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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-13
AUTOS END 3 LIVES
General Increase Shown in
National Figures.

Indianapolis had three deaths
from auto accidents in the four
week period, ended Jan. %, accord
ing to the Department of Com
merce.
The number was an increase of
two over the total for a correspond
ing period last year. Mortality from
auto accidents the year ended Jan.
% was 70, with AZ resulting from
accidents in the city.
Records of the corresponding per-
iod last year showed 80 deaths, u
being from accidents in the city.
The death rate from automobile
accidents per 100000 for fifty-two
weeks was 1873, drop from the 219
the year before
Auto accidents were responsible
for 528 deaths in 76 large cities dur
ing four-week period, compared
with 469 the year before, the U. S.
Department of Commerce an
nOunced
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Son of City Councilman
VIII Be Buried Tuesday
Harold E. Bartholomew Dies
After AZ Police, Fire
men Offer Blood.

Arrangements for military
guard at the funeral of Harold Ed
ward Bartholomew, is, of 1886 S.
Senate Ave, p. m. Tuesday at the
home were made today.
Students in the Manual Training
High School r. o. T. G. unit, of
which the youth was member, will
form a military escort. Efforts
were made to obtain a firing squad
to give military salute at the
grave in Grown Hill cemetery.
Forty-two policemen and firemen
offered their blood for a blood
TRANSMISSION Saturday but the blood
Of none could be used.
The youth died at p. m. Satur-
day night after an all-day fight by
DR.. William A. Doeppers, City
Hospital superintendent, and the
surgical staff. The youth was the
son of Council President Otis E.
Bartholomew.
Mayor L. Ert' Slack and Mrs.
Slack, councilmen and city officials,
visited the Bartholomew home Sum
day to pay tribute. The youth was
a junior at Manual, where he was
active in dramatic activities. He
was born here.
Besides the parents, a brother.
Frederick, and a sister, Miss Mar.
garet Bartholomew survive him,
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HILL TRIAL IS
NEAR ITS CLOSE
Case Will Reach Jury
Wednesday or Thursday.

BIZ United Press
OTTAWA, Ill, Feb. 13.-Closing
arguments we're to begin today in
the trial of Harry Hill, charged with
the murder of his mother, Mrs.
Eliza A. Hill.
AS attorneys began their ad-
dresses, the jury had under con-
sideration a maze of legal en-
tanglements, based largely on
circumstancial evidence, which the
State has woven around Hill in an
attempt to prove the youth shot
his mother and then buried her
body in the basement of their
Streator home.
The defense has relied almost
solely on character witnesses to
disprove the States case. The pros
ecution's case was based on a
contention that the murder was
committed about Aug. 4 or S. The
defense introduced witnesses who
testified they saw Mrs. Hill alive
several days later than this.
1t was expected the case would
go to the jury by Wednesday night
or Thursday.
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not to say anything about the pro-
posed offer and that McCray went
to the Federal penitentiary at At
lanta fearing TO speak of it because
that forces that Offered to help
him might turn against him" and
prevent him from getting his parole
after serving one-third of his term.
"This story did not become known
until it was published July rs, 1927,
in The Indianapolis Times, a local
newspaper. The matter was SUBJ
mitted to the grand jury and in
dictments returned.
eve expect to prove jackson
guilty beyond every reasonable
doubt, gentlemen of the jury" john
son closed.
The court admonished the jurors
not to speak about the case during
the noon recess.
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behalf Of John E. Burns and Roy
E. Murphy and "all other citizens
and taxpayers" asking a receiver
be named for the city of Indian
apoliS.
Attorneys Fac w. Patrick and
Garrett w. Odds filed the suit.
1t asks the receiver be given full
charge of city affairs until the
courts definitely determine who is
mayor or new mayor is regularly
elected.
Attorneys filing the suit are active
in the Young Mems Republican Re
organization League.
They pointed out that Memphis
was in the hands of a receiver about
twenty years ago, the suit being
brought by creditors. Should credit
ors outside the State bring suit, it
might be heard in Federal Court.
Murphy is sales manager of the
Esterline- Angus Company and
Burns is travelling salesman, Odds
said.
The suit declares that the tancle
as to who is mayor has so muddlec
up city business that general bust
ness is suffering.
1t cites that City Clerk William
A. Boyce Jr., has refused to turn
council ordinances and resolutions
over to Mayor L. Ert Slack for his
signature as mayor and that Boyce
has or is threatening to recognize
Ira Holmes as mayor.
Courthouse attaches treated the
suit as joke.
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PAPERS EDUCATE
Lecturer Tells of Expert
enCeS as Correspondent.

