South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-12
Robert Lloyd, PatroIman and
Right-hand Assistant of
Chief HoIIer, Tells How the
"RepeaterS" Registered.
SALOON MEN BULLIED
INTO GIVING ASSISTANCE
Dive Keepers Threatened With
Loss of ProteCtion-RobertS
Thanked Him for "What He
Did," Says Witness.

| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. March 12.-
Further revelations of the manner in
which the Terre Haute police heads
are alleged 10 have used the power of
| the law TO debauch elections, TO beat
up law abiding citizens and protect
.'sluggers" who did their bidding
were made in federal court today dur
/ ing the trial Of Mayor Roberts and
other Terre Haute men.
Robert Lloyd, policeman, told how,
on the night before election, a squad
of policemen was sent to TaylOrsVille
/ TO beat up or threaten Bob" Ander-
son, Richard Hackney and Walter
Guess, who were guarding the voting
machine to prevent tampering. The
men were arrested on such filmsy
charges as carrying concealed Weap-
ons and breaking a seal and were
! placed in detention cells without
bond. All were beaten up or threat
ened. other active opposition work
ers were arrested and detained.
The names of Hilton Redman and
Mayor Roberts were frequently re-
ferred to during the day, they being
named by witnesses in connection
with much election work. Lloyd tes-
titled that on the first registration day
| he drove to saloons run by Murray,
Starke. Evans and others. Chief of
Police Holler accompanied him Lloyd
related a conversation between HOller
and a colored saloon keeper as fol-
lows:
"Holler said, L want you to get out
and get busy and get these voters out.
If you don't l will close you up.
Works Whole Afternoon.
Lloyd said Ioller ordered him TO
"a str
bile and drive to Ben Murray's saloon.
AS a precautiOn HOller suggested that
he take off his policeman's uniform.
Holler called out a negro and told him
10 take five colOred men in the Bag
dad precinct of the first ward. At
ter you register them come back and
get more" said Holler
Lloyd said he drove all afternoon.
+. Il. May, assistant scity attorney,
was at the registration place and John
MasSelink, city sealer, a defendant on
trial, was at Starke'S cOlored saloon,
according to Lloyd.
Replying to questions by Dist. Atty.
DALEY. Lloyd said dthat on a table at
the saloon were registration blanks.
He said he saw "FoOtboard Pete"
Lockwood writing out application
blanks in Murray's saloon.
Did Roberts say anything to you
after registration >" Air. DALEY asked.
He said. Bobby, l want To thank
You for what you did " replied Lloyd.
Lloyd said that arrangements were
made before election to supply addi-
tional detention cells, and related how
Assistant Police Chief Nugent told
him that Hilton would take him TO q
voting place where there would be a
fight and that he should make arrests.
Some of those arrested would be
turned loose while others would be
put in the detention cells TO keep
them away from the election places.
These methods were carried out ac-
cOrdingly.
Imported SIuggers.
DALEY brought out through Lloyd
an account of the activities OF the
police the night before election and
on election day when opposition
workers were beaten up 10 get them
out Of the way. DALEY also attempt
ed TO show that two Indianapolis
"sluggers' were imported for "elec-
tion work"
Lloyd said that men named Ander-
son. House and Hackney were
charged with breaking seals on voting
machines and carrying concealed
weapons.
Don't waste time with these ques-
tions." Judge Anderson told Congress
man STANLEY when he delved into the
crosS-examination. These men had
a right to have weapons if they were
guarding machines from keeping
them from being tampered with. The
evidence shows that they ought TO
had more than they did"
Sherin Dennis Shea, the next wit
ness. was let off with a few minor
questions.
John r. Flippen. cOlOred. testified
he saw John MaSselink, city sealer.
buy several rounds OF drinks in a
negro saloon for men returning from
the registration places.
Horace Wintermuth, chauffeur. tes-
titled that he reported 10 Mayor Rob
erts and afterwards worked under the
direction OF a man named StefanO,
whom he claimed was getting $50 a !
day from Mayor Roberts TO get for
eigners registered. Some of the lat
ter he said were not naturalized.
Judge Anderson announced court
would be adjourned Saturday out OF
respect for the memory of Circuit
Court Judge w. II. Seaman OF Chi (
cagO. one of the judges of this dis
trict whose Tuneral Will be held in
Wis. Judge Anderson will 1
attend the funeral
Efforts OF Dist. Atty Daley 10 show
through witnesses who calmly ad- |
mitted frauds at the election in Terre /
Haute that several of the men on I
trial were directly engaged in a con- |
spiracy have featured the trial
FIRE DAMAGES ROOF.