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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-08

county prosecutor to succeed NC
Cray'S son-in-law, William P. Evans,
who resigned.
The State and defense will come
to the big clash over the allegation
that the crime was concealed until
last July. The defense is expected
to base a great part of its fight on
pleas that the two-year statute of
limitations has expired and, even
if the offense had been committed,
prosecution now is in vain.
Although D. G. Stephenson form
er Indiana Klan dragon, is named in
the indictment as one of the par
ticipants in the alleged conspiracy,
but has not been indicted, the State
may call him to tell his side of the
story. Stephenson now is serving
a life term in the Michigan City
prison for the murder of an Indian
apolis girl in 1925.
II was doubtful, as the trial
opened, whether jackson would take
the stand in his own defense or
what the exact procedure of the
defense would be. Defense lawyers
have refused to discuss the case.
McCray Star Witness
The State will rely to its greatest
extent on the testimony of McCray.
He came to Indianapolis from
Kentland, where he has been since
his release from the Federal peni-
tentiary at Atlanta on a ten-year
Federal sentence of using the mails
to defraud.
Other States witnesses are: Evans,
Fred Robinson, former State pur-
chasing agent; Miss Ada Bush,
former secretary of McCray; Robert
Lyons, Richmond attorney, and
James w. Noel, attorney who de-
Tended McCray.
Much stress will be laid on the
allegations that McCray did not say
anything about the alleged offer, be-
cause of fear.
Another point in which the in
dictment is that Jackson further
concealed said crime by writing a
certain letter, dated Sept. 3, 1927,
and giving said letters to the news
papers in Indianapolis for publica-
ton, in which letter he denied hav-
ing made the said offer to bribe,
which were made for the purpose
OF further concealing the con-
spiracy."
Collins DisqualifieS Self
Following return of the second
indictment, the defense filed motions
to quash Nov. 2, with Judge James
A. Collins. Collins, seven days later,
disqualified himself, and named
three prospective judges, from whom
Oscar H. Montgomery of Seymour.
was selected.
On Nov. % Montgomery heard the
arguments on the quash motions
and few days later overruled them.
The defense then filed pleas in
abatement to which the State re-
taliated with demurrer. Arguments
were heard on the demurrer and it
was sustained. At this time, Mont
gomery set the trial date as Feb. 7.
On Jan. 9, defendants filed a mo-
ton for change of judge from Mont
gomery, which he sustained. Col
Inns resumed the bench and Thomas
E. Davidson of Greensburg, was
selected, but was unable to serve.
Then on Jan. ID, McCabe was
selected from another list. The
trial date was put up one day, be-
cause McCabe desired to attend a
meeting in Sturgis, Mich.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-08

By United Press
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Feb. 8.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh took
off on the final leg of his goodwill
fight to Central and South Amer
ica today at 6:35 a. m, expecting to
land at Havana, Cuba, this after
noon.
Lindbergh passed over Calimete,
Matanzas province in Cuba, a hun
dred miles from Havana, at las
p. III.
Lindbergh's take-off from Bowen
Field outside of Port Au Prince was
perfect and good weather favored
him.
A seven-mile wind was blowing.
The sky was cloudless.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-08
ADD ANOTHER LINK TO
MOSKINS STORE CHAIN

Syndicate Purchases Puritan Cloth
ing Store Here.
Another link was added to the
nationwide chain of credit stores
operated by MoskinS Brothers, Inc,
of New York City. when the organ
ization bought out the Puritan
Clothing Store at 131 w. Washing
ton ST., here.
The store. under the management,
of M. B. Harwitz, has been COM
pletely renovated and redecorated
and a new line of merchandise in
stalled. Only the lease and fixtures
Of Puritan Store were included in
the transaction.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-08
MUM ON COLISEUM SITE
Advice of Experts May Be Sought
by City.

