The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-27
GRAND Jury SLOW
.. IN FILING REPORT
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mas arrived half-hour after the other
members.
Schaf Sees Remy

mas arrived half.hou after the other
members.
Schaf Sees Remy
Joseph G. Schaf, one of the mem
bers, conferred with Prosecutor Re-
my before goin gto the jury room.
At 1910 a. m, Prosecutor Remy
and Special Prosecutor Ralph X.
Kane, were called into the jury
room. Later Special Prosecutors
Fred G. Cause and Arthur L. Gill
liom, encouragement Of Indiana,
went into the room and were there
until past the noon hour, when the
jury went out to lunch.
1t was said this morning that the
report was not touched over the holi-
days, and that revision of the docu-
ment would take place in the grand
jury rooms between and 10 a. m.
Instructions given the grand jury
last Wednesday by Judge Collins,
ordered the final report in the matter
today at 10 a. m.
Decision of the jury to make re-
port Friday afternoon came after a
morning of wrangling in the jury
rooms. Reports were current that
the vote for indictments into the
graft probe stood four to two part OF
the time; later, five to one. and then
returned to four to two. 1t takes
five votes to return indictments.
Some mention of the controversy
In the jury rooms Is thought to have
been made in the report Friday. 1t
is said that the refusal of the court
to receive it was based on this.
Before the rejected report was
made, The Times, Friday. printed
the statement of d. c. Stephenson,
made to Remy and Deputy Prose
cutor Sheaffer at the Michigan City
prison, that: "You are not going to
get 'ywhere with your grand jury
Every vote it takes on any indict-
r int will stand four to two"
Charges in Letters
Stephenson is serving a life SEN
tence for murder OF Madge Ober-
hotter, young indianapolis woman.
The Original statements charging
graft and corruption in political cir
cles were made by Stephenson in let
ters struggled from the prison. They
were made public by Thomas IL.
Adams, Vincennes Qnd.) publisher.
When the first report was turned
over to Judge Collins he said: "This
report is not one which could be re
ceived in this court.
1.-THE last two lines of this report
are in violation of your oath. 1 sue-
gest that the grand jurors return to
the jury room and revise the last
few lines"
Prosecutor Remy then asked to
see the report, but was turned down
by the court.
Judge, may see the reportT' he
queried.
Remy Denied Report
ANY attempt to see this would
be in violation of the instructions
and law under which the jury is
operating" the court said.
Judge Collins then called Remy
into conference in his chambers.
Remy was followed by Wilson Fur
mas, jury foreman.
The jurors refused to continue
with the report Friday and adjourned
after calling Remy into the room for
a few minutes.
This was the first time Remy was
called into the grand jury room
since Sheaffer was invited" out
on Thursday by o. r. Calvin, jury
member. Sheaffer attempted to en-
ter while Attorney General Arthur
l.. Gilliom, special prosecutor, was
there, but Calvin told him che was
not needed"
Petit Jurors
Names of petit jurors selected for
Criminal Court were: A. M. Parry,
1147 Consolidated Bldg; Otto DEUCE
1888 Madison Ave; T. r. Baker, 31O4
N. Pennsylvania St.. Fred Appel, 500
Fletcher Savings and Trust Bldg:
Herbert Battema, r.. r. M. Box >:
George Traub, 504 w. Washington
ST.; Harry Hersey, 1850 N. Meridian
ST.; Frank Greenwid, r. r. E.; Alex.
ander Johnson, r. r. B. 1, Box Sc:
Charles Patton, Az Century Bldg:
Charles Hutchinson, $50 N. Delaware
ST., and John 8. Haverstick, r. r. L.
Box /, Indianapolis.
One hundred and fifty-six names
were chosen for the various juries.
Loschc explained that the jury box
was running low on names and
substitutions had to be made from a
list selected from the taxpayers
sheets by the jury commissioners.
These were inserted in the box while
the drawing WAS being done