The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-17
STRIKE hint
IS VOICED BY
DUvALL JUROR
Renews Demand for Better
Living Conditions In
City Hotel.
JUDGE ISSUES WARNING
Henninger'S Testimony Is
Again Heard as Court
Session Opens.
JUDGE ISSUES WARNING

A strike" for better living con-
ditions was threatened by one of the
Duvall trial Jurors when the sixth
day of the trial opened in Grim
ina1 Court this morning.
Special Judge Cassius G. Shir-
ley warned the juror, Bernard Bat
tey, that he should be careful not
to be in contempt Of the court.
Henninger Resumes Stand
The Rev. George s. Henninger,
pastor of the East Tenth Street M.
e. Church, resumed the stand today
and again told of the Klan meet
ing at the church community house
at which Duvall took the Klan oath
and made a speech. Henninger also
was on the stand Friday afternoon.
At that meeting Duvall signed an
agreement promising the Klan IS
per cent of city appointments in re-
turn for Klan support in his mayor
atty race. Henninger testified
Davis Is Witness
y Oren E. Davis, Marion County
Horsethief Detective Association
head, followed Henninger to the
stand and told Of meeting at
tended by himself, Duvall, George S.
Elliott. Harvey Bedford and Alonzo
Jeffers in the courthouse after the
primary, at which Duvall again
promised the Klan IS per cent Of
the city hall patronage.
State Wins Point
At the start of the afternoon ses-
sion Friday, Judge Shirley ruled the
State could give the jury a general
picture Of Duvall's pre-campaie a
activities and not be confined
strictly to the specific charge set
out in the affidavit.
Harvey Bedford, former local
Klan political worker, testified that
Duvall promised him "the best au-
tomobile money could buy the day
after election" If Bedford could
get the support of George ". Coffin.
Bedford said he was also promised
the SUPPLEMENTARY of Indianapolis
parks by Duvall.
Bedfords testimony, excepting
that relating to the alleged promise
Of an automobile, was stricken out.
Frank Sipe, $50 Parker Ave-, tes-
titled Duvall, after promising him
the job as city market master, ap-
ppointed another and theen offered
to make "the change for $4,000"
$4,000 Solicited, Charge
"After election I told Duvall ]
was disappointed and thought he
should have kept his promise. He
said he was mayor now and was
sorry felt that way" Sipe declared
"He said if I wanted a change
made to lay it down. asked him
what he meant and he said $4,000
Ray Mullikin, 1922 Olney ST., said
he attended meeting in a down.
town hotel where Duvall said he
would "give 85 per cent Of the city
hall appointments to the Klan."
George Snider, county commits
sioner and former sheriff, testified
that he and Duvall visited the Of
fee Of E. 8. Shumaker, Indiana
Anti-Saloon League head, twice dur
ing the campaign. After the first
visit Duvall promised him place or
the board of safety. At the second
conference Shumaker begged Duval
to na.1e him police chief, but he re-
fused the place, Snider also testified
Tells of Klan Farley
Paul Bridges, former Klan mem
ber, told Of a meeting between Du.
vail, Harvey Bedford, George Ell.
lott, former exalted cyclops of the
the Klan; Charles Clarke, deputy
county treasurer, and himself, al
which Duvall again promised the
Khan 85 per cent Of city patronage
william H. Armitage, star Stat,
witness, was recalled and admitted
calling Claude johnson when he re.
turned from Pekin, ILL.,, telling hin
''it didn't look like there was ;
chance In the world for him to be-
come police chief, but there might HI
a chance on the board Of works."