Advice of experts will be sought
before final selection of the Indian
apolis 100000 coliseum location,
it was indicated unoffieially today
Newspapermen were barred from
a secret conference between the
board and Mayor l.. Ert Slack at the
Washington Hotel Tuesday.
Slack indicated it will be some
time before the board chooses a
site. A public board meeting is set
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-08
STATE SPRINGS SURPRISE
ON JACKSON DEFENSE BY
ACCEPTING ALL JURORS
Are Passed On Temporarily; Separation
of Trials Granted by Judge M Cabe; Courtroom
Jammed as Governors Hearing on Conspiracy
to Bribe Charge Is Started.

Like the football that pulls trick play the first kickoff the State
trial bbe charges hour and half old today
The trial began at 927 this morning Criminal Court before Special
Charles McCabe The and judge rapidly cleared the
selection by entering not guilty for jackson and his code
fendans Coffin Republican county chairman and Robert l. Marsh
of and by the State eectng to try Jackson first
The State will question prospective jurors first went
the members
the box and then its SURPRISE when Special Prosecutor Emey w.
the State temporarily accepted the tamen and passed
4In
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Jackson, Coffin, and Marsh filed
in solemnly at different times. Jack
son, smiling slightly, shook hands
with the battery of reporters from
indianapolis and elsewhere, greeted
his lawyers and sat down. He
rocked to and fro.
Jackson wore dark blue suit,
white shirt and vari-colored tie.
Marsh wore his usual Semi-fornlal
morning attire, frock coat, wing
collar, and all. Coffin wore sober
brown. All were freshly barbered.
Separate Trials Sustained
Judge McCabe sustained Coffin and
Marsh's motions for separate trials
after the three defendants entered
pleas of not guilty. The motions
were filed more than two weeks ago,
put because the defendants were not
in court at the time McCabe held
his ruling in allegiance until this
morning.
In pleading not guilty, the defend
ants did as Attorneys Louis B. Ew-
bank and Jones had informed the
court they would. The State then
formally elected to try Jackson first.
Judge McCabe'S second ruling OF
the trial was in favor of the defense.
He asked the lawyers whether is was
Criminal Court custom to permit the
State or defense to begin examina-
ton of prospective jurors.
State to Examine First
Prosecutor William H. Remy re-
piled that it was customary for the
defense to examine first. Special
Prosecutor Johnson supported this
statement by showing the court a
statute. Defense attorneys did not
want the privilege.
The court finally ruled the State
must examine first, citing a recent
Supreme Court ruling as authority.
The twelve members of the regu-
lar panel passed by the State were:
Rex T. Armstrong, Prest-O-Lite
Company; Orville E. Baker, 315 S.
Taft ST.; John M. Mendenhall, R.
R. O.; Samuel H. Colbert, r. R. F,
Box 1856; Fred G. Borneman, r. r,
j; Charles E. Bragg, r. r. A; II.
o. Hoffman, Bridgeport; Elmer
Geiger, Greenwood; Frederick G.
Buesking, Cumberland; James H.
Barber, r. r. G, Box, 453; Walter
G. Boetcher, 1142 w. Thirty Second
ST., and Ira A. Minnick, 1928 Car
rollton Ave.
Special Venire Waits
While this was progressing, forty
two county taxpayers, chosen on the
first special venire of fifty, waited
in the courtroom. Thursday, an
other special venire of fifty is to re-
port.
AS assistants to the two prose-
cutors, Special Prosecutor John w.
Hoffman, Deputy Prosecutors Jud-
son L. Stark, John L. Niblack and
Paul Rhodearmer had seats.
With the defendants, besides Ew-
bank, were attorneys Silas G. Kivit
of Martinsville, Clyde H. Jones.
D. M. Patrick, George Q. Ccwan
ana "A. +. COrVdn.
Coffin left the courtroom shortly
after his and Marsh's motion for a
separate trial were granted. Marsh
remained among the defense at
torneyS.
Jackson, Marsh and Coffin were
indicted on the charge of the alleged
offe1. IN former. Governor Warren
T. McCray, Sept. 9. They we're
reindicted Sept. 80, when the county
grand jury brought an indictment
correcting the first.
The indictment under which Jack
son viii be tried-the second one
alleges that on or about Dec. IS,
1923, Jackson, who then was Sec
retary of State, offered McCray $10,-
900 to appoint James E. Mcdonald
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-08

By United Press
MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. g.
Just 100 years from the day that
Jules Verne was born in Nantes,
France, Robert Condit of Ohio
today awaited conditions favor
able to rocket-f1ight to Venus,
50,000,000 miles away.
Unlike the heroes Of Jules
Verne stories, Condit seeks to go
farther away from the earth than
any man has ever gone before.
He wanted to start today and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-08
ROAD MEET AT BRAZIL
Three Highway Commissioners Ex-
pected to Attend Session.

