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Evening star., 1927-11-10

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Evening star., 1927-11-10

Tese Of Roof sl,o.r-
'nsPasseuser and
Freight Eierator
nso~s. Where cars
ss~ parked instead
q In the street
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-06
POL|CEWOMEN'S
LEADER RESIGNS
Chiefs 'BaWIing Out Too
Much for Her.

Mrs. Sara Rodgers today turned
in her badge as policewoman.
She quit the department after re-
ceiving from Police Chief Claude
Johnson what she defined as "an
awful calling down"
Her resignation came when John
son charged her with IAN unfriend-
ly attitude toward him. and told her
that she would be relieved of her
work in the detective buralu, and
be assigned to dance hall inspection
from p. m. to IL p. m.
Johnson accepted her resignation
for submission to board of safety
next Tuesday.
The Johnson-Rodgers round to-
day was seen as an aftermath Of
the policewomen's pay tangle.
Mrs. Rodgers declared that John
son admitted that one Of the fifteen
policewomen, working without pay
since the first of the year, had kept
him advised Of what was done and
said at various policewomen's meet
ings.
1t was Mrs. Rodgers who had filed
test suit to collect pay and who had
led the fight for the fourteen others,
who had remained at work.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-06
NICARAGUA NEAR
END OF FIGHTING
Coolidge'S Envoy Super
viSeS Peace Making.

BIZ United Press
MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, May 6.
"A general amnesty has been de.
clared by President Diaz, substantial
ing authoritative reports that leaders
of the warning liberal and conserva-
tive factions have reached an agree
ment for peace. Managua greeted
reports that the Civil War was over
with great rejoicing.
Reported terms of the peace agree
ment, reached under the guidance of
Henry L. Stimson, President Cool,
idge's personal representative, in
clude:
Troops of Juan B. Sacasa, Liberal
claimant to the presidency, to lay
down their arms. Organization Of a
native constabulary officered oy
Americans. Diaz to remain in office
until end of term in 1928. when elec-
tions will be held under United States
supervision. Liberals to be given
places in Diaz cabinet. Full liberty of
the press to be granted as soon as
conditions permit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-06
Little Left to Die

He struggles weakened by days of anticipation and
nights sepessne there is little OF him left to die Ihey strap
him down hody and head limbs the that shall
hiring the great electricity his blood DEATH
To the last moment speak His
face wrhes with suffering and horror.
The attendants step carefully aside
Suddenly forward cataputed into
the air. all it's muscles utmost and drop or
giaed strengthen Surely those bonds VIII
SNAP and killing uthlessy, will leap upon us
say all.
Then the Of sled body the blue
swollen loosely horrible doctor bends
him that the heart beating family and
the lips The current is turned on
again it
would burst every stretched aut long while the
this time the
killed Then the current dies
away life life and society is revenged
And though they are umbng roughly from the
prisoner has found eternal
Jail is mother waits to claim him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-06

BU United Press
LONG ISLAND CITY, May g.
An all too vivid picture of the death
Of Albert Snyder came before Henry
Judd Gray as he testified today in
the Gray-Snyder murder case.
Dana Wallace. attorney for Mrs.
Ruth Brown Snyder, was examining
him. With infinite pains and with
fierce sarcasm he led Gray from de-
tail to detail of the murder story,
following no continuity and rapidly
changing his point of attack.
Gray seemed to grow nervous. His
voice fell. He told again how Mrs.
Snyder ,allegedly had led him by the
hand into the room where her hus-
band was sleeping.
Gray's long ordeal on the stand,
which started Tuesday, ended after
brief examination by the State and
redirect examination by, his own
counsel, and he left the stand just
before luncheon adjournment.
Counsel for Mrs. Snyder drew from
the witness a denial Ruth loaned
him 5000 to pay off "Snooks," a
Buffalo IN. " girl.
1t was understood from a source
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Three Stages of Punishment

There three the history punishment
continues deterrent will evolve into education
Society killed originally wished
who had it. Very often the personhed
exalted individual
hot with fear elephants
the victims face crush his bones
There instinct of cruelty that fingers from the hunt
ing stage of mankinds infancy
thoughts and acts torture The nquision popular not with
the which protested against its methods but with the crowd
that loved witness suffering
instruments hersy growing
FEurope
Read the history of England how crimes subject
to capital punishment until less than century child
nine hanged for stealing few pannywoh of paint how
death for the theft shilling a sheep
from the mail Stand in the streets of Paris and with the minds
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-06

