The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-02
OTHERS ON The STAND
HUNT. MASON. GRIFFITH. TAffE.
GERBER AND DETECTIVES TESTIFY
Noel SWears Hilton U. Brown Sug.
gested ST. Louis Trip and The
News Paid All Expenses.

get the defense to vouch for them. The
defense refuses. / leave IL TO your Honor
as to whether they are worth anything.
Who says they are bona fide reports? They
not signed with the name OF anyone.
DR.. Hunt has testified these are papers
that were handed to him every day. He
does not swear they were made by Stahl.
Hilton u. Browa testified he had not even
seen them-that he had been told about
them. If someone came to your Honor with
a note purporting to be from me. but not
bearing my signature, would your Honor
pay attention to it? Certainly you would
not. move they be stricken out"
DUNCAN'S REPLY.
Duncan met this last attack of Spaan
with an intensity Of reply that chained at
tention. ''If the court please" he said.
these reports have been admitted as evil
dence. When they were first brought into
this trial, the prosecution would have Moth
ing to do with them unless the original
copies were submitted. They were SUBJ
mitted; your Honor ruled that the parts ap-
pertaining to Mr.. Logsdon were competent
evidence. The prosecution has examined
witnesses as to these reports, and now they
come at this late hour with the demand
that they be stricken from consideration"
Spaan made a final argument. These
reports" he said. "out of the mouths Of the
witnesses most interested In them are with
out a father, and without friend. Nobody
will swear to them Stahl will not; DIR.
Hunt will not; Noel will not; Brown will
not"
Judge Whallon handed them to Duncan.
1.-The court will not reverse its ruling on
these" he said. They have been admitted
as evidence"
These incidents were not the only things
that held the attention Of the crowd at fever
heat. The examination OF Noel furnished
spectacular features. In putting Noel on
the rack as TO the expert legal advice he
furnished the alleged conspirators about
proceeding with the bribery scheme under
cover of law Spaan erupted like Pelee. the
lava OF his bitter sarcasm burning and
devastating wherever IL touched. He at
tackled Noel with peculiar joy. savagely
wrestling from him direct answers jealousiy
guarding him from the fatherly interference
of Duncan, cunningly leading him into
snares, guilefully snaring him. rending him
when he struggled. playing like cat with
a mouse, all In feline delight.
ATTITUDE OF NOEL
When Noel took the stand, he sat down
like a man who has made up his mind to
beware of pitfalls. gins. traps, snares. am
bushes. He smiled at Span as sweet
ly bitter as Spaan smiled at him. The
crossing Of foils was as formally cour-
teous as a duel between Frenchmen, but
the edge Of courtesy was soon worn away.
and by the middle Of the examination the
buttons had been discarded and the men
were Iunging with pointed rapiers.
The examination of DIR. Hunt, OF A. L.
Mason, Of T. z. Griffith and Others with
the exception of Captain Gerber. of tho
detectives. was interesting. bui compara-
lively without incident. DR.. Hunt was
placed on the stand at the opening OF the
session. The purpose Of the prosecution
was to find out IL DR.. Hunt had witnessed
Stahl's arrest from the window of the law
office of Augustus l.. Mason in the Fitzger-
aid building, with the idea of showing that
the Citizens League was fully informed
of the scheme against Logsdon. DIR. Hunt
testified that he was not I'm Mason's office.
but that he saw Stahl arrested from q
window in the corridor OF the building
Augustus L. Mason was the next witness.
He testified that the executive committee
Of the Citizens League. of which he Is a
member, met regularly, once a week. In
his office. He had not been informed OF
the steps taken 10 catch Logsdon. he said.
The Information about that always came
from DR.. Hunt. he testified. Mr.. Mason
was on the stand only few minutes.
Theodore Z. Griffith. treasurer OF the Cit
liens League. testified that decoy scheme
| had been considered by the Citizens
| League some time ago, but that IL had
| been discarded 1t was discussed. but the
| executive committee came TO the conciu-
| sion that IL would fall fiat. as IL did. He
| declared that Hunt was authorized TO EN-
| ploy Detective Stahl. Attorney Spaan saw
| an opening and called his attention 10 the
| fact that DIR. Hunt had declared on oath
| he was not authorized by the league.
| The league did not authorize the sending
| of the fake telegram. Mr.. Griffith de-
| clared, He was asked to produce his ac-
| count books 10 show what money had been
| paid into the league by Hilton u. Brown
personally or as representing the Indian
apolis News. Later. when these books were
produced. it was found impossible TO tell
just what sums had been paid I'm.
NOEL ON THE STAND.
Then Mr.. Noel took the stand and the
| decks were cleared for action. Spaan ques-
| toned him about the most important bit OF
| evidence the prosecution has yet secured
the statements said 10 have been made by
Noel TO several people that he had found
no evidence against Logsdon and he be-