The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-24

/ ~ Nhat ne SAID, 1 don't know whether
he meant II or not. Had TO use money
20 secure and produce evidence ]
don't know whether their boys are In
the court room now or not, but they
have a bunch OF them strung around
called Investigators. couple OF de-
tectives and an ex-policeman and they
have taken into their splendid alli-
ance with them another artist in the
lines and roles OF crime and put him
in as the dean OF the college. one Bat
Mssterson. Of the United States. You
have heard OF him perhaps Bat Mas
terson was employed by the prosecut.
ing attorney and put in charge OF a
recruiting station in Chicago to ad.
vertise for and 20 out and hunt crooks
that would come here in this trial and
testify that they repeated and voted
at different places In the city OF In
dianapolis
They stopped at various hotels,
sporting houses and the saloons.
These were their recruiting stations.
Franklin and Worley. Of the prosecu-
tors stan. were frequently called TO
Chicago 10 Join them. | will not say
any OF the gentlemen sitting at the
table ever visited that camp. or Joined
them in Chicago. for / don't know for
certain. The best I can say IL that
men who looked like them were there,
and they did gather and corral in the
basest dives OF Chicago a bunch OF
ten or twelve fellows willing to sign
up that they had been at Indian
apolis on election day and voted five
TO ten or fifteen times al different
places at the request OF Joe Bell and
Tom Taggart and Fred Barrett.
1T is the truth that Franklin and
Worley were at Chicago in confer.
ence with Bat Masterson at the Lex.
ington hotel. and there brought those
witnesses together and there those
witnesses were given a contract OF
immunity and protection against ar.
rest or prosecution IL they would
come 10 Indiana polls and testify TO Q
certain state OF facts. The truth is,
that in those dives I'm Chicago. those
fellows were lined up like children at
Sunday school and trained TO say,
I know Fred Barrett Trained &C
tell how he looks. a pale. smooth.
skinned man. with black hair and
smooth-shaven, and about $50 pounds.
They never saw him or the sky over
the city OF Indianapolis. They were
trained TO say they knew Tom Tag
CART. Some OF them had seen him at
4 conventions. around hotels and places
| like that. but none Of them ever saw
Joe Bell. But IL is easy 10 show the
picture and describe Joe Bell In the
meeting. and drill To answer They
say, Yes. was at indianapolis few
days before election with the bunch.
These gentlemen know the names 4
| don't know their real names. i only
know their aliases, but We VII have
their real names. We know where
they are.
Told What % Say.
'They were lined up and drilled to
say these things. Il win be claimed
that only a day or so before the elec
ton Fred Barrett. county chairman
wrote a letter to Bat Masterson ask
| ing him to hunt around over the coun-l
try and bring in a gang OF repsatersl
forged, and the letterhead stolen
Then the story was taught IN this
school for perjury that they were
brought 20 the Denison hotel They
we're trained 10 tell where the Deni
son hotel is. A plat was made OF .
part OF the city, showing the union
station In Indianapolis. and some no
tels Some OF the men that later
joined the crowd had lived In Indian
apolis and were strike breakers anc
sluggers in Indianapolis In the Dia
mond Chain strike. They did not vote
but were here at that time carryine
biudgeons. But those that had not
been here at all and knew nothing
OF indianapolis, were trained TO tel
where the X. Of p. building is. 20 tell,
the floor where the Democratic head
quarters were located. where virl
ginia avenue was and different vstinf
places. The plan was. gentlemen Of
the Jury, that they should say that
they came to indianapolis q day on
two before election with Bat Master
son: that they came TO the Denisor
hotel and went into the wash room
and there, by Bat Mastersen were told
10 put handoerchief around the
neck and afterwards walk into the
lobby. and Taggart-just like TaggArt
you know, TO do n thing OF that kind
walked In and inspected them. like
you would inspect cattle at q cattle
show, and following right behind Tag
gart was Fred Barrett Fred Barrett
is one OF the finest fellows IN the
world. He wouldn't know q crooh
from a preacher.
Taseart, The Juvenile.
They we're taught to say that Tag
gart said. They look good to me.
Then they were TO tell how thsy were
sent across the street TO the X. oi
p. building. up into Democratic head
quarters, to be inspected by Joe Bell
Just how they get Bell at headsuar
ters and Barrett ever At the Denison
I don't know. but that was the story
and over there Bell was supposed te
have Inspected them and thought o.
couple OF them didn't look good. but
after n consultation he decided they
were all right and told them TO ge
out and repeat, and vote wherever
yvu can 'rou viii Set ticket wher
ever you vote. anl ~ naAy tickets
as you bring back you viii be giver
% many dollars for each one Go &c
IT, That was the story.
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