The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-19
BY CHARLES E. CARLL

BY CHARLES T.. CARLL
Flashlight rays cut into the dim
ness of a sick room in which a
woman lay after her return from
a hospital a few hours before.
Her husband was in a physicians
office, anxious to learn if it would
be necessary to give his wife blood
TRANSMISSION to aid her in her fight
for health.
The flashlight and knock at the
door announced the return of
Charles w. Freeman, horsethief de-
tective and constable" to the home
of Forest Campbell, r. r. 9, Box 609,
Monday night.
1t Makes No Difference
Freeman told members of the
family he intended to evict them
within few days, He said, accord
ing to Campbell, that he would en-
force this order even though Camp
bell paid the overdue rent and rent
in advance until Sept. l.
According to Campbell, Freeman
contended that the advance rent
was due Aug. l and was considered
part Of the unpaid bill.
Campbell today, in relating the
incident to The Times, also alleged
that Freeman declared the rent
will have to be paid at my Office
with 81 costs and your landlord
won't accept the money if you send
it to him."
Campbell today sought some
agency through which he could halt
Freeman's eviction threats. He first
to o. L. Smith, 839 Lincoln
street, owner of the property.
Landlord Denies Action
Campbell pays $40 a month for
the property and Monday had
mailed Smith 81 of the overdue rent,
he said.
According to Campbell, Smith said
he had been out of the city several
days and had turned the account
over to Freeman. Campbell said
Smith told him he was unaware of
steps and did not intend to
move the family while Mrs. Camp
bell was i'll.
A red card, bearing the warning
last notice was left at the Camp
bell residence by Freeman, Monday
night. This card bore neither name
nor address of the delinquent tenant
but did carry the name and phone
of Freeman with his title"
of "constaEle.'
"Pll Fight Another War"
freeman left word he was going
to move u.s. Campbell said. 1T
will take more than that fellow to
10 it. I fought one war, the World |
war, to protect my home and I'll
fight another.
The summons served on Camp
bell was from the court of T. S. |
Crutcher, justice of the peace in
township, with Offices at |
544815 East Washington street. |
Crutcher has admitted handing |
thirty or forty of these blank legal |
writs at time to Freeman on var
ous occasions. These, he admits, |
bear his signature and the seal and |
are given to the constable for CON
venience."
Today The Times was informed |
from reliable source that George |
Davis and Frank Broz, purported |
working out Of Crutch-
er's Office, also are given blank sum-
mons in this manner.
Post Purchase" Try Charged
Charges that attempts have been
made by a former justice of the
peace to buy" the post in Wash
lngton township were hurled today
by Carl S. King, who became town
ship justice in December.
L was offered $500 to resign my
post" he charged. That was sew
eral months ago. The proposition
was made that a certified check
would De leIC WIN a Cnlro party,
and when I resigned I would re-
ceive it. The man who made the
offer indicated that he had enough
pulp with county officials to be as
Sured Of the appointment as my
This allegation, laid before county
officials, will be one of
the high points in the investigation
to be launched by the county grand
jury. The probe body is expected
to take action in the situation in
The final story of the series will
appear Thursday in The Times.