The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-05


Inns set arraignment of those
indicted Friday for Dec. 5.
Those indicted, at liberty I'M
der 1000 bonds each,
Councilmen Boynton J. Moore,
1925 Spruce ST., real estate dealer
at tel Union Title Bldg; Walter r.
Dorsett, 1915 Healing Ave-. barber;
Otis E. Bartholomew, 1916 8.
Senate Ave-, electrician, all Repub-
licians; Willard w. Ferguson, $50
N. Holmes Ave-. grocer, Democrat,
and Martin Frankfort, real estate
dealer, 7O1 Union Title Bldg.
The four councilmen are named
In one affidavit; Moore in two,
Bartholomew in two and Frankfort
in one.
In general, the indictments charge
the councilman and Frankfort with
accepting or giving brides in con-
ncetion with re-zoning ordinances,
fire apparatus contracts and the
blocking of impeachment proceed
ings against John L. Duvall when
he was mayor.
Each Provides Bond
Capiases for the arrests were
issued Immediately after the indict-
ments were returned. Sheriff Omer
Hawkins and deputies waited In the
courtroom and received the papers
with nineteen other cap1ases upon
routine indictments.
The four councilmen had gathered
at county Jail and were waiting ar
rest there when the sheriff arrived.
He took them to the sheriff's Office,
where each provided $1,000 bond,
signed by John F. Walker, street
cleaning superintendent during the
Shank administration.
Quiz Score of officials
Until council ousted Duvan last
week real estate men, contractors
and other business men doing bust
ness with the city were virtually the
only witnesses heard.
But after councils action In GUST
ing Duvall, the ex-mayor came be-
fore the jury Tuesday and score
Of present and former city officials
have followed.
The first part Of the investigation
was centered on council real estate
and coming activities ard the pur-
chase Of fire apparatus in which
councilmen are alleged to have col
Iected "favors" from those desiring
city business or wishing certain
section be zoned for business.
But this week the jury, it Is un-
derstood, has considered what in
duced council to balk after twice
starting to irnpeach Duvall.
Council members came to him
after the first impeachment resolu-
ton was introduced, and as a result
Police Chief Claude M. Worley, De-
tective Chief Claude F. Johnson and
City Purchasing Agent John J. Col
Inns raised pot from 'boys who
were friendly to me-" from which
several hundred dollars apiece were
distributed to various councilmen,
Duvall is understood to have told
the jury. =
johnson is said to have denied
any part in this when before the
jury.
Duvall also is said to have ad-
lnitted that he shook up city de-
partments when the council threat
ened impeachment the second time
because council members threatened
"to go ahead" if he did not make
appointments dictated by them
Councilman Boynton j. Moore's
father in-law was given the assist
ant city building commissioner
post in the shake-up.
Fails to Find Records
Duvau is understood to have
denied any knowledge of coming and
fire apparatus purchase deals of the
council faction.
Thursday Duvall and Deputy
Prosecutor Sheaffer searched city
hall records for stenographic notes
Of dictaphone records Duvall is said
to have had made of some of his
conversations with councilmen and
others. They we're not found.
He placed .dictaphones IN his Of
fee and the board of works office
1t is said.