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


Iudianapolis.-The speech delivered
bv Michael J. Ryan, one OF the attor-
news OF counsel for Thomas Taggart
and Mayor Joseph E. Bell in the In
disnapolis election conspiracy cases,
was most sensational in charging the
conspiracy and corrupt practices en-
tered into BY the prosecution. with the
owners OF the India napoiis News and
others. 70 send Thomas Taggart. Jo-
seph f. Bell and more than hundred
others 10 the penitentiary on periured
evidence. bought and paid for with
$4,000 OF the money OF the taxpayers
of Marion county. The strongest part
q the charges made by Attorney
RYAN is that IL is proposed to show all
this corrupt conspiracy from the
mouths Of the States own witnesses,
Who had either been bought and paid
for in cash and promises Of reward.
or 10 whom offers had been made di-
rect By the prosecutor. The exposing
OF this corrupt and inhuman conspir
acy is such that II becomes Of intense
interest TO people all over the State
Of Indiana
For this reason have secured Q
verbatim copy OF the Official report
made by the oficial court reporter
for the benefit OF the State newspa-
pers. Mr.. Rncker. the prosecutor. On
ished his rambling speech which con
sumed almost three days, by telling
the jury that the last $4,000 given
him by the county was necessary be
cause he had TO pay 10 secure certain
evidence from people outside the
state He did not tell who these wit
nesses were. What he omitted to tell
the Jury was supplied by Mr.. Ryan.
have here included that part of the
statement OF the evidence which is Of
special interest all over the state, and
that part which gives the most vivid
idea Of what the evidence during the
entire trial Is most likely TO show.
On these points Mr.. Ryan said:
In presenting this case to you. the
prosecuting attorney. in almost his
Lrst sentence. said that there were
duties deyolying upon him that are
unpleasant | do not doubt IL in the
least. II the prosecuting attorney
were lover Of duty. IL he desired tc
follow the dictates and promptings of
euiy' there are many things that he
would have left unsaid He spoke
eleven or twelve hours. and every
uhing that man could think OF in the
say Of phrase or word OF vile charac
'er o. epithet TO fling at somebody
hurled at the defendant I'M
ase but only referred to two or
ings In the entire eleven or
' hours that be charged Dir.
De- nd done that might not well be
aid Sny person or any citizen with
vi e'eua suggestion OF wrong.
Wat Rueker FORGOT.
MI Rackr insisted that the primar.
'es and election of 1914 were the most
-'peakabie. he most corrupt Of any
T'naries or dections ever held I'M
A's CITY. He had forgotten that just|
"o years before there was another
Urinary in Indianapolis Of which he
,o,ned spoke. ana his master. the
'-1'Anapoiis News. n that primary
As IN II up to the meek. There was
Urinary In indianapolis two years
e0 when Mr.. Rucker was a candidatei
- The legislature and a meuber oil
= party which had the city sdminis-
Auon and the police department with
& splendid officer. Martin Hyiand
"e head. II is known nom ocean
ocean and from lakes to lakes that
'aA' primary there were some law
.~dons. The methods there adopted
used In every state in This Union.
Oecome historical. II was OF.
IN two national conventions.
i,, 'hs result Of that primary in
- 'as Rrosrsssive party Of tAI,