The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-14

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Robinson TestifieS
Under Remy's questioning, Robin
son said he lives at 1886 Broadway.
is in the storage business. He said
he had known McCray practically
all of his life.
He related that he was secretary
of the State purchasing committee
under McCray and formerly was on
the State board of accounts.
do you recall the occasion of the
resignation of William P. Evans?"
Remy asked.
Il do" he replied.
Q-Did you see Governor Nc
Cray on that day? Al did.
Q-Prior to the time that you swa
Governor McCray did you see Ed
jackson? Al did.
Q-Where? AIN his Office as
Secretary of State.
Q-What time? Between 10 and
1915 in the morning.
Q-What was the occasion for
your going to Ed Jackson'S Office
that morning?
Tells of Jackson Visit
On defense objection, Remy with
drew the question.
Q-Prior to the time you went
down to Jackson's Office, did you re-
ceive any word from him? Ayes.
Q-What word did you receive
from him prior to your visit? A
telephone call.
Robinson then related that his
Office was on the second floor while
Jackson's office was on the first
floor.
Q-After you received word,
what did you do? Al called
at Jackson'S Office and was told to
come in, that was at the private
door.
Q-Why did you call at the
private door? Al had been so
directed.
Q-Who we're in there? A
Jackson, Coffin, and a gentleman
named Robert Lyons.
Q-When in the Office did you
have any conversation with those
present? Al did.
O-With whom? A-Mr. Coffin
GIN the presence of jackson?
Alt was.
Q-Detail what was said in the
presence of Jackson.
1t was here that the defense OBJ
lection and the States replies in
terrupted questioning for three
quarters of an hour.
The objection was overruled at
1871.
Remy directed the stenographer
to re-read the question.
Coffin Makes Proposition
Referring to Collins conversation,
Robinson said:
HE said, You understand Mr..
McCray is in trOuble?' 1 said,
Yes, he seems to be in financial
distress. l think he will recover
sOon.' He said, L believe he's in
more distress than you think
said, Perhaps So He asked me
If l knew there was vacancy i'm
the prosecutors Office of Marion
County. l replied, 1 didn't know.
He informed me Evans was to re-
sign. He told me he would like
to suggest name to me for sue
cesSor and that he would like for
me to go to Governor McCray in
this mans behalf and offer the
Governor a sum of money toward
paying attorneys in cases pend
ing and with the assurance that
the men in Office would ever sub
ject him to matters Of
Here Robinson faltered and
then misunderstanding him
cleared Of any action by juries
in Marion County. There was
some proposal of $4,000 and that
he would be immune.
Went to McCray's Office
Robinson said he told to Coffin,
Jackson and Lyons he did not be-
lieve McCray would consider the Of
fer.
IT told them it wouldn't be
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the Governor, because 1 was satisfied
he would turn it down and I was
sure the offer would kill the
proposition, !" Robinson stated. Coffin
said I should stress the fact that
he might need the $4,000 in carry
ing on his case in the courts and
wanted to know that if I failed to
make the proposition how I would
feel about my best friend going to
Jail. I told them then that would
make the offer"
Q-When you left the office where
did you go? A-To McCray's office
Q-Did you see him and did you
have a conversation with him? A
Yes.
Ed Jackson Telephones
When Remy asked him to state
what McCray said and what he
said to McCray, the defense OBJ
jected because the statement was
not made in the presence of the de-
PENDANTS. The cour tupheld tn OBJ
lection, rem2rking to Remy that it
would be necessary to show the al
legged conspiracy.
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