The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-22
u. S. APPEAL
PREP AIRED BY
DRY Lacquer
GiIliom's Motion Is Taken
Under Amusement by
Supreme Court.

Attorneys for the Rev. e. 8.
Shumaker, Indiana Anti-Saloon
League superintendent, today were
preparing to start an immediate
appeal to the United States Supreme
Court in case the State Supreme
Court increases the Shumaker con-
tempt sentence.
The court took the motion of At
torney General Arthur L. Gill1om to
increase the sentence under advise
ment late Monday after hearing
evidence all day.
Early decision is not expected as
the court calendar is clogged with
important cases including the D.
G. Stephenson appeal.
Contention in the Shumaker ap-
peal to the national bench will be
that the dry leader was a member
of the press when he wrote his 1925
report in which he charged that
certain Indiana Supreme Court
justices we're wet" and had in their
decisions favored the. 'liquor loving
element"
Says Watson TN Error
He was fined $3.50 and sentenced
to sixty days on the prison farm
when tried on the contempt charge
last August. With unearthing of
correspondence between him and
Senator James E. Watson, Attorney
General Gilliom felt that his SEN
tence should be increased.
Wide sweeping statements of
false" untrue" "in error" were
made by the dry chief in his cross
examination which was the high
point of the days proceedings. He
branded as false" parts of Senator
Watson's sworn deposition, substan-
tiated by ferMsIH Ambassador Henry
Lane Wilson, Which ran counter to
his own story.
The portions denied, according to
Attorney General Gilliom, clearly
pointed out that Shumaker threat
ened the Republican party with loss
of the organizations support if
speedy and favorable action" were
not taken in his behalf.
Shumaker categorically denied
that he had asked Watson to call
together the Republican State COM
mittee for the purpose of passing
resolutions and taking steps in his
behalf.
While on the stand he told the
court that Watson in telephone
conversation last summer said that
che already had talked to three of
the judges unfavorable to him. y
This was in direct denial of Wat
sons deposition.
The dry chief denied that he had
asked Watson to bring influence to
bear, either directly or indirectly,
upon the court and SO obtain either
light sentence or his acquittal.
Denies Walb's Testimony
Shumaker branded as false" the
statement on the stand of Clyde
Walb, chairman of the State Re
publican organization, in which the
latter stated that at a meeting at
La Grange, the dry head had been
willing to sell both the Anti-Saloon
League and the Methodist Episcopal
Church "down the river" in order
to escape scot free from the con-
tempt case.
AS a surprise feature the de-
Tense brought Gilliom to the stand
as the first defense witness but was
unable to make much headway
questioning him.
Senator Arthur Robinson, Clyde
Walb and the Rev. G. F. Hubbartt
pastor of the M. E. church al
Aurora, were questioned by the
State during the morning session
Here we have a man, in further
ance of what he calls a righteou;
cause, attempting to destroy the one
thing we have left in Indiana" sale
Scion j. Carter, attorney assisting
Gilliom, in argument after evi.
dence was completed.
""That is an incorruptible court
One thing Indiana has left is tn
fact that her courts are incorrupti
bic. The duty of the court is to lie
the public know that no man cal
bring influence to bear on thi
court"
James Bingham ST., attorney TO
Shumaker, commended that prece
dent holds Shumaker purged him
self of contempt of Supreme Cour
when he stated under oath that h
is innocent. The only proper &C
ton left in such a case would D
perjury if it were shown that tn
defendant had not told the truth il
such statement of innocence, he ar
gued.
"It is inconceivable that when tn
respondent went to see the tw
United States Senators that he di
not seek favorable action. His &C
>tion otherwise, would have bee
, contrary to human nature" argue
Attorney William S. Thompson, an
other Gilliom assistant.