Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-24

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court and he should get another lawyer.
She said. in substance, that Par
sons told her Mayor Jewett had i'm
formed him that between Judge Coll
lins and Jewett the affair would be
fixed up so that he would get out, and
then Jewett and Collins would go
after Robinson for the $1,000 attor-
ney fees that Parsons had paid TO
Robinson and when they had got
Parsons out they would "get" Roll
Hnson.
TOLD THAT JEWETT BORE
WORD FROM COLLINS.
Miss Myers testimony followed the tes-
timony of three other witnesses who all
swore that Parsons had made the state
ment that he had direct word from Col
! Inns through a person he did not name
that Robinson could not do him any
good" in criminal court and he should
get another lawyer
She was the only witness who swore
that Parsons had divulged to her that
Mayor Jewett was the man who bore the
alleged word from Collins, but she was
not the only witness who told of Mayor
Jewett's connection with the case.
Robinson. on trial for obtaining money
under false pretenses from Parsons, was
Z discharged nv Judge Cox after one Of the
most remarka BILE trials in the city court,
a trial made remarkable, not by the dis
, closure Of a story alleging misconduct on
the part Of the defendant, for none was
I proved, but by the disclosure Of a story
alleging misconduct on the part Of local
/ officials and revealing tremendous infu-
( ence exercised in behalf of man charged
with receiving stolen automobiles
/ PRESSURE BROUGHT TO
BEAR ON PRITCHARD.
I Judge Walter Pritchard Of the city
I court was q witness and he testified. IN
/ substance, that several persons had come
/ 10 him and informed him that Parsons
was a member # q certain lodge in this
/ city, was a man Of high standing in tha
community, formerly fired with Mayor
( Jewett." and that iii would be a terrible
I crime 10 find him guilty" Of n charce
I which be had confessed TO the police.
When pressed for information rs TO
who had thus approached him. Judge
/ Pritchard said that several men bad
come 70 him In the matter and he could
/ not state definitely which one had made
I these various statements.
! He declared however. that he lt&ss5t
know that Robinson had made az Of
them to him
Judge Pritchard concluded his testi-
mony with an explanation that he had
continued Parsons case in order that the
evidence against Parsons might ne pre-
sented to the grand jury without the me-
cessity Of compelling Parsons to give a
new bond to await grand Igry action.
He denied that he had been Influenced
In the discharge of his duty as judge
Of the city court by the pressure
brought to bear on him In behalf of Par-
sons. or that any consideration was r.
fered him for action favorable to Par
sons.
! PARSONS RELATES
BRIBERY STORY.
The hearing in which these Interesting
sidelights on the manner in which Par
sons and his friends struggled to avoid
conviction was on a proceeding in which
1t was sought to bind Robinson over
to the grand jury for investigation Of a
charge made against him in an affidavit
I filed by Harry Parsons, following n state
ment made before Judge Walter Pritch-
ard on April r.
| In this statement Parsons said he
paid Robinson. his attorney, $1,000. after
which Robinson told MIN he (RoIlin-
SOM had paid this money over to Judge
Pritchard and others
Judge Pritchard directed that an af-
fdavit be filed against Robinson and 5
brief affidavit charging Robinson with
taking money under false pretenses was
fled
This brief affidavit was later dismissed
and a new affidavit particularizing that
Robinson had obtained $500 from Par
sons by representing that zone Bensir-
ger had executed and put up his certa-
fed check for $1,000 for the purpose Of
using the same to unjustly convict him
and K was necessary, by res-
son thereof, to raise lad pay over to
him, the said Charles wllinson, the sum
of $500 to be used by him to protect
sfTiant"
After two delays due to the failure
Of the state TO be ready for trial, the
cause came to a trial yesterday before
Judge Cox.
PARSONS GIVES
HIS TESTIMONY.
Harry Parsons gave his testimony in
support of the second affidavit and after 4
long cross examination by Eph Inman,
on behalf of Robinson, Benton Parsons.
brother of Harry, who also signed the
confession Harry had made testified
In a manner that caused Judge Cox to
term him reluctant and mot a very
bright witness.
He was unable to remember the fee
transactions between Harry Parsons and
! Robinson and in several other ways
failed to corroborate Harry Parsons
story.
CIeberC BenSlnger, an auto dealer OF
Jcffersonville, for the appearance of
whom the state obtained one continu-
ance, declared that he had never pnt
up check for $1,000 to obtain the con-
viction of Parsons.
William Arthur Swift told of bringing
about the engagement of Robinson as
Parsons attorney and then Robinson
took the stand in his own behalf.
REVEALS INTEREST OF
MAYOR IN CASE.
In substance Robinson testified that
he took the case of the two Parsons for
5000 and asked more money when he
found that Parsons had signed a con-
fession and there would have to be a
criminal court trial
He detailed his efforts in behalf of the
Parsons and disclosed that Mayor jew
EFT was interested in freeing Parsons
He testified that Jewett had called
him in and had demonstrated with him
about the size Of his fee, insisting thar
part of 1t be paid back for Parsons and
said he refused to give it back
He denied all of Parsons material alIe-
cations against him.
Jap Powell a stock buyer, testified
that he was In RoIlinsonss ofice and