Show PROMINENT DENVER MEN MEN- MENI ARRAIGNED 1 A Appear pear in Criminal Court to t to Answer Grand Jury Indictments PLACED UNDER BOND 4 HEARING OCTOBER 5 I Proceeding ding Attracts Attention Atten Atten- tion Because of Prominence Prominence nence n e of the Accused I IDE DE DENVER Sept 11 n More IL-More Mora rore than a score of ot present and former city officials daIs and prominent t business m men inen n of Denver ap appeared today in n the criminal division of the district court either in person or by attorney and pave gave bond to appear to answer char charges es contained Ingrand in wand grand jury indic indictments ments In each case the tho bond was f fixed ed at ut t 1000 except in inthe inthe inthe the case of present city officials who were released d on n their own a ari ances ces es The were set sot for hearing October 5 The Tho charges against present and former city officials accuse them of failure to enforce e laws 3 against open vice vico Amon Among those appearing in in these those cases eases were Mayor J J. J Arnold Chief of PoH Polio Felix 0 Nom ONeill A. A A. A George Creel and Thomas J. J 1 members of or tho the fire fire- and police thard Former Mayor Mavor R. R W. W Speer Fo Former Fornier er Ch Chief ef of pf f Police olice Hamilton Armstrong W. W T. T Davoren Davor Earl Eal Hewitt Je tt and anft D. D A A. Barton rs of 01 the thO fire nrc and ana police po lice ice board under the Speer Spear tion Tho The present ciff officers were represented sent br by couns from the city attorneys attorney's attorneys ney's ners office and andl the former city officials dais by former fornier City Attorney H H. H A. A Lindsley Lind sley All n hse are in tb tho city except ex ex except former Mayer Speer and Attorney I Lindsley the court that ho bo would return to Denver by October 1 Among those vho ho appeared to answer answer an an- n- n charges or property for immoral purpose set were The Tho Int B ti J. J i J s yC estate firm and ana I about I The You Mountain fain States Telephone and Telegraph raph company and President E E. B. B Field and Vice President E. E B. B Field Jr Jr indicted on a charge e of obstruct I ing Lug public streets w ro represented resented by counsel and furnished bond The members of the school board I char charged ed with failure to observe the I city city's f fire fie ordinances in equipping school buildings who appeared in person per per- son Bon or or through h counsel were Stephen R. R Knight ht Mrs M. M W W. Jones D. D E E. Phillips John W W. Gillespie and P. P W W. Carlin |