The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-09

Inman branded the Governor as "a
bank wrecker. a wrecker of men, of
his own sense Of decency as a man,
and Of the Governorship Of Indiana"
DenunciatiOn Bitter
In ending his statement Inman
said:
Are you going to let this man go
free on a technicality: go back to his
office to exercise the power OF pardon
over prisoners in State institutions;
to close the doors of prison walls in
the faces of men guilty OF embezzle-
ment and larceny. when he himself
had been convicted in the public mind?
Shall these poor men learn that this
man, who holds their 1estinies In his
hand, has been allowed to go free be-
cause OF the accident Of the Good
rich pool, which made it possible TO
repay the money to the State board?"
For him to say he intended to re-
pay 1t is no excuse. Thousands OF
embezzlers have intended to do that.
If he is allowed TO go free. it will be
because he barricaded himself behind
his great power.
IF he is allowed to go, then the
prison doors of Indiana should be
thrown open and no one ever again
should be convicted OF embezzlement
or larceny.
at is up to the jury to say whether
the disgrace on the name of Indiana
shall be wiped out"
Unheard of Abuse. Says Hugg
n rnFa fV,r~ -
Hugg said to the jury: You just
have heard deluge of abuse. invec-
tives and TRADE such as never before
was heard in the courts of Marion
County, probably in the entire State
Of Indiana"
Inman made a strong defense of I.
Newt Brown. former secretary-treas-
urer OF the Indiana board of agricul-
ture, star witness for the State, whose
testimony regarding the transfer OF
S155, 900 Of the boards funds to the
Governor, was opposed by six defense
witnesses.
He referred to Brown as "a baby in
the Governors hands and accused
the defense witnesses, Harry NJ.
Moberly, Thomas Grant and William
NJ Jones, all members of the board of
agriculture last year. when the 1885,
600 transaction took place. of putting
their heads together. with the Gov
ernor and determining to push poor
Newt Brown out OF the lifeboat into
the waves and getting their skulking
forms safely to shore"
Inman Defends Brown
Jones is awaiting trial and doubt
less the peniteniary./ on Federal
Court charges of using the mails in a
scheme to defraud." Inman said. The
defense has determined that Brown
shall be made the goat. They have
put 1. Newt Brown on trial to throw a
screen of dust into the eyes of the
jurymen.
1T is one OF the most sldllful moves
ever made by great defense.
But Browns name will stand in
the future, while the name of Warren
T. McCray will be a badge of shame
in Indiana"
1nman spent considerable time dis
cussing the financial statement which
Brown testified the Governor gave
him. This statement showed that the
Governors liabilities March /, 1928,
amounted to $537, ,604.1S.
More than ninety bankers testified
McCray owed them a total of about
81 .665 900 on that date.
This financial statement was one
OF the most monumental frauds l ever
have seen handed to one business man
by another" Inman declared. ut
gave the Governors liabilities as less
than one-third of his obligations
Bank Stamp Cited
AS evidence of fraudulent intent
on the Governors part, Inman point
ed out that the board of agriculture
check of June q, 1928, for $4,000,
given McCray bore the stamp of the
Discount and Deposit State Bank of
Kentland. He insisted that this stamp
had been affixed by the Governor in
his own office and that the check
never had reached Kentland.
The courtroom was packed when
Iaman began his argument. For the
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