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whisky held by the court June 4.
was declared Irrelevant in a ruling
by Judge Everett Smith that fol
lowed the two hours OF debate hate
Wednesday. The ruling was con
strued as a setback for the state.
Judge Smith ruled that testimony
regarding whisky other than the
five quarts involved In the grand
jury Indictment Of Allen could not
be introduced By Prosecutor Pat.
terson. The state wanted to show
that Judge Allen took drink OF
Old Boone's Knoll bourbon on the
evening Of June 4. when a large
quantity OF whisky confiscated BY
the court was being distributed in
the county.city building Allen j.
charged with unlawful possession
OF five quarts Of whisky on June
IS.
The jury was excluded from the
court room during the long legal
clash that hinged on this point.
4. The state received another set.
4<back when Frank Campbell. a clerk
~ Judge Aliens court. took the
stand 10 testify. Prosecutor Pat.
tsrsou intimated that Campbell was
not telling the same story on the
stand that he related to the grand
Jurors who indicted Judge Allen.
Campbell avoided direct answers
and failed to remember conversa.
tons considered material to the
states case. Earlier In the day
Joseph Hensmsn. bailIf in Judge
Aliens court. had taken the stand,
and. according TO Patterson. failed
to testify In accordance with ex.
pectstions OF the state.
Patterson relied on the testimony
of Frank Campbell. clerk OF Judge
Aliens court, to sustain the charge,
made in his opening speech to the
jury. that Judge Allen sought to
have false evidence given TO the
grand jury
But when Campbell took the
witness stand as one Of the principal
witnesses OF the state. his hating an
swers. differing from Patierson's
recollections OF grand jury testimony.
stirred the deputy prosecutor TO
singing sarcasm and innuendo.
He Was "Joshing"
The impression prevailed that
Campbell would testify that Allen
did take "A drink on that date. and
counsel for both sides waxed hot
during the discussion.
Finding that Campbell was testl-
flying differently from what he had
supposed he would. Patterson then
siried to show that Judge Allen and
his attorneys had tempered with
Campbell and Influenced him.
Haven't you been In conference
~with the defense for the past week,
and didn't you tell me that they wero
working on YOU" Patterson demand
ed Of Campbell
have been up TO their offices on
one or two occasions. but when
tod you they were working on me.
only said u in a ioshinR manner, and
Just to let you know that was talk
Ing with them. +" was the answer. Civ.
en- In somewhat hesitatlng manner
Witness Hesitates
That Judge Allen had endeavored
to Influence Campbell to testify false
ly to the grand Jury was another
point on which Patterson laid mar.
ticular stress.
After you had opened the bottle
and emptied the contents. didn.,
Judge Alien ask you to tell tho grand
jury that you had dropped and brole.
en- me bother he asked on this lead
when Campbell pondered over Tho
question. Patterson continued.
Didn't Judge Allen ASH vou M,
70 tel the grand jury about the MAC.
ing & any other liquor In his cham.
bers except that being held for he
federal authorities?"
Campbell still hesitated. az tho
weighing the question carefuity ho
iore making a reply. Patterson wa.
impatient and forced the issne IT,
uled 70 prove that Campbell had
broken his grand jury oath bv telIln@
sunse AIien what he had testified ~
o'tofe the grand jury.
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