Three members Of the State High
way Commission are expected to at
tend the Good Roads meeting of the
Brazil Chamber of Commerce to-
night, when the inclusion of Rd. SO,
between Brazil and Rockville, in the
1928 building program will be urged.
A. j. Wedeking of Dale, Robert
Boren of Fountain City, and George
E. Hershman of Crown Point are
the commissioners who will be
present.
The commission was scheduled to
meet this afternoon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-08

"The rocket has always been the
instrument favored by the early
experimentors for use in inter-
planetary communication" said
Condit, but this modernized
rocket of mine, that I am not at
liberty now to explain in detail, is
bound to be successful, for it was
constructed under entirely new
mechanical principles"
Condit allows no one to go inside
the wooden shack where he keeps
the rocket.
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On this motive power he ex-
poets to float to Venus, once his
contraption was out of range Of
the earth's gravity.
81 am more practical than any
of Verne's heroes" commented the
slight, bald-headed inventor.
venus, the objective of the
projectice," he elucidated, 'iS a
true sister of the earth, of prac-
tically the same size and atmos-
pheric conditions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-08
BONDSMEN HIT
BY BAN ORDER
FROM WORLEY
Policemen Corrupted by
Professional 'SpringerS,'
Chief Charges.
JUDGE MUST APPROVE
Bail 0. K. From JuriSt or
Captain Required by
Mandate.

An order forbidding release from
city prison of any prisoner charged
with felony or misdemeanor
whose bond has been set at more
than $500, unless the bond has been
approved by municipal judge or
the police captain on duty at the
time, was issued today by Police
Chief Claude M. Worley, after con-
ference with Municipal Judge Paul
c. Wetter and G. r. Cameron.
The order, Worley declared, is in
tended to stop operations of a large
number of professional bondsmen
and bondswomen who use every eff
fort to thwart justice, operate on
the border line of the law, and are
corrupting the police department
Corruption Is Charged
"By .corrupting the police depart
ment, mean that I have found evi-
dence that some of our police are
in collision with certain bondsmen
to help them get clients.
"It has been impossible to de-
tect any bondsman giving money to
officers, but 1 am certain it is be-
ing DONE" Worley said.
At present bondsmen are per-
mitted to see any prisoner they ask
to see, without evidence that they
were sent for by the prisoner, rela-
tiveS or friends.
Under the present system, Off
GERS making arrests or taking pris-
oners to prison in the patrol, or the
turnkeys, might give the names of
those arrested to bondsmen, making
it possible for the bondsman to see
the prisoner and persuade him to
accept the bondsman's services,
Worley said.
Orders to Stop Practice
He will instruct captains, made
under the new order, not
to permit a bondsman to visit pris-
oners or supply bond, until it is GER
tain he was called by the prisoner
or relative, Worley said.
This probably will make pos = le
the identification by detectives of
many persons arrested on vaSrancy
charges who now gain their release
on bond before they can be ques-
toned and held on more serious
charges. he said
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Both State and defense have
ten peremptory challenges
each. Attorneys for both sides
agreed that the jury finally will
be accepted when each side has
passed twice.
The State can, if it desires, per-
emptorily challenge any of the
twelve men it temporarily accepted.
At noon adjournment, Attorney
Clyde H. Jones for the defense had
examined seven talesmen.
Jones Attacks Times
Jones, by innuendo, began a bit
ter attack upon The Indianapolis
Times staff, in questioning the
jurors.
He asked each what newspapers
they read anG then inquired whether
they knew Frank j. Prince, reporter,
wlA unearthed much OF the evil
dence in the Indianapolis political
probe of the last year and a hall,
or Boyd Gurley, editor of The Times.
Jones frequently referred to Gurley
as the city editor" of The Times.
Jackson smiled toward the jury
now and then, as his attorneys fired
questions.
The State had asked the pros
pective jurors the usual questions as
to whether they were acquainted
with or had had any dealings with
the defendant or any of his attor-
neyS and whether they had formed
any opinions on the case.
Baker Quiz Typical
The examination of Prospective
Juror Orville E. Baker was typical
of the questioning by the defense.
Baker said he had "just glanced
over the stories about the case in
The Times" and had no acquaint-
ance with Gurley or Prince.
IF the evidence in this cas-
shows that The Times has taken a
vecy active interest in procuring the
indictment and looking after wit
nesses and interviewing them, would
that prejudice your opinion?" Jones
asked.
Johnson's objection to the ques-
ton was upheld by Judge McCabe,
although Jones insisted the question
was important in determining
Bakers "state of mind"
Seats were filled, but the court
room was not packed. Later the
crowd grew until corridors outside
were jamned.
Guards on Duty
Deputy sheriffs and policemen
guarding doorways and aisles saw
that only enough spectators to fill
the seats we're admitted.
The first move of the trial was
the defense's expected blow at the
newspapers. Attorney Lewis Ew-
bank of Jackson's legal staff asked
Judge McCabe to prohibit news
paper photographers from taking
pictures in the courtroom. The
defense did not want to be photo
graphed, he said.
raphers out. A Times photog-
rapher and one for another news
paper had their cameras trained
on subjects" when the court issued
the order.
This is the first time pho
tographers have been barred from
an important trial in Indianapolis
for many years.
Jackson and his co-defendantS,
Coffin and Marsh, attorney, and
their attorneys arrived only a few
minutes before the trial began.
Judge McCabe had arrived few
minutes after 8.
No Back -SIapping
None of th0 lRck-slapping joviality
of trials of some other politicians
in the past year was in evidence.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-08
OHIO ENToRs PLEASURE

