The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-29

Hunt learned that stahl was IN the city.
Noel asked Dr. Hunt 10 come to his Office
and meet Stahl. -
THE VISIT TO LoGsDoN.
Tell the court" said Attorney spaan-
''who originated the scheme of sending
Stahl to Logsdon." 90
mo one that L know Of" replied DR..
Hunt Fred Heller offered to INTRODUCE
Stahl to Logsdon- Stahl ard Heller talked
about the slot machine business and dis
cussed the possibilities of slot machine pro-
lection in this city
What did they talk about directly?
"Oh, they spoke of fixing somebody.
That somebody had TO be liked that lit
tie sugar had 10 be given out IL was
unders TODD that Logsdon was the right man
when it came 10 the susar' proposition;
place for the delivery OF telegram TO
Stahl.' Ea 81. 1f4-
Whom do you mean by .we?' % broke IN
Span. rH r-Ea
Hilton T. Brown. Noel and myself. The
telegram was TO reassure Logsdon as to
who formulated the scheme OF sending
Stahl to Logsdon with this telegram for
the purpose of trapping him.
''Oh, it was joint suggestion.
"A child with three fathers, then, SAID
Spasn. sarcasticaly. WAS il a decoy- tele-
NO" replied DR.. Hunt.
WAS IL an honest telegram?
Spaan leaned forward and addressed the
witness with fiery earnestness. He pointed
finger, at DR.. Hunt and in his best man
ner. said:
And yet you knew that telegram was not
the truth. didn't your,
Yes, sir, replied DR.. Hunt, after mo-
mentary hesitation. o
Ibid you see the telegram before it went
to Heier's placer"
81 did,.
DIR. Hunt paused a second to collect his
memory for absolute accuracy. Then he
said: rs o. K. for 49,"
And what was the meaning OF this pretty
cipher?' asked Span.
The meaning was" replied Hunt, in
response to question of Mr.. Logsdon, l
would give 81, 500 year for protection for
| LOO slot machines in Indianapolis.
HOW THEY ACTED
DR.. Hunt said he was acting as men,
Der of the Citizens League. He thought
Hilton U. Brown was acting as an indi-
vidual and not for the Indianapolis News.
| There arose lively discussion as the
| possibility of separating man from the
business he is directly engaged IN, bust
ness having apparently direct bearing on
| the matter in hand. This point was SQUAD
| bled over all afternoon. The prosecution
held to the point that the men implicated
4 acted in part. at least for the concerns
or associations with which they are anil
Were you authorized by the Citizens
League to take these steps?" was the next
question.
II don't know that the matter was ever
talked of in that way" the doctor re-
Were you ever given any authority by
| a committee?
WAS not just that kind OF scheme
| voted down at a meeting of the Citizens
League? Was it not decided to frown on
| all such things? .,f
II don't know as to that"
Were you present at any meeting where
| this came up?'
No said Or. Hunt. Il was out of the
OH said Span, in tone that spoke
volumes for his satisfaction.
DIR. Hunt testified further that Stahl
| brought the telegram to him before Logs
| don saw Ii. DR.. Hunt testified that its
| wording was ''eminently satisfactory to
| him.
Testifying as to the matter of Stahls
| compensation, DR.. Hunt said the News
would not nor could not pay him, and that
the Citizens League had decided to do IT
| He maintained that the league was not in.
formed as to the methods Stahl was to take
| in acquiring evidence.
AS to his keeping In touch with Stab
while the latter worked under cover, DR.
\ y
| evening, and that Noel was also kept close
| ~ informed of the progress made. One OF
the reports made by Stahl to Or. Hunt was
that Logsdon said to him, after the slot
machine proposition had been made:
| by God, you may think I am lying to
| you. / have once or twice, but I won't dc
1t again Come back tomorrow and I will
| give you a final answer.
Logsdon did not give a final answer ths
next day. and things ran along uncertainty
| clap. DR.. Hunt testified that he saw Stab
arrested. He had followed Stahl. he said
for the purpose Of seeing that Logsdor
| slip in the cogs or to give Logsdon the
chance to say in court he had not seer
Stahl without refutation by an eyewitness
GUARANTEED THE BOND.
Span asked how much was paid to tn
security company by the individuals wht
guaranteed Stahl's bond. Duncan objecte,
fatty. The court sustained his objection
and Spaan changed his question to ash
who guaranteed the bond. Duncan objected
and Span was reused to anger. He de
clared that the purpose of the prosecution
was to find out all the conspirators and i
had right to direct its questioning alon!
that line. The court sustained Duncan
and Spaan got at il in another way. H
wormed out of DR.. Hunt that Hilton L
Brown. Lucius B. Swift. William Fortun
and himself were among the number VIII
made the bond safe for the surety com
pany -r.f.f
Mr.. Duncan's cross-exa mination broaden
ed the field of inquiry. In answer TO Dun
cans questions, DR.. Hunt said he ha'
| heard that certain gamblers In Indianapoli
| were protected and allowed to run thei
games and that others were kept closed al
and not allowed to do business. Stahl wa
instructed to unearth the tax on crimes IL
Indianapolis and TO pay the first attention
| to the tax levied on the gambling frater
nifty. He was also instructed to ind GU
definitely who received the rake of.
himself insisting that the examinatiol
should stick to the matter at issue. Dun
can broke in with: I'VE purpose to shoy
that Logsdon solicited money from thi
man..
Spaan-Are you defending this conspir
ator? We have a right 10 know why Nj
| Duncan is in this court and for what pur
| pose.
After the furry Quoted DR.. Hunt wen
on TO say that reports from gamblers Sc
| cured by Stahl were conflicting for tn
first week or so, and then-but right her
| Henry Spann stopped whatever interestin
| disclosures might have been made by tn
doctor by insisting that only the write
| reports of Stahl to Hunt be considered D
the court. No hearsay reports could
considered, he maintained The court rule
| in Spans favor and the examinatio
veered slightly.
LOOKED TO LOGSDON.
, Dr. Hunt then stated he had received In
formation that Logsdon was the man I
: whom the gamblers looked for protection