The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-28

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sons under arrest either on
Federal indictments or commits
sioner's warrants to sixteen and
left three important defendants
under indictment for whom
deputy United States marshals
were searching.
At least one of these was expected
to be found.
Arrangement Saturday
All defendants will be arraigned
before Federal Judge Robert G..
Baltzell at 9 a. m. Saturday.
Three defendants indicted when
the Federal grand jury completed
the first phase of its theft ring in
quiry and adjourned Wednesday
were arrested Thursday afternoon.
The yare Jacob Wohlfeld, furrier,
437 Occidental Bldg; his son Morti-
mer, who works for him, and w. Lee
Smith, former Indiana grand
dragon of the Ku-Klux Khan.
The Wohlfelds Immediately fur
nished $4,000 bonds and were re-
leased, but Smith went to county
jail, unable TOT provide similar bond.
Smith and Mortimer Wohlfeld
are charged with having had cars
stolen from Cleveland, Ohio, in their
possession. State police recovered
the cars several weeks ago. Both
defendants denied knowledge the
cars we're stolen.
Declares He Is Innocent
Wolf SusSman, while providing
bond, declared:
Il don't know anything about why
1 should be indicted. I have been
in business here for forty years and
this is the first time 1 ever have
been in trouble"
He is charged with having been
involved in a deal with his son
Harry through which La Sale
coupe stolen from Cora N. Schwartz
of Cleveland, Ohio, was traced.
Attorneys Frederick Van Mugs and
George M. Barnard accompanied
Sussman to the Federal Bldg.
Jones and his wife had La Sale
coupe stolen from Cleveland. 1t was
registered in Mrs. Jones name when
State policemen recovered it.
Jones said he had ordered a new
Ford car to use in his business early
this year and waited a long time
for it, when William Laffey came
along with the La Sale car. Need
ing one so badly and regarding it as
a bargain, he bought it, he said.
Enraged at Laffey
eff could get my hands on that
guy I'd kill him for getting my wife
into this" declared Jones. Laffey
has been in Jail for several days,
unable TO provide bond.
Mrs. Jones has been under doc
tors care for months, having suf-
fered nervous breakdown. Dr.
Stanfield Keeney, SIS Hume-Man-
sur Bldg, was at the Federal Bldg.
with her.
Because of her condition she and
Jones were taken before Judge Bait
2ell. who needed a plea for bond
reduction made by Attorney Van
Mugs.
Mrs. Jones' bond reduced from
$4,000 to $4,000, which Jones said
he could provide through surety
company. Jones bond was left at
$4,000 and he said he would go to
Jail to await arraignment.
Determined to Free Wife
ITl get my wife out of this if it
takes everything I've got" declared
Jones.
When before Baltzell, Mrs. Jones,
weeping, remarked: IF Judge An
derson (Baltzelrs predecessor, now
on the Circuit Court of Appeals at
Chicago were here he'd let me
out"
eyes" interposed District Attor-
ney Albert Ward, "Bill has been be-
fore Judge Anderson quite often"
1t was disclosed today that Frank
r. Wolf, vice president Of H. P.
WATSON & Co., and Michael j.,
Glenn, former Indianapolis traffic
inspector, were not included in the
general conspiracy indictments re-
turned Wednesday.
Wolf was arrested Wednesday and
a capias is out for Glenn. They