The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-04
W0RLEY WILL
START court
WORK AUG. IS
Former Detective Chief to
Be Investigator for COL
Inns Tribunal.
ALSO WILL HELP REMY
Salary of $1,000 Annually to
Be Paid Out of Fund
, Now Available.
ALSO WILL HELP REMY

, Now Available.
Claude NJ Wor1ey, ousted as de-
tective chief by the board of safety,
Tuesday, will begin work as Grim
inal Court investigator, Aug. Is,
and as soon as possible will aid
Prosecutor William H Remy and his
deputies in the Indiana political
corruption investigation, Criminal
Court Judge James A. Collins an
nounced today.
Worley will receive salary at the
rate of $500 a year, the same that
he received as detective chief, Col
Inns said, after a conference with
Worley.
Previous to the conference, Worley
had said he would begin work at
once on a matter which requires
my immediate attention" He did
not disclose the nature of the
matter"
Court Fund Available
"The court has fund available
out of which he will be paid for
services he may render between now
and the time the county board
meets in September" the judge said,
in a statement.
Judge Collins has requested an
appropriation for the remainder of
this year, based on salary of $3,-
900 a year, the same as Worley
drew under his appointment by the
board Of safety.
"As soon as a conference can be
arranged he will meet with Mr..
Renay and his assistants and assist
in the investigation OF the charges
. of political corruption"
Starts Work Aug. Is
Collins said that Worley would
begin work Aug. Is, to arrange for
the return here for trial in Septem-
ber of Lawrence L. Ghere and Ar
ihur C.. McClelland, alleged con-
fessed slayers of Wilkinson Haag,
Haag Drug Company official, May
l8, 1926.
The two are held in Chicago as
witnesses against other members of
an alleged Nationwide ring of jew
elry thieves.
Collins offered Worley the Grim
inal Court position Wednesday after
Worley resigned the lieutenancy to
which the board of safety denoted
him. Worley, as investigator be-
fore he went on the police force at
the beginning of Mayor Duvall's adj
nlinistration, received a salary Of
$4,000 a year.
Edgar Hart, proprietor Of the j.
G. Hart Shoe Company, 126 N.
Pennsylvania ST., is new member
of the board of safety today as
result, it is believed, of Worley's de-
motion.
Replaces John George
Duvall named Hart to the board
after John A. George resigned, fol-
lowing a short session with the
mayor late Wednesday.
No further designations are ex-
pected in the next few days and
none has been demanded, Mayor
Duval said.
He did not ask Georges resigna-
ton and George said he was re-
signing, because his business took
so much of his time, Duvall said.
h George left for his Brown County
country home soon after resigning.
o. D. Haskell, board president,
said the first he knew of the move
was through a telephone call from
George informing him of the resig-
nation. The appointment of Hart to
the vacancy is entirely salts
factory to him, he said.
Hands Are United
George was appointed to the
safety board at the beginning of
DuvallS administration. He was an
active worker with forces of George
V. Coffin, Marion County Repub-
lican chairman. Removal of George
and Worley, also strong Coffin
worker, was seen as further reduc-
ton of the forces city hall or
ganization.
"I have never been in politics." !"
Hart stated. 'My hands are alb
solutely united. No strings are on
me and there won't be any. I am
going to represent the people of
Indianapolis.
81 don't blame business man of
the type of John George for re-
signing" said Boynton j. Moore,
majority faction council leader.