The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-25

er in night or day, without oelhg Cd
served by someone.
The last check was under the SUI
pervision of Ward last July, when
Thomas D. Slattery, Cincinnati at
torney, appeared in the local court
and asked that the liquor be retained
until the case against Remus and
associates was disposed of.
Signaigo would not comment on
the charge.
II, as a Federal examiner, check
most Of the records and property in
many Federal districts" he said. Il
would have reached the liqour in
the regular routine Of my work.
To BE Destroyed
The United States Circuit Court
of Appeals at Chicago upheld a
motion Of United States Attorney
Ward Wednesday to have the liquor
destroyed Immediately.
Judge Robert c.. Baltzell issued an
order for the destruction of the booze
last July, but Slattery appealed to
the Circuit Court. The six months
on appeal time expired Wednesday,
without Slattery preparing final
appeal papers.
Il do not care to comment on the
situation" Ward told The Times,
shortly after his return to Indian
apolis. Il have nothing to do with
the liquor. The order which Judge
Baltzell issued last summer has been
confirmed by the Appeal Court and
it is now entirely up to the United
States marshal to destroy the liquor
whenever he sees 1T
A mandate must be received here
from the Court Of Appeals before the
liquor can be destroyed, Ward said.
II assume the marshal can account
for every bottle here and every bot
tie that was supposed to be brought
here" he said
lie said it might be two days or a
month before the mandate would ar
rive. He said his check of the liquor
in July showed 1850 cases.
Deputy Federal Prohibition Ad-
minist->tor Harris said he had heard
reports OF thefts in the liquor stock.
but had no information as to what
amounts We're stolen, if any.
Howl of Pain"
THAT is not under this depart
ment's jurisdiction, but that OF the
United States marshal, he said.
Other Federal officials said La
Guardia's charge probably was a
"howl Of pain from the wet inter
ests."
They remarked on the coincidence
of such a speech in the House on
the day that Ward was in Chicago
before the Circuit Court Of Appeals
arguing a motion to have the liquor
destroyed Immediately.
Ward. when asked If he thought
the speech made at Washington had
any significance in view of the fact
that it was made at practically the
same hour he was before the Circuit
Court, said he had thought nothing
of it.
1t was thought that If the appeal
court order is submitted to Judge
Baltzen he may order the destruction
of the liquor delayed until an inves-
tigation is made.
The booze is stored in two rooms,
one in the basement and the other
at the east end Of the second floor
of the building adjoining the grand
jury rooms.
The glass transom above windows
opening on the basement corridor
from the basement room were shat
tered by intruders on one OF the two
theft attempts. This transotn is now
covered with heavy wood and all
windows and the one door is barred
with criss-croSs wooden strips. One
window opening into the room from
Meridian ST is heavily barred.
The room is triangular in shape
and the cases, said to contain twelve
quarts each, are piled irregularly.
The upstairs room is entered
through the grand jury rooms and
is kept locked.
Brought in 1928
The booze was brought to the Fed
eral Bldg. during the fail of 1928,
shortly after Remus was sent to
Atlanta Penitentiary as a result OF
his conviction on liquor cons piracy
charges, after Morgan raided liquor
cache in Death Valley, near Cincln-
natl, Ohio.
Before being brought to Indian
apolis it was confiscated by the
Dearborn County sheriff from the