Careful reading of the newspapers
was called the equal of a college
education by Frederick M. Snyder,
New York newspaper man and lee
turer, at the Y. M. c. A. Big Meet
ing Sunday at English's Theater.
Only 10 per cent of newspaper
space in 1927 was devoted to crime
news, and IA per cent was devoted
to politics, which Snyder termed the
most important and vital news"
Snyder told of some of his own
experiences, as newspaper CORE
spondent and as delegate to the
leading conferences of the word in
recent years. His subject was
Keeping Ahead of the Headlines"
E. T. Bailey, California banker,
will speak next week on why
Americans Win"
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1000 IN QUEST
FOR BODIES OF
SHER|FF'S AIDS
Belief Grows That Death
Was Fate of Lafayette
Men.
RIVER MAY HOLD KEY
High Water of the Wabash
Hampers Hunt for
C0rpSeS.
RIVER MAY HOLD KEY
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Feb. 49,
While 1000 possemen searched to-
day for the bodies Of Deputy
Sheriffs Wallace Mcclure and John
p. Grove, a nationwide police
search was ordered for Samuel
Baxter and John Burns, the two
men who are believed responsible
for disappearance of the officers.
Mcclure and Grove have not been
seen since they left here late Tues
day for the Indiana Reformatory at
Pendleton, where they were taking
Baxter and Burns to serve sent
ences.
Police officers, SheriffS, deputies,
members of the American Legion
and hundreds of volunteers today
continued an intensive search for
Mcclure and Grove.
Every possible hiding place be-
tween Lafayette and Danville, ILL.,,
where the prisoners made a short
visit to relatives after their getaway,
has been searched without success.
Murder Belief Grows
Belief is becoming more strongly
fixed that if the deputies were MUIR
dered and their bodies thrown into
the Wabash River, high water so
far has prevented a search along
the banks of the stream and the
bodies may be carried down river
for miles before being found. Among
concrete developments in the case
so far is finding at Decatur, Ill,
Of the automobile in which the ill
fated party left Lafayette.
Submit Attack Evidence
A bullet hole through the wind
shield evidently was made from the
inside, police declared after examin-
ing the car when it was returned
here Sunday night. This gives sup
port TO the theory that Burns and
Baxter attacked the deputies with
a crank, which was known TO have
been in the rear of the automobile,
and then shot them with their own
pistols.
A horsehide robe was missing
from the car, and it is believed the
boys used this to cover the bodies
of their victims.
A hat and one Of pair of rub
bers belonging to Grove and belt
from a coat of Burns were found
beside highway near the home of
Walter Sheets at Maple Point.
Sheets told authorities he heard
shots about 6 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing.
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THIEF TAXES ORANGES
Garage, Two Homes Also Entered
Over Week End.

