Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-27

and about fifty six miles from CONSTANT
nople.
and | didn't He asked me II l could re-
member the things in Moore's house. h
asked me TO go to police headquarters
and Identify the things.
He said that / was the, only one who
could save him from going to the peni-
tertiary and that it would be like put
ting a bullet through his head If didn't
GO"
She testified in answer to counsel thai
she never identified the goods at police
station.
Counsel for NJ. Wilmeth probably In
final argument. as indicated by them, viii
pay particular stress on the fact that
on Feb. 1 Of this year, Moore's or Fran.
cs residence was at 3J06 North Della
ware street and not at sos North Mount
street, which IS the residence Of Hartman
and at whose residence the records Of
the primary election officials IN the Ninth
precinct Of the Fifteenth ward, shows
that Francis voted a. being a resident
Of that ward and precinct by living al
ha-tman's residence. These records have
been introduced by counsel for Mr.. viii
meth.
Three Official stenographers are being
used in relays to take the evidence and
In this way the official transcript OF
the case could be ready for use by cOun-
sci to appeal the case to the Supreme
Court If counsel so desires.
Late yesterday counsel for Wilmeth
introduced many witnesses who admitted
that they were Howe Jewett workers at
h. rrfrp
The evidence Of these witnesses may
be summed up as follows:
That Hartman with several men APP
peared at the polls on primary day IN
Fifth precinct of the Fifteenth ward, In
which ward Hartman did not live at the
time Of the primary, and attempted "a
vote, but when informed that he did not
live in the precinct, he left without vot-
Ing.
Also that he protested to the challenger
In the Fifth precinct OF the Fifteenth
ward regarding the method used In chal-
longing certain voters, whom counsel at
tempted to show were Democrats, who
sought to vote the Republican ticket and
that Hartman told the challenger TO "stop
doing tina,
APPEARED AT
POLLS WITH FRANCIS.
That Hartman appeared with man
who gaev his name as Francis, and his
address at Hartmans home, at the polls
in the Ninth precinct Of the Fifteenth
ward, waich is Hartman's precinct, and
voted.
That challengers and party workers
did not challenge Francis because his ad-
dress was given from Hartman's home
and because Hartman WAS a candidate
for the city judgeship on the Republican
ticket.
That the official records show Hart
man and Francis voted at the same time
as Hartman's number was 124 and Fran
els number was 125 and that the ad-
dresses Of both appear as the same on
the official records of the primary OIL
cials.
That many witnesses identified Der
tillon picture of Francis to DE the same
man who accompanied Hartman to the
polls and voted at the same time In
Hartman's precinct as resident from
Hartman's home. The picture was not
admitted by Judge Moll as a Bertillon
picture but JUS: as a means OF ident-
flying the man who was with Hartman
on primary day.
Walter Gibson, who was holder or Il
poll book in the Ninth precinct OF
Fifteenth ward, and who lives at 23i
Fershlnc avenue. said he saw Hartman
and Francis on the morning OF the
primary election ard that Francis was
wearing dark suit, a dark hat OF soft
material and that he was not wearing or
carrying a raincoat at the time he saw
Francis Mt the voting place.
Gibson said the poll that he had In his
possession on the day OF the primary
election was one that he and his wife had
made for their personal use. He said
he had gone to the home of J. Herbert
Hartman once for the purpose Of polling
his name and that HIS wife had gone
twice and that neither Of them had
found anyone at home.
Counsel for Hartman showed Gibson
the name of z. L. Gibson OF the same
address Of the witness, but Gibson denied
that he had been polled under that name
and also said there were no other men
voters living at his residence number.
l. Gibson testified that he did not see
Hartman shaking hands with several peo-
pie before entering the voting place, AFTER
Ii former witness for the intervenor had
stated that Hartman spent some time In
shaking hands and talking with persons
around a bonfire that had been built In
front Of the voting place. Gibson said
he never knew Dick La Mar, who died
shortly after the primary election. Ac-
cording to Gfbsons testimony he is a
driver working for Kingan & Co, and
was so employed at the time Of the cleo
ton.
TELLS OF $500
BET ON HOWE
Walter Harmon. TO North Velleview
Place, precinct committeeman for the
Ninth precinct of the Fifteenth ward,
said Hartman appeared at The voting
place in company with Francis and that
Hartman demanded that some persons
whose votes had been challenged be al
lowed to vote. He said he told Hartman
they were Democrats and that they had
no right to vote for Republicans in the
primary. Hartman, he said, than went
away and came back presently, saying
that be and Harmon should be friends
and that he (Hartman) and his friends
were supporters Of Howe and not Shank
and that he aud his brother, Fred Hart
man, only the day before had bet $500
that Howe would win the nomination.