The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-29
Criminal
Court
Scene

THERE was no session of Mar
Il ion County Criminal Court
today
II was pay day az the court
house
Judge Baker was ar his Office
and was entitled % draw his s4084l
Tor June and Joel a Baker. who
appeared ln The courtroom az u a.
received SALTS.
Andrew Jacobs. local barriger.
who late yesterday was IN Grim
inal Court a few minutes after the
grand jury returned indictments
against Nvron n HUgheI and
Walter r. Pfaf. today represented
Mr. Hu1hcl when hc supplied bond
70 answer cmbczzlemcnt charges
The indictment against Mr..
HucheI and Mr. Pfaf. although
published iu q morning newspaper.
were withheld from The Times
until i0.40 today when bail bonds
were posted. II IS customary for
fugitive indictments 20 be kept So
cret until arrests are made.
There was afternoon activity IN
Criminal Court Yesterday. Two
special Judges presided and Judge
Baker personally received the final
report ~ the January term grand
jury
2-I0- Andrew Jacobs assembled
the bench as special Judge. heard
an appeal from the Municipal
Court conviction Of a woman for
stealing three hats. CLYDE G. Kar-
rcr appeared as attorney. The
woman had been sentenced in Nu-
nicipal Court % pay 81 and costs
and serve five months In Indiana
Woman Prison. AIr Karrcr said
his client was guilty. Special
Judge Jacobs fined her 81 and
costs.
% Edward McElfresh assembled
the bench as special Judge to hear
tho appeal Of another woman con-
vIctcd In the hat theft case. Kar-
Ter also appeared as her attorney.
The Municipal Court sentence. 81
and costs and five months in IN
diana WOmans Prison. Result. 81
and costs.
The appeal ~ a third woman ac-
CuSed in connection with the theft
OF the hats was not heard.
A T 2-3O-The attorneys left the
~ courtroom No official bust
ness was transacted from the
bench until SIP.
5-03-Chief Deputy Prosecutor
Oscar Hagemeier went TO the
grand jury room.
5-0f-A reporter for a morning
newspaper looked into the Crimi-
nal Court room. Finding 10 empty.
except for minor court attaches. he
went on his way
5-0S-En route back from the
grand jury room. Mr.. Hagemeier
was asked whether the grand jury
was going TO report. The chief
deputy said ne did not know.
$40 Court attaches remarked
that The Times reporter was
working overtime" The reporter
commented they too appeared to
be toilInC unusually late
5.1l-The members Of the grand
jury. led by Grand jury Deputy
Henry o. GOett. filed into the court
room.
5-I2-JudCe Baker emerged from
private Office. assembled the bench
aid received the grand jury report.
DY 5-16 Judge Baked had COM
ID pleted examining the indict-
for faithful service Taking the
mcnts and thanked the grand Jury
indictments with him. Judge Baker
returned 70 his private office. ac-
CCmpanied by Miss Hazel Meadows.
his secretary. and Fred Lev. Dep
uty County Clerk
5-IS-The Times reporter. who
had followed the members or the
grand jury into the corridor TO
ask a question. found himself
locked ont Of the courtroom. one
OF the grand jurors commented.
They've locked YOU out Shak-
ing his head. the Juror walked
away. The reporter tapped on the
door. There was no answer.
$50 Rspping on another door
to the courtroom. the reporter
finally was admitted. The Judge
= and his aids were IN the private
NofhCe Andrew Jacobs. who earlier
IN the day had acted as a special
judge. entered the courtroom
through a door which had been
left unlocked.
What are YOU doing here so
late1' the reporter asked.
7 Just came IN 10 use the tele-
phone AIr Jacobs replied.
You hadn't heard. by any
chance. the grand jury was gong
to report2~ he was asked
NO. I Just happened by"
AIr Jacobs entered the tels-
phone room. Miss Meadows. the
judges secretary. left the private
ofice. talked briefly with ATr
Jacobs. Both entered the telephone
room. where they talked several
minutes
535-Nf.ss Meadows returned 70
Judge Bakers private ONCE.
Mr.. JACOBS walked toward the
WI hallway leading 70 the Office.
He returned as Judge Baker
emerged from the Office.