Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-04
ia ARE INDICTED
IN CHICAGO PROBES
Politicians, Public Officials
and HoodIumS Formally AC-
cused by Grand Jurors.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 4-One hundred
and twenty-four politicians, public Off
Gals and hoodlums today stood formally
accused of law violations, the climax to
persistent investigations by Federal and
county grand juries.
The county grand jury yesterday in
dicted IS in connection with the Chi
cago sanitary district graft scandal, in
Guiding six trustees and the former
president, while the Federal grand jury
returned indictments against 81 persons
alleged to have been members OF the
Chicago Heights booze ring. Several
were public officials.
lice CAPTAINS. were named earlier in the
week in connection with the slot-ma-
chine graft scandal.
Payroll Padding Charged.
The sanitary district investigation
began soon after the November election,
when it was disclosed that more than
1000 persons, including several legis-
lators and other officials who admitted
they did little or no work, were on the
pay rolls. Expenditure of approximately
81 600 900 for 4-mile-long cinder
bride path and other alleged wasteful
and illegal expenditures were revealed
as the investigation progressed.
Among those indicted in the sanitary
district probe were:
Timothy j. Grove, prominent Demo-
cratic leader and former president OF
the Sanitary Board: James M. Whalen,
also a prominent Democrat, who was
reelected trustee in November Frank
J. Link, John K. Lawler and August w.
Miller, Republicans, and John j. Touhy,
Democrat, trustees held over from last
IL Y
chairman of finance committee of old
board and member of new board; Mar
tin j. O'Brien, chief clerk of district
under Grove and chairman of the man
aging committee of the Democratic
party in Cook County; Henry E. Wallace,
chief deputy clerk under Grove: Morton
Kallis, head of a printing firm said to
have received 100000 from the board
for printing 100000 copies Of Groves
annual message.
The indictments included charges of
conspiracy, embezzlement and illegal
diversions of public funds, all the
trustees and former officials being
charged with all three. Some of the
charges were based on allegations that
the district spent more than $250,000
illegally. Bonds on each indictment
were set at $4,000.
Capone Not Indicted.
The Chicago Heights liquor investi-
cation was launched more than a year
ago by Federal authorities after a reign
of terror had held sway in the suburbs
for several years, accounting for nu-
merous murders. So powerful was the
alleged liquor syndicate that public Off
Gals were cowed and respectable citi-
zenS coerced into recognizing its right"
to operate openly without interference.
"Scarface" Al Capone, gangster chief
tain, was Subpoenaed to appear before
the grand jury and came from his VIM
ter home at Miami, Fla, to testify. Fed
eral officials said that insufficient evil
dence to warrant indictment of Capone
had been obtained.
The syndicate was said to have fur
nished more than 100000 gallons of
contraband liquor, valued at $4,000 900,
to the liquor trade since January /,
1925. Stills were allowed to operate
openly, the Government charged, by the
towns officials and police after the boot
leggerS had demonstrated by shotguns
and pistols that they intended to have
their way. Subsidies later were paid, i
was charged, to officials.
Former Police Chief Indicted.
Those indicted included Bahne Car
nilsen, former chief of police and pres
ent postmaster of; Chicago Heights. and
Edward Cassidy and John Castabile,
also former chiefs of police.
Six Chicago police captains and sew
eral prominent politicians were named