Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-25

Griswold. Detective Herbert Fletcher
testified of the two coats being recovered
at the store, where they had been placed
in storage.
Detective Jess McNnurtry and william
Mellon, a police officer, testified regard
ing the recovery Of a Rex top Buick tour
Ing car which Francis stated he aban-
doned on Foil Crtek boulevard in a va
cant lot after Hartman had wrecked the
car
Charles A. Huff, owner Of the HUFF
Buick Sales Company and Al Eastman,
employee of the HUFF Buick company, tes-
titled to the condition Of the Rex top
Buick car after the police had turned the
car over 10 the company prior to sending
it to Louisville. Francis said he stole
this car from Brent Arnold at Louisville
Prosecutor Evans has been relentless In
his efforts IN introducing testimony tend
ing 10 show Hartman knew Francis un-
der the name of Francis months before
the spring primary last year.
DEFENSE SEEKS TO
BREAK DOWN STORY.
II is the theory Of the defense Hart
man did not know Francis ns Francis
until Francis was arrested and Jailed
at Louisville. While the "confesSing
burglar" was on the stand Mr.. Imam
tried in many ways to get Francis to
admit that Hartman knew hini as Frank
Moore and not as Francis. Francis in
sisted he was Francis to Hartman and
also Hartman Knew Francis uuder sew
eral assumed names
Mrs. Emma Mullen Scott, now of lbs
West Vermont street but formerly OF
1923 River avenue, testified she had
known Francis only as Frank Francis
for several years and She was acquainted
with the first Mrs. Francis. She testi-
fed Francis brought n trunk to her home
last July and left it there. She testified
Hartman made two visits to her home.
On Hartmans first visit to her home,
Mrs. Scott said she was not at home, but
her daughter Mrs. opal Adkins. received
from Hartman note bearing the sigma
ture OF Lura Francis, as king Hartman be
given a saxophoue and a shotgun which
was in the trunk Francis left there.
SAYS HARTMAN
TOOK THE COAT.
She testified Hartman made another
visit to her home and obtained fur
coat. She stated he did not have a note
that time, but introduced himself She
declared on discrimination that she
did not know that Francis was our
glar until he was arrested in Louisville.
She admitted that she had purchased
fur coat from the divorced wife Of Fran
els and recently the coat was taken away
from her by the police because it was
said to be stolen property. She denied
knowledge the coat was stolen property.
The next witness was Mrs. Opal Ad-
kins, 1l21 River avenue, a daughter Of
Mrs Scott, who testified that she knew
Francis as Francis for several years.
She emphaticaIly stated the note Hart
man brought to her mothers home bore
the signature of Lura Francis. She re-
fused to change her testimony under Sc
we're cross-examination by counsel for
Hartman. She stated when the police
arrived for the trunk, her mother came
over to her houst and tainted after tell
ing her the police were there. Mrs Ad'
kins maintained the note from Mrs
Francis contained nothing about fur
coat, but mentioned the saxophone and
the shotgun.
After Mrs Scott had retired from the
witness stand, she sank to the floor Of
the courtroom, falling into the arms Of
her daughter. Mrs. Scott was escorted
to the office Of the prosecuting attorney
where she remained until strong enough
to leave the building.
ASSERTS HARTMAN
IN h h3NAA9-
Additional evidence tending TO show
Hartman did know Francis under the
name of Francis was introduced when
/ o. d. Greggor inspector in charge Of the
automobile Identification bureau of the
Dayton, Ohio, police department, and G.
E. Gross, an officer Of that department,
declared positively J. Herbert Hartman
appeared inNtbe municipal court at Day
/ nil haD &
arraigned under the name Of frankie
Francis, alias Frank Moore, charged
with vehicle taking.
Mr.. Greggor testified he saw Hartman
with other counsel Of Francis on the day
Francis waived arraignment and was
bound over to the grand jury in Day
ton.
Both Mr.. Greggor and officer Gross
| positively identified the defendant in the
/ action now in progress in the Marion
! Criminal Court as the same Hartman who
/ appeared with Francis counsel in Day
! ton.
/ The State, again introduced Fl. S. Pat
| terson, manager Of the Holden Hotel at
! Dayton, who testified Francis, under the
name of Francis and Mrs Francis, and
J. II. Hartman and wife, all checked out
Of his hotel at the same time, April 20,
| 1921
| NURSE SAYS HARTMAN
| VISITED FRANCIS HOME.
The State also has introduced evidence
! tending to corroborate the evidence Of
Francis Hartman visited Francis apart
ment on North Delaware street several
/ times. Mrs. Jennie Corbett, a trained
nurse, who attended Mrs. Lura Francis
after the birth Of the Francis baby, tes-