South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-15
So Declares Martin MiIIe1
TeStlfying in COnSpirac]
Case Before Federal Cour|
Evidence of 8ad-Blood.
MILLER TELLS HOW
ROLLS WERE padded
Former President of Terrd
Haute Bark Who Served
Term in Prison First Witness
Tor Prosecution Monday.

lNDIANAPOLIS. March 15.-MaNor
Dom VI. Roberts of Terre Hautc fear
ed that Shern Dennis Shea of NsoI
county would dou0le-Cross him in -
last election. according Co chavecs Il
Martin Miller. who testified in federalI
court today i'm the Terre Haute con
spiracy case.
Roberts said he wanted me I'll
serve on the election board because
he thought Dennis Shea was goiue iol
Try 10 steal all the votes there MHaer
said I'm substance again hc said
Roberts said DEE was afraid they
were gong tu double-CToSs him.
This was the first time the "bad
blood existing between Roberts aud
Shea has cropped out DO the trial.
They are represented by different att
torneys and shea had been quoted as
sayinS he was through with Roberts.
Another feature of NiilerS tteti-
mony was the Stranec construction De-
said Judge Eli ltedman and MAYOR
Roberts placed on the election laws
Although ne lived "a mile away from
precinct a OF the sixth ward. he said
Roberts and Rcdman told him he had
right t0 serve on the registration
board in the prcCIICt Miller detail
ed the padding of the registration
that Roberts said there should be- eco
on 500 registered from that precinct
ard he estimated there were between
400 and 500 legal voters there.
Registered Ab~cutc,'>.
Miller also told of progressive
member of the board Artnur Gillis.
registering absentee" application Of
prisoners in Jail. of ellis mpl3 ing
that BE wanted to get some OF The
undertaking work from the city
moreue. and of CitN Judge smith help
Ing make out registration applications
Miller said he had worked for
Roberts before
Harry Tabor. former president OF
the American State bank of Torre
Haute and y no pleaded guilty to mis-
use OF the bank funds after % was
closed bv the state auditor. was the
FIRST witness today
Tabor served part of sentence In
Michigan City and was paroled. More
recently he practiced laW boo ferre
Haute and accordin- to hi~ pHn state
ment worked for Roberts during the
last election copying names ou che poll
books from registration books clasSi-
fled as omitted names
He estimated that Dee copied bee
tween 200 and 400 names in precincts
a, p and g of the sixth ward. and
500 Don TavlorsrilIc These represent
aYerred Tabor worked most OF tne
time in the democratic headquarters
cot - for IIi- Work.
William Lean. who pleaded ggilts tc
registerin. l0 cor - times. testified
that he got his registration blanks 90
Harley Frazee. who in uru got chem
from the city hall Lean received So
for his work
With stronger evidence fhan ANS
Vet produced promised hy Dist. AttN.
DALEY interest in tine governments
case against Roberts and the - other
Terre IIaIIteans was undated when
court convened today for he irst seS-
siOE of the second week of tho trial
one OF the principal witnesses Hgt i.
be heard in the Nlgo countt election
frauds conspiracy viii he John D
Nugent former chief of police ul
Terre Haute. \ugcnt. hl>e many 90
the other government Witnesses. plead
ed guilty 20 the ndiCtmeEt under
which the present defendants are be-
ing tried.
Strict measures have been adopted
10 keep the jurors free from possible
Influences. All their mail is
carefully censored They attended
church Sunday under guard OF special
deputies.