The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-14

schoff, proprietors- of a speakeasy at
843 East Washington street, in
which the government charged the
alleged conspiracy took place, were
found guilty of sales, nuisance and
conspiracy They will be sentenced
next Wednesday.
After presentation of the gov
ernment's case Wednesday, Judge
BaItzell ordered dismissal of charges
against patrolmen Noel Stark and
Fred Hague on grounds that evil
dence and Identification we're in
suff
Following defense testimony
Thursday, Judge Ba1tzell discussed
evidence against other policemen
and dismissed the cases against
Sergeant James O'Brien and pa
-trolmen Thomas Sullivan, Orville
Quinette and Clifford Brown.
Safety board will meet within the
next twenty-four hours to deter
mine whether Van Sickle, Volder-
auer, Hoagland and BridweH will
face charges before the safety
board
To Receive Back Pay
In conference with Mayor Reg
maid H. Sullivan this morning.
Charles Myers, board president, and
Jerry Kinney, police chief, agreed TO
immediate reinstatement OF O'Brien.
Sullivan, Quinette and Brown. and
also Stricken, who was Ill and url-
able to attend the trial.
Myers, Kinney and Sullivan bee
lieve that if the federal court did
not have sufficient evidence to carry
the cases of the other five to tne
jury it would be needless to attempt
trials before the board.
However, due to the fact that the
other four cases were placed before
the jury, it may be the boards final
opinion that the officers should
stand a board trial
Those reinstated, including Fred
Hague and Noel Stark, who were
discharged by the court early in
the trial, will receive back pay for
the time they we're suspended. Stark
and Hague returned to the force
today.
BaItzeIl Sums Up Evidence
"The court is not a juror, nor the
jury in this case" said the judge.
Il can not invade their province
or consider a case the way they
might. Some of the defendants on
trial now are charged solely with
conspiracy. They have to do some-
thing, either directly or circurn-
stantially to enter into conspiracy.
1t may be by refusing to do their
duty. or doing something along SINH
lar lines.
LET us take the case of Sergeant
OBrien. Majours Negro bootleg
GER in his testimony said he didn't
know what he paid O'Brien for.
but now it has been shown that he
bought a car from the policeman.
He's Trying to Tell Truth
II couldn't send O'Brien to Jail
or punish him on testimony like
that. I'll say that frankly. I don't
feel like doing that
There are some others. For in
stance. Orville Quinette is a bright
young chap. When his lawyer
made a mistake he corrected him"
BaltzelI explained that in exam
ming Quinette his attorney tried TO
show he stayed in the squad car
while other police entered a speak
easy because somebody had to listen
to the radio. Quinette corrected his
attorney and said that at $40 a. m.
the radio was not working.
That boy is trying to tell the
truth Baltzen said.
"SurEnises Are Unreasonable"
Baltzell pointed out it was unreas-
enable to suppose that patrolnan
Thomas Sullivan, after working un-
til / a. m, would get up at a. M
put on his uniform and wax across
town to- get drink of whisky.
The government in pleas to the
jury by District Attorney George
jeffrey and his assistant. Alex G.
Cayins, pointed out the breakdown
OF law enforcement which results
from policemen visiting speakeasies
for the purpose of drinking.
Testimony has shown that for
many days there was continual
parade of uniformed men into the
place at s43 East Washington street,
operated by Chris Vilaschof and
Chris Schischoff," jeffrey said.
IF drinking liquor and falling to
arrest known violators does not corr
stitute conspiracy. then do not
know what odes.p
Cayins discussed the evidence.
Defense Attorneys Joseph T.
Marley. Dixson H. Bynum ) and
Frederick Boniaeld discussed and
minimized the case against Van
sickle, Volderauer. Bridwell ID
Hoagland.