The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-21

on help except my wife. l got up at
a. m. to do the work and was late
in getting here"
Judge Anderson told Hackney to
stand aside temporarily, but to remain
in the room.
Henry Backes, Washington, Ind, a
newspaper man, said he had written
several articles expressing an opinion
on the Governors case, but was passed
by the Government when he said he
had not talked to any one who knew
the facts.
Ryan Questions Jurors
Michael Ryan, attorney for Moray,
took over questioning of the pros
pective jurymen.
Ryan asked Backes il he could enter
on the trial presuming the defendant
to be innocent until proven guilty be.
yond reasonable doubt and Backes re.
piled:
II do not believe so"
Judge Anderson ordered him to
stand aside.
He was replaced by G. B. Luckett
an opinion from reading newspapers.
Ryan challenged him for cause.
Judge Anderson then took a hand
in the questioning. do you have any
evidence on this particular charge?
using the mails to defraud," the Judge
asked.
mo, replied the talesman.
Are you able to start in this case
and be guided by the law and evil
dence?"
Il believe I could"
Anderson refused to excuse him.
Ryan very briefly questioned H. O.
Burgett, Martinsville, and William E
Hinshaw. Westfeld
Ryan then passed to Bert c. Larri-
more, Spencer, real estate dealer.
AuctiOneer Is Called
Larrimore said he had an opinion
that would require evidence to remove
He was excused and was replaced by
! Sylvester Marshall OF Francisco, Ind.
/ an auctioneer.
/ Marshall insisted he had an opin-
] 4oii III ASpIS " QuS9IAOlLS ~ 1Ud5t
/ Anderson.
Gould you lay aside that opinion
and be governed by the evidence in
/ the trial?" the judge asked.
Il hardly believe 1 could, Judge.
/ Marshall said. Il talked to bankers al
Princeton and Oakland City, who gave
me some facts"
Ryan challenged Marshall for
/ cause and he was excused
Marshall was replaced by Fred Mas
! ter. Newcastle. real estate dealer.
Judge Anderson instructed Ryan
| ito speed up a bit.
! Masten said he had no opinion
/ Ryan. in rapid succession. examined
/ the rest Of the panel until he came
I to Arthur NJ. Hinshaw. farmer, who
/ was excused for deafness.
/ l.. A. Klingen, Fountain. farmer
/ took his place.
Defense Uses Challenges
Klingen said he had no prejudices
! in the case.
Ryan peremptorily excused Luckett
! from chair No. / and Burgett from
| chair No. ?. Luckett was replaced by
I J. +. Palmer, Blackford County. ano
Burgett by Fred Rasp. Boggstown.
/ Hinshaw in No. 3 and Elliott in
! No. also were excused peremptorily
1 and were replaced by Z. B. Worren
| farmer, Lebanon, and Alton c. Trus
/ Ter, Connersville, an insurance man.
The questioning for both Govern
ment and defense was very brief.
Rast was discharged peremptorily
/ by the defense and was succeeded by
/ Carl Bowman. merchant of Advance
Luckett was the next man to be dis
/ charged by Ryan and his place was
/ taken by J. a. Palmer, merchant, Roll
! Blackboard County.
After = brief delay Worrell was dis
/ charged peremptorily and he was sue.
| ceeded by Frank Campbell, feed mer
| chant. Redkey.
Grimshaw was discharged peremp
! torily by Ryan. as was S. T. Zollman
merchant Of Bedford. His place in the
box was taken by Charles w. Druitt
bond salesman of Richmond.
Campbell was the last man to be ex
cused by the defense and his place
was taken by Thomas Hamilton, street
| railway engineer of Gary.
The Government case will rest or
the assumption that financial state
ments given by the Governor to banks
in obtaining loans or inducing them tc
discount paper were false, that letters
written by him contained false state
ments as to his financial condition
and as to the character of notes
offered by him as collateral for loans
or for discount.
Government Calls Bankers
The Government has subpoenaed
about IT'S witnesses. a majority OF
them bankers who testified in the re
cent case against the Governor in
Criminal Court. This case. which
charged embezzlement and larceny OF
i $155, 900 of the funds of the Indiana
board of agriculture resulted in jury
disagreement.
The present case grew out of in
vestigations into McCray's financial
affairs by postoffice inspectors. This
investigation began last fall and lasted
several months About 200 bank repre-
sentatives appeared before the Federal
grand jury which returned the indict-
ments
McCray Desires to Testify
The bulk of the Governments case