The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22

the witness answered about nine years. The
witness then said the Parry switch was not
In his ward. Higgins then detailed the trip
over the park lands when he met Mr..
Parry. AT lunch he sat opposite to Mr..
Parry. The witness said he had never been
introduced to Mr.. Parry
WITNESS INTERROGATED.
AT this time Attorney Elan Intercepted
the witness about his meeting with Mr..
Parry last May near the Parry Manu-
featuring Company. higgins again told
about this meeting and the conversation
with Parry that he detailed in his direct
examination. Higgins said when he entered
the Parry building he passed through a
room containing about fifty people. The
witness then sat down by Mr.. Parry. both
of them holding their hats in their hands.
Higgins said he had seen VIM. Knight
regarding this ordinance before the con-
versat1on with Parry. The conversation
with Knight took place the night the or
dinance was introduced. Attorney Elan
then fired questions rapidly at the witness
concerning Parry'S reason for calling him
in. Higgins said ii was his opinion that
Parry wanted TO see him because the wit
ness mad been against previous attempt
by the Parry company and he believed
Mr.. Perry believed he (Higgins) would be
against this switch. Attorney Elan then
went into the matter that caused Higgins
met Parry. He claimed that when he
walked he always went to work by way of
Illinois street. using Meridian street only
when he drove his dray. Higgins said he
saw councilman Bernauer shortly after his
conversation with Parry. He detailed 70
Bernauer the conversation with Parry,
saying: Parry told me he had given two
councilmen enough money to go around. =
He also told about checking off the two
councilmen. Elam's questions were so
pointed that Higgins became excited and
grew dramatic. saying he would no-
swear to anything If it were not true
He pointed to his two little sons, saying:
II hoped they may drop dead If / am
not telling the truth
Attorney Spann called upon Higgins to
not get excited. Attorney Elan said the
children were not an issue in the trial and
Higgins replied they were to an extent
Mr.. Elan told him he should have taken
the children into consideration before.
The defendant told of seeing McGraw,
knight, Perrott and other councilmen, but
could not tell when and where he met
them.
Higgins here made the statement that II
there was any vote-sellng he would sell his
own vote and not have any one else to do
ii for him.
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY.
Higgins was then asked about his grand
jury evidence. He said he went before the
grand jury Instructed by his counsel to
make general denial of everything, but he
took it upon himself to answer all questions
asked him.
On redirect examination Higgins told of
people buying land on Prospect street, be-
lieving the Parry Manufacturing Company
would move its plant to that locality. The
Council book of rules which Higgins
claimed he showed to Mr. Parry. and on
which he checked off the names of two
councilmen to whom Higgins claimed Parry
duced as evidence to be used in argument.
The examination Of Higgins was concluded
az n:2O. and Attorney Duncan then an
nounced the defense would rest
The State on rebuttal examined several
councilmen mentioned by Higgins during
man from the Thirteenth ward, was the
first called. He was asked If Higgins ever
spoke to him about the Parry ordinance
Attorney Span objected, but the witness
was allowed to answer. He said Higgins
first saw him in his saloon, but changed
his answer, saying Higgins spoke TO him
the first time in the Council chamber be-
fore passage of the switch ordinance The
defense objected to the testimony, claim
ing il did not impeach. Attorney Elan
asked to recall Higgins, but the defense
objected. Bernauer said Higgins never told
him at his saloon that Parry had told him
(Higgins) that he had given money to two
councilmen.
Walter N. Carpenter, the court ste
nographer, was then examined. He was
asked if Higgins did not testify TO the
grand jury that he had talked TO no one
about the switch ordinance excepting a red
faced man. The defense objected, but Car
penter was allowed to answer in the affirm
alive.