The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-05
POLICE PROBE
MUD-SLINGING
POLITICAL BILL
Corrupt Practices Violation
Charged by MOrriSSey
After Seizure.
SEEK MYSTERY LEAGUE
Attorneys Name Found on
Check: 6. o. p. Files
Protest.

the individuals who ordered printed
a circular seized by police Saturday
night before its distribution began.
This vas established today as
Chief Mike Morrissey. who accepted
full responsibility for the seizures.
sought a conference with the prose-
cutOrs Office TO determine the posi-
bility Of such action
The literature and the plate from
which IL was printed we're seized in
a raid on the Ward Press. 4l02 East
Tenth street. and taken directly to
police headquarters. Chief Morrissey
said. adding that 1t still was in his
office and would stay there until
some definite action was taken.
The offending circulars contained
reprints Of an article entitled Muir
der for the job" by Hilton Butler.
in the July 10. 1893, issue of the
Nation. noted liberal weekly, with an
added paragraph. apparently placed
there by an OrganizR ton calling
itself the Inter-Racial Relations
League
Vague About League
The Nation article alleged that
Negro firemen were being shot if
they attempted to claim positions on
the Mississippi division of the ILL
nOis Central railroad. where white
men wanted their jobs.
The added paragraph stated that
there were 100000 Negroes in In
diana. with approximately half of
them in indianapolis, all of whom
would know" that whatever nap
pened in Mississippi was the fault
Of Democratic public officials.
These officials. the paragraph
charged. easily could be led to end
such conditions by the Roosevelt adj
ministration. for which support has
been sought IN the present cam
paign.
Morris ID. Moss. SIS North Te-
cumseh street. seized by police as
ne was starting to pay for the lit
erature. told Chief Morrissey that
the Inter-racial Relations League
was an eastern organization. some
place IN New York" The details of
the organization we're vague to Mr..
Moss. who was paying for the cir
culsrs with a check made out to him
by George Rinier.
Check Signed by Attorney
Mr.. Rinier is an attorney with
Offices in the Fletcher Trust build
ing. He was not available for COM
ment this morning. but he is under
stood 10 be a Republican worker and
a reputed former Ku-KluX KlanS-
man. The check was for SD. which
was TO be applied as a down pay
ment on a S25 bill for the printing
of the circulars.
While Chief MOrrisSey was plan
ming his conference with County
Prosecutor Herbert f. Wilson. oe-
lieving that the literature was inn
properly signed. attorneys. presum-
ably for Mr.. Moss. we're threatening
replevin action.
Mr.. Moss. a private investigator.
was indignant at his treatment and
said he had told Chief Morrissey
that he considered the seizure pure
" political and that the Democrats
themselves were raising the Khan
issue. No charges we're pla &c d
against Mr.. Moss last night and he
was freed soon after he was taken
10 headquarters.
The attorneys threatening replevin
suits today. however. tried first to
get the literature without threats.
saying they did not wish the pub
lefty Chief MorriSsey said.
G.. 7. Chief Protests
A protest also was entered last
night BY WAYNE Emmelman. Re-
publican county chairman. about
the raid on the Ward shop and
what he termed raids on other
shops. other shops we're visited. but
not raided. Chief MorriSSey said.
In answer 10 Mr.. Emmelman'S
protest. Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan
announced this noon that he felt
Chief Morrissey was strictly within
his legal rights in any seizures
which might have been made and
said that he personally had knowl-
edge OF vicious falSehoodS" circu-
lated in opposition 10 Democratic
candidates.
one OF these miSStatementS was
said 10 be that all Of the last seven
teen men appointed to the fire de-
partment had been Roman Cath
OiicS.
This" said the mayor. is Just
the tail end of the kind of politics
d. c. Stephenson former khan
leader brought into this state"
BroadcaSting Truck Seized
A truck broadcaSting the message:
Vote Republican. Stop kidnapings
BY the state police" was seized by
police Saturday night under Chief
MorriSsey's orders for alleged viola
ton Of an ordinance prohibiting
operation OF a sound truck in the
mile-SQuare area. II was released
late Saturday night and no charges
we're placed against its operators.
Almost as outraged as the Re-
publicans. we're the Communists.
whose candidate for state auditor
Allen Pickett. -. r. R. 4. Box sos
was arrested last night for alleged
violation Of an ordinance prohibiting
Scattering of handbillS. Chief Nor
riSSey explained today that ne had
ordered strict enforcement OF this
ordinance against sll parties.
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