The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-08
BARROW ON
STAND TO AID
BOOTLEG KING
Remus Has Reputation for
Peace and Good He
Tells Jury.
eUNMAN TELLS STORY
Wife Had Pistol to Shoot
Mate Two Days Before
Her Death, He Says.
BY PAUL w. WHITE,
United Press STAFF Corresnondent

BY PAUL w. WHITE,
a.. United Press STAFF Correspondent
COURTROOM, CINCINNATI. Dec.
S.-Clarence Darrow, noted Chicago
criminal lawyer, today testified that
in his opinion, George Remus, his
friend of former years, had repu-
tation for peace and good
In cross examination barrow
amused the crowded courtroom by
telling Charles P. Taft, II, county
prosecutor:
J. Il wouldn't regard an indictment
Tor violation Of the prohibition act
as one affecting peace and quiet"
DarrOw took the stand after cross
examination Of Harry Truesdale.
self-admitted gunman, whose testi-
mony Wednesday that Mrs. Imogene
Remus had offered him $4,000 to
kill her husband caused Ren1us to-
suffer an emotional attack" and
forced a recess of the trial for a
day.
Carried Gun for Remus
Truesdale today testified, that on
the night of Oct. 4, two days before
the fatal shooting of Mrs. Remus in
Eden Park here, Mrs. Remus had
Joined him in Hamilton, Ohio, and
was carrying pistol bent on killing
her husband.
The confessed gunInan said he
began to think that if Mrs. Remus
would double cross her husband.
she might double cross me and send
me to the penitentiary or some
thing"
So Truesdale went to Remus, the
day before the Staying and told him
Of the death plot, he testified.
The defense contends that stories
Remus heard of his wifes alleged
perfidy caused him to become tenn
porarily insane, causing the shoot
ing.
Testimony Attacked
In a vigorous crosS-examination
the State tried to gain the follow
ing admission from TrueSdale:
THAT his sole business with Mrs.
Remus was for a price to tell her
when Remus was registered at the
Grand Hotel. Hamilton, with
another woman.
THAT he did telephone her on
Oct. 4, and that she came there
with man and woman.
That she was frightened, would
not go into the hotel and believed
she was being trapped"
Truesdale denied the insinuations.
He said she was with three men,
one of whom she introduced as
Franklin L. Dodge Jr., that she went
into the hotel to inspect the register
and that she gave him 5000 for ex-
penses.
Remus Lauds barrow
The presence of-the three men,
he explained on direct examination,
aroused his suspicious of double
cross" and he went to Remus and
told of the alleged murder plot.
Darrow appeared as character
witness. When he said that, in his
opinion, the reputation of Remus
Tor peace and quiet was good, he
was forbidden by Judge Chester r.
Shook to go much further in his
testimony, but Remus, in the abb
eence Of the jury, delivered a per-
pration in which The said:
Here sits the sage of the twenti-
9TH century. Proud am to have
such a humanitarian come here in
my behalf"
Darrow moved slowly and casu-
ally to, the witness stand.
He said, in a quiet, court trained
voice that next April would mark
his f1ftieth anniversary as a law
yer. He added he had known Re-
mus, also formerly a Chicago law
yer, for thirty or thirty-five years,
but had not seen him since 1917
or so.
Emotional Fellow
do you have a reason to know
his reputation for peace and quiet?"
asked Charles H. Elston, co-counSel
for defense.
Eyes"
what was it?"
IT think it was good. I use the
word in the sense I never heard it
questioned"
barrow also believed Remus'
reputation as a practicing lawyer
and as a law abiding citizen was
good.
In cross examination Darrow al
mitted he had never seen Remus
argue case before jury.
.'Don't you know he was called
the weeping, crying Remus? .
Taft asked.
Il knew he was very emotional
fellow, somewhat unstable"
Darrow then said he wanted to
amend the answer to read man
instead of fellow"
. Some men don't like to be called
fellow" the Chicagoan explained
Taft asked if Darrow knew tina
from 1912 to 1919, Remus repeatedly
was called before the grievance com.
rnittee of the Chicago Bar Associa-
ton.
mo, didn't know that" replied
the witness. II just learned yester'
day that he had been disbarred."
Darrow's testimony was com
pleted just at the noon recess. HI
said he intended to go to New Yorl
tonight.
SIS Rides Pigeons