The open season on evasion, delay, buck
passing, excuses, intrigue has apparently
closed, as far as the political probe which
started away back last year is concerned.
With the discharge of the grand jury and
the direct order to Prosecutor William Remy
and the special assistants he named for him,
the way is open for action if action is needed.
That there is need for action is evidenced
by the fact that Judge Collins has convicted
James Armitage for contempt of his court
by the offer of bribe to protect the mayor
of this city, John L. Duvall, from indictment.
Action was needed months ago when,
after eleven weeks of inquiry Prosecutor
Remy, former Judge Fred c. Cause and
Ralph Kane declared that the grand jury
they had advised should have returned in
dictments.
Witnesses fled from that grand jury.
Suspicious circumstances attended its inves-
LEGATIONS. Apparently it worked against un-
seen forces which were stronger than the
forces of the law-and yet
These three lawyers, two of whom were
paid $1,000 from the contingent funds of
Governor Jackson, said that evidence of
fraud and corruption sufficient to indict had
been obtained.
The law says the prosecutor may not file
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-06
Now for Action

direct informations while grand jury is in
session.
No informations were filed during the
three weeks that intervened between the old
grand jury and the one which has just been
discharged and which, rules Judge Collins,
was approached by offers of bribes.
Now that jury is gone. The hands of the
prosecutor are free. The secrets of that for
mer grand jury and its bound volumes of
evidence are in the hands of Mr.. Remy and
his new assistants, Emsley w. Johnson and
John w. HOFFMAN.
No law hampers them now. The evil
dence is theirs. If the interviews given by
Remy, Cause and Kane last December were
BASED on fact, there should be action and
action at one.
If the mayor of this city has been falsely
and maliciously accused of needing the
friendly intervention of a man with bribe,
he should be exonerated at once and those
who conspired against him placed beyond
the possibility of further assault.
And if the mayor of this city needed that
sort of protection for which Armitage
stands convicted, different sort of action
is needed.
indianapolis has suffered too much from
suspicion, inaction, delay, political intrigue.
1t is time to clean up. And the door is
wide open for the prosecutor and his broom.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-06

John w. Hoffman and Emsley
w. Johnson were named special
prosecutors to assist Remy in draw
ing up and filing the affidavits.
Prosecutors Confer
Remy, Hoffman. Johnson and
Deputy Prosecutor William II,
Sheaffer Immediately went into con-
ference.
Remy refused to comment on
what action he would take, but it
was believed the afidavits would be
filed as soon as the corps of prose
cutors is able to go over the mass
OF testimony heard by the two juries
which have probed political corrup-
tion.
Johnson also indicated immediate
action would be taken.
Collins directed the fling Of af-
fldavits, he said in a statement
read in court, in order to prevent
the statute OF limitations from
stopping prosecution of any of the
criminal acts disclosed by the in
hcSLlSdllOI.
In his statement discharging the
jury Collins pointed out that charges
made by Juror Claude A. Achey
against Armitage ''were of such a
character to cast suspicion upon this
body as now constituted.
Armitage Convicted
The action today followed convic-
ton of Arlnitage Wednesday for
contempt Of court. He was SEN
fenced to three months in Jail and
fined $500 by Judge Collins after
the court declared Armitage did not
present enough evidence in his five
day trial Ito purge himself of the
contempt"
Citation for contempt was recon.
mended by the court April IA, when
Remy filed q motion to dismiss the
grand jury, supported by the
affidavit of Grand Juror Achey
that Armitage had offered him 81 500
and a city hall post if he would vote
against indictment Of Mayor Duvall.
Achey, in his affidavit, and on
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-06

The discharge OF the present
grand jury precIudes the possibiI-
Ity of the return of any indict-
ments, CROWN gOut of the investi-
CATION of any alleged political COR
ruption during this term.
The court is of the opinion that
a new grand jury, if called, would
not have sufficient time within
this term to make any extended
investigation of such charges.
References have been made in
the public press that because of
delay, over which neither the
prosecuting attorney nor the court
have any control, that the statutes
OF limitations might run against
certain persons who have violated
the law.
In order to prevent any such
condition obtaining i'm Marion
County, the court now directs the
prosecuting attorney to file afFi-
davits against any persons alleged
to have violated the laws Of this
State as disclosed by the hearings
heretofore conducted before the
grand jury that has just been dis
charged, or its predecessor.
"In order that the prosecuting
attorney may have the fullest CO.
operation and assistance i'm the
examination of witnesses and the
preparation of affidavits as above
suggested, the court now appoints
John w. Hoffman and EmsIey
w. johnson, members of this bar,
to assist him in this work.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-06