said he was ready for the at
tempt. but that atmospheric con-
ditions were not right for the
great test.
The inventor, who has been
here several months, spending
most of his time perfecting a
rocket-like contraption for the
flight, said he didn't wish to COM
ment on Jules Verne.
my ideas are original" Con-
dit said. "They did not have their
inception in Vernes novels. May
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-08

be one of his characters did use
a rocket to go to the moon. 1
want it understood that this new
machine I have invented might be
called rocket, but it isn't just
that"
TN order to take advantage of
\ the meteoric "Stream motive
power" as he describes it, Condit
says his flight must be made be-
fore March 4.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-08

"I believe it much easier to
reach than the moon, despite the
great distance, which my projec-
tile will annihilate."
CONDIT, planning a journey
~ into space far more capricious
than Jules Verne's imagination
let him put into print, admitted
the basic idea of his machine was
like that in which Verne sent his
man to the moon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-08
NAB 3 BANK VISITORS
Police Pick Up Three Strangers in
City for Investigation.

Three men who visited the Union
Trust Company branch bank, Nor
riS st. and Kentucky Ave. Tuesday
and aroused suspicious of officials,
were held at city prison today on
vagrancy charges with bond set at
$4,000.
Lieut.. Patrick O'Connor and
squad found them in a rented au-
tomobile in the southwest part of
the city. They gave their names as
Leo Gould, 81, Chicago; Arthur A.
Perkoff, 80, st. Louis, and Fred
Naeher, 35, New York.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-08
GIFT FOR COOLIDGE

Flour Bag Pajamas Presented by
Chicago Church Society.
Ey United Press
CHICAGO, Feb. "a pair of
pajannas, made of flour bags, were
sent to President Coolidge today
by the Women's Society of the Mil
lard Avenue Presbyterian Church
The pajamas were intended as an
Endorsement of the Presidents econ
on1y policy, Mrs. David Hayes, pres
ident, said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-08
DELAY KLINCK TRIAL
LeSh Refuses to Act as
Special Judge.

