The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-27

1885 motor vehicle operators
I'd was sworn to before l.. A.
Shaw, Indianapolis attorney,
whose Offices are shared by
Cancilla.
Indiana laws relating to
motor vehicle operators liz
cense applications provides:
ANY person who shall knowing
ly make any false affidavit, or shall
knowingly swear or affirm falsely.
to any matter or thing required by
the terms of this act to be sworn to
or affirmed shall be guilty of per-
jury and upon conviction shall be
punishable by a fine or imprison-
ment as provided by law"
"YOur Company Is Against Me"
Given an opportunity today to Of
fer an explanation of his sworn de-
NAL of the Buffalo conviction, Cam
ella who had been located in
Criminal Judge Frank P. Bakers
court, refused to comment.
Il have nothing to say. Your
company is against me. 1t would
DO no good" Cancilal said L know
what you have been doing"
Prosecutor Herbert vi. Spencer
said today he was not aware Of
Cancilla's police record when he
named him on his official staff Mr..
Spencer said the appointment
came through the Democratic
County Committee insofar as they
wanted to have an Italian among
the appointments" Mr.. Spencer
said Cancilla had been recon-
mended by a politician whom he
would not name.
Promises Jury Action
Any perjury charges against Can
ella will be presented to the grand
jury, Mr.. Spencer said In cases of
false information on motor vehicle
operators license applications, Mr..
1 Spencer said, the state authorities
would be expected to take the intia-
tive in prosecution.
In addition to the grand larceny
conviction Buffalo police disclosed
these additional convictions against
the former deputy prosecutor:
eCancilla's first arrest was made
in Buffalo on July D. 1921, for
criminally receiving stolen property.
first degree. He received a sus-
pended sentence in Elmira Refor-
matory.
Then on Aug. 10, 1921, he was ar
rested and charged with grand lar
ceny, first degree, and again re-
ceived a suspended sentence in
Elmira Reformatory
Received Suspended Terms
Again on Sept. 30, 1921, Cancilla
was charged with using false labels
in the process Of manufacturing re-
ceiving another suspended sentence
in Flmira Reformatory
On Nov 49, 1921, he was arrested
on a charge of first degree grand
larceny, receiving suspended sem
tence in Elmira Reformatory.
According to indianapolis police
26, 1923, and charged with vagrancy
after the police badge of an as
saulted policeman had been found
in his pocket. The charges we're
later dismissed
Cancilla resigned from Prosecu-
tor Spencer's staff here in May
after The Times had disclosed that,
although a member Of Mr.. Spen-
GERS staff, assigned to represent
the prosecutor in contested di-
vorce cases in Superior Court 2.
Cancilla was appearing in Judge
Bakers Criminal Court as attorney
for defendants.
Mr.. Spencer ordered the practice
stopped few days before Cancilla
quit.
Was Attorney for Forger
The Times has shown that Cam
ella appeared as attorney for Rob-
ert A. Glenn, ex-convict and forger.
when Glenn was released by Judge
Baker on $1,000 bail The bail was
$3.50 less than the value of the
checks he forged.
Cancllla made plea for leniency.
Judge Baker had held the case
under advisement until Monday of
this week
Glenn had been arrested in Ko-
komo on forgery charges and yester-
day, four days after his arrest, was
sentenced in Kokomo to serve one
to teA years. After his arrest Glenn
told Police Chief Charles O'Neil in
Kokomo he was anxious to return
I for sentence in Judge Bakers court.
Mr.. Cancilla also was defense at
torney in the slot machine theft
charges lodged against Ray Riordan.
He also was attorney for William
Zahm, 328iz Bicking-st, whose APP
peal from municipal court con-
viction for assault and battery was
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