The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-03-01

in which the Gary lawyers offered him
freedom II he and Frank Ferry would
help them through. Told of visit
to his home on Sunday by Houren and
Renollett. in which they asked him to
help. Said they would get me free.
Attorney Bruce In cross-examina-
ton badly shook Labovich's testimony
relative to these proposals when he
asked Labovfch why he didn't tell the
same story as he told in the ante-room,
ana Laboyich replied that he knew
MoAleer and McCracken would hear his
evidence on the stand. Labovich stat
I'D that he had only paid $40 of his
| fne imposed by the Gary court. Said
mayor allowed him to pay balance in
sixty lays
John Priselac, the blind pig keeper
who pleaded guilty last week before
Judge McMahan and was given a Jail
| sentence and 5000 fine, was the next
witness for the state. He testified to
| the proceedings at the time he was
called before Mayor Knots on Jan. 26
Called to court over phone. Thought
1t was Castleman who called him up.
| Went to city hall with John Bonic.
Many men were there. McCracken
| came In afterwards. According to
| Presclic's testimony the proceeding s
\ were anything but regular and the de-
| Tense suffered the worst blow of the
day by his testimony. Said he under
/ stood and 1t was generally understood
that II they settled at Gary the would
not have to go to Crown Point and
would remove prosecution at Crown
4 Point If he pleaded guilty.
/ Clerk Shortridge was called to tes-
tify as to the fact Of the September
grand jury. Identified bonds. warrants
and indictments returned. This was
done to contradict the assertion Of
4 Mayor Knots that he didn't remefn-
Der any bonds and indictments were
/ returned Sons OF the bonds we're
signed by Knots.
i Stenographer Morris Mckenzie was
i called upon to read his typewriter
copy of grand Jury evidence submitted
by Mcbride. Attorney Renollett was
placed the stand at the beginning
of the afternoon session and the de-
!, tense Immediately offered objections
on the grounds that 1t not proper
: for party to contradict its own wit
nesses. Judge Peterson after hearing
} the arguments of counsel finally ruled
) that testimony OF Renollett was ad
, missable Renollett denied the con
2 4 NeTSdIlon IeSl1HeO 10 Dy LdDOVlCn ear
Her in the day. Asked what none,
t they were getting 70 rtheir activities
e in the states interests, Renoliett STATED
/ that they were not getting anything
e. Deputy Sheriff Furman was called
8 to testify to his trip to Gary yester
8 da morning and his unsuccessful at
t tempt to locate Ferry, the witness 70
3 whom he had a bench warrant.
|. Mrs. Ferry was then put on the stans
e and testified as to a visit from defend
e ant Mcbride to Ferry's home on Sun
' day morning at II o'clock. McBrid
: took lawyer with him. Said the.
f wanted to examine Ferry Two doc
Y tors there. Drs. Craig and Georg. ply
e sicians in the Knots building. One 0
them city health official. Took Ferr.
: out on street car and Mrs. Ferry testi
d fed that she hadn't seen him since
Il Said they were going to hospital.
=. Attorney Houren: Practiced law 4
: indianapolis Asked by McCracken !
5 he ever sold fishing license for Sax
) Houren bitterly denied 1t. Told of La
e bovich's visit to his office and of tell
3 ing him to tell the truth Was at hi
s home on Saturday. Asked why the
;. were both there, Houren said the
r were both there as witnesses Denie
o having instructed Labovich what to ties
s tify to. Said Max Bernstein was hi
client. Asked my advice several time
: recently. Did not talk to Labovich a
e to what he would testify to in thi
: case. Only in his own case Said h
: did not tell Bernstein that II they GO
! rid of Knots that he would be polio
n Judge and would take care Of him. Sal
y he saw Ferry and that he did not az
n pear sick.
CD ~
and related to the jury the circum
y stances, from the defense's viewpo1
It of the transactions at the Gary polio
IS court. McCracken made a good witnes
IS for the defense until he was ss-e1
; amined by Bruce and then made dan
- aging admissions that weakened tn
n defense's case. Told of discussing wit
d his clients as to the probability {
rs Mayor Knots suspending the sentenc
/ Knew the mayors humanitarian view
re on the subject. and that 1t was h
ID hope that the sentences would be SUI
5 pended. Also considered the legal d
feet the trying of the cases at Gar
A. might have and that If might prove
bar TO prosecutions at Crown Point.
So Said blind pig keepers pleaded guili
Of on his advice. No testomony Introduce
cd or witnesses sworn at that time in Il
Of Gary court
a. Bruce handed McCracksn a Jolt wh<
to he asked the Gary lawyer IL It VIZ
In customary for a lawyer for the defen.
as to assist the state in the writing of q
IN affidavit
ct Max Bernstein nd--siiilip Cosner we
l" put on the stand by the defense in Z
r. effort to impeach the testimony of r
40 noliett and Hourens but they eviden
N. was-ruledr out for -caHsas