U. S. Lesh today refused to serve
as special judge in the trial of Earl
Klinck Of Evansville, charged with
procuring false affidavit. Criminal
Judge James A. Collins, who dis
qualified himself. announced that
no further selection of a special
judge for the case will be made un-
til after the Jackson trial. Lesh
gave the press of his business and
legal affairs as the reason for not
serving.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-08
SMALL TO RUN AGAIN
Illinois Governor Announces Can
didacy for Re- Election.
By United Press

By United Press
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. g.
Governor Len Small announced to-
day he would be a candidate for re-
election.
Publication of his decision to run
for a third term as Republican can
didate followed a peace parley with
Mayor William Hale Thompson of
Chicago here Tuesday night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-08
DELIVER FIRST FORD
SchOrtemeier Gets New Model
Ahead of State,

The first new Ford. a coupe, was
delivered to an Indiana customer
was received by Secretary of State
Frederick E. Schortemeier at $50
a. m. today. 1t was delivered
through the Ford Motor Company
branch here.
Several others received in the
same shipment are being delivered
and production is now under way
at the Ford plant, so that orders
will be taken care of rapidly, COM
pany officials report.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-08
FOR TEACHERS
Annual Dinner Dance and Valen-
tine Event at C1aypOol.

The Indianapolis Teachers Fed
Grafton will hold its annual dinner
dance and Valentine party at z
p. m. Tuesday in the Riley room,
Claypool Hotel, Miss Emily Adams,
School IA, president, announced
today.
School board members, invited to
attend, are planning to hold the
board meeting Tuesday morning
instead of evening, in order to ac-
cept.
An attendance of 300 teachers is
ANTICIPATED. Music will be provided
during the banquet by Mrs. Georgia
Macy, School 80 principal, harpist.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-08

BEST COFFEE IN TOWN. Sec
ond cup without charge. FLETCH-
ER CAFETERIA, Basement Fletch-
er Trust Bldg. 1920 a. IN. to
7:30 p. m.-Advertlsement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-08
Omits Regular Dividend

BV United Press
NEW YORK, Feb 8.-American
Sugar Refining Company today
omitted its quarterly dividend of
$1.25 on the common stock. The
regular quarterly dividend was ce-
clared on preferred stock.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-08
MERCURY DROP COMING
Rain, Snow and Colder Tonight,
Weather Mans Prediction.

WOdIIICI NIdH ILtUICIIUIIs
Rain, snow flurrieS and colder is
Weather Man J. H. Armingtonp re-
diction for tonight.
The mercury will drop steadily
today and reach low mark of from
25 to 30 tonight, he said. Thurs
day also will be cool, but at pres
ent there is no indication of Sc
we're cold snap.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-08
END ENDURANCE FLIGHT
California Test Halted by Split Gas
Tank of Plane.
By United Press

IMPERIAL, Cal, Feb. "a split
gas tank forced Albin K. Peterson
and Charles F. Rocheville to aban-
don their attempt to break the
worlds endurance flight record after
forty eight minutes in air here
today.
The Washington times., 1928-03-29
Change For Jannings

High Treason and not THE
Patriot" wil, DE the title OF the
new picture dealing with Russia n
imperial history century ago
upon which Emil Jannings now
is at work for Paramount. The
picture tells the story Of the
Car Paul 1, mad son Of Catherine
the Great. In addition TO Jannings
the cast includes such distinguished
players as Lewis Stone. Florence
Vidor, Tullio Carminati and Vera
Noronina. Ernst Lubitsch IS
directing
The Washington times., 1928-03-29

ture turned out on the Universal
lot since 1.-THE Hunchback.
The stage OF the National Thea
ter was turned over today TO A
force of carpenters and iron
workers who began the task Of
remodeling to accommodate the
Fred Stone show opening Monday
night. "Criss Cross" is said to
have a number of novel stage
effects, typical of the Stone pro
ductions.
When the directing geniuses o.
the picture houses IAN get the
perfect blend. J. e., a good stage
entertainment and a better than
average screen feature, the re-
suit, of course, is very even en-.
tertainment. The Fox has such
q combination this week. Victor
MacLaglen is immense in the film
story. "A Girl in Every Port,
and the stage bill has everything.
Worth visit before it becomes
history after FRIDAY night.
The Washington times., 1928-03-29
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