The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-26
ELLIOTT, BEDFORD
BEFORE JURORS
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men had been "out West"
He declared they returned to testi'
fy when urged to do so by their par.
ents.
George Elliott, the eX-Klan cy'
clops' father, was quizzed by Remy
Monday.
Judge Collins gave his instructions
to the jury after witnesses had been
heard in the bank robbery case and
before the jury turned again to the
corruption charges.
After receiving the instructions
the jurors returned to the jury room.
Grover Smith Heard
Grover Smith, cyclops OF the Ma
rion County Klan before Elliott took
office, was the first witness heard
He was before the jurors an hour
and half. Then Elliott went in
and was before the jury for an hour.
Bedford followed Elliott.
Mrs. l.. G.. Julian of Evansville,
whose husband also has been sought
for more than two weeks, waited in
the witness room all morning. but
was excused without going before the
jury.
Julian, another important witness
vet to be heard, is believed to know
the whereabouts of certain Stephen
son documents, said to prove the cor
ruption charges.
Prosecutor Remy made no COM
ment on Judge Collins instructions
to the jurors.
Denies Strife
you will have to ask the grand
jury foreman to find out If any in
dictments are to be returned, he
said
He denied reports that strife had
developed between Judge Collins
and himself Out-of-town papers de-
clared that Remy objected, when
Judge Collins urged an immediate
grand jury report.
Judge Collins Monday denied that
he had sought an immediate jury
report closing the investigation
Collins Instructions
Judge Collins made this statement
to the grand jury:
ION Oct. II last, l instructed you
to fully investigate charges Of off
cial misconduct made and published
by one Thomas Adams.
These charges cast reflections on
public officials generally. Many OF
them are now candidates on either
the Democratic or Republican tick
ct to succeed themselves at the i'm
pending election.
"The court deems it to be the
right of all voters in the State tc
know, before casting their ballots
whether any such candidates have
been shown to be guilty of any of the
charges so made.
"You are therefore instructed, in
the public interests. If your investi
cation has shown that any such can
didates are guilty of corruption OF
criminal act, to promptly return in
dictments against them prior to. such
election.
you are, however. instructed to
pursue the investigation you are
making for so long a time as in your
judgment it is necessary so to do"
That the grand jury learned some
thing of the alleged $1,000 demand
made by Stephenson to assure pur
chase of the Indiana Dental School
during the last Legislature was made
certain by the calling of Attorney
Fred Bates Johnson to testify late
Monday afternoon.
Johnson was attorney for Charles
l.. Bieler, 1712 N. Pennsylvania st
former owner of the school. Bieler
also testified during the afternoon
and Johnson was the last witness
called.
Before entering the juryroom,
Johnson said that he was willing to
tell Of overtures made by Stephenson
to put the bill over for $1,000" The
proposal was turned down, he said.
The property was finally pur-
chased by the State, after Stephen
sonism waned with the arrest of
Steve" on the murder charge. The
Legislature appropriated $4,000 for
the purchase, but the price paid was
only 1885, 900