Show n 7 MEN MN HELD IN U. U IB SI S. MAIL ROBBERY FORMER IlliNOIS OFFICIAL IAl AMONG SU Charles S. S Wharton Once Congressman Faces Indictment PROBE THEFT Legislator Denies Connection Connection Connection tion With Train Looting CHICAGO June 2 Charles AP S S. Wharton who as a former congressman congressman congressman con con- gressman gressman helped make laws and as asa asa a former assistant states state's attorney h. h helped enforce them has been in indicted indicted in- in diced with six others on charges of robbing the United States mails The Tile indictment which came from the tile federal grand jury jur yesterday is the result of ot Investigation into the train robbery at Evergreen Evergreen Evergreen Ever Ever- green Park Parle a suburb last February ary Thirty government agents have been engaged in building the thease case gase ase against the men under indict Indict- ment They are besides Wharton Ch Charles rles Limpy Cleaver alleged leader William Donovan Prank Frank I Lawrence OBrien O'Brien Virgil Litsinger and John Flannery The latter two are at large WON AT SECOND TRIAL Flannery Fiannery two years ago was sentenced sentenced sen sen- sen- sen ten d to be hanged with Henry J. J Fernekes the tile midget bandit but won freedom at a second trial Wharton who is one of ot the city's well known criminal lawyers was expected to surrender today Bond already has been fixed at at for him bim and at at- for the others S If U robbing the mails malls wa wasn't nt a a. serious crime this indictment would be lo e silly he said I 1 know nothing about the tIle case except what wiant I have read In the tho newspapers I have defended Cleaver Cleavel on on n four foul different different dif dif- ferent occasions but he lIe is the only oldy one o of those indicted I ever saw The indictment charges that Wharton Whalton and his wife were away from roin their home February 25 the tho purpose according to the government government government govern govern- ment being to leave the Wharton home free for the train robbers to use use for dividing their loot It is further charged that immediately following the train robbery the defendants defendants de de- dc- dc with the tile exception of Wharton drove to the Wharton Continued on page 5 |