South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-30
MaChiniSt Demonstrates to the
Court Trying Terre Haute
Men How Devices May Be
Manipulated.
TWO MORE DEFENDANTS
TAKE WITNESS STAND
George Ehrenhardt and Dr.. J.
{. Green Enter General De-
NAL of Participation in EIeC-
tion Frauds.

AtOli ! CUlOs
INDIANAPOLIS, March 50.-That
votinc machines can be manipulated
10 fool the ordinary voter was dem
onstrated in federal court today by
Edward Tetzche. expert machinist-
used as "A witness for the defense in
the Terre Haute conspiracy trial.
TetZche showed on a machine set
up in court. how the lever may be
manipulated without registering vote
and how the machine may he fixed So
that every movement OF the machine
Will appear regular, but the vote Will
not be cast
The object of the demonstration by
the defense was 10 offset charges that
Dom Roberts had instructed voters .
in the fraudulent manipulation of the
machine and show that such a thing
was not probable.
Both Dist ATTY. Daley and Atty
Stanley. for the derense. appeared sat
ished with TetZchc's testimony and
demonstration
The witness showed that the voting
machine lever can be lifted a third of
the way after keys have been turned +
down without registering the vote OF
that a ratchet can he removed and
the lever moved all the way without
registering. thus making 20 possible
for one permitted 20 operate the ma
chine TO register votes at his pleasure
Two Defendants ON stand.
Two more defendants - George
/ + orenhardt. member ot the board II
w.rks. and Dr.. j. T.. Green. opticidu,
took the stand in their own behalf to-
day. making nine defendants who
have testified They continued th
general denial of any fraud whatso-
ever.
George Ehrenhardt. member oI the
Terre Haute board of public works
the eighth defendant to testify. was
election Inspector In precinct q ol the
second ward.
one Of Counsel Stanley.s first CUES
tions was regarding the pohlra
makeup Of the registration pOarc.
Dist Atty. DALEY objected and "aa
sustained by judge Anderson, who af-
iirmed that mans politics made no
difference in this trial
DALEY showed Ehrenhardt "a news
paper clipping asserting that me
board OF works. of which Ehrenhardt
is "a member. had made AleNandef
Aczel. alias Steele. an allowance thi-
week Although ne signs the pa,
rolls. EhrenhaTdt said he knew Moth
ing OF il adding that steele had not
worked for the city since election day
Aczel is charged with attempting lu
influence a government witness
John Miller, progressive clerk ii
Ehrenhardts precinct. told the Juf
ne never saw Ehrenhardt mi out rcGl~
tratiOn blanks illegally, although h
kept an eve on him
Fred r. McFall attested 10 Ehrcn
hardt's good reputation.
Frank H0ermann. county recOrde
of Vigo. vouched for the good reputa
ton Of John Masselink, defendant
did James J. Pagan. contractor.
Rev. Charles l.. Parker OF the Bay
tist church. progressive clerk ln Pre-
cinct A, first ward and witness fo
Dr j. r. Greene, opticlan. VINO wa
inspector there. denied having see
Greene give out checks to repeater
He added, however, that d was not
a position to see 3ust what Greene ID
about the machine Parker said On
knew there was fraudulent resisira
tion in his precinct
DENY knowledge OF Crimes.
notwithstanding an earlier admis
sion CT the part OF certain lawyer
for the defense iu the Terre Haut
election conspiracy that some fraud
were perpetrated during the NoVen
Der elections nearly all the defend
ants and Witnesses thus FAR exam
ined. have denied an knowledge of )
legal transactions The 2S men ID
Guiding Mayor Roberts are on tri
for conspiracy and Judge Anderso
has maGe it plain that such chare
must be proven.
Edward DriscOn secretary OF th
Eigo COUNTY democratic committf
and aid Of Dom Roberts IN the las
campaign denied ON the stand la
Monday that there was anything lih
suggestion of crooked work aroun
the democratic headquarter~ or rh
he had knowledge ~ ans crook
| elections anywhere Iu Terre Hau'
Drfscoll. who IS assistant elr- eng
/ ecr. had been named many times dn
ling the presentation of the eoter
ment's case bur made denial ot eve
accusation against him.
DiSI Atty DALEY brought lp llrI
coils record asking him 81 he ha
not been -four times Indicted Ior eie
tion frauds and the defendant "a
mitted but two indictments llri
coll admitted that thc eiN of Ter
Haute paid mis- SALARY during tf -
month he worked at tle democrat
headuuarters 1ut denied known
ANYTHING about $4,000 being paid
precinct committeeman hl Aauri
Walsh. Eigo county committee ifea
urer.
Attest Reputation.
Or George j. johnson. otto sch
| hart. grocer and Henry Mc'orr2
! coal miner attested to Driscon'S IS rep
tation for honesty and good conoue
/ Earl Manson. grocer and clecuc
! Judge. with defendant George Ehrc
hardt denied there was any fraud h
| subseuu entb admitted that Ehrel
hardt did operate the machiue tev