The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-13

THE TINES.
been mAde up by Gary men to secure
Louisville men who would swear that
Deans character for truth honesty fair
dealing, and morality Is bad
LAWYER THE FIRST.
The first of the character witnesses
was A. NJ Marret a Louisville lawyer
His answers to the effect that Deans
reputation was bad were perfunctory
The question whether he ever had
law suit with Dean was not permitted
to go into the record. Dean says that
as a matter of fact he had a law suit
with Marret and defeated him
The next witness s. A. Bra diey a
horse doctor proved to be the only
comedian that has entered the trial SO
| far Attorney McAleer had finished his
questioning and Attorney Parker be-
gan with the cross examination 1t
was then that Bradley showed his
lpropensities for volubility and louuaci-s
BUSINESS which are a characteristic OF
the Kentuckian.
Are you married MANI"
| YES HE HAD FIFTEEN.
! Il should say, l am. I'm the father OF
fifteen children he answered while
there was an almost audible rip of his
vest seams.
'"Confne your answers to the ques-
tons please said Attorney Parker TO
the witness after the laughter in the
court rom had been silenced by the
bailims rappings for order.
| The state then made the witness adj
nit that he had been removed from tho
fpublic Office of meat inspector in
| Louisville on the charge of grating
Don't you feel sort Of sympathy
| for a fellow Charged with grating"
was Attorney Parker's next question.
! but the defense interposed an objecti
which the court sustained. After hay
ing state that Kinnarney had asked
him to come TO Valparaiso. Attorney
McAieer for the defense again question
ed the witness to set him right with the
Jury on his admission of having been
lcharged with rafting.
TRIED As GRAFTER.
Were you ever tried on the charge
of grating" asked Attorney McAleer.
4 was. and jury acquitted me in
seven minutes" he answered.
Before he left the stand. Bradley
was also made to admit that he was
the official city horseshoer in Louis
Vile.
/ ATCneT W dTFen. horace feuS1FT ana
Claude Sea. three BARRIERS next answ-
Dean and admitted that they had been
through up by Kinnarney
DID NO HARM.
J. W. Clements. former assistant
city attorney in Louisville who ac-
cording to Dean had a law suit tin
him which was settled out OF court
for two hundred dollars went on next.
His testimony against Dean was like
that of his pre- ieces sors. but he WIS IN
Interesting character because OF his
| Kentucky voinbility.
| The last of these witnesse was A. c.
cooper Louisville real estate man on
cross examination said he had bought
out the rental department OF Deans
real estate business but the IA 81
whether not he and Dean had a
dispute about the payment of tn,
Imoney for this deal was not adrnittc ]
/ into evidence
ALL OF THEM BUSY.
With these voluble fellows around
| town ready to discuss Deans character
| with any one who might asked them.
and the speculation as to the nature of
their testimony being the general talk
IN the business section. none of the
jurymen could have walked the streets
lof Valparaiso without hearing some
very decided opinions expressed about
Dean and Judge Van Fleets order pro-
hibiting them 10 separate appears to
| have been a wise one.
/ While Judge Van Fleet has set an
Indiana precedent in admitting dicto-
primary evidence he has not upset all
Indiana rules on evidence to let them go
in. Thus his sustaining the defense's
objection to admitting the testimony OF
/ :. j. Watson the president of the
Northern State bank OF Gary. as to the
| correctness of the records as he hea I'd
them along with the stenographer be-
| cause of the fact that Mr. Watson was
not able to say positively that ii was
Willisons voice which he heard OF the
photograph receiver, cut that witness
/ testimony short.
TESTIMONY yOLIMIOUS.
The only testimony the state got in
to the record from him was that he had
heard conversation over the dicto-
graph that something was said about
| two thousand dollars and that he saw
wiliiston leave Deans room Further
attempts to get testimony from him
were fruitless as he admitted that he
was not acquainted with wilison's
voice prior to July gath.
The amount of testimony already
taken would fill good sized book
About hundred and twenty thous-
and words have already gone into the
record, and three official court report
| ers of the Lake Superior courts Messrs
Harrison, Sturgeon and Folk have been
i busy all the days and half the nights
taking and transcribing their notes.
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