The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-13

HEADS RAPED
IN VOTE QUIZ
District Attorney LOOMS
Returns TO South Bend
in Wrathy Mood.
SECRECY Wells PROBE
MCHie on Scene; No Call
Issued for Him to
Face Jury.

Bv Times Special
SOUTH BEND, Ind, June 13.-
Two Indianapolis publishers will be
subpenaed befor the federal grand
jury here in connection with the in
vestigation of alleged election fraud
IN Lake county. it was stated today.
Boyd Gurley, editor of The In
diana Times, and Warren Fairbanks,
president of the Indianapolis News
Publishing Company. whose editor
ials were mentioned by Oliver
Loomis. district attorney, as being
largely responsible for his hurried
return from a vacation in Okla
hOma, we're the men named.
John NJ Mayity president of the
Valparaiso Vidette-M Messenger Pub
fishing Company, whose editorials
also stirred the prosecutor. probably
will be summoned. it was said.
Referring to editorial demands in
some newspapers that he resign if
he could not personally conduct the
Quiz, LOnis asserted. I will not per-
NIT any newspaper to make a po-
litical catSpaw of my Office. If I
had been guilty Of any misdemeanor
IN Office I would cheerfully resign.
but under the circumstances, I can
only give them my regrets"
Not Ruled by Caprice"
IF the federal statutes have been
violated the perpetrators will be
prosecuted" Loomis said. "On the
other hand, I shall not permit in
dictments to be returned against in
nocent persons 10 satisfy the whim
or caprice or further political for
tunes of any newspaper publisher or
any partisan group"
7 feel that editorial comment
during my absence was urjustifled
and unfair, but 7 can not but feel
highly complimented to think that
my absence from this Office caused
such a tremendous stir
What steps Loomis will follow
next in the probe we're somewhat
uncertain this morning, especially as
to the calling of George McHie Of
the state police.
LOOMS. who chose this particular
time to take a vacation in Okla
homa, returned last night issued a.
statement denouncing newspapers
which had criticised his absence at
this particular time. said he had no
evidence of frauds before he went,
that his assistants are very capable,
and then went into a conference
with McHie.
McHie has talked in the past to
newspaper men and has told two
different stories of his own activities.
Offered Booze Protection
The first story, told to two news
paper men some time ago. was that
he had investigated the story OF a
deal made by a large blond mar
with a Chicago gangster named
Burch. who agreed to bring in truck
loads Of Negro repeaters into Lake
county.
The compensation was to be pro-
lection Of booze cars between Toledo
and Chicago as they passed through
Lake county.
ACHie. say the newspaper men,
told them that he had made the in
ouirv of the use by the blond man
of the name of a state official who
answered the general description,
but who had no part in the trans
action.
They also assert that McHie at
that time said that he had identi-
fed the man who really had made
such deal.
Row. however. the story is shifted
to the declaration that McHie mere
" had been told Of such investiga-
ton made by a private detective
from indianapolis and had no per-
sonal knowledge Of any such deal
McHie Not Summoned
McHie has been here for two or
three days and has not been sum-
moned for questioning. He was one
of the first to confer with LOOMS
and was with him at midnight last
night. No statement is issued as
to whether he will be summoned as
q witness.
The charge is being made today
that the official records Of Lake
county show evidences of changes
and erasures TO make the poll books
conform to the count of votes.
The large increase in number Of
votes in Lake county gave rise to
the charges of importationS and
the story of the use of the name
of a high state official has been cur
rent in Lake county for months
It also was reported this morning
that a Gary bus company had &C
knowledged the renting of bus to
the Lake County Republican COM
noittee. alleged to have been used in
transporting "fioaters" to tie polls,
The bus. it was said had travelled
approximately fifty miles.