The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-16
Explosion Kills Eight of Two Families
Jurors Not on Tax List, Officials Insist
Two Produce Receipts, but
Duplicates Do Not Show
Names.

County officials today reiterated
their declaration of Friday that the
names Of Claude A. Achey, Gal f.
Thirty-Third St, and James i.
Chamberlain, 1886 w. Thirtieth St.
members of the county grand jury,
do not appear on the tax duplicate
as provided by the law. regulating
selection of grand jurors.
Deputy County Treasurer Charles
Clark, who traced the records Fri
day, went back over them today
after an attempt was made by forces
which would like to justify the Sc.
lection of the two disqualified men
on the grand jury to show that the
men were taxpayers. Clark again
was unable to find the two names
upon the tax duplicate for 1926.
Achey is the grand juror who
made an affidavit charging that
James f. Armitage offered him a
$500 bribe and job if he would
vote against indictment of Mayor
John l.. Duvall, and then withdrew
the offer.
Cannot Understand 1t
Achey said he could not under
stand why his name does not appear
upon the taxduplicate since he holds
a receipt for taxes paid upon per-
sonal property paid May 3, 1926.
when he lived at 1O7 w. Eleventh
St, Apt. II.
This would make it appear that
Acheys name should have been on
the tax duplicate as living at the
Eleventh st. address.
In view of this county officials
were further puzzled by the fact that
when Achey was drawn for grand
jury service lie was on the jury list
as living at Gal E. Twenty-Second
st.
Inc law states that prospective
jurors must be taken from the tax
duplicates. 1t further states that
the names must be taken from the
tax duplicates for the current year.
This means, according 10 officials.
that IL Achey and Chamberlain were
properly drawn their names should
appear on the 1926 duplicate.
mot on 1926 Duplicate"
Chamberlain also produced several
receipts showing taxes paid upon
personal property. His name. how
ever, does not appear on the 1926
duplicate, officials said.
Clark said he did find the name
of Mrs. Margaret Chamberlain. wife
of James f. Chamberlain on the
1925 duplicate as having been as.
sessed upon $3.50 in real estate in
Warren Township, but "our record
does not make James f. Chamber.
lain a householder, according to
law"
Meanwhile Prosecutor Remys Of
flee was investigating further the
affidavit of Achey as to bribery.
Deputy Prosecutor William n.
Sheaffer was at Achey's home talk.
ing with Achey for a long time Fri
day evening. He did not make pub.
lie the information he obtained.
1t is expected that the prosecutors
Office will make no further move
upon this matter until after Judge
James a. Collins acts upon a mo-
ton of Prosecutor ReDly to dis
charge the entire grand jury. Col
Inns, While stating that Remy's mo-
ton has not been filed as part Of
the court record, said he would make
some disposition Monday morning.
The Times. in some editions Fri
day, stated that Harry Hendrickson.
an attorney, was one of the jury
commissioners who drew the grand
jury. This was erroneous. The Jury
commissioner is f. A. Hendrickson.
Commissioners Called
Circuit Court Judge Harry o.
Chamberlin called in Jury Commits
sloners Alex r. Holiday and E. A.
Hendrickson Friday following an
nouncements that a search did not
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