The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-15

would have placed him in post
Armitage this morning had
told all the details of the
agreement he said he had
with Duvall that in return for
$14,500 in campaign contribu-
tions and his political support
Duvall was to permit him to
name two board of works
members and the city civil en-
gineer
The State charges Duvall failed
to list this contribution and the
promise in his 1925 campaign ex-
pense account.
Attorney Michael A. Ryan. who
has a bellows voice and belicose ap-
pearance, thundercd sarcastic ques-
tions at Armitage in an apparent
attempt to ruffle MIN.
Ryan tried, unsuccessfully, to
make Armitage admit that he had
dogged the steps of Duvall trying to
get Duvall TO make an agreement
with him, and that finally he had
offered Duvall $4,000 for the ap-
pointments, to be Indignantly re-
fused by Duyall.
Duvall got cold feet after he was
elected and declared he could not go
through with the deal and sent $12,-
900 back to Armitage, the witness
declared on direct examination.
$500 Still Missing
Armitage told of having tried to
get the $4,000 balance back, without
success.
The State. in introducing this
testimony apparently was attempt
ing to block the defense's chief line
of attack, as indicated in Attorney
Martin Hugg's opening statement
Wednesday.
The defense declared it would
show that Duvall gave Armitage
back $4,000 and declared he would
not barter in city jobs.
The State apparently was at
tempting to establish the point that
Duvall did not give back part of
the contribution until after he had
at least had use of the money
through the critical campaign period
when it was needed.
Armitage Is Calm
Armitage testified for two hours
and ten minutes. Then the defense
began cross-examination in general
going back over his direct state
ments in an attempt to elicit con-
tradjctions. Armitage, nopped his
brow and stood the ordeal calmly
The deals with Duvall were traced
in minute detail by Armitage. He
said they began on primary day in
1926 when Duvall proposed that
they get together. Later they met
and arranged that for a $4,000 con-
tribution Armitage was to name the
men he wanted:
The witness told of turning over
the $4,000 in two lots Of $4,000 cur
rency at meeting places in Indi-
annapolis. He said he gave $4,000
more in various lots later when
Duvall appealed to him.
He said $500 of this was donated
by William H. Freeman, whom Ar
mitage wanted named on the board
Of works.
Lingenfelter His Candidate
Frank G. Lingenfelter, who served
as city engineer for two months
before he disagreed with Duvall
and was ousted early this year, was
Armitage's candidate for engineer
and Ernest L. Kingston, forpaNr
member of the board of safety, ds
the other Arrnitsge choice for board
of works.
Duvall won the election. Armitage
said it was agreed he should meet
Duvall in the Fifth ward election
day. Bill waited all day, but John
failed to appear. Bill investigated
that night and learned from one
of Duvall's brothers-in-law that
JONI ndQ dled 10 Pekln, Ill.
Armitage drove through the rain
all night and reached Pekin in the
morning. William G. Buser, another
Duvall brother-in-law, saw him in
the hotel lobby and warned him to
get out of sight, as Indianapolis
newspaper men were there, he said.
Go to Springfield
SO Armitage, Duvall and Buser
drove to Springfield. Ill. There Du-
vail informed Armitage that she just
couldn't" go through with the deal.
Armitage argued while and then
came back to Indianapolis.
A few days later Buser delivered
pocketful of bills to Armitage
at the latter's home. according to
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