The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-21
MOORE TO GO
ON Stand IN
Own Behalf
Defense Calls Is Character
Witnesses; Attack Story
of AIbertSon.
JUDGE SLAPS WlNKLER
Orders Attorney to Seat in
Clash on Price Paid
for Lot.
JUDGE SLAPS WlNKLER

Fltteen character witnesses testi-
fed for City Councilman Boynton
j. Moore in Criminal Court today
as he opened his defense to the
states case that he accepted a $10O
brlbe to vote against the impeach-
ment of Mayor John L. Duvall last
August.
Moore will take the stand in his
own defense, it was announced.
The councilman probably will be
the last witness, his attorneys said.
Attack AIbertsOn Story
First intimation of what the de-
tense will be based on came when
Fire Chief George o. Hutsell took
the stand. Defense Attorney Ira M.
Holmes used HutSell to attack the
probability of the story of Council
man o. Ray Albertson, whose
testimony connected Moore with five
bribery deals, including the one on
which he is being tried.
A clash between Special Judge
Paul G. Davis and Defense Attorney
Henry H. Winkler took place short
ly before the noon recess, sharp
words being used by both the court
and attorney.
After being ordered to take his
seat, Winkler said:
Rebuked Counsel Objects
'I will abide by that ruling but
before doing so I want to read into
the record that the defense counsel
objects to the ruling of the court
that he take his seat without being
given the opportunity to get into
the record his offer of proof"
The differences arose over the ad-
instability of records of the county
recorder showing that the $4,000
figure set by Albertson as the
amount he agreed to pay for a GER
s-tsin lot on w. Thirtieth St., which
figured in one of the bribery deals,
was not the figure named in the
deed.
Connect Moore to Khan
Moore was connected with a bar
gain with the Ku-Klux Klan re-
garding city appointments for the
first time today, and then the con-
nection was merely by inference.
Special Assistant Prosecutor Ems
ley w. Johnson and Prosecutor Will
liam H. Renny cross examined
Charles M. Clark, 924 De Quincy ST.,
bookkeeper in the county treasurer's
office
Remy asked in effect IF it is
not matter of common knowledge
and information that Boynton j.
Moore, together with other council
men, contracted in violation of the
corrupt practices act of Indiana
with members of the Marion County
Klan No. to the appointment of
85 per cent of municipal officers
from the ranks of Klan No. 3, to
abide by the policies of the Klan,
and to accept its dictates to the
exclusion of all others?"
Denies Klan Bargain
After argument over an objection
by Holmes, which was overruled,
Clark fairly shouted mo"
Other than DR.. Reid, Keeler and
Nackenhorst, character witnesses to-
day we're:
Gwynne F. Patterson, 2915 Wash
ington Blvd, vice president of the
Indiana National Bank; Charles M.
Clark, bookkeeper in the county
treasurer's office; Godfrey G. Mack,
1912 Orange St.; Mrs. Frances Higgs,
1924 Hopkins St. Mrs. Margaret
Unversaw, 1405 Winter St.; Mrs.
Mary Brade, 1548 Villa Ave; Walter
H. Gray, city fireman, 500 N. Bosart
ST.; Homer Johnson, druggist, at
1415 Prospect ST.; Leo P. Emmelman,
president of the Em-Roe Sporting
Goods Company; Fred Evelyn, car
penter living near Moore on Spruce
St.. Russell W. Cassady, 1923 Shelby
St; and Harry B. DyneS, conciliator
of the United States Department of
Labor
Armitage Sworn In
One defense witness sworn in as
court opened was William H. Armi-
tage, former political boss, whose
testimony will be used to attempt
to discredit former Mayor Duvall's,
it is believed
The defense late Tuesday lost an
attempt to obtain technical ac-
quittal for Moore.
Special Judge Paul G. Davis over
ruled the defenSe'S motion for an
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