An "orange juice" burglar stole IS
pennies and SO cents worth of
oranges from the home of w. G..
Shannon, Negro, 637 E. Eleventh St.,
Sunday.
Police expected reports of safe
robberies following the report of
Neil Haynes, Negro, night watch
man at the Peoples Coal and &C.
ment Company, 1109 E. Fifteenth
ST., that the company garage had
been entered and tools taken.
H. Thomas, 2032 Beecher ST., re-
ported groceries, silverware and a
razor valued at $29 taken from his
home. j. j. Riser, Southport. told
police a radio and clothing, total
value 1894, was taken from his
home
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The inside story Of what the
State contends happened in the
alleged conspiracy of Governor Ed
Jackson. Republican County Chair
man George V. Coffin and Attorney
Robert I. Marsh to bride former
Governor Warren T. McCray was
told today by Special Prosecutor
Emsley w. Johnson in the opening
statement to the jury in the Jack
son trial in Criminal Court.
THE State will attempt to show, ~
johnson said, that on Dec. 8, 1928,
William P. Evans was Marion
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sor. We will show that some
knowledge of Evans resignation had
become public.
"In the office of Ed Jackson, then
secretary of State, Jackson and
George v. Coffin, a political leader,
we're in conference regarding Evans
successor. They called Robert w.
Lyons by phone at the Lincoln
hotel and Lyons joined the confer
ence Immediately.
"They discussed and agreed that
they felt it necessary they name
Evans successor. They felt they
should control the next prosecutor
who succeeded Evans, and that that
prosecutor should be James E. Nc
Donald. They discussed methods
and means of inducing McCray to
make the appointment.
Proposition to McCray
"They agreed to present the
proposition to McCray. They agreed
that if he would make the appoint
ment they would give him $4,000
to employ counsel and promise him
that by political influence of the Or
ganization Of which Coffin had con-
troll and of which Lyons was men,
Der, no jury would convict McCray.
Deciding to present the PROPOSE
ton they discussed how to present
it in the most forceful way.
"They said, Fred Robinson is a
life long friend of McCray. Their
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-13
FOX TO TRIAL
This week IN
SECOND DEATH
Predict Judge Will Deny
New Hearing in Murder
of Marion Parker.
BY DAN CAMPBELL
United Press Staff Correspondent
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j convicted of the murder Of
Marion Parker, Walter Hickman.
the Fox" faces a second trial
which will bring him and Welby
Hunt, former pal, into court for
the murder of Ivy Thoms, a drug
gist.
The motion for a new trial, which
would set aside the verdict which
found Hickman sane when he killed
Marion Parker, was to be ruled on
by Judge j. j. Trabucco Tuesday.
Hickman once more will appear
before Judge Carlos S. Hardy, dis
qualified in the Parker case, when
he goes to trial Wednesday with
Welby Hunt for Thom'S Staying.
Enters Not Guilty Plea
1t was thought that Judge Tra-
bucco would deny the motion and
pass sentence on Hickman.
Hickman, although confessing his
part in the murder of Thoms, has
entered a double plea of mot guilty"
and mot guilty by reason of insah-
ity." Hunt has pleaded not guilty.
ThomS was wounded fatally by
either Hunt or Hickman when the
pair shot their way to freedom after
being cornered in drug store hold
up here a year ago, the State
charges.
Both youths have confessed par
ticipation in the robbery, but each
asserts the other fired the shot
which took the druggists life.
Plan to Appeal Case
Jerome Walsh and Richard Cam
tillon, Hickman's attorneys, were
prepared for a denial of their mo-
ton for a new trial in the Parker
case. The attorneys have announced
they will carry their appeal to the
United States Supreme Court if
necessary, arguing that Judge
Trabucco erred in his instructions to
the jury and in rulings during the
course of the trial
Expected denial of the motion for
a new trial was based upon rulings
made by Judge Trabucco during the
trial which, attorneys conceded
covered the alleged errors on which
the defense bases its plea.
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Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported stolen tn
police belong to:
Jack Quimby, Battery A, FIT. Ben
jamin Harrison, Studebaker, 15-504,
from Ohio st. and Capitol Ave.
De Luxe TaXicab Company, SIT N
Talbot Ave, Studebaker, 623-157
from Tenth and Delaware SITS.
j. G.. Pagan, 1925 Brier Pl., Ford
from Illinois and Georgia SITS.
Charles G. Ebbleman, 721 Lexing-
ton Ave-, Ford, from Virginia Ave
and Shelby st.
Otto Starks, r. r. 1, Box $50
Ford, 636-351, from Senate Ave. and
Maryland st.
Roscoe Hutton, 1880 Burford st.
Ford, 627-183, from Capitol Ave
and Georgia st.
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THIEF WHO THOUGHT He
MADE BIG HAUL GOT SIS
Filling Station Attendant Fools
Early Morning Bandit.

An early morning bandit, who
thought John McDaniels, 3119 N
Sherman DR., attendant at the
Western Oil Refining Company
station, Sheffield Ave. and Washing
ton ST., was carrying large amount
of money when he opened the
station early Sunday, was fooled.
AS McDaniels drove in the station
driveway, the man greeted him with
a revolver and demanded the cash.
A large sack full, totaled but S. in
change, Mcdaniel told Sergt. Walter
White.
Guy Joyner, 726 N. East ST., little
suspected a woman and man
sitting in a parked automobile at
Walnut and EaSts Sts., were a
bandit pair, when he approached
the car Sunday night. The man
leaned out with a gun and de-
manded his cash, Joyner told police
and he handed over $40. The woman
was at the wheel and drove away
after the robbery, he said.
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220 IN POLICE NET
Nearly Every Offense on Books
Charged in Weekend Cleanup.

