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court room when Homer Elliott, at
torney for Young. rested his clients
case, Immediately after Young left
the stand following his testimony in
his own behalf.
The courtroom expected Miles to
take the stand. because it had been
reported the attorney was to testify
as a character witness for Young.
Ward said he was prepared to
batter Miles testimony if Miles had
taken the stand.
Denies Connection
Miles, during a recess, again
denied that he was in anyway con-
nected with the conspiracy.
Ward announced that he will per-
sonally look into the Anti-Saloon
Leagues connection with the case
Immediately after the trial is COM
pleted.
+. S. Shumaker, League superin-
tendent. and Miles visited the dis
trict attorneys office in Indian
apolis on behalf Of Young last week
beforee the trial, it has been dis
closed.
When Young testified that he.
had paid the money to Miles for
investigation, Judge Baltzel com
mented;
"This man Miles is not Federal
officer"
During the testimony of Young,
Miles sat in the corner of the court
room and stared constantly at the
floor.
$500 Salary, $1,000 Extra
On direct examination. Young said
that he received $500 a year salary
as prosecutor and that altogether
his fees and other connections
Melted him $1,000 annually.
Elliott asked Young If he had con.
spired with the defendants in the
alleged conspiracy to violate the
liquor law.
II did not. Most emphatically,
did not"
Ward then began the cross-exam-
nation.
"E. a. Miles has no connection
with the Federal prohibition force
has hep Ward asked.
mo, said Young.
"Yet you paid him $3.50 to in.
vestigate liquor cases while you
were paid more than $4,000 year
to prosecute them. Was it your
purpose to have them investigate
the cases i'm order that you might
get your fees from the prosecu-
ton OF those cases?
Young said he had no such pur'
pose in mind.
Ward said:
You didn't intend to go. without
getting that $3.50 back. did you?
You knew you would get it back
through fees in prosecuting the men,
didn't your"
Young said he did not intend to
do anything like that.
"You didn't get any fees back
from James Armstrong. did your"
mo, and from no other person in
this case"
Ward then went into the state
ment OF Harvey Smith, Knox County
deputy sheriff.. a defendant, who
testified that $500 was put up to
transfer Armstrong; case from
Federal court to the Knox County
Court.
Case Transferred
you took it upon yourself to get
Jim Armstrong; case in Federal
Court transferred back to your court
so you could prosecute him, didn't
your" Ward asked.
IT did not" Young replied.
Ward asked Young il he did not
telephone Miles and talk to him
about getting the case transferred
to the Knox County court.
Yes" said Young. II wanted to
prosecute him Immediately"
Young then testified that he re-
ceived a fee Of from 800 to 5000 in
each case Of abatement proceedings
that he successfully instituted.
did Miles get any Of IT," Ward
asked.
mo, divided $50 of it with Ham
NETT Hinkle for a while"
WAS he associated with you in
this work" Ward asked.
He was when we started out"
Cases Delayed
Ward brought out in the cross
examination Of Young that Young
permitted several liquor cases
against Vincennes bootleggers TO be
unprosecuted for a long time.
Ward showed that case against
August Kroeger was not prosecuted
until April 9. 1926. shortly after the
Federal grand jury began its in
vestigation OF the Vincennes con-
spiracy.
Young testified that he was-person-
ally acquainted with Roy Robinson
disbarred vincennes attorney and
defendant He said before Robin
sons disbarrment, Robinson had
dropped in to see him frequently
in his Office. Young said that they
did not discuss amy liquor cases
pending In Knox County court
Young stated that wi,sn he was