The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-17
Judge Rules Out Question
Rejecting on Prisoners
Arch Enemy.
COURT GIVES REBUKE
Shouted Objections Draw
Down JuriSt'S Wrath;
Jury Box Full.
By United Press

Nov. 17.-George Remus, on trial
charged with the murder of his wife,
1mogene, today again began to
question prospective jurors in his
own behalf and took occasion to
reflect upon his arch enemy,
Franklin L. Dodge, Jr.
Dodge, a former department OF
Justice operative, was friend OF
Mrs. Remus and Remus claims that
Dodge conspired with her to ruin
the one-time millionaire bootlegger.
Remus arose during the examin-
alton of George Awrey, 81. retired
oil operator, who said he once lived
in Michigan.
Dodge is resident Of Lansing.
"How long did you live in
Michigan?" asked Remus.
about twenty years" said Awrey
my son was a judge at Ann Arhor
for four years until he got showed
under in an election"
Rules Against Remus
did you know the Dodge family
in Lansing?" Remus pursued.
"I don't believe did," said the
talesman.
"Would the fact that Franklin
L. Dodge Sr., is a highly respected
citizen, influence you If evidence
and dispositions prejudicial to young
Dodge appeared during the trial?"
Charles P. Taft II, county prose-
cutor, was on his feet with an OBJ
lection.
He asked that the jury be ex-
cluded, but Remus continued to
talk loudly, declaring the question
was perfectly proper.
Judge Chester r. Shook, presiding.
finally sustained the States objec-
ton.
Remus looked scornfully at Taft
then asked: would the fact that
the prosecutor here is a son of Chief
Justice of United States Supreme
Court prejudice you against this de-
fendant?"
mo" said Awrey.
Remus than reverted to the first
person.
Remus Shouts Objections
"Would the fact that I was a
bootlegger, an ex-convict and dis
barred lawyer prejudice you against
meP" inquired the defendwant.
mo-" Awrey replied before Taft
could object.
Then Taft and Remus began talk
ing simultaneously and the court
was forced to rap for order.
Remus continued to shout OBJ
jections after Judge Shook had ruled
favorably on one of his own uues-
tionS and the court rebuked him.
The jury box became full when
Thomas F. Newman, 67-year-oId
salesman, was accepted tentatively,
but the State then challenged Jo-
Seph Dury, an insurance salesman.
The third venire then was started
upon and the first man in that
list said, like so many others be-
fore him, that he was opposed to
capital punishment.
Inability to find Miss Blanche
Watson, who was secretary to Re-
mus at the time he was making
millions out of bootIegging, was
confessed by the prosecutors Of
flee today.
Miss Watson is wanted to testify
before the grand jury which re-
newed investigation into the death
of Mrs. Imogene Remus, whose hus-
band Is now on trial charged with
her murder.
A new venire of fifty, bringing
the total number of talesmen called
for possible jury service in the case
to It's was on hand at the opening
of court.
Married; Has Opinion
Eleven tentative jurors, nine men
and two women, were in the box.
but the State had three peremptory
challenges left and the defense had
twelve.
One venireman, q Negro, said he
had formed an opinion on the case
that would preclude his listening
tmpartially to the evidence.
why is that?" asked Judge
Chester r. Shook. "
well, was married once my
self, only I divorced her." he said.
Another, the thirteenth, called,
pleaded the same excuse.
"Since you are number IS on the
list I'll permit you to leave" the
court said.
The percentage Of persons disbe-
lieving in capital punishment ap-
peared to increase with every day Of
the trial.
OF the seventy-one talesmen who
had been examined by counsel at
11:20 a. m. today, thirty-nine had
professed disapproval OF death pen
atty in a capital case.
Remus thus far has indicated he
wants to be tried by jury Of mar
ried men.
Although his co-counsel, Charles
H. Elston, denied that Remus
wished to exclude women and
bachelors from the twelve who will
decide whether he is guilty of the
murder of his wife. Imogene, the
former multimillionaire bootlegger's
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