The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-24

nan, 70 >. Alabama ST., and one
O'Roark testified before the
grand jury in connection with
the store explosion. Wright is
held in county Jail under $780,
900 bond on a habitual criminal
charge.
Name of the other indicted man
will not be MADE public until he is
arrested.
The indictment charged that the
alleged transportation of liquor took
place about Sept. 4.
Mrs. Josephine Fairhead. 7l3 S.
Illinois ST.. former city hall tele-
phone operator, was the only State
witness named.
It is understood that the liquor
transportation charged involved
purchase Of an automobile, which
was discussed by those indicted at
Mrs. Fairhead's home. Mrs. Fair
head has appeared before the jury
twice and twice has conferred with
Prosecutor William H. Remy.
Bond on the charge was set at
S2500 apiece by Criminal Judge
James A. Collins.
The grand jury began rapid
windup review Of all evidence in
the $4,000 explosion which wrecked
the Traugott clothing store, 2l5-2l7
w. Washington ST., and the Ern-Roe
sporting goods store, 211-213 W.
Washington ST., the night of Aug. 26.
Many Witnesses Called
Prosecutor William H. Remy
marshalled more than a dozen Wit
nesses to go before The jury today
and an equal number Tuesday, to
present the connected account of
| the explosion, what led up to Il,
and what followed, according to the
theory upon which he will seek in
| dictment Of several persons.
The jury already has heard con-
siderable evidence of the explosion,
having indicted Harold LiboWitZ, %,
of 39 N. Jefferson Ave, a few days
after the blast, on an arson charge.
Libowitz, however, died Sept. IL, in
Methodist Hospital of burns suffered
in the blowllp.
Among other witnesses the
| prosecutor planned to call all
officials who have worked on the
| case.
Federal Jury TO RecOnvene
The Federal grand jury will re-
convene Tuesday to hear evidence
about the interstate automobile
theft ring. This has been linked
with the explosion inquiry.
Twenty expensive automobiles
stolen in other cities and disposed
Of through Indianapolis persons
have been recovered by State police.
Traugott, Sussman and Elmer
Sussman, cousin of Harry, are
under $4,000 bonds on charges of
completely in this ring.
Bertram Libowit7, brother of Har-
old, also is held as an alleged men,
Der OF the ring, as are several
others.
Raid on POOIrOOm
The general crime situation in
quiry was given impetus by a raid
Saturday night by three polies
squads upon a poolroom at 18 S.
Capitol Ave. Several of those
picked up from time to time by
Federal agents and police in the
theft ring and fire inquiries have
been habitues of this place.
Seven men were slated on va
grancy charges and released on 500
bonds in the raid when the police
found alcohol and liquor making
apparatus III the poolroom.
Warrants charging operation of a,
blind tiger were issued against
Clarence Douhitt, Claude Poland
and Claude O'Roark, detectives
searching for them. Douhitt was
held as witness in the explosion
case for brief time several days
ago.
After the men taken in the raid
were released on the small bonds
Saturday night, police re-arrested
men giving names as Thomas
Reilly, 26, of l406 Kelly ST.; Martin
Foley, SO, Broadway Hotel; and Mike
McGlynn, %, of 236 Eastern Ave.
and slated them on vagrancy
charges under high bonds.
Prosecutor Remy, who was UNDER
stool to have directed this, refused
to discuss it.
After searching for week for a
cache northwest of the city where
the ring was believed to have al
tered stolen cars, State Policeman
Charles Bridges declared he now
believes the ring did such work in
Chicago.
Bridges and Humes, State police
chief, were checking cars being
driven by two widely known Irving
ton citizens.