South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-17
Testify They Gave from $40 TO
$500 to Election and Regis
tratiOn Fund of Mayor Rob-
ertS and His Colleagues.
MACHINES FIXED" TO
PREVENT REGISTRATION
Says Inspectors Were
Shown How to Use Levers to
BaIk Voters Who Were mot
Right"

: INDIANAPOLIS. March H. The
'slush" fund raised in Terre Haute
+ for the last registration and election
/ was barred i'm federal court today
( when several SAMPLERS and saloon
men testified that they NOT only gave
from S1O 10 5000 Tor the election ana
registration fund. but they were So
llcHed and gave money Tor The de-
fense of Mayor Roberts and Others
now on trial
James Shea. gambler. said hc gaNe
Judge Eli Eelman 500 for fhc cam
( paign fund and that ho held notes
( for $-eo of Judse Redman.
Dist Atty DALEY charges tl.it
10000 was raised for the slush fund
Among The defendants Who solicited
money OF gamblers Tor their defense
I'm the case. according 60 witnesses.
were Mayor Roberts Harry Montssu-
cry. president of DIE board of pull.
works, and Joseph Strauss Roberts
asked $500 of Shea. The latter lcsu-
fed.
Wade Duncan testified that Joseph
Stra uss asking money for the deieDS,
fund. said that Ga-Ser Othc new con-
Uouer1 would probably Doe ne nest
mayor Gas~cn would succeed Is, Do
erts should the latter Dee thrown out
ui office.
Gave Money and Beer.
Charles Murphy said he -aNt money
and beer Go the election fund. Murphy
Is a brewery owner.
Did Judge l,edman come Go yOuI
[ office" asked DALEY.
Yes. I told him 3 gave sou to iloI-
ler and Redman said thank tou.
said Murphy
Murphy said on cross examination
that he had been acquainted with
Judge Redman for 20 years and tnal
Rednan had not asked hm for any
money.
I.enuel Roscnbaum. saloon Keeper
said Pros Nernceke, Jack \ugent nu
Joe StraGsS were in his place. NutenJ
he said. asked him for $50 and THAI he
said that he gaac money Tor the Hc-
fense fund.
strauss said that the chances were
Gassen would be the next may ur ANA
that III was 10 his pcneut to contribute
10 the defense fund, testified ltoscn-
baum
Gasscn was recently appointed cL
controller and would he tht neat
mayor il Is said. in ease Mayor Rob
erts should Doe lnc3pacitated irom
serving as result oi TINS trial
Drew Pay from City.
George Lewis. present deputy asses
sor and employed in the cemtNery and
inspector on streets under Mayor
Roberts. said he e-an drawing ual
from the city in April and worked un-
til after election. Harry Montgomery
h,. said. appointed him. and that
Gchrenhart. another defendant ap-
pointed him To the street job. Ht
worked at democratic headquarters
before election and drew his pay from
the city. lie also told Uf Roberts -IN-
in. Instructions 10 inspectors htn f.
work" the machine. Lewis said he
received a letter from Mayor Roberts
10 attend meeting, but would not
say he went especially in response o.
the letter
The letter called for meeting of
inspectors at which il is alleged In
structions for carrying out the alIe-ed
conspiracy were TO be made.
Lewis said Mayor Roberts showed
the inspectors how they could pull ne
lever OF the voting machines only
few inches so if would NOT register a.
vote when voter was not ri-ht.
Charles Patton. an Inspector. who
said he would not stand for crook
cd work. testified thar efforts were
made 20 get him on the registration
board
Testimony Against shea
Testimony directed against Dennis
shea, sheriff of Nigo county. Nas in
tr0duced this forenoon
Frank Drake. progressive who WAS
cIecIOn SneriT ln the fhlTI precinct
or the 11th ward testified hr was
sworn N as an election officer and att
tempted 10 stop some foreigners
So hom he believed were registering d.
legally lie said shea cursed him and
drove him away.
Tales Of sluscers Including one
prize fighter who once fought Bat
thing Nelson. hired to beat up opp.-i-
tiOn workers 20 keep them from The
polls on election daH. OF fake prosecu-
tiOns. ri open violence iE TaNlDr- slle
precinct when special deputy -herns
Of Judge Cox could not get the re-u-
lar deputies 10 ACT. were heard latD
Yesterday.
During the session Mayor Eohtft-.
iy his attOrncr repu0hated Joe JEFF
fers. one of mis- alleged appoint .e-
and sluggers ~ was JeuerS u no. ac-
cording 90 witnesses. drove away tht
special deputies when they attempt
cd 20 arrest members OF the election
feet and striking two of them ATTY
Stanley objected 90 Dist. Arry. Dailey's
-uestion as 90 whether or not Jeffers
was not an appointee ~ Mayor Rob
erts
WHY. Won don't deny 3D. do you e"
asked DALEY
Yes. We dos" answ -red Stanlc,.
IL Is said Roberts Niu disaNow
knowledge OF ans special police DOW
ers for Joe Jeders by asserting he
was appointed only for the summer
Jeners is one of the SO who pleaded
guiltv