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

hat Of soft material He also stated that
after the Introduction Hartman and Fran
els went into the building where the
election was being held, with Hartman
leading.
At frst Harmon left the impression
that he witnessed Hartman and Francis
entering the room where the voting
booths were, but later he voluntarily
stated that it was not lis intention to
leave that impression and that he had
only seen them ia the act Of entering the
building.
HARTMAN ATTEMPTS
ILLEGAL VOTE.
Charles Dody, 900 Belgium Place, tes-
tilted that he was around tue polls m
the Fifth precinct OF the Fifteenth ward
and that he saw Hartman come 20 that
voting place between TO and II o'clock
on primary day. lie stated that Hart
man insisted that he had I right to vote
there and that Mrs. Effie Johns tod
Hartman that he lived In another IRE
cinct. He testified that Hartman left
without voting there. Counsel FOR Hart
man attempted to show by Mr.. Dody
and other witnesses who testified to a
similar state of facts that the boundary
lines had been changed a short time be
fore the primary and that Hartman nd
mitted that he was mistaken IN his vOt
ing place, although he had bean informed
that that voting place wos the one at
which to vote.
Mrs Effie Johns, 721 North Belle View
Place, gave testimony tending to sub
stantiate that given by Mr.. Dody and
others at this voting place. She said she
was precinct cOmmltteewoinan. She
claimed that Hartman. turning to the
mon with him, said Come on. boys. let's
vote" She said that she did not know
II Francis was with Hartman at that
time.
Mrs. Clara CoIlester OF the Fifth pre-
cinct Of the Fifteenth 5-rd. testified she
was a the polls In int est OF getting out
the woman vote and stated that Hartman
was there on the morning Of The primary.
sDaniel Dugan OBJ Prospect street, tes-
tilted that he talked to Hartman on the
evening OF Oct l. last. after Hartman
had attended a meeting held at Fountain
Square.
Il asked Hartman what there was TO
this Francis talk" Mr.. DuRan testified,
and Hartman told me there wasn't any
thing to 1t and that he knew Francis
as Moore and that Moore was a client Of
his. He said that it was all blackmail
l said that II he lied on him that he
should knock him on the head"
D. O. Newton, 2S3 Belleview place,
and a city fireman, testified that he was
Republican clerk at the primary In the
Ninth precinct OF the Fifteenth waru.
He went into detail regarding the ap
pearance Of Hartman and Francis at the
voting place together and facts concern
ing the record showing that Hartman's
number was 12t and that Francis mum
Der was 1875.
On cross examination. Attorney
Holmes. attempted to show that Newton
WIS only positive on certain alleged facts
concerning Hartman and Francis and
that he was vague on other voters who
appeared at the polls that day. Newton
stated that lie remembered Francis be-
cause Francis was with candidate
(dartman) and that was the reason OF
remembering the circumstances.
OFFERS HELPERS
IS EACH.
Ed Ebaugh was placed on the stand by
Wilmeth's counsel and testified on di-
rect examination that shortly before the
primary he had a conversation with Hart
man in the lntter's law office and that
Hartman told him and others that II
they would work for him on primary day
he would pay them So each. He said
he accepted and received Hartman's cards
to pass out. He said he never had been
paid. but had asked Hartman once for
his money.
On cross examination, Ebaugh admitted
that he had called upon r. Ernest Maholm
who also was a candidate for the Repub-
Lcan nomination for city judge and In
the presence Of two constables In Ma
holm's justice of peace court, stated that
he had been to Hartman and because
Hartman would not give him any money
he would work for Maholm. He admitted
that he received Maholm's cards and ad-
mtted that he told Maholm that he
would work for him.
Ebaugh, on cross examination, ad-
mitted that be went to Hartman vol
unfairly and then went to Maholm after
seeing Hartman. He claimed that he
was at the polls in the Fourteenth pre-
cinct of the Ninth ward. Mr.. Holmes at
tempted to show that there were only
forty FIVE votes polled in this small pre-
clnct and that only eleven votes were
cast at the primary.
The object Of counsel for Wilmeth IN
placing Ebaugh on the stand was to at
temrt proof of the allegation in Will
Hartman promised Ebaugh and others s.
each for working for him and that
Hartman did not show this promise on
his official report of primary expenses
filed with the city clerk. This expense
report was admitted in full without OBJ
jections.
Mr. Holmes also was able to obtain
from one witness, who was challenger
in Hartman's precinct and ward, that he
did not challenge Francis because any
one who was eligible to vote at the com
ing election was eligible to vote at thu
primary.
Herbert Fletcher, inspector Of detec-
tives. testified that he first saw Francis,
alias Moore, In Jail at Louisville, Ky.
and that Francis reputation for honesty
was bad and that Francis was known as
a thief.
BY Judge Moll opening court at
o'clock this morning, it is thought that