The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-17

Il did work for Mr.. Devlln,
he blurted out, a moment be-
fore he was released from the
stand.
Edwin Devlin was federal dry
agent.
You mean" interjected George
r. Jeffrey. district attorney, hur-
riedly. that you merely co-operated
with Devlin and that you never got
paid for anything, don't your"
Yes said Burke.
Safety Board Head Called
That's ALL said Dale's attorney.
The defense scored again later,
When William F. France, president
of the safety board of Muncie, took
the stand for the government.
Frances direct testimony was in
tended to paint Dale as political
despot.' and he declared that the
safety board was board in name
only"
Dale gave me TO understand that
he was the mayor" he testified.
On discrimination, France adj
mitted he went to Dale bearing
complaints about policeman Ray
Powell.
Weren't the complaints from boot
leggers and women operating houses
OF i'll fame?" asked defense attor-
neys
Admits Defense Contention
Mostly" admitted France.
He also said that Dale had told
him that he had refused to do any
thing about Furnishing Powell.
He admitted that the bootleggerz
had complained that Powell both
cred them"
Herschel H. Rose. carpenter and
ex-government undercover man. ad-
mitted testifying falsely before
federal grand jury, resulting In in
dictment OF Elmer Gentry, bootleg
ger near Muncie.
The witness testified he was prom
Used a city Job If he falsely told the
grand jury Of making buy" from
Gentry.
Rose was preceded on the stand
by Peter McMichael, Muncie resi-
dent. who related how. while in a
speakeasy. an unnamed bootlegger
called Dale by telephone ito Ak
things up" he quoted the logger as
saying.
Couldn't Control Dale
James A. MacFatrick, former
Muncie fremen. told the Jury of
seeing police visit the Pig Stand"
a barbecue, and declared no arrests
we're made. despite the fact that,
he said. drinking was progressing
openly.
Prosecuting witnesses who testi-
fed Monday. first day Of the trial,
failed TO link Dale definitely with
alleged payoffs and liquor deals Of
which they testified.
Several witnesses testified thev
we're promised by Police Chief
Frank Massey, one of the defend
ants, that II they would support
Dale in the 1929 election, they would
be given protection" but, they
added, the immunity they had en-
joyed before 1880 ended within a
few weeks after Dale took Office.
How profitable period as a big
shot" bootlegger ended a few weeks
after Dale became mayor, and how
ne was forced TO quit bootlegging
and move to Hartford City, was re-
lated by Corbett Johnson, a de-
PENDANT, who pleaded guilty. He Is
one Of the governments star" wit
nesses. and Dale contends. a gov
eminent plant" in the case.
Tells Of Campaign Donation
johnson told OF being visited
weekly in 1929 by Massey. then an
insurance agent. and OF paying
Massey $50 week for protection.
He said he was not raided once in
1929.
Massey told me TO go for Dale
in the campaign, and II Dale we're
elected he Massey would be
named police chief and I would be
one Of the few bootleggers allowed
to operate. I gave Massey $3.50 for
Dale's campaign. as I was selling
liquor as fast as ! could get IT,"
johnson. who said several weeks
ago that he was taken for ride"
and warned against testifying in the
trial told TIE fsswxr he w.ar rosrnH