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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
11
Revelations in the McGregor trial expose graft in Atlas Engine Works and public officials. Witnesses detail bribe schemes, inflated profits, and pressure for contracts. Names include Thomas Rackley, Arthur Wilcotts, Emmett Huggins, John McGregor, Hugh Hanna, and Emmett’s relatives. The case shows a system of corruption from sales to county projects with a tragic human cost.
John McGregor deposited 800 dollars with Marion Trust on May 1 1907 three days after Atlas Engine Works allegedly paid 3800 dollars as a bribe to Emmett Huggins to be divided among county commissioners. He claims only 200 since then and 875 of the bribe went to him. Testimony in the criminal court session tied to the Atlas bid, false claims, forged warrants, and the role of Emmett Huggins and Arthur Wilcutts in negotiations. The trial lymphs through whether funds reached Atlas and who profited. The defense argues McGregor is presumed innocent while Huggins and Wilcutts confess to crimes.
Reports from Constantinople suggest the sultan plans to abolish the title of sultan and declare himself emperor. He recently freed 950 prisoners, while corruption and bribery allegations surface over a boiler contract. Witnesses accuse officials and brokers of impropriety tied to Atlas Engine Works bids.
Fifteen to twenty men searched one mile north of Broad Ripple chasing a white stranger who attacked Ruth Duncan, 13, as she walked from Indianapolis toward the Duncan summer home. The mother witnessed the assault and screamed, prompting a wide police and marshal response. the man fled into a cornfield and was not found by 2 p.m. The girl was badly shocked but unharmed.
Testimony shows Thomas R. Kackley urged bribery to win a boiler contract with the county. Emmett Huggins confessed to forged warrants and county theft, offering restitution and reform as witnesses describe a broad graft scheme surrounding Atlas Engine Works.
Editors at Fairview Park near Indianapolis, about 50 in population, voted Democratic in a midsummer outing. Marshall defeated Watson while Kern and a Democratic legislature were named, in a day focused on party enthusiasm and campaign planning.
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