The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-11
GRAND JURORS CLAIM
He Has E. ID. FulfOrd Arrested for
Attempted Bribery.
Long Distance Telephone Man Was Be-
fore the nquisatorial Body Yester-
day-Mr. MarShalPs Charges.

E. D. Fulford will now be called upon to
answer the additional charge of attempted
bribery. The charge is made by MEM
Der of the grand jury, and Fulford was
arrested at a few minutes past 1 o'clock
this morning on Pearl street, between Hi
nois and Meridian streets. Fulford came
back to the city to answer to the charge
of forgery, which is being investigated by
the grand jury at it's resent sitting. After
his arrest this morning he said to a re-
porter that he knew nothing of the charge
of bribery upon which he was arrested
last night.
He said he was before the grand jury yes
terday TO give his evidence upon the charge
against him. He came out of the room with
the grand jury which adjourned after TAX
ing his evidence. Fulford says he walked
down the street fer a distance of about a
block with Mr.. Marshall a member of the
grand jury, and admitted saying to him that
he wanted to see each member of the grand
jury separately and alone, but If he told
Marshall why he wished to see the grand
jury separately he did not tell 1t this morn
ing.
The arrest was made upon affidavit and
information, and the capias was placed in
the hands of Sheriff Emmett yesterday
evening The sheriff did not know who had
filed the affidavit upon which the capias
was issued, but it is presumed that 1t was
made by Mr.. Marshall. When the capias
was placed in the hands of the sheriff he
went to the Denison House and consulted
with w. n. Johnson, the special attorney
for the American Long Distance Telephone
Company, and the two went to the Grand
Hotel and asked to see Mr.. Fulford.
inf hxyf ba hot bo
had gone to his room. The sheriff and
deputy went to the room and by raising
a bell boy upon their shoulders so that he
could look over the transom found that the
room was unoccupied. Upon table In the
room was a revolver and a small satchel.
The sheriff came down to the hotel Office
and there waited for his man, posting look
outs at the room and about the hotel. 1t
was thought that Fulford had received
a tip and was preparing to leave the
city, and Mr.. Johnson, accompanied
by deputy sheriff, went to the Union Sta
ton and searched several trains but did not
find their man. From the station they went
to the Denison House, and their way
back to the Grand in cab, saw Fulford
standing upon the sidewalk just a short
distance north of the Grand talking to a
call boy from the hotel. Mr.. Johnson recog-
nized Fulford and the cab was stopped and
the driver was ordered to drive back past
the men and see If one of them was Full
ford. The two men separated, the call boy
returning to the hotel and Fulford walking
north on Illinois street to Pearl street.
He stopped upon the corner and watched
the cab in which Mr.. Johnson and the
deputy sheriff were riding The cab stopped
after passing short distance north of
Pearl street and as Mr.. Johnson and the
deputy sheriff alighted from the cab, Mr..
Fulford started east on Pearl street in a
very brisk walk. He was quickly followed
by Johnson and the deputy sheriff, who
overlook him near the alley between Mer-
idian and Illinois streets He was
stopped and told that he would have to
return to the Grand Hotel. He offered
no objection to returning, and said he was
not trying to run away. He asked what he
was wanted for but was not told the spe-
cific charge. They returned to the hotel
came in and read the warrant to Fulford.
He handed over to the clerk of the hotel
$210 in bills and took a receipt for It, He
handed the clerk some papers Also which
were Immediately taken possession of by
Sheriff Emmett. Fulford was taken to the
Jail. AS he left the hotel with the officers,
he asked if he was to go to the new or the
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