The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19


about by the citizens of Plymouth
the community in which he lives.
Answer, Yes.
| Next Question, Are you acquainted
with the general reputation of Clay
Nv. Metsker for truth and veracity
I'm the community in which he lives
based on what the people say wher
they talked about it?
Answer, l am.
| Question, Is it good or bad?
Answer Bad
William G.. Hendricks was called a:
a witness and after stating his name
business etc. was asked the follow
ing questions,
Have you heard the question o.
Clay W.. Metsker's truthfulness dis
cussed and talked about by the citi-
zens of the community in which he
lives?
Answer, Yes.
Next question, Are you acquainted
with the general reputation of Clay
W. Metsker in the community in
which he lives for truth and veracity
Answer, ! am.
| Question, Is it good or bad?
| Answer, 1t is bad
Cross examined by L. M. Lauer,
attorney for Metsker. State who you
have heard say it was bad.
Answer, L. A. Lauer, the attorney
for Metsker, Prosper Ball, Harley A
Logan the mayor OF this city,, Charles
Mclaughlin, Samuel Parker, Moses
Lauer, brother to L. NJ. Lauer. James
Hanes, Adam f. Wise, ex-Represen-
tative of Marshall county.
At this point Mr.. Lauer stopped the
naming of others, by asking the fol-
lowing question:
| You never heard any person say
they would not believe him under
oath?
Answer, Yes, quite a number. You
remember you and | talked about his
committing perjury in an affidavit
filed at the court house. We talked
about his committing perjury and
others talked to me about it.
Alpha ]. Ball, was then called as a
/ witness and after stating his name,
business etc, was asked the following
question::
| Have you ever heard the question
of Clay W. Metsker's truthfulness or
untruthfulness discussed and talked
about by citizens in The community
in which he lives?
Answer, Yes.
| Next question, Are you acquainted
with the general reputation of Clay
W. Metsker, in the community in
which he lives for truth ano veracity,
based on what people say when they
talk about it, =.
Answer, Yes.
Question, What is that reputation
good or bad?
Answer, Bad.
On cross examination, he was ask
ed whether he had heard as many as
ten speak of it (meaning his reputa-
tion). Said he thought he had, said
he could not tell how many.
This closed the evidence on that
branch of the case
After Mr.. Lauer for the State had
occupied over one hour, in arguing
the case on behalf of the State, and
Mr. Martindale, defendants attorney
a like time, Mr.. Metsker asked and
was granted he privilege TO talk, in
(which talk he took occasion to berate
those who had impeached him and
Mr. Nartindale, defendants attorney
and to laud himself for his prosperity
saying among other things, that he
had been honored by the people oi
the county by his election to rcl,re-
sent Marshall county in the legislat-
ure of the state one term, that he
Therefore bought the Plymouth Dem
ocrat and had built up prosperous
businss, that he IS now worth $25 foI
|every dollar Martindale is worth
Yes, Mr.. Metsker was elected repre-
isentative to the legislature one term
and he did so we'll at that term thai
he came back and bought the Ply
I,,,o,.fl Dar,o~raf ~ Tho or,ra of co
500 He went to the legislature a pool
man according to his own statement
and came back and was able to buy
the Democrat and pay cash thereon
S65o0. He must have been yer,
jactive legislator and skilled in tn,
Tart of making money. Let's see, h
received legally Sc per day for g
days, $500, not a very large sum will
which to pay $65O0 Now that he i
the editor of the Democratic organ o
the county, he asked the Democrac,
of the county to return him a secon'
time to the legislature. Democrat
who knew him were like the maj
| said about the bed-bug He had moth
Iig against the bug, but it was the wa,
the bug made his living to which h
objected They began looking 70
,isome one to beat Metsker, finally on
lily a few days before the day hxe'
|for the primary election, which nom
|inated the candidate was held, Charlie
Lemert of .Teegarden, announced hi
name as 4 candidate and the resul
was that out of thirty-three votinl
Iprecincts of the county, Clay W
+ Metsker had majority in only one
and in that precinct only IL vote
/. were polled.
Il Charles Lemert, though a goo
man and good legislator was no
, known to 10 per cent of the voters G
4 jiiis party at the time of his nomina
tion over the said Clay w. Metske1