the witness stand during the trial,
declared the politician told him two
other members of the jury would
play ball" in opposition to any
DuvaIl Indictment.
Two other members Of the jury
on the witness stand answered over
States objections that they had not
been approached or talked to by
Armitage.
Collins Agrieved
When Remy filed the motion for
dismissal of the grand jury, Collins
declared it was not the proper pro
cedure and in a lengthy statement
pointed out that the alleged Arm.
itage act was blow at the court and
that Achey should have come direct
ly to the court with his story of ap.
proach rather than go to Remy.
Armitage Thursday executed his
appeal bond for $1,000 and his at
torneys, Eph 1nman and Harvey
Grabill announced immediate prep
aration for appeal to the Supreme
Court.
Salute in Operation
Thursday, the statute Of limita-
tions, which provides that crimes
not prosecuted within two years
can not be brought before a court,
became effective on any alleged ir-
regularities on primary day, May 5,
1925.
This is the second jury 10 probe
the Indiana political corruption,
barred by D. c. Stephenson, former
klan dragon, now serving in the
Indiana State Prison a life sentence
for murder of Madge Oberholtzer,
Indianapolis. The first jury investi-
gated eleven weeks last fall without
returning indictments. because of
conditions in the jury rooms"
Following this came a series of
resign ations by members which, un-
til few weeks ago, prevented the
probe body from accomplishing any
thing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-06
Nevertheless, Here's the Problem

Nevertheless this Ruth Snyder and this man
Henry Gray guilty Certainly which of not? Which OF
his crimes had detected and all his sins
punishment? heard of
crime committing and of which
stuff jai
full of, but failed.
However without sntmentality These
kill with almost cold
killing regretted
their detection they moral nsensbt
equaled parre
illness till the time of his death And whatever
them
other
the accumulation thousand lies capital punishment
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-06

The grand jury, for the reasons
heretofore stated having been dis
charged, and no grand jury now
being in session, it becomes the
duty of the prosecuting attorney
to prepare and file affidavits for all
public Oifenses except treason and
murder. This authority is granted
by Section 215O Burns Revised
Statutes, 1926, which reads as fol-
lows:
All public Offenses except treason
and murder, may be prosecuted in
the Circuit or Criminal Court by
affidavit filed in term time in all
cases except when the grand jury
is in session or a prosecution by
indictment or affidavit for the
same Offense is pending at the
time of the filing of such affidavit.
Early in October of last year,
this court instructed the grand
jury to inquire into charges of
political corruption" as alleged by
one Thomas Adams of Vincennes,
Ind. The grand jury devoted
practically eleven weeks to that i'll
vestigatiOn, but returned no in
dictments into this court. The
filing of the final report by that
grand jury without returning any
indictments led to statements in
the public press that there was
evidence to warrant the prosecution
of persons of this county for
violations of the law.
1t is the duty of the prosecuting
attorney, if be believes that there
is sufficient evidence to warrant
the filing of affidavits, to file the
same.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-06
GEN. SUMMERALL HERE
TIC Attend Luncheon, Dinner i'm In,
dianapolis, Saturday.

MHjor Gen. Charles P. Summerall,
former commander of the Rainbow
Division artillery bridgade, will at
tend luncheon given by the Marion
County Rainbow Division Veterans
Association. Saturday, at 1915 p. m.
at the Columbia Club.
General SummeralI will also at
tend the Eighty-fourth Division Re-
serve Corps) dinner at $50 p. m. at
the Claypool.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-06
DISMISSES GRAND JURY


lent in discharging the grand jury:
journed, providing said grand
juror would favor John L. Du-
vail and not vote to indict John
l.. DuvalI, regardless of what the
evidence might be.
That at the time of the matters
alleged in the sworn statement of
Grand Juror Achey and for some
time prior thereto, the grand jury
under the order and instructions
of this court was engaged in an In
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Author of "The Story Philosophy
Come let us go the trial. but to Sing sing
An execution is sched there today
Seats are provided certain other important per-
.onapes so that comfort and ease this climax
of civilization little ashamed of the motives hat nave
brought us and part silence looking at tne
chair The light is detail is visible
clumsy mechanism of adventur-
m lives Thick arms legs solid seat and everywhere straps
and fastenings to make a inescapably secure
And wires that lead myseusy the chair into room that
There is a little delay cruelty impatient but all IN
all the condemned reasonable prompness MS rem
devious with first praying God to have
niv where society had prisoner hardly walks in ne is
lifted along He is trembling from mead
when they let him speak ne pegs
wildly for mercy But him into the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-06

Judge Collins made this STATE
On the 14th day April, 1927, the
prosecuting attorney of the Nine
teenth judicial District brought to
the attention of the court the
sworn statement of Claude A.
Achey, member of the grand
jury for the January term, 1927,
i'm which statement said grand
juror charged one James f. Ar
mitage with having offered him
the sum OF $500 and job, which
would take effect the first Mon
day after the grand jury ad-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-06
Judge Collins Discharges Jury, Directs
Remy to File Charges Against
Any Law ViolatOrs.
CITES LIMITATIONS STATUTE
Says Action Is So Prosecution Time
Limit Will Not Expire.

