The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-12
1t Was All Due to Truthful
Testimony That Was
Voluntarily Given.
HARRY GRIMES THE HERO.
DRINKING BOUT THAT TOOK
PLACE LAST SUNDAY WAS CIV
EN- AN AIRING BEFORE JUDGE
CONVERSE.

There was genuine sensation in the
city court Harry Grimes. a witness,
told the truth under oath on the wit
ness stand For this remarkable feat
Judge Converse congratulated him,
Prosecutor Jessup thanked him and
Mr. Grimes took his hUnors with be
coming modesty and remarked that he
always told the truth on the least prov
ocation.
Harry Jones was tried for selling
liquor to Ed Newman last Sunday.
The party which consumed the booze
consisted of Harry Jones, Harry
Grimes. Ed Newman and a man call
ed Jim" whose surname is unknown
to the three other members of the par
ty.
Ed Newman. in the drinking bout.
which was pulled off in the vicinity of
the Starr Piano factory, overstocked
himself with ''red-eye'' and was arrest
ed Monday he was sentenced to the
county Jail on a charge OF intoxication
Newman appeared as a witness and
stated that he and his three compan-
ions last Sunday morning went to the
Starr Piano lumber yard 10 quench
their thirst. He stated that Grimes
gave Jones 30 cents to buy a pint of
whiskey Jones carried out his COM
mission and the young men drank the
whiskey Newman then stated that
he gave Jones 30 cents to get another
pint of whiskey. This second bottle
was consumed on hill above the pi-
ano factory. Newman stated that he
is "a man of family and lives in Hagers-
town.
Grimes on the Stand.
Grimes was then called to the stand
and he stated that he would tell moth
ing but the truth, whereupon he re-
marked Newman gave all the facts in
the case correctly" Attorney Kelley. /
who appeared for Jones, then excused
the young man and Prosecutor Jessup /
waived crosse examination.
On the witness stand Jones stated .
tLat part of Newman's story is cor
rect but the rest is "a story He
frankly admitted that he had bought /
for Grimes but denied that he
had bought whiskey for Newman. He
said Newman had given him the mon
ey to get the booze. but that he had
been unable to buy it. Newman then
stated that he thought Jones had
given him a bottle of whiskey. Pre-
viously Newman confessed that his
share of the first pint had made him
drunk Grimes stated that he did not
remember Jones giving Newman a bot
tie of whiskey.
Mr.. Kelley stated that Grimes had
been a great surprise to him. He
said that the young man had told him
an entirely different tale from what he
recited in the witness chair. evidently
10 shield Jones. but that he was never
-heless glad Grimes had spoken the
ruth as his testimony was all that
was necessary to prove Jones inno-
cent of the charge preferred against
him. Mr.. Kelley ended by censuring
Newman for dragging Jones into trou-
Die. The prosecutor in his address,
stated that he nd seen Grimes mettle
.ested under fire before and that he
Knew the testimony he gave was a sur
,rise to Mr.. Kelley. The prosecutor
hen did the unexpected. by moving the
,ase in hearing be dismissed and then
stating that he would file a new charge
against Jones for selling liquor to
crimes on Sunday. This case proba- |
,ly will be heard Thursday.