Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-06 | Page 27 | Judge Irked by Jury Criticism

JUDGE IRKED BY JURY CRITICISM Dillinger Wooden Gun Escape Reverberates in Court Courtin in ill Indiana j CROWN POINT Ind April G 6 VP ff Judge William J. J Murra Murray of the criminal court toda today started action toward pros prosecution ution of or the county I i grand rand jury which criticised him in connection with the escape of or John Dillinger from the county jail The Thc judge ordered James Purdy of Hobart Ind lad foreman and the five other members rs of or the grand jury jur to appear before him next Monday to sh show w cause caus why th they y should not be cited for contempt of court He issued subpoenas for them Untoward criticism toward m myself sel and the dignity o of the courts of Indiana Indiana In In- diana was the reason Judge Murray assigned for his action The jury in addition to criticising Murray and others indicted Jail Attaches Ernest Blunk and Sam Cahoon for aiding and abetting Dillinger's famous escape escape es es- cape with a wooden gun Judge Murray urray cited fully half halt of or orth th the grand rand jurys jury's report Il which filled three columns a of newspaper space in announcing the action The jurist declared the document w was written in scandalous contemptuous contemptuous contemptuous con con- language The sections to which he particularly particularly objected were those criticising himself for failure to transfer Dillinger Dillin Dillin- ger from the county jail to the Indiana Indiana In In- diana dlana state penitentiary at Michigan City County Prosecutor Robert G. G Estill and Special Prosecutor Martin Smith Murrays Murray's predecessor or on the bench announced previously they would defend defend defend de de- de- de fend the jurors and their report if it either were criticised When When the jur jury began its investigation tion Judge Murray asked for a full lull fulland fulland and frank report and added I ask that particularly because I myself have been criticised sed in this care Cac n