
m nuctment OF It's own membership? Was if an ;rd;o+1
system against which it could battleq Was If an ~
- VI Marion County and its governments
1t is time to find out