The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-22

or even struck a foul, II he had not
done some of the things he now
denolnces.
Hits at Henninger
"As to the States evidence. 1
haven't anything against the Rev.
George S. Henninger, but you gen.
tlemen must draw some conclusion
from the fact that of 1900 persons
who attended that meeting he is
the only one who comes here and
tells you about papers being signed
and candidates taking pledges.
Both George Elliott and Ray
Mullikan, who were officers of the
Ku-Klux Khan, and who attended
the meeting. said they didn't see
any signatures go on that paper.
Then there were policemen and
firemen who attended meetings, too.
Those men are citizens of this
country, doing you and me a daily
service. They walk the streets and
are awake at nights to protect you
while you and your families sleep.
They didn't hear anything about
patronage, either.
THE State used corkscrews and
prizes on Henninger and they
couldn't get three lines out of him.
He finally remembered something
about percentage to the Khan.
Remembers More
"Then he came back to this wit
ness stand the next day and remem-
bered a preamble to the supposed
pledge and about three parts of it.
Maybe he was compelled to tell
compelled 70 tell the truth-maybe.
I don't know.
"Henninger on the stand doesn't
give line that he wrote into that
document. He says he was there to
censor ito strike out parts that
didn't suit him. Hffs
THAT isn't the question before
you gentlemen. You weren't sworn
in for this jury service to determine
whether the defendant promised
jobs to the Khan.
Have you ever attended a Demo-
cratic or Republican convention?
Each candidate accepts the princi-
pies of the party or his name goes
off the slate and ticket, like that.
Even the President of the United
States in his letter or speech of &C
ceptance says he will support the
partyp Party organization couldn't
live for minute without that.
Then Everyone's Guilty
And is that considered criminal?
"If l cause you to commit crime,
I am as guilty as you are. If that
meeting was a crime, and the pros
ecutors have taken the facts about
it through several grand juries, why
wasn't anyone else indicted for be-
ing there? .
You'll notice that when these
angelic aids of the prosecutor asked
Armitage if he had been indicted he
said mo"
"They pried Armitage's lips open
in the first place. His brother was
convicted Of contempt of this court.
And the truth of the matter is,
gentlemen, that he never knew
Duvall never knew Armitage. Bills
brother was charged with Offering a
grand juror G bride to protect
Duvall.
"There is q motion for a new trial
pending in that case, right at this
minute. If was heard in May or
June an, lat motion still is pending
and not ruled on.
Comedies They're Gentlemen
"These gentlemen-they may be
called that, despite their argument
say they still are representing the
State in that case. OF course, the
defendant is not rushing into the
court and urging the motion be
acted on. But neither is the State
asking for immediate action when
this trial was known to be start
ing at this time"
He then switched back to Du-
Wallis dealings with Armitage, and
declared "Armitage tried to double
cross Duvall and didn't get away
with it, that's ALL"
"If Armitage was such a wise ole
guy, as the State says he is, how