The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-12
GOV. WALTON WILL
CARRY ON FIGHT
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trumpet.
Shortly before II o'clock the Senate
court got around to the subject of
Walton's purchase Of his present
home.
Mansion Purchase Discussed
J. 1. Tolbert, member of the board
Of managers, outlined the prosecu-
tons case. He said when Walton first
desired to buy the house from Walter
Caldwell, the Governor stated he could
not afford it. Later. he said. the Gov
ernor agreed to pay $4,000 in cash
and give notes for $50, 900.
Tolbert charged after Walton had
had a conference with z. w. Marland,
wealthy oil man. in the latter's private
car, the Governor had suggested to
Caldwell that Marland would buy six
notes of $4,000 each, payable in five
years, into which the $4,000 due on
the house was divided.
Tolbert said the evidence would
show that Marland, one of the wealth
lest oil men in the State. held prop
critics such as public utilities that were
heavily taxable. He said he would
show also. Marland had given Walton
81 500 in currency.
The suspended Governor expects to
be impeached. His counsel. however,
may carry the issue to the United
States Supreme Court
Already, although the house
board of managers, acting as the
prosecution, has completed its
evidence In but two of the twenty
two counts against Walton. the man
who told State employees:
Remember I am the Governor"
talks of the possibilities of the count
being found against him.
win Carry on
Governor or not, Walton says, he
will carry on the fight he has started
against the invisible empire.
Leaning back in cretone covered
lounge chair that encompassed his
massive frame, the man who startled
the nation by his dramatic summon
ing of the armed forces of his State
to fight the Khan, made this simple
apology of the act that precipitated
his suspension.
I'm just this kind of a man." he
said, gazing refectively at the ceiling
through a haze of cigarette smoke.
when ] make up my mind any
thing is right I go ahead and say so,
regardless, and when I make up my
mind anything is wrong. I so ahead
and fight it. and I'm not liable to
stop until I'm through.
Appeals Reach Office
Appeals were coming in 10 the Gov
ernor's office by the hundreds, ask
ing assistance against masked bands
Local officials couldn't do a thing
or wouldn't.
Il didn't hesitate to use the full
powers Of the State We stopped
good many Of the outrages. secured
four convictions that resulted in
penitentiary sentences, and forty or
fifty indictments. That's what brought
on the present trouble I'm in"
The trouble" is being thrashed out
before the State Senate, sitting as
court Of impeachment. Twenty-Five
charges, including such allegations as
padding pay rolls. unwarranted decla-
ration Of martial law, winding up with
No. 22-"general charges Of incompe
tency"-are to be heard. unless the
prosecutions board Of managers
appointed By the House--decided to
stand on a smaller number Of counts.
May End Abruptly
The hearing, continued today with
testimony Of witnesses regarding Wal
toms purchase of his present home,
may drag out it's argumentative
IL myth for a number of weeks. It is
believed, however. it will end alb
ruptly. Once the prosecution satisfies
itself 1t has created sufficient weight
of evidence against the deposed Gov
ernor, it can rest on any number OF
counts. The defense then has it's turn
before a vote Of the Senate Is taken.
Twenty eight OF the forty-two votes
in the Senate are required for impeach-
ment
Governor Walton had hoped to
bring into the hearing the question
of Khan membership in the Statehouse
of representatives. His attorneys had
pleaded to put certain representatives
on the stand and ask them if they
were hldQSinen. II ndu also bcOu
planned to bring witnesses to testify
to persecution by masked bands
throughout the State.
Will Block Evidence
He does not believe the Senate will
permit introduction Of much evidence.
The prosecution intends to block it,
and it is possible the counts charging
unwarranted proclamation Of martial
law may not be pushed because evil
dence regarding the Khan activities
would be in the nature of direct de-
Tense of the Governors action in this
respect.
Walton wanted TO bring in the evil
dence about the Khan because he re-
CARDS this as the major issue involved,
the most important isue he has raised
In a stormy political career. His sup
porters have two bills in the upper
house whereby the Khan would be un-
masked. compelled to file lists of it's
members with county authorities and
It's members would be barred from any
Jury service. These will be consid-
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