A total of 220 persons were
arrested by police over the week.
end. The charges were we'll dis
tributed, nearly every offense in the
police books being brought out for
usage.
One alleged gambling game, where
police said they seized money and
cards as evidence, was raided at the
home of Linzia Watkins, 511 Hudson
st. She was charged with keeping
a gaming house and ten men there,
face gambling charges.
Other charges placed were: IN
toxication, SO; operating a blind
tiger; 35; driving while intoxicated,
IL; vagrancy, go; speeding, 10;
traffic, 81.
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Office through the hallway and not
through the waiting room.
Robinson came down. He didn't
know what was in store for him. He
found himself in the presence of
Jackson, Lyons and Coffin. They
explained Robinson should tell Nc
Cray he was in a serious situation
and this might be the only way to
save him.
"'You go to McCray,' they told
Robinson, land tell him Coffin is
here, and that Lyons and the Sec
rotary of State are here and are
interested"
They repeated to Robinson, John
son, said, the offer of $4,000 and
immunity from conviction for Nc
Donald's appointment.
Robinson tried to beg off," john
son said. "Then they asked him:
Would you desert your old friend.
This might be the means of saving
him
Robinson then went to Nc
Cray's office and in the presence of
another man." believed to have
been William P. Evans), and say
ing I have come from JackSons
office made the offer.
Wanted Control of Office
Robinson said,' johnson related
we don't care if Remy is noni-
mated, but we want to control the
Office until election"
"McCray replied he would not
have anything to do with the propo-
sition"
Robinson returned to the three
waiting in Jackson's Office and de-
livered his message.
jackson then said, Fred, 1 don't
believe you had your heart in it,
and Robinson and Jackson went
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~ -
at you Ed. I
thought you knew
me better than
that"
" Ed, 1 may have
lost my fortune
after thirty = five
years of frugality,
I may have lost
many of my
friends, and I ma
be convicted, but
have not lost n
self-respect,' Mt
Cray replied.
Johnson theI
S a i d Jackson
W rne d McCray
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County prosecutor
His father-in-l law,
Governor Warren
T. McCray h a d
been in die te d.
Evans did not de-
sire to prosecute
his father in law.
THAT day he
prepared two resig
nations. One he
h a de d to the
Grim in al Court
judge. The other
he took to the
S t a t e h gu S e and
handed to McCray.
"McCray had the
duty and power to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-13
THREE BADLY BURNED

Mrs. Lillian Taylor, Negro, and Her
Sons Victims of Gasoline Fire.
Mrs. Lillian Taylor, SIS, Negro, 1929
Lafayette ST., and her two sons,
Edward Taylor, SO, and Arthur Tay-
lor, 26, were burned severely early
Sunday, when Arthur attempted to
light fire in the kitchen stove
with gasoline.
The fire destroyed all the fur
ni5ure and caused damage estimated
at $500. Mrs. Taylor was burned
on the hands, while Arthur and
Edward were burned on face, head,
and hands. They were taken to
city hospital.
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which he was a member.
ed, I'm going TO appoint Will
liam Remy prosecuting attorney for
Marion County,, McCray said.
Governor. you are making a
great mistake. Hold your decision
open for two hours. Come with me
about six miles from this point to
see a man." Jackson said.
"McCray told him that his Office
was in the Statehouse. After Jack
son left McCray's office Stephenson
was reached by phone and got in
touch with Marsh. a friend of
James w. Noers. Stephenson told
Marsh he had never met Noel and
that he wanted a proper introduc-
ten TO him-the best he could get.
Stephenson got $4,000 that he
had already put away in a convent
ent place. When they went to
Noel's Office Stephenson said:
'Mr. Noel, you are the attorney
for McCray. I don't believe you
understood the seriousness of his
position. We want Mcdonald ap-
pointed prosecuting attorney and
we will give him $4,000 to pay at
torney's fees and through my power
we will get an acquittal in any
court"
'T'm Surprised, Ed"
According to Johnson's statement
Noel said he would mot have any,
thing to do with the proposition"
but would tell McCray what Ste
phenson said.
In the meantime, Jackson went
back to McCray's Office, saying:
"'You can't afford not to do what
we ask, Governor. You step out of
the room for minute and 1 will
put $4,000 in your drawer and you
will never know where it came
from. Don't say anything
about It,"
johnson said McCray then replied
- Too1yeOY, that Io was sEcIIrpriSed
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Office and repeated
the offer. " 1T
means 10000 votes
to the Republican
party Jackson
added"
jackson then
told McCray Cot
fin was the great
est political power
in the Middle
West. Jackson said
Lyons also was a
great power in the
org a n ization Of
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families have been
closely acquainted,
r o b in on man.
aged McCray cam
paign and was
appoin ted pur-
chasing agent by
McCray. He's the
man to take the
message
"They felt they
might have some
difficulty. They
C a lie d Robinson
from his office on
the Ncond floor of
the S t a t e h ouSe
and directed him
to come to the
secretary of States
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-13
DELAY DALEY MEETING
Walter Myers to Speak Before
Ninth Ward Club,

