The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-27
GRAND JURORS
FOR POLITICAL
PROBE CHOSEN
Six Men Are Scheduled to
Report July a. to Push
Corruption Quiz.
HOLIDAY QUITS POST
Joseph r. Raub Selected as
Jury Commissioner in
His Place.
HOLIDAY QUITS POST

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will continue the political corruption
investigation, were drawn today.
They will report July A, to be
sworn in or give good reasons why
they should be excused from jury
service.
At least one of those chosen, Ed
ward A. Meyer, 1856 Park Ave-, Sec
retary of the American Central Life
Insurance Company, will be unable
to serve. He has been i'll at his
home since March l, when he.
suffered a stroke of paralysis, and
still is in a serious condition, mem
bers of his family said.
Special Prosecutors John w.
Hoffman and Emsley w. Johnson,
named by Criminal Judge James A.
Collins to continue the corruption
Investigation when he discharged
the last jury, recommended today
in their report to the judge that the
new jury continue the probe.
Others Are Chosen
Others picked for Jury dunty:
Edward G.. Hereth, 4508 Broad
way, vice president and treasurer
Bankers Investment Company.
H. j. Wangelip, 5767 E. Michigan
ST., president Wangelin- Sharp
Company, automobile dealers.
Ross S. Hill, Jr., 3633 Coliseum
Ave, vice president and treasurer
Indianapolis Lumber Company.
H. j. Hibben, 231 E. Fifteenth
St, of Hibben, Hollweg g. Co..
wholesale dry goods.
John j. Madden, 1921 N. Me-
ridian ST., president j. j. Madden
Manufacturing Company, furni-
ture manufacturer.
Hutsell Draws Names
County Clerk George o. HutSell
drew the names from the jury box,
where they were placed by Jury
Commissioners E. A. Hendricl-son
and Joseph r. Raub.
Raub. secretary Of the Indian
apolis Life Insurance Company, was
appointed Democratic jury commits
sioner by Circuit Judge Harry o.
Chamberlin today, when Alex r.
Holiday resigned because he was
unable to be in the city for the
drawing.
Deputy Prosecutor William H.
Sheaffer watched the drawing.
Irregularities Charged
Charges were made at the draw
ing of the last grand jury that irreg-
ularities occurred. Some members
names did not appear on tax dupli-
Gates, it was alleged.
There has been no grand jury
since April. The last was discharged
by Judge Collins after James E. Ar
mitage, brother of William H., local
politician, was sentenced to three
months in Jail and fined $500 for
an attempt to bribe Claude Achey,
juror. Armitage is appealing the
case.
Special Prosecutors Hoffman and
Johnson in their report to Collins,
recommended that evidence. of off,
cial misconduct uncovered in the
corruption probe not yet acted on
be turned over to the new jury.
Recommend Further Probe
Reporting their activities, which
included filing of affidavits against
Mayor John L. Duvall, City Con-
troller william G. Buser, Earl Gar
rett, former market master, and
John j. Collins, city purchasing
agent, the special prosecutors said:
1--WE have investigated and heard
evidence concerning other acts of
reported misconduct in public Of
flee and concerning political cor
ruption and such evidence now is
available to the prosecutor of Ma
rion County. We recommend to
this honorable court and to the
prosecutor that such matters be re-
ferred to the incoming grand jury
for its investigation"
The report cited that some of the
matters investigated by previous
grand. juries, without action, were
not probed further by the special
prosecutors because the statute of
limitations upon the alleged acts
had expired.
Collins said he would refer the
report to the grand jury.
Every step taken in the probe
was unanimous on the part of the
prosecuting attorney and his aids"
Hoffman told the Judge.
Collins told the special prosecu-
tors that their action in the probe
was "the only conclusion I ex-
nected"