The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-02
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Defendant Held in Crime
Quiz Returned to Custody
of Sheriff.
DELAY SCHARFFIN MOVE
Judge Collins Again Refuses
to Permit Him to Act as
Own Lawyer.
DELAY SCHARFFIN MOVE

Donald Underwood, professional
bondsman, today was surrendered
in Criminal Court by his bondsman,
Mike Bova, and returned to the
custody of the sheriff, Bova with
drawing from the $4,000 bail.
Underwood was in court to file a
motion to quaSh his indictment
when Bova appeared and withdrew
from the bond.
Underwood is charged with con-
spring with Edward Traugott, mer-
chant; Paul Schartin, attorney;
Fred (Pickles) O'Roark, former po-
liceman, and Homer Wright, al
legged habitual criminal, to violate
the liquor laws. Underwood was
attempting to obtain another bonds
man.
The indictment was the outgrowth
of the general crime investigation
following the mysterious explosion
which wrecked the Traugott cloth
ing store Aug. 26.
Scharffln Plea Refused
Criminal Judge James A. Collins
took Underwood's motion to quash,
which alleged inSufficiency of the
indictment, under advisement until
Saturday when he will rule on
similar motions of the other de-
PENDANTS.
Scharffn was having difficulty in
getting his motion to quash before
Collins. He attempted to file it as
his own attorney Monday, but Col
Inns directed him to get other
counsel.
Later, Monday, Scharfin an
nounced that law permitted him to
be his own attorney and he intended
to do so. He conferred with Collins
again today. The court told him he
would have TO get another attor-
ney and he could have a day or
so to look around for one.
Sidestep Entering Pleas
Traugott, Wright and O'Roark
sideStepped entering pleas when Ira
M. Holmes. their attorney, filed sep
arate motions to quash for each of
. them. Judge Collins will rule on
these later. If oerruled the defend
ants will enter their pleas.
The indictment alleged the men
conspired to sell, manufacture and
transport liquor in Marion County,
thereby committing a felony. Mrs.
Josephine Fairhead, 713 S. Illinois
ST., political worker, was named as
the only witness against the men.
Traugott also is under $4,000
bond in Federal Court and due to
go to trial there Nov. Is on a charge
of violating the national law that
prevents interstate transportation
of stolen automobiles.
When arraigned Monday morning,
Traugott and Wright stood side by
side. They smiled at each other in
a friendly fashion and while no
tations we're being made by the
court, whispered to each other.
Check JeweIry Records
The Marion County grand jury
passed the Traugott explosion case
for The day. The jury returned to
routine business and is expected to
resume the blast investigation later
in the week.
The jury has before it a record
book of the Windsor Jewelry Com
pany which bears a number con-
tanned in a watch that was found
in Traugott'S store following the
fire. The watch had one number
scratched, but detectives traced the
watch through a hidden number.
Prosecutors know the man in
whose name the watch was left
at the shop. They are working on
the theory that it might be one of
those stolen in the Broadmoor
Country Club hold-up May 80.
Prosecutors, however. said the watch
has not been identified. Traugott
says the watch was given to him
by a customer on July 4.
Police officers and detectives who
investigated the Broadmoor rob-
berry we're witnesses before the
! grand jury Monday.