Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-15

for Pickerill, that he gave Schmitt an
other $500.
In consideration for the payments.
Pickerin testified that Sehmitt stated he
would keep the roads open and keep the
officers off OF the roads.
At a later date Schmitt made another
demand for $500, and Pickerill agreed
20 pay him $500 a week for keeping the
roads open and not permitting any police
interference, he testified.
Pickerill, in answer to a question of
Judge Anderson, stated that he continued
making $500 payments for a period Of
about six weeks.
PICKERILL TIPPED"
OFF BY CHIEF.
Pickerill testified that on certain
nights Chief Sehmitt or one of his agents
would tip" him off that officers would
be on the road and not ship any liquor
on those nights.
According to Pickerirl,s story, schmitt
then decided he wanted to get into the
whisky business and make some money,
so an arrangement, according TO Pick
Grill, was made by which he was TO Pay
for a motor boat.
This motor boat was TO be useC as a
blind in order to salty the Y. W. c.
A. and other organizations which were
then raising protest against the
traffic.
The motor boat was supposedly to be
used to round up boats carrying liquor
and cause the arrest Of men bringing
liquor into Evansville.
According to Pickerill's testimony, this
boat made trips 10 his place at Hender
son and brought back many cases OF
whisky to Evansville and that alleged
agents of Schmitt made arrangements for
ordering the whisky.
The boat cost Piekerin approximately
$3.50 and the agreement was that Schmitt
would have a city employe operate the
boat. Pickerill testified.
Pickerill also claimed that Schmitt
at one time demanded $500 to pay for
the chiefs trip to Hot Springs and de-
cIsred that he gave Schmitt the money.
According to Pickerill, Schmitt said
that he wanted between three and four
hundred cases of whisky but only fifty
cases were actually delivered OF this
order
In telling of his alleged dealings with
Fred Ossenberg, a republican leader and
one OF the defendants standing trial on
plea of not guilty, Pickeril testified
that conversations with the G. o. z.
leader resulted in him giving Ossenberg
$1,000 in cash for the purpose Of having
the bneI4A EtEp MS men OF lue EQduS.
PickerilI contended that Ossenberg
wanted 5000, but after some discussion
the figure was reduced to 81 600 and
the witness identified a check which he
claimed was the one on which he drew
the money for Ossenberg.
lie testified that William Meinert
known as "Puss,' hauled large supplies
OF whisky from Henderson to Evansville
Meinert has pleaded guilty in the fed
eral court to the charge.
During the cross-eIamination by coun.
sci for the defendants an attempt was
made to force PickeriIl to admit that he
sought TO have Osesenberg corrupt Cir
cult Judge Could of Evansville to pre-
vent former employe Of PickeriHs, who
was under indictment in that court, TO
involve Pickerill in his confession.
PickeriH firmly denied this, but the de-
Tense attempted to infer that Ossenberg
refused and said that no man would dare
to attempt to corrupt Judge Gould be-
cause he was elected on a cleanup plat
form"
Counsel for the defense also sought
vainly to prove by Pickeriu that the mo.
tor boat. in question was rot a fake or q
BLUM and that Schmitt caught Pickeriu
at one time aiding in bringing beer in
boat.
Pickerill stated that he asked Schmitt
why he stopped the barge and that
Schmitt said 1t contained Anhauser- Busch
beer and not Cooks beer.
Il asked Schmitt if he was dIscrimi-
mating against the kind of beer 1 was
selling and that if Evansville saloon
keepers had to use Cooks beer instead Of
the beer 1 was handling. I wanted to
know it," testified Pickerill
Cooks beer was made in Evansville.
wasn't IT." asked Judge Anderson. and
the witness answered in the affirmative.
Several times Judge Anderson told At
tOrney Spencer, former member of tho
Indiana state supreme court and counsel
for Schmitt, that he must move faster"
At one time Spencer wanted to argue
with the court concerning a legal
premise.
"All right, then. let US talk a bit Of
law, If you know any" Judge Anderson
said to Spencer. 81 am trying to get You
to conduct yourself as you should"
That remark ended the argument.
Indications are that the case will prob
ably require from two to three more days
to complete it