Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-05

The night before election l was at
Herb Hartman's home. He was a can
didate for police Judge. They called JD
Herb and told him to come to the office
right away; that they wanted to see him
right away.
when we got to the office Oar Brown
and a Mr.. Word were there He sent
ward out. Fred Hartman called me aside
and called Herb and Dan Bro9'n inside
and said he wanted me TO do something
and didn't want any one to know 1t. He
said Page doHhle-crossed us Hartman
said he wanted that black---bumped
off and he said he would go with as IL
necessary Herb heard the conversation.
/ said / didn't know about Il. | think
there is another way to get him out OF
here. said leave II to Barnes. He aud
Karl Kunkle. alias DuCan, and / had a
conference for shout half an hour. l said
IN tell you Herb I said III steal the
damn boat or do anything else, but
don't like to get blood or my hands
II said He goes down in the morning
and we can get somebody to run into
him or something
He then goes down in machine to
Pete Browns On Washington street and
Pete gets 81 900 out OF his safe and gives
it to Herb Hartman. We talked awhile
and Pete says, Wen leave 1t to Mr..
Frank Francis I said 1t was bum stuff
10 knock the negro of. Fred said he
had double crossed us and word is
passed.
SUGGESTED JEWETr
DE BADLY HURT.
Fred said we ought to get Jewett and
see if we can't put HIM on the bum.
He said if there is a chance to get him
hurt to do It. but don't kill him. I said,
I am off of that stuff, it's a bum play
He said alright then. ! said. But them
Off He said he was afraid of Windy
johnson at the city hall.
I'VE then goes over and sees Beverly
Howard and he says he is for Robinson.
Herb Hartman gave him $50 cash.
I'VE drove up on the same street to
Windy Johnson's house and found
voting booth. We called johnson out
and took four quarts of whisky out of
the machine. Four policemen there took
1t back TO the barn. 1 could identify two
OF the policemen, but don't know their
names
Herb said: Windy, II you go over
there and get those votes out tomorrow
Ill put $500 cash in your hand tomorrow
night
Windy says: Alright, III put you
over
1--WE went back to Hartman's office and
ordered another case Of whisky.
We went over to the bank next TO
keiths Theater, where Hartman does his
banking business. and Hartman gave
them note and leaves his money there
ana got some Government stamps to put
on the bill of sale for the stolen car we
had
He and | went over home and I and
his wife and my wife went out to sup
per, out to Whites. After supper we
drove lip on Alabama street and then
back to Herbs office. That was the
night before election.
stone was there, so was DeRossey and
two or three more cops. l didn't pay
much attention. We were trying to ger
Il fellow named Thomas of West street
south of Washington. We found him
and got $500 from him for the campairn
for Herb Hartman. We then drove ont
to Chick Lewis's and Chick gave 5000
Hartman sold him a stolen ring from
Louisville while we were there for about
$50. We came back to the office and met
Dock --, who lives In Brightwood.
He asked Herb what it would cost to
get Beverly Howard to kick in. | didn't
near the answer. lie SAID 10 him, Did
Windy kick in?' and he answered, Yes
I'VE called up Morris Silverman and
he came to the Office. Herb wanted to
know how much it would cost to keep
those negroes in line on the avenue. Nor
ris said leave it to him, not to give those
negroes any money. He said he would
pay them tomorrow night He said,
Don't pay them anything in the office.
Herb said he had some stuff he ex-
pected to get in a couple of days. He
said to me:
"What did they do with Jockeys ma
chine?'
'Yockey lost two autos
Herb said; Frank, / leave it to YOU
to send some one out to get those autos.'"
'We sent a man out named Hump
Shine and Doggy johnson and they got
the machines. That ended it that night
| went to Hartman's home. Herb slept
in his office that night. d
Il was with Herb all day election da,s