The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-23

One witness brought in the name
Of Ethan A. Miles Anti.Saloon
League attorney. testifying that
Young had told him he and Miles
could have a liquor case transferred
from Federal Court TO a Knox
County court IL the defendant would
pay $500.
Miles In Denial.
Miles denied participation in any
bribery scheme.
While Miles has been active In
defending Young. first intimation
that Shumaker was taking n hand
in the affair came when Assistant
United States District Attorney Al
exander Cavins at Terre Haute dis.
closed that both Shumaker and Miles
had been 10 see him in indianapolis
to intercede for Young.
He said they songht leniency for
Young.
I'VE have not sought leniency for
Young" said Shumaker.
II did have a talk with Cavins
and asked him II he was certain
that Young was not being framed.
''I told him further that we be-
lieved Young had been the most
faithful prosecutor Knox County
had had in years, and that he prob
ably secured more convictions OF
liquor law violators than all his
predecessors in office.
Enemies After Him"
"I told him further Young claimed
that the only evidence against him
came from persons he had prose
cuted, and that Young asserted that
it was simply conspiracy of law
breakers to get him out Of the way.
At added that I knew nothing
personally about this matter, but
that It would take pretty strong
evidence to convince me Floyd
Young was guilty.
"I added that II Floyd Young Is
guilty he must take his medicine
Just the same as che rest"
Harvey Smith. Knox County depu'
ty sheriff, testified. as a Government
witness. in the Vincennes liquor con-
spiracy trial before Judge Robert
c. Baltzell at Terre Haute, Young
told Smith that for $500 he (Young)
and Miles could get the liquor case
of James Armstrong of Vincennes,
transferred from Federal Court TO
Knox Circuit Court.
Nine on Trial
Young is one of nine defendants
on trial on charges of conspiracy to
violate the Volstead law. The Gov
ernment charges that bootleggers
violated the law and the officials, in
Guiding the prosecutor, Sheriff Roy
Chambers, and Smith conspired to
give them protection in return for
political support and actual cash.
Nine defendants. including Smith.
Tuesday changed their pleas of not
guilty to guilty. The Government
expects to use most Of them as wit
nesses against the officials and the
other defendants still maintaining
their innocence.
The answer of the Government at
torneys TO the Anti.Saloon League
officials has been renewed vfgor in
the prosecution of Young. as evi.
denced by the barrage of testimony
directed against Young. Tuesday.
"If the testimony in the Vincennes
case is designed TO show that have
accepted or divided any bribe money.
II is false" said Miles.
Probe May Follow
United States District Attorney AL
bert Ward indicated that he believed
the disclosures of Tuesday of suf-
| ficient importance TO merit further
investigation. He indicated that
nothing ould be done until after the
present trial is over. because fur
ther information might be brought
out. but that the matter was not
one to be passed over lightly.
Meanwhile, II was stated that
Miles was to be witness for the de-
fense In the conspiracy case. this
being unusual In that the Anti-Sa-
loon League officials usually are on
the side OF the prosecution In liquor
cases.
Close Friends
Miles and Young have been close
friends for some time. The Anti
Saloon League supported Young for
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