The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-07
DALE, ILL IN
JAIL, DEF|ES
HIS ENEMIES
MunCie Mayor Asserts His
Arrest Is Frameup by
Political Foes.
BOND SET AT $4,000
Executives Ire Aroused by
Inhumanity Shown in
Transfer Here.
BOND SET AT $4,000

Wan and weary from the strain
of arrest and drive through the Bit
ter cold Sunday morning, George
Dale of Muncie, who declares he is
a political prisoner" is in Marion
county jail hospital today.
Meanwhile, his wife is attempting
to obtain sureties for the $4,000
bond fixed by Judge Robert G. Bait
zell of federal court.
Although suffering from influ-
enza, the picturesque mayor was
ready to carry to the United States
supreme court the battle against
his federal grand jury indictment
and arrest on charges of conspiring
to violate the liquor law.
Assailing the political enemies
who he charged framed" him, Dale
declared he had instructed his wife
not to worry herself "unduly'' con-
corning a bond for his release.
Lacks Rich Friends
Il haven't many rich friends who
are worth $4,000 each, in unen-
numbered property and the fee for
surety company bond is far too
high" Dale said.
Il told Mrs. Dale I didn't want
to be 'ransomed' out of federal jail"
Arrangement of Dale and others
arrested in Muncie and Anderson
will be held March II.
Although not bitter in his criti-
cism, Dale declared "little humanity
and much callousness" was displayed
by Deputy Marshal Harry Gates
when he refused to permit friends
to provide Dale'S bond. Dale said
Gates forced him and seven men,
bers of the police department into
automobiles at l Sunday morning
and drove through the cold to the
jail here.
The party arrived at a. m, jail
records reveal.
Brought Bodies" Here
There was little sense in such
procedure. Gates could have wait
ed until daylight to make the drive
through the bitter cold" Dale said.
when 1 asked him why he did
that, Gates said his instructions on
capiaseS were to bring the bodies
here if bond was not made. and so
he merely was carrying out Or
ders," Dale said.
Gates denied any 'miStreatment"
of Dale or others arrested in Mum
Gle.
In the federal row in Jail here
with Dale as co-defendants in the
alleged Muncie conspiracy are:
Frank F. Massey, police chief; Fred
c. Ellis, Republican Secretary of the
safety board; William A. ParkhurSt,
police captain; Dan Davis and Ray
Powell, patrolman; Charles Nelson
and Kenneth Horstman, city detec-
tives, and Fred Kubeck, an alleged
bootlegger.
The first three are under $4,000
bond each; Davis, $500; Harst-
man and Parkhurst, $4,000, and
Nelson, $500. Bail for the others
is to be set today.
George Jeffrey, district attorney,
4CAuSSQ W COIL14l4Cllt Oh VIlS SlGu-
alton today.
Dale described what occurred
when Raymond (RedD Hoover, po-
lice garage mechanic, who is, and
for some time has been confined TO
his home with influenza, was
brought to the Jail.
Man Seriously Ill
''He was very sick and if I had
known Hoover's condition I would
have put a police guard around his
home and def1ed Gates to get him, -
Dale said.
When Hoover was brought to the
Muncie Jail, his condition alarmed
us all and finally we prevailed upon
Sheriff Fred w. Pickett and Gates
to let Red be taken home"
Ernest Flatters, charged in the
indictment with having collected
money from bootleggers for protec-
ton, surrendered at the marShal'S
Office here today.
When Dale was told he and his
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