The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-20


examination today follows:
mfr. Duvall. want ~ direct your
attention TO the morning of Oct. Is,
1926, that was the morning on which
Elliott's letter of appointment as
park superintendent was dated. Did
you see Bedford and Elliott that
day,?" Remy asked.
"Yes," the mayor answered.
Harvey w. Bedford and George
Elliott, former Khan cyclops, were
active Khan workers during Duvall's
campaign.
Q-Where2 A-Bedford telephoned
me and met him at Sixteenth st.
and Ashland Ave.
Bedford There
Q-Were Bedford and Elliott
there? Aust Bedford.
Duvall testified later to meet
ing at Nineteenth st. and Belle
fontaine Ave, on his way back from
lunch, at which both Bedford and
Elliott we're present.
Odd you have another CONVEX
sation that day with Bedford and
Elliott or either Of them? A-With
Bedford, yes.
Q-Where2 AIT the mayors
office.
CIT was after that meeting that
you Endorsed a note on the Marion
County State Bank and sent over
for the money, $1,000, wasn't it,
A-No. I Endorsed the note, but he
took it to the bank and got the
money.
Regarded as Loan
Odd you regard it as a loan?
| Ayes.
Q-What was the maturity datep
Al don't recall.
Q-Was it thirty days. A-Ninety,
I believe.
Q-Has the note been paid? A.
1t has not.
Q-Has it been extended Al
don't know.
| Q-Wasn't it agreed that the note
never would be paid? Absolutely
not.
Q-When Bedford left your Office,
he had in his pocket his appoint
ment as inspector of traffic and the
appointment of Elliott as park su-
perintendent, did he not? Ayes,
sir. He had my recommendation,
that is. I couldn't appoint them.
Remy then handed Duvall the
paper Bedford carried from the
mayors Office, which the State calls
an appointment, and which Duvall
insists is a recommendation" to APP
point The word recommendation"
does not appear. but Duvall has tes-
titled that it was left out by mistake.
Remy Question Barred
"Is this a recommendation or an
appointment" Remy asked. The
court sustained defense objection.
Q-Was the appointment to be eff
fective Nov. 3, 1926? Ayes.
Q-Nov. was the day after elec-
ton, was it not? Al don't re-
member.
ON your conversations with
Bedford and Elliott in the morning,
did you discuss certain papers bear
ing your signature they had? A
No.
Did they tell you the Democratic
State Committee had &C IN in
touch with them and that Ley had
shown the papers to Earl Peters,
State chairman, and had been Of
fered cash consideration?
A defense objection was sustained.
Not Told Of Threat"
Q-pid they tell you they had
shown the Democratic State COM
mittee at the Claypool Hotel, the
day before, a certain paper signed
by you in the community house on
E. Tenth St., on the occasion when
DR.. Henninger read you question
Mare? defense objection over
ruled0 A-No, sir.
Q-You were not aware that they
had any such document? A-No.
Odd they discuss the matter OF
an accommodation of $1,000? A
They asked for $500 first.
Q--Did they discuss the matter
of appointments? AIT the time
of making the notes, yes.
Signed at Same TiTne
Q-AppointmentS were made and
the notes were signed at the same
time? A-YesS sir.
Q-You know they got the money
in cash. Al don't know.
Q-what position did you then
hold at the Marion County State
Bank? Al think I had sold my
stock at that time. don't think
was on the board.
Q-You said the notes never have
been paid? A-As far as I know,
| they we're not.
Q-Have they ever been re-
newed? A-Not as far as know.
Evades Suit Question
Q-Has suit been brought? A
1 think the prosecutors Office has
had possession of them.
GAL asked you If a suit had been
brought? A-No.
Q-You think the suit was not
brought because the prosecutors Of
flee had possession of the note? A
That is what I was told at the bank
Q-Prior to that time, had you
promised to appoint Elliott superin-
tendent of parks. A-No, sir.
Q-Did you know that at that time
Elliott and Bedford were being
sought as witnesses by the Marion
County grand jury? Al didn't
know it. never had heard it.
Didn't Know They'd Left
| Q-Do you know that after they
received the 1000 on the note they
left town and left the State? Al
didn't know that.
Q-when did you know it? A
Some time after that.
Q-When did you first learn they
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