Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-30 | Page 9 | Dry Chief Keeps out of Prison

I UHf DRY CHIEF CHiff KEEPS OUT UJ OF f PRISON INDIANAPOLIS Ind lad Dec 29 23 United Press Press Attorney Attorney General Arthur L. L Gilliom made another strenuous effort today to send Dr E C. C S. S Shumaker the Indiana superIntendent superintendent superintendent super super- of the league to jail for contempt of court Tho rotund leader of the drys In the country's driest state proved to be a hard man to Jail jall His game of tag with the law ended in a temporary temporary tem tern suspension of ot activity pendIng pending pending pend pend- ing a decision Monday by Federal Judge Robert C. C Baltzell At that time the federal court will win rule on whether the state su supreme supreme su- su preme preme court violated the constitution constitution tion tIn Friday when it vacated the pardon which Governor Ed Jackson had iad granted the doctor several veral weeks ago at the gates of the state prison farm If It the ruling is unfavorable to Dr Shumaker his attorneys say they hey will appeal to the United States circuit court and if JC cesary ces- ces sary ary carry their fight all aJl the way to o the supreme court at Wash Wash- ington S SMore More lore than a a. month ago at the end of a long controversy the state supreme court held the league eague head in c contempt of court and sentenced d him hint to serve thirty thirty- lays days at the prison farm tarm Ills Ilis of offense offense tense was an attack on the court courtw w which ich was printed in his annual report for tor last year He accused the he jurists of being influenced in their liquor decisions by wet vet senti senti- ments meats Attorney General Gillion represented represented represented the tho state In the proceedings which resulted in conviction and sentence Dr Shumaker gave ave himself himself himself him him- self up and agreed reed to take his medicine Arriving at the farm arm one morning early this month Shumaker Shumaker Shu- Shu maker was as delighted to find that the tho governor had hod come to his res res- res- res cue Awaiting Awaiting- his arrival was an executive pardon Gilliom of course was furious and went backo back to o tile the supreme court where the pardon was revoked Today Shumaker was placed under under un un- un- un der den technical arrest but bit before he ha could bo be taken to prison his attorney attorney attorney ney obtained his release on a temporary temporary tem tern writ of or habeas corpus authorized authorized au- au by Judge Baltzell A hearIng hear- hear lag Ing ng on Shumaker's motion to have havethe havethe the writ made permanent was was- scheduled for this afternoon Later the ho hearing was advanced ad until Monday and nd on the recommendation tion Jon of 0 the attorney gen general genera ral the dry leader was retained until then without without without with- with out bond S U 1