Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-22

Following the exhaustive recital 4 by
Mr. Evans of the CLOSE aSs0cia ton" be-
tween Hartman and Francis, Frank
Francis, the chief witness for the State,
took the witness stand at 2 o'clock this
afternoon as the first step of the State
in it's attempt to weave a chain OF evil
dence around Hartman.
BROUGHT FROM
LOUISVILLE.
Francis was brought to the city yes
terday from the county jail at Louis
ville KY, where he was being held pend
ing the action OF the Supreme C0uEs Of
Kentucky on an appeal taken by Fraacs
following his sentence to FIVE years in
prison for forgery.
The opening statement Of the prose
cutOr began at 1854 O'Clock after q jury
had been obtained ten minutes previously
following two and half days legal
struggle over the selection Of the twelve
men. A special venire Of seventy i've
talesmen was exhausted late yesterday
and about ten Of another yenire Of
twenty-f five were used before the jury
satisfied both the State and the defense.
SAYS FRANCIS KNEW
HARTMAN IN 1916.
In making his opening statement be
fore the jury Prosecutor Evans stated:
THE evidence will show that Frank
Francis. alias Frank Moore, and J. Her
bert Hartman, defendant in this case,
became we'll acquainted in 1920 Francis
knew Hartman when he ran for the pc
lice Judge nomination in 1915. They be
came more intimate in 1920. About
Thanksgiving time, 1920, Francis drove to
indianapolis in q stolen car-stolen in
Columbus, Ohio. Francis turned that
car over to Herbert Hartman and Hart
man sold that car to Il man living either
in GreencastIe or Greenfield Francis
doesn't know how much Hartman re-
ceived on the car, but Francis got 500
from Hartman.
Sometime after that transaction, Fran
els went to st. Louis and came back In
December. 1920. At that time Hartman
had obtained a divorce from his first
wife and was living with his second
wife, formerly his stenographer, at the
Washington Hotel.
Francis knew Fred Hartman, broth
er of this defendant Sometime in the
latter part of the year, Francis had con
versation with Fred Hartman about some
burglary jobs. It was suggested by Fred
Hartman that Charles Reisner's house
was a good house to rob. Fred Hart
man said that he had worked for Reisner
and that there were diamonds in the
house Francis was advised that Satur-
day night was a good night to enter
the place. Francis went to the Reisuer
home and took some articles, including
an overcoat and gave that coat to Fred
Hartman.
RECITES REPUTED
DIAMOND DEAL.
About Christmas day, 1920, Francis
went to Louisville and committed some
burglaries, taking some diamonds Fred
and J. Herbert Hartman later took two
of these diamonds and sold them to Otto
Graft, a dealer in precious stones, in this
city. The evidence will show that Fran
els received $500 and that Mr.. Gran
gave the Iartmans two individual checks
of 500 each on a local bank. After the
two Hart mans had transacted this bust
ness, they stood in front OF the Law
building and Fred Hartman signaied TO
Mrs Lura Francis, the wife of Frank
Francis, that they had received the
money.
in January, Herb Hartman and Fran
els discussed furnishing their homes here.
Francis and Karl Kunkle entered the
home of DR.. Edward H. Katterhenry in
this city and took many things, includ
ing household furnishings. Part of this
loot was taken to Francis apartment at
2JO6 North Delaware street and part to
Herbert Hartman's home at 305 North
Mount street.
AT er ibis transaction, Francis went
to Louisville and entered the home Of
man who was connected with the Sunny
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