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

showing that they had authority from
the prosecuting attorney TO protec'
them from arrest and 10 insure then
against prosecution II they came tc
Indiana and testified TO that story
I Many of them signed statements. anC
] think the prosecuting attorney hai
them In his inside pocket
"On the 18th OF August, Mastersor
gathered his children under his arm
I like a hen with her chickens, and
started to Indiana. They came dowr
10 Hammond. a motley bunch. They
stopped there all day. They took 9
train and came TO Frankfort. Clinton
County. and remained there part OF
the day; took an interurbsn car from
Frankfort to Lebanon and remainec
part OF the day; bought tickets on the
! Big Four railroad TO Batesville. some
/ 72 miles southeast towards Cincin
natl. and when they got to Batesville
y one OF the party got out and bought
i tickets for seven or eight on TO Law
\ renceburg Junction in Dearborn Coun
/ ty. They went 10 Dearborn Junction
Y and remained around there for a time
I Then they are lost for a day or two
\ i don't know where on earth they
went. the earth seemed TO yawn and
\ swallow them.
II think they went 10 Cincinnati
I but don't know. but in a DAY or two
7 they appeared at Rising Sun, with
/ Masterson at the head OF the bunch
with a camping outfit on which ne
/ paid seventy dollars down. and was
to pay so much a week Going to
have camp. but II was rainy weather
\ and they stopped al the hotel and
I did not open up the camp AZ Risinr
Sun. A couple Of days later. perhaps
J about the 22nd OF August. they came
10 Aurora on the Ohio river. and there
I think the camp had been inspected
by the chief inspector and the spend
er OF the county's money. Franklin.
and they rented a camp on the Ohio
River. about four miles out from Au.
rora. with their motor boats and equip
ment and everything furnished and
provided. under a contract for five dol.
lars a day and all expenses from the
time they left Chicago gltil this trial
is over. They visited Aurora every
day, and sonnet mes several times a
day. in their motor loafs. The camp
was rented from shoemaker, a saloon
keeper there, and they rented rooms
over his saloon or house. where they
could stay when they were In town
They hired automobiles. Motor boats.
the camp equipment the automobiles
the wining and the dining. paid for
by Marion CouRty's money. They re-
nained there for quite a while. They
attended a fair at Lawrenceburg-
these fellows, these pupils OF the state
these men that were TO be brought
here to testify under contract before
this jury that is housed up in the
trial OF this case. They we're takenl
over to the Lawrenceburg fair. They
were getting lonesome and they yearn.
ed for the city. They wanted to see
some OF the women OF the lower world
and even that luxury was furnished
them for a day and a night. and a bill
In the account sent 10 Marion County
for allowFnce included that feature oil
expenditure.
Their Pictures Taken.
"On Wednesday OF last week theyl
had their pictures taken. which We
have here, with Bat Masterson at thel
wheel, with the name Aurora printed
on the side wall OF the house wher,
the picture was taken, with his crev |
on top Of the radiator on the fenders |
on the seat, and in the heels. anC
all around the automobile. That isl
the bunch that on Wednesday evening |
OF last week, when we we're trying
TO get a jury here. Nastsrson come.
from Aurora with three of the gani /
and they put up at a hotel On the
next afternoon Franklin. the business
manager OF the state. came with the
rest OF them. No sooner had he go
them landed at a hotel and fairly pro
tected under the wing of Worley than
he came into this court room. I'm your
presence. and reported his accomplish
ments to his higher-ups. These men
we're kept in indianapolis for day
or two, but on Friday they were pu'
In different squads here think IN
three different places. / can not be
sure where they were all the time.
know where they were part OF the
time. They were taken cut and shown
different plaoes. 30 they would be
familiar with thsm.-those that really
did not know the Denison hotel were
given a bird'seye view OF the Deni
son. so they could talk about 1t. They
know nov where the X. Of p. building
is They know now where the differ
ent hotels are. where they were sup
posed TO have stopped during election
time. They know now where the vot
ing places arc where they are expected
10 testify they. voted. They are nov
In Trim so that when they stand they
will DO able TO tell you pretty fairly
and distinctly the different localities
In the city OF Indianapolis.
Their First Pay Day.
But on Friday they yearned to &C
home. and when Rucker said IL costs
money TO keep folks. and when they
get across the state line IL is hard &C
get them back sometimes. he is think
ing of this same thing. and wondering
evidently whether we knew about GER
tain things. They let them 60 &C
Chicago and Franklin with them, onl
Friday afternoon. and at the Morrisonl
hotel. at the corner OF Clark and Madi
son streets. over the old Boston Oyster
house, that night at seven O'Clock
Franklin maid N Martial fnataflneut Il