The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-29
END JUSTIFIES MEANS
"H0LY ALLIANCE" ADOPTED FAM.
Gus MAXIM OF THE JESUlTS.
Earl E. Martin, Oliver Ensley and
Fred Expert Testify-Stahl's
Sleuth Work.

man to hold communication with him. Did
you talk with Noel over the teiephone?''
Yes, / did, said Martin with a laugh.
Mr.. Martin" said Attorney Spann, dur
ing your conversation with Mr. Folk i'm ST.
Louis, did Folk recommend TO you that you
try TO bribe the man you were after?"
Martin took several seconds to reply.
His lips and fingers played nervous tricks
and he kept his eyes fastened on Attorney
duncan. FINALLY he said slowly:
He did not
o. p. ENSLEY'S EVIDENCE.
After Martin left the stand and the room.
Oliver p. Ensley was called to the stand
by the prosecution His testimony, brief
and to the point, cunningly conserved by
Spans resourceful prodding, was distinctly
for the gain of Logsdon. He was asked by
Spaan If he had not had a talk with Noel
about the progress of the investigation He
replied that he had. Noel, he said, re-
marked to him that Logsdon seemed to be
straight man, and that there was abso-
lutely no evidence TO show anything else
Attorney Duncan leaped at Ensley eagerly
for cross-examination. Didn't Noel saw TO
you that he did not have evidence enough
against Logsdon along the present lines of
investigation? Was that not his exact
language, at least his correct meaning?'
NO" replied Ensley, 81 think nv state
ment is correct as il stands" Ensley was
excused as his evidence related exclusively
TO the conversation he had with Noel relat-
The next witness called was Councilman
Fred Expert, who also proved a good
witness for the prosecution. In reply TO
questions from Spaan, Expert stated that
the Council investigating committee did not
instruct Noel TO go 10 st. Louis; that the
committee knew nothing about the trip until
il came out later. He left the impression
that the committee did not look with favor
on the Martin-Noel hegira TO he Missouri
mecca.
An important bit of Eppert's testimony
was that he said that only day before yes
terday Noel told him Logsdon was as
from Noel came during a meeting of the
Council investigating committee In the
office of Chairman Wynne Tuesday after
noon. Noel had been called in to explain
his part in the alleged bribery Of Logsdon.
At this point Attorney Spaan called for
of Of fhe aySr Snd the the
investigation of Logsdon's conduct I'm Office.
His purpose was TO show that Noel went
beyond the limits to which the Mayor and
Council provided the investigation should
be confined. The recommendation and reso-
luton will be produced later on in the trial.
Attorney Duncan took the witness for cross
"Did you instruct Noel to go to st. Louis
or get detective?'
"Did he consult with any of you about the
matter?"
No"
.sWhen you talked to him about the in
vestigation before he was employed as
prosecutor. did he not say TO you that he
would not have anything to do with the in
vestigation unless IL WAS 10 be sweeping
and full? Did he not say he would not be
connected with the investigation IL there
was any whtewashing to be done?'
YES"
THE OSS-EXAMINATION.
Then Duncan's cross-examination took
the line OF showing TO the court that the
course of the investigation conducted by
the Council committee had not followed the
~ he ,da@f<
of the mayor and the resolution of Coun-
Gill; and that the deviations were with the
approval and consent of the investigating
committee. and that testimony had been
admitted as to many municipal matters not
| directly affecting the examination OF the
methods of awarding the sprinkling con-
| tracts Using Expert as target, his shots
went true In the following bulls eyes:
| That Charles Martindale had been allowed
| to testify before the committee about the
affairs OF two heating and lighting CON-
| panies which had received franchises from
| the present Board OF Works, and that he
had been allowed TO recite all kinds OF
wild rumors about the sweeping contract
| under the Taggart administration The
Noel, under his agreement with the COM
mittee that the investigation should be an
| investigation and not a fiasco, had the right
| 10 secure evidence about all matters relat-
| ing 10 municipal affairs in which Mr.. Logs
| don might be connected
| Will us tcetltlOnss MI. Ep-
| pert said that Noel. before the committee.
| had made this remark when Stahl was
| caught he gave up like a great big farmer
| and let out everything. Noel told the
committee at its private session. Mr.. Ep-
| pert said. that he had kept In touch with
Stahl during the latter's sleuth work He
| told the committee he knew about the
fake telegram which had been cooked up
| for the undoing OF Logsdon. He said the
| telegram had been prepared here. then sent
TO New York. and then sent back here 10
Stahl. In the committee room Expert said
| 10 NOEL "Jim don't you think this
rather dangerous business-that somebody
| was taking long chances, since the telegram
| was a forgeryg' Noel said he thought 10
making use OF the device TO secure evil
dence.
AT this point Spaan became very inquisi-
tive about the famous decoy telegram
| which failed TO decoy. He ~urled his
] tongue lovingly about the word fake
until John :. Duncan. across the room.
| squirmed in annoyance.
stand by the use OF this word fakeg Am
| / TO understand that IL means forgery"
Now. John" said SDaan sweetly, this
| Is not a grammar school. This Is a court,
and are going to use English as she
| Is spoke. -
Expert went on to say that Noel told the
! COMMITTEES he had received reports from
\ Stahl daily.
STIR IN THE COURTROOM.
When DIR. George Z. Hunt was called by
the bailiff and arose from his seat among
his friends of the Holy Alliance" there
was stir in the courtroom. People craned
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