The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-10
Inman Defends Brown

He spoke for two hours and COW
cred a great deal of the ground
touched by him in his opening argu-
ment Wednesday. He defended the
testimony OF l. Newt Brown, former
secretary-treasurer Of the Indiana
board Of agriculture, and insisted
that it was entitled to complete belief
Brown. star witness for the State,
testified that he turned over s155 900
Of the boards funds to the Governor
for deposit in the Discount and De-
post State. Bank of Kentland of
which the Governor was president,
and not as a personal loan. The Gov
ernor is charged with embezzlement
and larceny of this money.
Inman assailed the testimony of
Harry NJ. MobeEy, Thomas Grant
and William NJ. Jones, board mem
bers at the time the transactions oc-
CURED and principal witnesses for
the defense.
He said: "These men combined
and sought to convey the impress
sion that the money Brown turned
over to the Governor was a loan.
They did this to make it fit the the
ory of this conjured-up defense"
Statement Attacked
Inman devoted considerable time to
attacking the financial statement
which Brown said had been turned
over to him by the Governor. This
statement gave McCray's liabilities as
s537, ,6S4.1S. Inman pointed out re-
had testified that March 1, 1928, the
date of the statement. McCray had
debts aggregating $1,665,000.
Inman accused the defense lawyers
Of misrepresenting the evidence and
of bending every effort to play up tech
nical features of the case.
In closing, Inman threw all notes
aside and made a dramatic plea to
the jury TO uphold the honor Of In
diana"
Gentleman of the jury. has the
time come in this country when a
jury in a State court won't convict a
guilty MANI" he demanded. The
amazing range of operations laid bare
here is without a parallel in history
since tho parliament Of England
arraigned the Governor Of India for
high misdemeanor in office.
Finger of Shame"
Then the finger of shame pointed
at one nation. Now the common
wealth points with shame at Warren
McCray.
Gentlemen, the American people
are looking to you. The Nation is
asking whether Indiana will maintain
her honor, her great name-or,
through her juries, connive with the
high crimes in Office now sweeping the
world.
II ask you only to remember the
certain consequences of a miscarriage
of justice herein these times, when
men are wondering whether laws are
made for the weak, and not for the
strong. While the humble must serve
their prison terms, the mighty tread
with immunity
In Name of the LOwIy
"In the name of the lowly, who
can only trust public officials to be
honest, in the name of our fathers
who builded the State, and in the
memory of those who died in the
Civil War to preserve our country,
I ask you to accept your responsible
ity and duty"
The final battle for the liberty of
McCray was waged by Michael A.
Ryan, one of his attorneys.
Ryan closed the arguments for the
defense with a strong plea for a YER
dict of not guilty. Like his predeces-
sors. Martin Hugg and George NJ.
Barnard, Ryan bitterly assailed l.
Newt Brown.
Ryan Heaps Ridicule
He heaped ridicule upon the open
ing argument of Inman and devoted a
great deal of sarcasm to the life
boat" interjected into his argument
Wednesday. when he said that Gov
ernor McCray. William M. zones,