The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-31

office, my office and the Indiana Ma.
tional Bank"
Please state to the jury when the
next conversation regarding board Of
agriculture funds occurred" Nichols
said
There were number Of conversa-
tons and conference at Chicago"
Goodrich replied. Not a week passed
that we did not have conference"
Were the board Of agriculture
funds discussed in these conferences?"
Yes, sir: in every one of them
WI here was the conference in Chi
cago?"
Disposition of Money
AT the Union League Club, I be-
lieve in July"
Who was at the conference?"
Frank c. Ball of Muncie. Joseph
G. Oliver Of South Bend. Henry Mar
shall of Lafayette, R. C. Schaaf Of
Gary Marcus Sonntag Of Evansville,
Governor McCray and myself"
Estate the conversation at that
conference"
Il told dlthese gentlemen that 1 had
called them together TO consider the
possibility Of raising $3.50, 900 for Gov
ernor McCray. I told them that
$155,O00 of this amount was TO go to
the Discount and Deposit Bank; $780,
600. TO the board of agriculture. and
$50, 600 to the Indiana National Bank.
The latter amount was to get control
ct the stock Of the McCray Land
Company
I told them these things must be
taken care of. I told them that they
were of the greatest consequence to
the Governor and that the money was
necessary TO save the State from dis
grace.
Should Have More
Il told them that, to secure the
money, the Governor would turn over
to them the controlling interest in
the McCray Land Company. all the
cattle and farm implements that he
owned. $25OOO in bank stock, $4,000
in stock Of the Savers Grain Com
pany, and certain notes held by the
board of agriculture as collateral
Il told them that 500 900 in notes
would be turned over to the trustees
of the fund and that the Governor
would add enough other notes, known
as cattle paper, TO make a total of
5000 600.
Some one asked whether this
amount wuold take care Of the Cover
nor's obligations. The Governor said
he ought to have more money. l an
swered that we were interested only
in those matters involving grave con-
sequences to the Governor.
"McCray said that tbs value of the
property to be turned over to trus-
tees would be far in excess of the
amount of the loan
Agreement Signed
I'll ask you this other question
whether you did not say to the Cover
nor that the only money you would
interest yourself in raising was that
involving criminal Hability?' Nichols
said.
Goodrich answered that he did not
words "gravest personal consequence
es" or criminal acts
Goodrich told of a meeting in an
office at the Hume Mansur Bldg when
the pool agreement was signed He
said he did not remember what was
said about the board Of agriculture
money at that time.
He said the next meeting he re
membered was at the SEVERN.
''Who was present." Nichols asked
Senator James T. Watson; Ewing
Emisor, Second district Republican
chairman Joseph B. Healing, Repub-
lican National committeeman for In
diana; Clyde A. Walb, Republican
State chairman, Governor McCray
and myself
WAS the matter of the board of
agriculture funds talked about? State,
the conversation at that meeting"
THE Governor came into the yneet- !
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