Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-03
THE STATES CASE

that c. l.. converse, one Ol Ciic iipoi tant witnesses for the state, had not arrived; that he was expected, and de- sired to use him if he sould appear. MT. Parham then proceeded to state what he intended to prove. 5. r. Har- grove, a Burns detective, he said would testify that he came to Pine Bluff about the middle of November, having been ordered here by the St. Louis office; that he met in Pine Bluff for tho first time C. l.. Converse, who had been hern for two weeks; that Con- verse told IIargrCvc he had perfected arrangements for sling liquor. liar grove would say, the prosecutor as serted, that Converse had let it be known that he had @ partner who was in illegal liquor business in several towns and who would establish Con- verse in the business here if convinc ed that he could obtain protection" that Hargrove and Converse were as sured by James Reidinger that it would "be all right" if they paid him $500 month, Reidinger representing him. self as the agent in such matters of Clint C. Green, constable, and J.. Frank Stewart, chief of police. Har- grove would say that Reindinger warned them that they must not go either to Green or Stewart, as he was their agent, and if either was ap- preached in the matter they would de- clare they knew nothing about it. Har- grove will testify that Reidinger vol umtcered information as to means ct bringing whiskey into Pine Bluff and dsposng of it to several good cus- tomers.'
 Reidinger, according to Hargrove's testimony, told the detectives that Frank Stewart believed they should defer action, because the tabernacle meeting had "raised a hell of q stink, and because of the fact that a city primary election would be held soon. Hargrove then left the city, but Con- verse remained. Hargrove returned about December IS, and the two met Reidinger in the Jefferson hotel, where Converse said he paid Reinding- CT $500, it being understood that for this amount, paid monthly, Green, Reidingar and Stewart would not on- ly take no action against HargroVc and Converse, but would furnish pro- tection;" that Reidinger furnished furnished them with list of names four or five who would "be their best custcmars,' and instructed Converse to write the license number and the make of his car on a slip of paper, so that if the officers saw that car en- gagged in illegal whiskcy traffic "they could let it alone"
 About December 20, the prosecutor said, Hargrove and Converse sought to get in communication with Green who was sick; that they went tc Greens house; that Green came to the door. Here the prosecutor asserted that Gren knew Converse, but no Hargrove. The detective told Greer | that they had come to find out if ar engagements they had made with Reid inger were satisfactory, the constable wanting to know if it twas illegal" He was told he could call it anything he wanted. but that they had paic Reidinger $500 for "protecton" and wanted to know eff he was in;" tha Hargrove said that Green replied thai whatever Reidinger did he would al ways back him up in, splitting fifty fifty" and he would see Reidinger | dIlu let lilc lWo Hlcil ucttl IIoIll NiHl III a few hours.
 Said Green Suspicious.
 1 In the afternoon the testimony would show, the prosecutor said, that Reid ingcr phoned to the detectives at the Jefferson hotel, saying he wanted rto see Converse. Hargrove wanted tt know if he should go along, and was tcld he should not. Hargrove saw Converse go down the street, and en ter Reidingers automobile Later Converse told Hargrovc, Reidinger haC asked. What in the hell are you fel lows trying to pull off here? Greer is scared. He thinks you fellows prob ably arc detectives" and said that Reidingcr had attributed to Green the statement that if Green discovered later that the men were detectives ht would shoot hell out of them" or gel some friends to do it. Reidingel cooled down" after awhile, accoring to the statement of Converse to liar grove and told the former to tel Hargrove that Green said he should "keep his brooches on" and go on that Reidinger told Converse he hao paid Sl00 of the $500 to Green, S10t to Frank Stewart and kept $100 fol himself.
 Hargrove said that Converse tok him that Reidingcr related that Greer explained that he was apprehensivt about the visit of the two men to hi. home, fearing that the prosecuting attorney and some of the latter,
 friends might have seen Hargrove ane Converse there.
 The prosecutor said that Harry Cad berry would testify to the incident, anC
 that Hargrove would also testify tt remarks exchanged between Green an(
 Parham shortly after the visit O the detectives to the Green home. an( declared that Converse could hay, learned of this incident only thru Reid inger and Green.
 He said that Hargrove would testif,
 that Converse had related that ht
 had talked to Frank Stonaker, at on, time 8 deputy under Constable Green < and asked Stonaker about arranging for the sale of liquor; that Stonake
 replied he had never seen anything
 like that going on, and he did not dc i