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

state cony"'i.ion following that pri
mary u wee ranged that three hun
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cepted this Jury VIII six republicans
We are willing 10 trust the iree pee
pie OF this coun =. We ere willing 4
trust the free T~Vn ol indiana and o
any party on The G-os..Cn Of TAI
deal.
Il tell THE jiry tfs. tt--e viii b
no truthful eVi'c-cc .nt-s -ccl or o
fered by the s.te ~ l-e liI. Of hi
case that will in any way c..rect B..
defendant, Joe Bell. VIII sni csLsi.
acy TO viola e Sny of tee ett,.-.- Ia
of the State or In .iana. A.I ~ n
be proper Tor me 20 say far--sr th
ff the witnesses OF whcm -L.. N Ich,
speaks as connecting Joe -el vi
improper conduct. sA.Hll .r-.iy ,
any such things. vs. vll pr.h- d.
before this court cni ttie -r .n-.
States District A;.orneg g.. -- D-s.
and his deputy. ana tv .rf- 4
eral grand Jurors TO Aap- 81
nesses. Trey can not tectils th.y J.;
any connection wiki Joe 3si. '.at !,
Bell gave money. or had 81 ,cTrr
hof ttstf
lation to the primar-c- G. iAs CO
ton.
Motives and ENit .nce.
"Rucker has souSnt % ..i- g = Co
meeting link with couple g c-n.eas'
perjurors and confCssoa cr.Li...ais a.
confessed crooks. I h:s ii a fight, goa
lemen of the jury !.,c.i lais 4
mind occasionally N.Ae ,h.5 s~-l &
going on,-this Is "a lssl is.chin
the credibility of Witnesses. Ihc me
tive behind the p-ossyLuon is nc
material. II the party .ecUscd b,
in fact. guilty Of crime. HIt u ther
is a question as to the cIe1i-Ility Q
the witnesses. as 10 the methods o
the procuring Of Witnesses, II II
shown that a pros, -I,.On is beini
forced and pressed = perJlred test
mony. the source tfat procured sue
q condition OF affairs does become if
portant- Particularly where the
seek TO rely upon circumstsntial eyi
dence, then the whole question 4
thrown open. This prosecution arise
through two causes. and they are sin
pie TO remember One is the Indian
apolis News. The other Is the ambi
ton Of the prosecuting attorney TO b.
the greatest man ia tns state OF Indi
ana. and We will furnish procf as 4
both. You may doubt IL now, bu
there will be no question about IL d.
few days. perhaps n week before IL
election. the idea Of this prosecute
was conceived. Afier having borT
the ciium and the torture 81 c.nStll
libels. outrag. .Ous attacks upon l.
moral life. Mr.. Bell. not -sir:ng
take the law into his own h..Ads, sac
the owners OF the lnd a. ols New
for damages for libel. s. ic Mr. Taf
gart and so did Mr.. Perr,It
The Indianapolis News owners go
busy. They ioOked around in IaI
ion county. They saw a group o
splendid republican lawyers. and pro
gressive lawyers JUDGES and ex-judges
young and old with splendid ability
but not one who would advise to at
tempt TO indict Joe Bell and some 9th
ers OF these defendants. Being unable
TO find anyone to espouse their cause
In the way they wanted Il worked. the
owners OF the News proclaimed to tn,
world. We want allies and they
found Joe Roach and Bud Gibson ant
they found them the same week ant
the three went TO bed together. and
as the result Of that unholy cobatita
ton. this bastard prosecution wa
born
They wanted men and they wante
things done and that same week the
procured an affidavit from Bud Git
son hat he had gotten money from
Joe Bell on election day under tn
pledge that they would not use II eN
cept to spring on Joe in the libe
suit. After this II is told. whethe'
true or not will not make th'
charge. that Gibson got a good chunl
OF money. That affidavit. I am told
was made by the republican county
chairman. but am not sure. On the
dsy before Bud Gibson pleaded guilty
In this court, he went TO inquire about
that affidavit. whether IL was going
10 be used. After two OF. three months
had gone by. the owner OF the Indian.
apolis News was not satisfied the
way things were going. and it's owr
counsel. Joe Roach. was made deputy
prosecuting attorney Of Marion coun
ty. and sent before the grand jury
Representing the state was the pre-
tense: representing the Indianapolis
News in libel suit was the fact. An
exile. a man unknown TO this CLINE
put into the grand Jury room TO In
vestigate the facts with reference tcl
Joe Bell Tom Taggart and Sam Per-
rott. while defending the party that
caused him TO be put there. Soon
after this arrangement was made they
began to look aroupA. They already
had secured Bud Gibson. a defendant
and they sought to secure Ernest
Roeder.
School for. Perjury.
The State OF Indiana. during thel
last coupe Of months. with somebody
al the head. don't know who-I know
~ the prcfessorn-haye maintained