The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-30

Logsdon at that time, he replied: More
than has been told here"
s"Stahl was brought here to find out who
was giving protection to gamblers, VINO re-
ceived the money. who paid the money. and
all about it," declared Mr.. Day in answer
to Spans questions. Span secured the
statement that a similar scheme TO secure
evidence had been brought before the COM
mittee and had been voted down. Mr.. DAY
was then excused.
When Hilton L.. Brown, manager of the
indianapolis News, was called to the stand
there was a stir. The connection OF Mr..
Brown with the case has been the subject
OF much speculation. Mr. Browns testi-
mony was extremely interesting He told
all he knew about the bogus telegram and
p pian no to on cat cart L6 ns ; 6play in c ri aee pfT' Brown 81 1Rn
answered questions frankly, without mucn
probing on Spans part.
de said that when the trip to St. Louis
was mentioned he consulted with Earl h.
Martin about IL. He said he was aware or
the object of the trip. He did not see Stahl
office TO see Martin, the second day after
he arrived in Indianapolis. Martin was
not in at the time, and Brown entered into
had introduced himself. He testified he
had seen some of the reports made TO DR..
Hunt, but not all of them.
TELEGRAM SENT BACK.
The newspaper man in New York who re-
ceived the fake telegram with orders TO re-
lay it back was NJ. Lee Starke, New York
advertising manager of the Indianapolis
News. Mr.. Brown said he wrote Starke
a letter telling him what was wanted and
inclosing a draft of the telegram. Tn
| draft was "15 o. K. for 49," The wording
| on by DR.. Hunt. Mr.. Noel, Stahl and him
self. Directions were given Starke where
to send the telegram. Heier's place had
been selected as convenient. Mr.. Brown
said he did not see the telegram until after
StahPS arrest. He examined the telegram
IL the office of Smith, Duncan, Hornbrook
& Smith. Henry Span wanted to know
piled that he had employed Duncan to de-
fend Stahl. The firm was not employed
by the Indianapolis News, he maintained.
When asked who is representing the News
in the damage suit filed by Mr.. Logsdon
against the paper, he replied that Ferdi-
a personal capacity he said he went on
the indemnifying bond of Stahl with the
Surety Company, bearing half the burden
-$2,5 500
He was kept fully informed of all that
had been done, he said. He knew what
Hunt, Noel and Stahl had done. He con-
sidered DR.. Hunt the representative OF the
Citizens League and had never considered
authorizations necessary. He admitted
that he had heard DR.. Hunt testify he was
not authorized by the Citizens League to
attempt to entrap Logsdon.
Starke, the New York representative or
the News, whose office is in the Tribune
1 Du1lQlnS, was not INFORMED as 10 the pui-
pose of the fake telegram. He received a
letter from Mr.. Brown which read about
like this; NJ s~tarke-Please file iele,
separate sheet" The letter was not writ
ten on stationery of the News. MIR. Brown
said, and was not signed by him as man.
ager of the News, but as Hilton T.. Brown,
simply. He did not represent the News In
any way or in any form in this matter, he
said. 1t was purely personal with him. he
gave DR.. Hunt SIS out of his own pocket:
ho said ~ ha1n nav Incidental QXnPnSQG OF
Stahl's work here. DIR. Hunt put up $40
and the Citizens League paid StahIs
straight salary.
PREPARATION OF TELEGRAM.
The telegram was prepared, Mr.. Brown
testified, at a meeting of DR.. Hunt, Noel,
himself and Stahl in DR.. Hunts apart
ments at the Colonial flats. The meeting
was held at night, and in response to
SPANS query as to whether the four wore
masks, Mr.. Brown merely laughed. He
was not quite sure as to the origin Of the
| telegram. He may have had a hand in II.
Probably did, he said. He thought the de-
tective first suggested the sending or the
telegram.
il you have 81, 500 at the time?'' asked
Spaan.
az think So" replied the witness.
For that purpose?" queried Spaan-
NO. said Mr.. Brown.
well, you may need it all to pay Dun
cam put in Spaan, as a last word before
he turned the witness over for cross-exam-
ination.
In response to questions from Mr.. Dun
can. Mr.. Brown said the telegram was sent
after Stahl submitted a report in which he
detailed a conversation with Logsdon con-
| corning the slot machines. The telegram
was addressed in care of Saloon Keeper
| Heller because Heller seemed TO know Stahl
best.
Mr.. Brown was then excused and the ses-
| sion was at an end. The trial Will be re-
| sumed Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Jas.
w. Noel will probably be placed On the
1 stand at that time.