The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-28
League Is at Bottom of
Whole Move, Declares
County Official.
BIZ Times Special


DECATUR, Ind, Nov. 28.-The
Anti-Saloon League is demanding
the indictment of Attorney General
Arthur L. Gilliom for his action iq
bringing whisky to the hospital here
to save the life of his sister, John
G. Kelley, Adams County attorney,
declares.
1.-THE Anti-Saloon League is at
the bottom of this whole thing"
said Kelley today to representa-
tive Of The Times. TT started 1t,
agitated it and talked about 1t.
There would have been nothing to
it of the league had let il alone"
The grand jury today waited for
the testimony of A. ]. Smith, presi-
dent of the hospital board. 1t free
ly is predicted that an indictment
will be returned, possibly late in
the week, against Gilliom, on a
charge Of possession" as it is ad-
mitted that the quantity OF whisky,
pint, which he brought from FIT.
Wayne does not make a dignified
charge Of transportation.
Saves Two Lives
1t now develops that the same
bottle of whisky saved two lives.
Disappearance of the evidence"
from the safe in the hospital no
longer is mystery.
A very small quantity was used
for Miss Gilliom and the remainder
was left in charge of the hospital
When Harry johnson Of Pleasant
Mills later was near death in the
hospital of typhoid consultation
was held at his bedside.
DR.. G. G. Rayl and DR.. j. w.
Zivard we're the physicians. They
decided that only whisky could save
their patient. and part Of the
whisky which the attorney general
spent seven hours in finding for his
sister was used.
Patient Now Recovered
AS a result, say these doctors,
johnson today is well and happy
in his village home. They assert
that without this whisky the proba-
bilities are that he would have died.
"I prescribed the whisky for Miss
Gilliom and later for Harry John
son." said DR.. Rayl. when I went
to the medical school of Indiana
University I was taught by Dean
Henry Jameson, DR.. Trottter and DR..
Richard Shaeffer that whisky is
therapeutic.
Later, when I took post grad
uate work in the University of Ber-
lin, I was taught its use"
eff it Is violation of law to use
it, I expect to violate that law just
as / would violate a speeding ordi-
nance to get to dying patient"
Now Decatur Wonders
Frank admission Of the prosecu-
tor that the Anti-Saloon League
menoership had advocated and
agitated for the purpose of getting
an indictment Of Gilliom interests
the people of Decatur, some Of
whom are wondering why there has
been somewhat lessened interest in
quite open violations Of the liquor
laws where human life YVES not in
question.
Prosecutor Kelley announces that
If an indictment is returned by the
grand jury, he expects to. do the
prosecuting himself and receive no
assistance from league lawyers.
It is probable that the report of
the grand jury will not be made un-
til Friday or Saturday.
Calls GiIIiom ''Too Anxious"
@. L. Walters, Sunday school
teacher, active in the case. admitted
he had been connected with the Ku-
Klux Klan and said: 81 still am a
Klansnan at heart, although the
organization does not exist here any
more"
"Gilliom is altogether too anxious
to be indicted to suit me-" he said.
"The fact is he does not protest
enough"