The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-02
JUDGE IGNORES
REPEAL; FINES
ON old SCALE
Cameron Declares He Has
Not Been Given Official
Notification.

Opposite interpretations were
placed on liquor law violations b!
municipal court judges today.
Judge Clifton R. Cameron, ir
municipal court three, held that
because he had not been notified
officially of repeal of the Wrigh
bone-dry law" he would handle
cases as usual in his court unit
notification had taken place.
Judge William H. Sheaffer, il
municipal court four, however
holds the belief that the new beer
control measure now is i'll effect
and superSedeS the Wright law ir
defining public drunkenness.
The difference in opinions hello
by the judges was shown in the
manner in which cases before them
were handled today.
Imposes Heavy Fines
In two convictions in his court
today on charges of public drunk
enneSS, Cameron assessed fines OF
$50 and costs, with the costs in
Guiding a SIS docket fee and the $25
prosecutors fee, specifically provid-
ed by the Wright law.
Sheaffer, however, in three cases
assessed costs which totaled only
$40, representing a IS docket fee
and the customary SIS prosecutor IS
fee in miSdemeanor cases.
Il can not assume from news
paper information that a law has
been repealed" Cameron declared
Until I see a certified copy of the
new law, I must assume that the
old one still is in effect"
Cameron fined Barney Jones, 273e
Boulevard place, SO and costs, a
total of $40, and sentenced him to
thirty days in Jail. A similar
penalty was given Calvin Harvey
2024 North keystone avenue, but the
days were suspended and he was
placed on probation to pay the fine
Arrested After Midnight
Jones was arrested at 1905 thi
morning, according to police.
In Sheaffer's court, John Camp
bell, 8121a Virginia avenue, ant
Ben Merrill, 3015 North Illinois
street, were fined $50 and costs, +;
total of $50, with Campbell also re-
ceiving a thirty-day jail sentence
Jess Woods, 1862 South Harding
street, who was arrested at IA
this morning, according to officers
was fined $50 and costs, total O
$40.
Both judges, Chief Mike Morris
sey and Prosecutor Herbert Wilson
were united in agreeing that tbs
motor vehicle act, passed in 1927
providing penalties for drunken
driving, is not affected by the
Wright repeater or beer control
measures.
Home Brewers Safe
Home-brew makers we're assured
today that their crooks, malt, bot
ties and beer will be safe from po-
lice under the Interpretation, By
Morrissey, that the making of beer
at home no longer is an offenSe.
Awaiting complete Interpretation
of the new status Of the states pro-
hibition laws, Morrissey said all liq-
uor raids would be stopped.
Both Wilson and Morrissey de-
clared they would cooperate, when
ever requested to do so, with federal
agents and the United States dis
trict attorneys Office in unfolding
the eighteenth amendment, as long
as the act is in force.
Sale, possession, transportation,
and manufacture of liquor are not
violations of state laws since sign
ing of the repeal measure, Wednes-
day, Wilson says.
All liquor cases pending in GRIM
inal court that do not involve
drunkenness or operation of motor
car while intoxicated will be nolle
pressed, in view of announcement
of McNutt that he would pardon
liquor law violators in state institu-
tions, Wilson declared.
But just to show that the state
had few good laws left on the
statute books, Oliver Townsley, 38,
of 935 Cedar street, was arrested
two hours after Governed Paul v.
McNutt signed the Wright law re-
pealer, on charge of drunkenness