The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-23
Old Jack
DILLON'S WITNESSES
TESTIFY IN CASE AT
WINCHESTER HEARING

WINCHESTER, Ind, Nov o.
Testimony by Matt Won Pein, John E.
Peltz and Miss Mary Hunt, bookkeep-
er for the Chenoweth Auto company
was given in the trial of ]. P. Dillon
here Thursday. Miss Hunt, who car
ried the record if cash receipts for
the service department of the COM
pany, testified that on July 2, a pay
ment of $62,25 was made on Dillon's
account. She believed it had been
paid in by Clyde Green.
Miss Hunts testimony was the ans
wer of the defense to the testimony
given by Frank Bescher Wednesday.
Bescher had stated that he cashed a
check payable to Green and had taken
the money to Dillon's office.
Won Pein's Testimony
Matt Won Pein, 20 years old, a resi-
dent of Richmond since 1875, and for
mer president of the board of works,
testified that if members of the board
had known for what purpose the.
claim was made and if it had been
shown that the money went to pay for
upkeep on Dillon's machine the board
would have allowed the bill
did you know the name of Clyde
Green, man who was not employed
by the city, had been placed on the
payroll? Would you have approved
the payroll if you had known this?" he
was asked.
I'VE would have laid the bill aside
for Investigation, he answered, And
T II the board had known where the
money went II would have allowed the
claim?-" he was asked.
Answers Yes.
The answer was yes"
IF this man were not working for
the city, you would have O. KID the
bilI?" asked Mr.. Kelley.
That's twisting the case" protest
ed the witness. IF we had the prop
er explanation, we would have ap-
proved the claim"
| Mr.. Won .Pein and Mr. Peltz testi-
fled that there had been a tacit un-
derstanding' between the board and
Mr.. Dillon, that the city was to care
for upkeep expense on his car
Mr.. Peltz,. although hazy in. his
mind as to the time when the matter
/ had been discussed, said 1t was Dr.
Zimmerman idea and had been left
to him.
Jimmie grouched one day about the
upkeep of his car and Doc asked him
why he did not bring in his bill,' said
Won Pein.
Peltz. cross-Examined.
Mr.. Peltz spent a gruelling two hours
on the stand during the forenoon ses-
sion. He was cross-examined at length
by Mr.. Kelley and. at times showed ir-
ritati0n.
"Dr. Zimmerman said he had right
to allow expenses for the upkeep of
billions car" said Mr. Peltz during
direct examination by Henry U. John
son. "On one occasion he asked Jim
mie why he didn't. put in. his bill. jim
mie said he would see to it,
Mr.. Peltz said that himself and T..
c. Taylor and DIR. Zimmerman were of
the opinion that it was all right for
the city to take care of this expense.
Does Not Recall Date.
Mr.. Peltz was. unable to recall the
I.year this conversation took place
Have you any knowledge during
the last eight months of the admins
tration that Dillon was authorized to
put in these bills?"
Il suppose he had"
"A payroll of July 1, 1921 was ap-
proved by the board?'
1T must have been"
Did Not Know Green
Did you know Clyde Green's name
had been placed on the PAYROLL"
Il do not know one individual from
another. l never knew Mr.. Green"
did the board authorize it?
Il really don't know. Our records
will show it if So"
Did you or any member of the
board inform the controller of this
arrangement"
81 think the controller was informed
but l do not know who was present.
l think l heard him say he would in
form the controller
Mr.. Dillon went on the stand late to-
day. Mayor Zimmerman and the
board of works said it would be all
right for him to enter his car repair
bills as a city expense. according to
the testimony of Mr. Dillon. He said
that the board had told him to put liz
all such bills and that he had done so
listing them as labor" the same As
he would in the case of painting o.
other repairs about the plant.
That the case against Dillon hinged
upon the effort of the defense to bring
in testimony leading up to the trans.
action by which they alleged he was
given authority to carry Green upon
the payroll, became evident late Wed
: nesday. Clashes between Attorney
VIII Keller for the defense and VIII
Kelley for the prosecution became
more and more bitter Upon this point
. "oh. the maliciousness of this prose
cuti0ni" exclaimed Keller, on one oc
| casion, when Mr.. Kelley objected to
n testimony outside what he described
as 'the ISSUE" The prosecution would
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