The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-17

though il afford tho subject an addition
al grievance against this paper. In the
stenogrsphers report below. most of the
questions asked Ray, and most of the re-
plies made to his questions are elided. for
the public Is not particularly interested in
tho Journals side of the story. but every
thing material that Ray had to say in the.
way of denial or admission is given YER
IN SEARCH OF INFORMATION.
What / want to find ont" remarked
Ray to the reporter, as he dropped into q
chair. twas where the man got the ground
work upon which to base this article that
appears In last Saturdays Journal"
Ray was informed that sources of in
formation in such cases are confidential
and are not divulged. He then began by
saying that he had been in the bu siness Of
supplying township trustees only since
1855 and the reference that he had learned
under Pollard was untrue. as he had never
seen the man in his life and knew nothing
of him.
Union county, said Ray. TT is An in
formation that has been filed by Kennedy.
The three counties of Union. Fayette and
Franklin arc In the same judicial circuit.
He has a civil suit against me and has filed
compromise"
How about this indictment against you
In Randolph county,
THAT was on account of that fellow
politics, o political quarrel all the way
through He was Republican and you
bet am q good deal of Democrat. had
three trials and the jury disagreed. ThomD-
son said he STAYED of the trial at first for
the fact that If WAS convicted Ike Gray
would pardon me and that he STAYED il Oft
until Hovey came in"
Where do you figure out q 800. 900
protitf' inquired Ray of the reporter.
What information do you base that ont
Why, IL isn't anything like that at all.
You say down here that the citizens of
Hendricks township filed protest against
McKain-Ithe Journal had the name Nc
Clainl-you haven't got his name spelt
$1,000 If yoa show any record of q pro-
test against him. There wasn't any made.
You speak about this row with Montgom-
cry. He didn't use any such language as
that: didn't say he could take me into the
penitentiary Montgomery didn't open his
mouth"
How about the statement that you drew
your revolver on himf'
well. had my revolver out. He didn't
have any gun"
THE TRUSTEES RESIGNED
1.-THE trustees implicated here" said
Ray. lighting fresh cigar at the stump of
IN old one, aud putting his finger down on
the Journal article, Higgins, Montgomery
and Duty were removed. That's what you
say mere. The truth is only one was re-
moved and that one was Duty. The County
Commissioners have been trying to remove
him for twelve months The goods were
shipped to Montgomery, Higgins and Duty
along the Sth OF 9th of January. Duty
had all the stuff IN his schools. / know
what he told me. | know / shipped the
goods and know they got them. Posi- lily
there wore cyclOpedias that sold Duty In
1890 that were not in the schools, but he
had the goods right on time.
Higgins was not removed from Office.
neither was Montgomery. They resigned
left their office before the time was
tngton township caught Higgins in the
California land swindle. They got him IN,
and he lost some money. The stuff 10 not
held for freight charges, because Mont
gomery bad paid the freight. and the agent
there will tell you So"
You say here. Ray himself, while on
the witness-stand. brazenIy smiled as he
testified that one batch he had sold out lay
In . Chicago cellar for twelve years.
That's q lie. i never said anything of
that kind. If you can show any record of
testimony, and record was taken in the
case. that says anything of that kind. I'll
give yon thousand dollars. Such a thing
was never intimated or heard of until 1T D.
pearec in the Journal. There is not q id
word OF truth In il.
Then you say here that Ray forged
orders. Ifyou can show me line of evil
dencs or bring me man who will tell me
to ms face that he ever heard such stuff. or
that trustee made any such statement,
will willingly 60 to the penitentIary with
cut any trial. That's the d---dest lie that