The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-09
.BOSSERT GAVE
HUGE sums TO
help JACKSON
Foe of Steve Contributing to
Same Purpose as Was
His Bitter Rival.
BILLS TOTAL is $1,000
Checks CaShed in Way to
Avoid Publicity Are
Brought to Light.
Copyright 1927. The indianapolis
Timesl

Copyright 1927. The indianapolis
Times)
How Walter BoSsert, who succeeded
D. G. Stephenson as dragon of the
Klan. contributed huge sums OF
money to the jackson campaign at
the time that D. @. Stephenson, his
enemy, was providing funds for the
same purpose now can be shown by
documents and memoranda.
The bills for the Jackson for
Governor Club were listed and sent
TO Bossert and his associates for
payment. The money. so it was as
serted, was sent.
These bills, as shown by the list
now in possession of The Times,
amounted to about $500. Follow
ing the sending of these bills, later
paid, the official report of Schuyler
Haas, as political agent for the club,
shows contribution accredited to
Ed Jackson for $500 and one to
James Jackson, his brother, for S100
Five Checks Revealed
Over in a bank at Liberty, the
home of Walter Bossert, are five
checks for $1,000 each, cashiers
checks purchased by Bossert on the
eve of the campaign and csshed in
this city at the Fletcher American
Bank without Endorsement.
In the corner of these checks are
initials, indicating that the man
who drew the checks was known to
one of the bank officials.
Those checks, it is asserted. were
a part of much greater contribu-
ton given to George Coffin on the
eve of election for his use in carry
ing the election in November and
were cashed on the day before the
election.
Not Eager for Publicity
The cashing of the checks by the
Fletcher american Bank without
endorsement + not an unusual cfo-
ceeding in banking circles where the
party cashing the checks is known
to ban'y officials and is drawn to
cash in itself an indication that
the drawer Of the note was par
ticularly anxious to safeguard its
payment and took responsibility for
its payment only to the person for
whom he intended it.
Purchase Of cashiers check was
another indication that no especial
desire for publicity or permanent
record of the check was desired by
either party.
That the Klan was paying bills
for the Jackson candidacy in the
primary is shown by the memo
randa, sent to the Bossert camp, of
bills owed by the Jackson club. The
final report shows that these bills
were paid very shortly after this was
sent and $500 sent for payment.
Totals Are Same
Official report of the club shows a
contribution from Jackson and his
brother totalling the exact amount
Of money which it now is asserted
was sent for these bills.
There is one other check down at
Liberty, a check for $500, sent to
the Coffin-Dodson Auto Company
by Bossert.
This check was given by Bossert
on April 20, 1924. The check was
given, so it is explained, not for an
automobile. but for political pur-
poses, when Coffin needed money for
the campaign.
Mccoy Disclaims knowledge
Daily Mccoy, State purchasing
agent, and jackson for Governor
Club manager, disclaimed knowledge
Of Bossert's contribution, later list
ed as contributions of Ed and James
jackson, on the sworn statement Of
"You will have to ask Schuyler
Haas about that" Mccoy repeated
six times.
II assume the two entries are
from the same source" Mccoy adj
mitteo.
Asked why the contributions were
sworn to as having been made by
the two Jacksons, Mccoy replied,
"They made contributions every
couple of weeks during the pri-
mary"
OF his own $500 contribution, Nc
Coy said it was made with "his'own
money" He received a total salary
as club manager Of $3.50.