The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-12
DALE PLEDGES
FINISH FIGHT
IN RUM CASE
MunCie Mayor Prepared to
Battle for Months,
He Declares.
HITS FEDERAL COURSE
Criminals Grow Bold as
Result Of u. S. Action,
Says Executive.

b. Times Special
MUNCIE. Ind. May l2-Mayor
George r. Dale, back from Wash
ington, where he conferred with
high authorities regarding his fed
eral liquor indictment, prepared to-
dav 10 defend his case ii il takes
three months IN court
Convinced that nc will not be able
IN escape trial. which opens in fed
eral court al indianapolis next Mon
day Dale promised he would not be
q "hit-snd-run victim OF the court. "
I told them Al Washington I
might have 10 GO 10 distant states
N got rebuttal witnesses he as
serted. III bet we'll be in court
three weeks or three months.
Dale said the trip 10 Washington
bore little fruit. He said he doubted
whether Assistant Attorney General
Aaron Youngquist had investigated
the charges against rim, although,
ne reported, Youngqdist said q re-
port Of the investigation was pre-
pared and would be read IN court
when the trial opens.
Fight Is Promised
I told them in Washington thai
all this disorder is intended TO dis
rlpt my administration he said. y
told them that these hoodlums who
claim they are federal informant'
and are above the law are to blame
for the trouble. It's cinch They'll
know they've been somewhere, ever
II they do convict me in Indianap-
oils.
Dale declared that Muncie ha'
been in the grip Of a crime wave
since he, his police chief and sew
sral other city officials were indict-
ed BY a federal grand jury on the
conspiracy charge several weeks ago
and laid the blame directly At the
door OF prohibition agents now al
Nork in Muncie scar ching for more
evidence against Dale and his col
leagues.
Criminals in Muncie who per-
fured themselves before the Indian
apolis grand jury TO provide basis
for the indictment against me and
others OF my administration now
think they are in partnership with
Uncle Sam" Dale said
Reign Of Terror
Consequently. these law violators
are defiant OF local authority. BY
coddling these criminals. the fed
eral agents have promoted disorder
NY police hardly can arrest any
one now without the crime ring and
%he federals raising the cry that the
notice are attempting to intimidate
3 federal witness.
AT best It is difficult to police p
city Of $4,000. but it now is almost
impossible, with my officers wary
of arresting offenders, fearful lest
they might prove to b. prosecution
witnesses in the conspiracy trial"
Referring to the recent crime
wave in this city. Dale cited the
murder of a Muncie policeman in
a street holdup and told Of the diff
ficulty his officers have had in
checking bootlegging and gambling
Since the federal agents entered
Muncie and started fraternizing
with the underworld
Escorted by Ludlow
I'VE never had a major crime in
Muncie from the day 1 became
mayor until the indictment" Dale
said. Not only do the criminals
boast the protection Of Uncle Sam,
but my police are half-afraid their
boast is a good one"
Representative Louis Ludlow OF
Indianapolis. escorted Dale to the
justice department and arranged
the conference between the mayor
and justice department officials. in
Guiding Toungquist. who has charge
Of liquor .aw prosecutions.
Youngcuist is id to have ad-
mitted that he nd little in the way
Of investigating the case except to
confer with jeffrey. II is known
IN Washington that jeffrey per-
suaded Youngquist to permit him 70
proceed with the prosecution OF
Dale despite certain misgivingS
held by Youngquist concerning the
character" Of government evidence
Dale also protested against the
decision Of the government not "a
have an Official court report Of his
trial. but Youngquist replied that Il
Dale wanted + report. he would
have to pay ont Of his own pocket
for q court Stenocra nf,er