The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-24
EDITOR UNDER
FIRE At HILL
Child HEARING
Prohibition, Court Integrity,
Pink Paper Questions
Shot at GurIey.
ATTACK NEWS STORIES
Seek to Cast Doubt on
Truth of Articles on
Case in Times.
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BLOOMFIELD, Ind, April "a
Prohibition, integrity of the courts
and the reasons for pink paper in
newspaper sport extras" today en-
crossed the attention of the Greene
county circuit court where Indian
apolis attorneys are seeking a new
trial for Daisy Sullivan, 16-year-old
Bloomfield girl who was sent to the
Indiana Woman'S prison for forging
a $3.50 check.
Boyd Gurley, editor of The In
dianapoliS Times, occupied the stand
most Of the morning, answering
the cross-fire OF questions from
Judge Thomas Van Buskirk and
Special Prosecutor William Vosloh
on the source and authenticity of
the newspapers accounts of the
hill child'S arrest and imprisonment.
Seeking to show the stories in
accurate, VoSloh asked Gurley if he
knew whether Daisy had eaten the
20-cent purchase after cashing the
two oranges that we're a part of her
forged check. The prosecutor de-
clared she had not, newspaper &C
counts Notwithstanding.
Quizzed on News Gathering
Judge Van BuSkirk frequently in
terposed questions as the prosecutor
quizzed Gurley on procedure in news
gathering and publishing. Both
charged The Times had not printed
III +Ioo footC oI+I7OI1oI, IN yDOccacciOyo
of them.
Sometimes you start a fire you
can't put out" Van Buskirk de-
clared.
I'm not charged with any crime,
am l." Gurley retorted. II didn't
inspire the prosecution in this case.
What I printed or wrote won't help
you one bit in determining whether
Daisy gets a new trial"
'It seems to me that this is a
case of Marion county against
Greene county," VanBuskirk said
at one point.
H L. Ridenour and r. B. Har-
rison, indianapolis attorneys repre-
senting the Sullivan girl in the
corum nobis petition for a new trial,
objected when the questioning did
not have direct bearing on the case,
but were overruled repeatedly.
Judge and prosecutor argued that
integrity of the court was involved.
Replying heatedly to implications
The Times and ScrippsHoward pa
pers sought to tear down courts "
Gurley said:
'I resent your implication that We
are against the courts, for we have
given too much of our time to up
holding them for that to be true
"Then how about the eighteenth
amendments" Voslch querried.
Answer was prevented when Ride
nour interrupted to ask, whats be-
come of the coran nobis?"
Voslch retorted, This is news
paper case"
Why Have Pink Editions
Van BuSkirk told Gurley he want
ed redress from wrong" to the
court as the result of his reference
to Daisy's conviction as 'beWildered
justice" and added that fair and
impartial account of the hearing
would be satisfactory.
Gurley told the court that inform
alton on Daisy's case had been OBJ
tained from what we're regarded as
reliable sources. Questions ask him
included: "Why do you have a pink
edition?"
Judge Van Buskirk exhibited
threatening letter he had received
from indianapolis.
You'll be knocked off of this
world if you do not free the girl"
it said. We'll get you. Hanging
is too good for you. The Gang"
Make arrangements with the ur-
dertaker," a postscript read.