The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-10
(BY M. P. LUDWIG.)
(TIMES Staff MANI

Valparaiso, Ind, Nov. 10.-When
Thomas B. Dean, promoter, specu-
lator, detective and now the central
figure in the Gary graft cases leaves
the witness stand today in the VAL
paraiso Circuit Court, he will have
been dragged through the muck and
mire and soused in muddied evidence
the like of which has never rever-
berated between the walls of court
room in this part of the state.
Attack His Character.
The attorneys for Williston had.
all night to whet their knives for
Dean and the. Louisville gang was
up bright and early anxious to get at
the states star witness.
To get in the-verbatim dictograph
records and other corroborative evil
dence and to shield their client from
the heavy character attacks upon him
by the defense, will be the program of
the states attorneys, while the defense
hopes to clear C. A. Williston. city en-
gineer of Gary. the first steel city Of
ficial to be put on trial.
May Take Two Weeks.
They will try to take from Dean his
last vestige of manhood and morality
and they will brand him as the hired
spy of a coterie of men who are said
to be known but whose names will not
be brought into evidence That, as
nearly as can be gathered now, Will be
the program for the defense. 1t is
thought that two weeks will be re-
quired to accomplish all this
\ Yesterday the word was passed
around the courthouse that nearly a
dozen Louisville men had arrived ready
to testify against Dean. as to his char
acter and reputation. He. on the other
hand IS said to have the necessary wit
nesses too, who are ready to respond
when needed.
An Extraordinary Case.
AS the trial proceeds 1t grows more
Interesting. especially If the attorneys
on both sides only use a few of the
weapons of attack and defense with
which current rumor credits them. AS
far as it has proceeded it lacked moth
ing to make 1t an extraordinary case
for both the layman and the legal prac-
titioner-
+ Practically every seat in the audience
section was occupied today. and many
noted lawyers of Lake. Porter and La
porte counties were present to witness
a proceeding made attractive to them
because of the array of legal talent on
both sides. There was clash after clash
on the question of admssibility of evil
dence between Gov. Marshalrs personal
representative, Samuel Parker of South
Bend attorney for the state, and
Charles p. Drummond. also of South
Bend, attorney for williston.
Compared With Pig Cases.
The fact that these cases are being
tried with an unusual earnestness in
contra distinction to the almost farcial
proceedings of the Gary blind pig cases
has been repeatedly commented on in
circles where the trial of today has been
discussed
An apparent throat trouble with
which Mr.. Dean is suffering is annoy
ing not only to him but to his audience
as we'll. for the reason that his voice
appear to his best advantage, but with
. al proved to be good witness.
Clash Over Dictograph.
Inc HfSl crash petWeeH the opposing
lawyers on the question of admitting
Mr.. Deans alleged dictograph record
verbatim came early in the day yester-
day. and although the state gained a
point when Judge Van Fleet ruled that
the witness may look at the copy to
refresh his memory. the manner how
he should refresh his memory and what
Information he got from the typewrit-
ten copy in his hands continued to be
the subject of debate until the state
| finished.
How Dictograph Worked.
Not having qualified as an expert on
dictograph construction and mechanism
Dean was limited to a brief description
of the instrument and its operation