Criminal Court Judge James A. Collins today directed
Prosecutor William H. Remy to file adavts against any per-
whom the political corruption Investigations of Marion
County grand uries have disclosed violated the Of the
State
He took this step after dschagng the present grand jury
whose usefulness he said had been destroyed by the trial and
conviction of James Armage of contempt of for
tempting to bribe of the members ndct Mayor John
D,vo11
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-06
JUDGE DIRECTS ACTION

Criminal Court Judge James A. Collins
ordering afdavs filed against
vesigatons disclosed have commit criminal
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-06
GRAY QUAILS BEFORE VIVID MURDER
PICTURE JUST BEFORE QUIZ ENDS
Counsel for Slain Snyder's
Widow Again Forces Story
of Death Night.
BULLETIN

BIZ United Press
LONG ISLAND CITY, n. Y.
May 6.-Evidence in the Snyder
Gray murder case was concluded
this afternoon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-06
WHAT SHALL WE DO 0
WITH MRS. SNYDER
AND JUDD GRAY o
PHILOSOPHER Drant Suggests They Be Isolated, Put 10
Work and Their Earnings Used for Sup
port of Families.
By Will Durant

Aha ,.ra ,r,Ie an written and
noted ph'osopher'
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-06
Home Edition

A powerful new serial Of love
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-06
Forecast

Mostly cloudy tonight and
Saturday; probably showers;
not much change in tempera-
ture.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15
BELOVED W0MAN0F r ! IRELAND IS DEAD
Countess MarkieYiCz Passes k Away in London Hospital

Dublin. July IS R-Countess Narkievicz, for many years one of the most remarkable personalities in Irish life, died early this morning. Her husband and stepson as we'll as Ramon De Valera, the republican leader. were at the bedside when she passed away at Sir Patrick Dunns hospital. where she had been a pa tient for some weeks.
 The countess, whose activities ex- tended throughout the troubled years when the Irish people were fighting for independence, under went two operations for appendicitis, and week ago suffered a relapse, which led to reports in Dublin that she had died.
 For the part she played in the Easter week rebellion of 1916, Countess Markievicz was sentenced to death, but the sentence was com muted to penal servitude and she was released in 1917 to continue less rebellious, but equally strenuous ac-
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15
Was Friend of Poor

Was Friend of Poor
 The chief concern of Countess Markievicz as Sim Fein's woman leader was in the welfare of Ire lands laborers. She vas beloved by the poorest of Dublin's wage earn CTS who felt that in her they had an uncompromising friend.
 Her first entry into public affairs, in the rebellious course of which she several times was jailed and once sentenced to death, was In connec- tion with the labor movement. It was about the time when James Larllin in 1913 brought off a long every form of industry in Dublin. Larkin demanded a minimum wage of one pound a week for unskilled workers.
 Constance Markievicz threw her self wholeheartedly into the agita- in the conditions of the poor, and was in close contact with James Connolly. chief organizer of the citizen army.
 When the world war broke out Count Markievicz, her husband, and their son of 14 or 5 years went off to fight for Russia. The countess re- mained in Dublin and wherever there was trouble she was in 1t.
 Easter Week Rebellion
 She was conspicuous in the re- bellion of Easter week, 1916, when in top boots, brooches. service tunic and feathered hat, she commanded a contingent which captured the College of Surgeons. Her surrender was characteristically dramatic. She cers, then kissed her revolver and handed it over to the British com mander. After court martial. she was sentenced to death. but Sir John Maxwell commuted her sentence to penal servitude for life. In June, 1917, she was internationally re- leased by the British government with the other Sim Fein prisoners.
 A prominent figure in the subse- quent rise O. Sim Fein, CcIntess Markievicz was elected a member of the Dali. She was the first woman ever elected to a seat in the British house of commons, and had she not joined the Sim Fein members who boycotted parliament. she, rather than Lady Astor, would have been oe to hn toI as a member of parliament.
 Born in 1868
 Countess Markievicz was the daughter of an Anglo-Irish father, Sir Henry Gore Booth, fifth baronet of Lissadell, County Sligo, and of an English mother. She was born at Lissadell in 1868.
 Was Typically Irish
 The early youth of Constance Gore Booth, who became the Coun- the usual occupations of a typical family of the territorial landlord class. She was a keen rider to hounds and a noted figure in the social life of County Sligo. Her sis ter, Eva Gore-Booth, who shared her love of nature and of the ten- ants on their fathers estate, be- came a distinguished poet. Constance's speciality was paint ing and she went to Paris to study art. In the schools there she met Count Casimir Dunin Markievicz, q Polish painter, and was married 10 him in 1900. They returned to Duo- lin and became prominent in the city's artistic and literary circles. Both could act as well as paint, and Constance appeared on the boards