The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-11

Prosecutors announced that
the bribery indictments against
the quartet will be nolled.
The sentences were passed b.
Criminal Judge James A. Collins.
For several weeks it has been
rumored that Prosecutor William
H. Remy and Special Prosecutor
Emsley w. Johnson would enter
into a deal with the councilmen,
whereby in return for the council
mems designations they would
permit them to plead guilty to the
lesser charge and escape the
penitentiary.
Negley Not in Deal
Ex-Councilman Claude z. Negley
was not in the deal. He announced
when he resigned from council Mon
day that he was not admitting his
guilt of any crime and that he
would enter into no dicker with the
prosecutors.
Consequently, Special Prosecutor
Johnson announced this morning
that Negley would face trial on the
bribery indictment on April 80 as
scheduled.
Martin Frankfort, real estate deal
er. indicted in a zoning deal with
the ex-councilmen, will be tried
May 9.
Boynton ]. Moore, the other eX-
councilman involved in the bribery
trust" convicted three weeks ago in
Criminal Court, was not included in
today's deal.
Moore Faces Sentence
He still faces sentence to prison
by Special Judge Paul G. Davis
as soon as a date for the sentencing
is fixed. This has been postponed
once.
1t was indicated that the prosecu-
tors will insist on sending him to
prison, although since his trial he
was the first of the involved coun-
cilmen to resign.
The escape of the eX-councilmen
from prison followed long con-
ference in the prosecutors office OF
attorneys for the State and the four
defendants.
The new indictments had been
returned about $50 a. m. appar-
emily having been drawn some time
ago.
The new indictment charges mall
conduct and misfeasance generally
and then specifically, "by then and
there unlawfully and corruptly
soliciting and accepting money and
other things of value to influence
votes and official conduct with
respect to certain ordinances and
resolutions"
Dorsett was to shave gone on
trial on the bribery indictment this
morning, but this was passed while
negotiations on the new indictment
we're under way.
Seek Leniency for Moore
Ira M. Holmes, attorney for
Moore, was in the courtroom when
the four we're sentenced, and he
went into conference later with
Remy and Johnson, regarding some
kind of leniency for his client.
Remy and Johnson said there is
question as to what may be done
in the Moore case, "but no decision
has been reached"
Frank Symmes, attorney for
Dorsett and Bartholomew, asked
for a light fine, as did Charles
Clark for Todd.
Symmes said his clients "are men
of almost no means" and Clark
pleaded Todd "is a poor man, in
poor health, and a stiff fine would
work a hardship on his family. His
record in life" Clark said, except
for the present case has been with
out blemish."
Judge Praises Prosecutors
"I hesitate to make the fine small,
because it would not be right"
Judge Collins said, land if too high
it might do them an injustice" He
praised as Wholesome" the work
of the prosecutors in cleaning out
the city hall"
1--WE are living in such a corrupt
age I do not know that all trials
under the bribery indictment would
result in convictions"
The final chapter of the council
manic cases, as far as the four are
concerned, was written in a quiet
setting, compared to some of the
other sessions in court that has
marked the long corruption probe.
All Criminal Court business had
been finished, and the usual crowd
of curious had dispersed. other
than defendants and their attor-