Meeting Of the Ninth Ward
Dailey-for-Governor Club, sched-
uled for Tuesday night at Hamilton
Hall, Hamilton Ave. and Washing
ton ST., has been postponed until
Feb. 81.
Walter Myers, candidate for the
Democratic nomination for the
United States Senate, will be
speaker at that time.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-13
CLAIMS BILL IN SENATE
Measure Would Repay Aliens for
COnfiscated Property.

By United Press
WASHINGTON. Feb. 13-The
alien property bill, providing return
Of wartime sequered alien
property to former owners and re-
endorsement of American private
claimants for war damages, will be
considered by the Senate at to-
days session, according to plans OF
inc bills sponsors. Senator King,
Democrat, Utah, announced he
would offer amendments and other
Senators indicated they woulS
speak on the measure. For this
reason it is doubtful if the bill will
come to a vote today, though early
action is expected.
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Lose Diamonds From Drills
BIZ Times SpeciaE

BIZ tnle8 Special
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 49,
Three diamonds, valued at 5000,
have been lost from drills being
used in borings for new bridge
across the Ohio river here. Twenty
eight of thirty-two test holes have
been completed.
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PAYS FOR NOISY ENTRY
Man Kicks On Own Door, Arrested
for Child Desertion.

Emmett Holland of 40 N. Glad
stone Ave-, faces charges Of child
neglect because he made too much
noise when he came home Satur-
day night.
When police arrived to investigate
report OF burglar, they found
Holland, remembered a warrant
was out for him and arrested him.
Holland told police his wife would
not let him in and he kicked the
door.
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BACK HOME AGAIN

Automobiles reported found by
police belong to:
Albert Bronson, 227 E. Pratt ST.,
Ford, found at 627 Berwick st.
Harold Hewitt, 400 Leonard ST.,
Ford, Michigan ST. and Indiana Ave.
G. o. Keeney, BIT E. North ST.,
Overland, Massachusetts, Ave. and
North st.
D. M. Shields, 525 E. Forty Ninth
ST., Oakland, 331 E. Market st,
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Free Soup Draws Outsiders

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-Many UNI
employed from other sections of the
country are coming to New York to
take advantage Of free soup
kitchens the New York industrial
commission believes and has started
an investigation.
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White Deer CAPTURED

STONYPOINT, N. Y, Feb. ia
white deer walked into an elk
corral at the Palisade Park and was
captured. 1t was the first white
deer seen among the 1000 wild deer
Of the park system.
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MAN FOUND IN CREEK
SUICIDE, SAYS CORONER
Verdict Returned In Death of
Homer Cobb; Faced Police Charge.

Deputy Coroner o. H. Bakemier
today returned a suicide verdict in
the death Of Homer Cobb, A, of
1918 S. Meridian St., whose body
was taken from Eagle Creek, near
Washington st. bridge, Sunday.
Police dragged the body from the
water after Cobb's automobile was
found at 20 N. Berwick st. and his
hat was found on the creek bank.
Cobb, said to be suffering mental
illness, left his home Thursday. His
trial on a charge of disturbing a
religious meeting was continued in
municipal court Friday.
Survivors are, the widow, from
whom he was separated; a brother,
William Cobb, 1886 Draper ST., and
four children, who reside in Martins
vile.
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SHOW DRIVER LENIENCY
Anderson Man, in Accident Here,
Was Taking Supplies to Miners.

Was Taking Supplies to Miners.
Because the truck he was driving
contained clothing and supplies
for destitute miners at Bicknell,
Ind, John Morgan, "a, of Anderson,
Ind, was let off with a SIS fine and
suspended costs by Municipal Judge
Paul Wetter today after his arrest
Sunday following an accident.
Morgan passed a stop sign and
drove the truck into the automobile
of Otto Gray, of 851 S. fremont ST.,
at Morris and Meridian SITS. Both
machines were damaged badly.
Frank M. Levy, Anderson, was a
passenger on the truck. He told the
judge that they we're taking cloth
ing to the miners, which had been
collected by Anderson Spanish War
veterans. Morgan was fined for
passing the stop sign and assault
and battery charges were suspended