The Indianapolis times., 1930-09-26
Probe of alleged difficulty

FrOD6 OF alleg6Q QlIIlCuICy
and delay said to have con-
fronted members of the po-
lice department in obtaining
search warrants for places
where the law is alleged to
have been violated was under
way today by federal author
titles, it as learned.
Policemen, who. it is reported,
have been confronted by search
warrants problems, we're in con-
ference with undercover federal
agents, who now are operating in
this city.
It was reported reliably that
federal operatives still are at work
and will continue to be active in
connection with alleged police graft
and crime in Indianapolis until
several pending matters are cleared.
witnesses Subpenaed
simultaneously with the new
federal activity, the Marion county
grand jury secretly issued several
subpenas for witnesses to appear
today in the survey Judson L. Stark,
prosecutor, says he is conducting.
His probe" does not include the
county outside of the city, he has
explained.
City officials we're noncommittal
today on their plans in the cleanup
Of Indianapolis and Kidding the po-
lice department. of alleged corrup-
ton.
Police launched ten raids Thurs
day afternoon and night, seven of
which were conducted as a smash
on alleged gambling and booze SELL
ing joints.
Staying Under Cover
Results of the raids we're meager
and police said they believed the
city's underworld had stopped func-
tioning after eighty-two persons
we're nabbed Wednesday afternoon.
However, one operator of a joint
told The Times that he had infor-
nation of the Forthcoming raids
early Thursday.
Information on which the search
warrants were obtained from Num-
cipal Judge Paul c. Wetter was sup
piled by the city's investigator, who
still is operating.
Those arrested Thursday and the
charges: Earl Sears, 206 Indiana
avenue, keeping a gaming device,
and six persons in the place, visit
ing a gaming house; Mike Glitch
off, pit McCrea street, and three
others, operating blind tiger; Joe
Mitchell, 40 Indiana avenue, keep
ing gaming device; Wallace Hum
phrey, Negro, 231 West Thirteenth
street, operating a blind tiger; Mrs.
Blanch Connors, 435 East Pratt
street, operating blind tiger; Sam
Bell, 43, and Angeline Beard, Ne
groes, 318 Minerva street, operating
blind tiger; Gus Foster, 26, of 345
West Fourteenth street, operating a
blind tiger, and Hitalenensk Marco,
43 South West street, operating a
blind tiger.
No Arrests Made
Sears this morning obtained a
continuance in municipal court un-
til Oct. 7.
In raids on the following places
no arrests were made: William Sc
crist, 1927 Howard street; Harry
Russe's smokeshop, 238 Indiana ave-
nue.; Speedway inn, 254 Indiana
avenue, and A. J. Bruce, 1876 West
Maryland street.
Refusal of Clifton R. Cameron,
municipal judge, to issue search
warrants to the city's investigation
for Wednesdays raids, was admit
ted by him. He said the investiga-
tor refused to answer questions
necessary to swearing out the war
rants and the affidavits had been
locked in a drawer in his office.
Efforts to obtain the warrants
were made Tuesday, but due to
Cameron's refusal, it was neces-
sary to wait until Wednesday to
get the warrants from Judge Wet
ter, police said.
Wetter, shortly before Cameron
admitted having refused the writs.
charged there had been leak"
before the raids we're staged and
expressed amazement that the
squads did not obtain more.
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan and
other city officials refused to dis
CusS possibilities of a shakeup in
the police force, although in a
statement Thursday the mayor and
safety board declared efficient and
honest men on the force would be-