South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-31
MEMORY SEEMS BAD IN
DETAILS OF CLOZSTON
Denies Terre Haute Editor
Was Not Given Time to
Answer Charges OF Con-
tempt of Court.

INDIANAPOLIS, Marcn 51.-Judge
11l II. Redman. who, next 10 Mayor
Donn Roberts, is the most prominent
among the IS defendants in the
Terre Haute election conspiracy trial.
underwent "a grilling cross-eNamina-
1iOn By Dist Atty. DALEY for nearly
Two hours today. Redman was elect
I'd by 10 votes over Charles Pulilan'
republican candidate for NigO county
circuit judgeship; At times Redman
became confused, but most of the
time ne answered in clear strong
tones.
Judge Redman admitted that his
"trip to the governors office the day
after election To get mis- commission
indicated undue haste. Redman ac-
knOwledged that the governor de-
-.lared he had numerous telephone
calls claiming that there had been
frauds and protesting against the IS
suance of the commission and that
he (Redman) did not receive his
commission until a few days later.
Dist Atty. DALEY asked Redman
about the sending OF Charles Clog
stou. editor of a Terre Haute news
paper. &c Jail for contempt on assert
ing that the grand jury impanelled
in Terre Haute TO probe the election
was a gang picked" affair. Redman
admitted that ClogstOn was summoned
10 appear within l. minutes time to
answer the charge
Memory seems Bad.
Redman's memory was bad on
many details of the ClOgstOn case.
Anything particularly wrong with
Nour memory today?" asked Atty.
DALEY.
CIogston was sent to Jail within two
hours after he was brought before
Jtedman, but the latter denied that
ClOgston was not given ample time
10 answer the charge.
why, you know that was a gang
picked grand jury called for the one
purpose OF calling government Wit
nesses who had fiOcked TO Indianapo-
lis TO prevent their records being TAX
en-" said Daley.
Redman denied this.
Daley told Judge Anderson that
Redman's grand jury, ostensibiy
called TO investigate the elections in
'Terre HaUte, contained three inspec-
tors in the rotten precincts
- bartender and one the son of
TOadhOuse keeper.
Had FOrger a Attorney.
Redman denied that Frank Fippen.
arrested in Indianapolis on a charge
OF passing bogus checks, was attor-
Ney for him, but DALEY showed three
documents which were signed by Flip
zen as attorney for him. Redman
subsequently admitted he had been at
a conference at the DenisOn hotel
when Ftppen was present, and later
acknowledged that Fippen was the
survivor OF three special judges ap-
pointed 10y him to decide his contest
with Candidate Pulliam. whom Red
man defeated by 10 votes.
Daley caused Redman's face TO
flush when ne asserted that ne had
taken every possible step TO retain
his stolen" Office.
Although he had talked with Mayor
Roberts many times, Redman denied
the latter gave him a list of election
inspectors Rcdman admitted he
knew Three she'll Rouse, a gam
bier. but understood ne worked
against him. After denying knOwl
edge that the shea brothers. saloon
men. were gamblers Redman was
5orCed TO contradict himself and ad-
omit having borrowed $500 from them.
Redman thought IL was all right
Tor an aspirant 20 the circuit bench
10 borrow money from gamblers.