The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-29
JURY IN
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could not get Mr.. Hodgin. He said
Mr.. Hodgin was not there, ~.
"Mr. Hodgin later went to Ninth
street while Mr.. Harris was putting
the sign on Mr.. Ashley''s building, not
realizing that there was anything un-
lawful about that, and having already
secured the permission Of Mr.. Ashley
to put the sign there. Mr.. Harris told
Hodgin that he did not intend to do
anything unlawful; didn't feel that it
was unlawful: had read the building
code and didn't think that the build
ing code applied to that. Mr.. Hodgin
insisted that it did. Mr.. Harris in
sisted that it did not Mr.. Hodgin
sid he would have to file an affidavit
against him, and Mr.. Harris said, I
believe We are within our rights, and
II you feel that way, and you want to
file an affidavit, just file it. l do not
think we are violating the building
code
States Sign Purpose.
THAT was the purpose of this sign.
1t was to inform people coming to
Richmond that they could park their
machines on North Ninth street, and
after Mr.. Harris learned that Mr..
Goodwin, chief of police, had modified
this ordinance-or rather, had in
structed his patrolmen to permit park
ing on Main street half an hour, in sett.
ing in and out OF the buildings, as they
came up in their various vehicles, he
then telephoned to Mr.. Hodgin and
said. Mr.. Hodgin, It won't be neces-
sary for me to appear before the
board of works, because there will not
be any necessity for the sign. l will
take the sign down. and the sign
was taken down on Monday. That was
Mr.. Harris purpose in the whole
thing, and that was what he did In
the matter. .. ....a-
1--WE do not want you to get the idea.
gentlemen, as representative men of
this jury, that Mr.. Harris or the Pal
ladium set themselves up as being
bigger than the law or. bigger than
any ordinance in the city of Rich
mond. What they did, and what Mr.
Jordan did, and what Mr.. Bailey did
pliance with what they felt was civic
duty, and with the idea of encourag-
ing people to come here. They have
nothing derogatory to say of Mr.. Hod-
gin. They think he is making good
official, believe that the building code
as applied to buildings should be en-
forced"
f. - - Jury Hears Case.
The hearing Of the case began yes
terday afternoon in city court before a
jury composed OF the following bust
ness men: Albert Pickett, George
Fox. Oscar Dickinson. George Haner,
Frank Braffett, George Lovin, w. b.
Dye, Phillip Brick, Leb Jones, Everett
McConaha, George Bayer- and Henry
Peterson. ...s -. -, =
When Inspector Hodgin. was on the
witness stand he admitted that he had
questioned the advisahilify Of filing
q charge against Mr.. Harris under the
building code. believing such action
should have been brought under the
1905 ordinance. ~, ~
Other Signs Displayed.
1t was brought out while Inspector
Hodgin was testifying yesterday that
canvas signs. have been displayed on
buildings all over the central business
district for a long time and without
objection on the part Of: the inspec-
tor; that it was not until q Palladium
representative had placed such a sign
on building that he had been spurred
to action. MIR. Hodgin declared re-
.peatedly, however, that he entertained
no ill feeling toward Mr.. Harris and
the Palladium; that he had not been
made angry because he believed the
sign In, question indirectly registered
q protest against q recently enacted
ordinance prohibiting the parking of
vehicles on Main street longer than
REQUIRED for people to alight