The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-22
Witness Run Out Of the State and an Attempt
to Have a Judge Discharge Saloon Keep
ers Who Had Violated the Law.
Marcus r. Snlzer Shows Jason B.
Browns Tin-Plate Preyarications.
Well-Known Colored Men. of Noblesville,
Promptly Deny a Low Down Lie. Charging
Them with Treschery to Republicanism.
PERJURED TESTIMONY.
Democratic Saioon-Keepers OF Madison II
sorted TO IL for Political Capital.

Democratic saioon-Keepers OF Madison Re
sorted TO IL for Political Capital.
sDeciAI the Indian apolis Journal
MADISON, Ind. Oct. Z1.-The Indianapo-
lis Sentinel of Oct. IL removed the boiler
plate miscellany from two of its pages in
order to print q lot of outrageously false
Statements concerning the prosecution be-
lore the grand jury of Jefferson county
Of q great number of saloon Keepers.
The charge was made that the prosecutions
were instigated by Perry Z. Bear,
prosecuting attorney, and his brother, Sol
Bear, for the purpose of making fees.
The whole story, in so far as it applies to
the Bear brothers. is outrageously false.
and was known to be false when it was
sent to the Sentinel The facts are these:
Some time ago one J. NJ. Chauncey, tenn
perance orator and evangelist. came to
Madison TO conduct a temperance revival.
During the progress of his meetings he
openly declared that the saloons were run
ming wide open. and loudly demanded the
taxing OF steps to prosecute every
personally hired two men. Rich Hull
and Dallas Wright, without the
knowledge OF any other person. to go to
the saloons. take note of who were there
by the statutes. and file afiidayits before
the grand jury. The saloon men, hearing
of this, became defiant, and sold openly
pretty much as they pleased. Wright aud
ing their pay directly from Chauncey. as
proven by the latters sworn statement
Chauncey did 90 to Mr.. Bear and ask
for list of the saloon keepers OF
the place. stating that he wanted their
names and addresses for the purpose
of sending them personal invitations to at
tend his meetings, but not one word passed
between them at that or any other time re-
gardIng prosecutions. The saloon men
were indicted by the testimony OF Wright
and Hill. and their cases set for trial.
At this stage of the proceedings Charles
A. korbly, Democratic attorney for the
Liquor League, and Joe Brashear, chairman
of the Democratic county committee, took
p hand, with the intention of turning the
affair TO political account. Accordingly,
Rich Hill. the chief prosecuting witness,
was spirited out of the State in the night
Rnd taken down TO Tennessee by
saloon keepers. Tie trial of the first case
resulted in q disagreement of the jury,
which stood eleven for conviction and one
tor scauittal. Judge Friedly then advised
!. compromise of the remaining cases. but
the saloon men, acting under legal advice,
declined TO compounds after getting Hill
TO Tennessee Hill now swears that Barnes
and others got him drunk, and induced him
TO make false affidavit TO the effect
that Bear had instigated the prosecutions
for the purpose of making money out OF
them. This affidavit they brought here and
fled with the court. coupling with IL q
motion to quash the indictments. Judge
FREELY refused TO permit the filing of the
affidavit and in doing SO scored Korbly
roundly from the bench for his partlcipa-
lion in the spiriting away of q witness IN
the night. The conspirat0rs never expected
the court to receive this affidavit. but they
had it prepared simply to have it published
Tor political effect which they did.
Now come Chauncey, Hill and Wright
each Of them under oath. saying that the
Bears knew nothing whatever about the
prosecution until the cases were IN court
but that Chauncey personally hired the
other two to do the spying and make the
Afidavits before the grand jury, and Hill
adds to his another affidavit setting forth
that Barnes and Welch got him out of the
State, got him drunk and induced him tG
swear falsely in implicating Bear. In short.
Brashear and Korbiy took advantage of the
work of q jealous temperance advocate
TO work mp a political snap. and engendel
what bitterness they couid among the
LIQUOR men against Republican prosec u
Tor in the hope that it might do the rotten
old Democracy some good. The characters
Dfthe men implicated in the conspiracy gre
such that every one here understands their
work. Where people have TO resort t0 the
procuring of perjured testimony to bolster
up q political party it Is. indeed in a shaky
condition. Their little ssheme has beer
thoroughly exposed and will do them nc
rood whatever.