The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-17
GRAND JURORS
ASK PROBE OF
CLOSED BANKS
Retiring Group States Quiz
of Officers Liability Is
Not Complete.
VOTE CHARGES DROPPED
No New Evidence Found in
Primary Frauds; Lack of
Funds Blamed.

recommendation that the 1881
grand jury continue a probe into
the recent closing Of three Indian
apolis banks was made by the re-
firing Marion county grand jury in
a final report to Criminal Judge
James A. Collins.
The retiring jury has been "un-
able to determine whether there is
any criminal liability ON part of the
officers" of the bank, it stated in
its last report.
Banks into which the grand jury
made quite an extended probe" are
the State Savings and Trust Com
pany, the City Trust Company, and
the Washington Bank and Trust
Company, all now in receivership.
Disposing of another important
issue submitted six months ago for
its investigation, the grand jury
dropped the primary election fraud
probe because, it stated, it was
without provisions for conducting
the investigation"
Headed by Manifold
This jury. has not been able to
unearth anything in addition to
what the former grand jury re-
ported" the report stated.
The spring grand jury after an
extensive investigation under Earl
Cox, Democratic attorney, reported
the unearthing of Startling in
stances of graft and corruption"
but returned no indictments. 1t re-
ferred the probe to the grand jury
which today made its final report
to Collins.
Submission of the final report
marked the end of service of Vinson
H. Manifold, attorney and grand
jury deputy prosecutor under Prose
cutor Judson L. Stark. Manifold
has been at the head of grand jury
activities for two years, and with
the end Of his incumbency will enter
private law practice.
Council Denied Plea
On the subject of probe into
the defunct banks. the jury stated:
For the reason that the full value
of property therein has not been
determined. this jury is unable to
determine whether there is any
criminal liability on the part of Of
ficers of said banks, and this jury
would recommend that the next
grand jury investigate to ascertain
if any such liability exists on the
part Of said officers"
The election probe was dropped
because the county council refused
to appropriate funds for hiring a
special investigator.
In their verdict on the condition
of nine institutions supported by
the county, grand jurors made rec
concentrations for several improve
ments.
Particular attention, they stated,
should be paid to the relocation of
the Marion county infirmary, ex-
posed recently by The Times.
Infirnlary Too Crowded
lne1r Verd1cC reads.
Investigation shows there are
$40 inmates. The institution is
crowded far beyond capacity. A
portion of the mems building is in
good condition, but the old build
ings are crowded, and to make
place for a number of people who
are there now it was necessary in
the mems department to fill all COR
ridors with beds, some of which
consist merely of straw MATTRESSES
on the floor, not having bedsteadS
on which to sleep.
ut would seem this institution,
considering its age, and It's dilapi-
dated condition, is about as we'll
cared for and inmates are receiving
as good care as can be expected I'M
der the circumstances.
THE age of the buildings makes
it impossible to keep it in the sani-
tary condition that it should be-
Management Lauded
The jury found fault with the
juvenile detention home, 225-East
Michigan street, asserting the coun-
ty should do all in its power to ar
range for new quarters. 1.-The old
building is untitled for the purpose,
and it is impossible to keep it
Clean" the jury stated.
Superintendent of seven other
institutions were lauded for lex
cellent management" The institu-
tions are the Indiana Woman's
Prison, the Colored Orphans Home,
the Marion County tuberculosis
hospital at Sunnyside, the Board
of Children's Guardians Home, the
Marion County Hospital for the In
sane at Julietta and the county Jail
and courthouse.