The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-13
u. 5. LAUNCHES
QUIZ IN BOOZE
FRAME CASE
BaItzeII Warns Federal
AGENTS to Stick to Facts
and Abandon Traps.
WIDOW is ACQUITTED
SIeuth Supplied Liquor,
Then Turned on Her,
Says Woman.

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Says Woman.
Albert Ward, United States dis
trict attorney, today began thorough
investigation of charges that Elmer
Bergman, paid "snooper" for Police
Chief Elmer Nighbert of Anderson,
framed" Mrs. Minnie Carmony,
Anderson widow.
After questioning Bergman here
this, morning, Ward took him to An
derscn to give Mrs. Carmony oppor-
tunity to file a warrant charging
Bergman with transporting liquor
Berryman then will be held for
action of the Federal grand jury,
which will investigate the case, lhe
said.
Ward declared he did not believe
the widows charge in Federal
Court Tuesday that Bergman
brought fruit jar of alcohol to her
home and told her he would bring
her customers if she would buy her
liquor from MN.
If Bergman is guilty, he should
get a long penitentiary term, or
if Mrs. Carmony was guilty of per-
Jury she should be prosecuted on
that charge, he declared.
Brought officers
Mrs. Carmony related that the
first customers" he brought were
Federal Agents Joseph Dorr and L.
o. Rarick, who made buys" and
brought about her arrest later.
Bergman, on the witness stand,
admitted he had been paid by Chief
Nightbert to "get" the widow. Chief
Nighbert denied the imputation, de-
claring he had not mentioned Mrs.
Carmony's name to Bergman. ,
During the testimony of Agent
Rarick, Baltzell became quite sar-
castle.
The court warned Rarick to stick
to the facts and not to attempt to
bolster up the case.
Acquittal Approved
Mrs. Carmony was acquitted by
the jury after Baltzell instructed
iurors that If Mrs. Carmony had
been framed she should be &C
quilted.
Tn the eyes Of the court, thus case
is very plain. It should not take
you long to reach a verdict. You
men know what to do" Baltzell re-
marked.
\ When the verdict was announced
a few minutes later, the court con-
graduated the jurors on their action
in acquitting Mrs. Carmony.
Morphine Sentences
Theodore M. Bradfield of 6 w.
Michigan ST.. convicted of narcotic
violation, was sentenced to fifteen
months at Leavenworth Fred Har-
ry Quick of 1922 Broadway, was
sentenced to a year and day, the
same sentence being imposed on
Harry E. Merriam. The case of
Earl Foster, Lexington Apis, was
continued until Monday. The four
men were charged with conspiracy
in bringing morphine here from De-
troit. ALI but Bradfield pleaded
guilty.
The court sentenced Leo Davey
of 555 wilkins ST., and Robert Da-
vey of 551 Wilkins st., to ninety
days in jail and fined them 500
each for liquor law violations. Their
mother, Mrs. Della Dayey, was SEN
fenced to sixty days in Jail.
"Fox" Brown Sentenced
Edward (Fox) Brown, Negro pol
itician, was sentenced to eighteen
months at Leavenworth and on a,
liquor charge fined $500. He plead
ed guilty His wife, Delilah Brown,
Aconvicted of conspiracy, was SEN
Ptenced to serve thirty days in jail.
Other sentences were imposed in
the Brown conspiracy case. Floyd
Schiller, 1881 Howard ST., was sem
fenced to four months in Jail. Joe
Wernke, 1881 Howard ST., was given
ninety days, while Paris Cantwell,
614 N. Liberty St., was sentenced to
ninety days and 5000 fine.
Others who pleaded guilty in the
conspiracy case were: Margaret
Crump, Senate cafe maid, fifteen
days in Jail; Pete johnson, 1774
Roosevelt Ave-, four months and
500; George Simmons, 1435 Roose-
welt Ave-, three months; William
Woods ninety days and 5000 fine;
Ross Majors, 1712 E. Twenty
Seventh ST., ninety days; Clayton
Thompson, 2702 Boulevard Pl., one
day, and Homer Billups, 306 N.
Senate Ave, one day.
Two defendants in the Brown
conspiracy case, Lands johnson, 900
E. Fifteenth ST., and James Barnes,
1912 Lewis ST., were released
other liquor case defendants SEN
fenced:
Paul Mueller, 254o Madison Ave,
six months in Jail, and Sam Pendy-
graft, Indianapolis, no address, sixty
days in Jail. Case of Walter Mueller,
1904 Madison Ave, was taken under
advisement.
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