The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-16

, with him and told him not to do it.
He assured me. though, that he had
given the matter lot of thought
and that he should resign. He was
so positive that I acquiesced.
Q-Anything said about a success
sor? Ayes. I asked him who
should be appointed and he said
Remy was the man to appoint.
Evans then left my office, after l
had assured him I would appoint
Remy.
Q-What happened then? A
Evans came back in about an hour
or so.
Odd you see Fred Robinson
that morning. Ayes, in my office.
Odd you have a conversation
with Robinson? Ayes.
/ Q-What was said? Aired came
in and Evans was there. He said
something about my health and I
replied. He came over to my desk
and said he had a proposition he
wanted to lay before me. He said
he came from group Of men meet
ing in the Secretary of States office
and they sent him to my office with
this proposition
Odd he tell you who was there?
A-No.
Q-What else did he say? Ale
said the proposition was that the
group he represented was very eager
to have control of the prosecutors
office and was willing to give me
$4,000 to pay attorneys fees and
I wouldn't be convicted by any jury
Refuses to Consider Bid
Q-Anything further said by him
or you? Al made answer to it.
L said Fred. I can't think of any
thing like that, that's out of the
question. Garry that word back to
those who sent you here"
Q-After Robinson went out, did
anyone else come in? Ayes, Ed
Jackson came in.
Q-What did he say? Ale re-
peated the offer
Defense objection was upheld and
! the answer stricken.
Q-What did he say? Ale said
he knew Fred Robinson had been i'll
to see me, and continued: IT came
to talk, that proposition over with
you. feel it should be given con-
siderable consideration. The men
who made the offer are anxious that
this be done and I feel you ought
| to do this"
Q-Did he tell you who he came
from? Al don't think he did.
Q-What did you say? Al said
1 couldn't do thing like that; that
I never had bartered with appoint
ments since I became Governor.
Q-Did Jackson say anything
about Cap" Coffin? A-As 1 recall
it, he said he regarded Coffin as one
OF the greatest political geniuSes of
the Middle West and that he (Cof-
fin) could get it done where no one
else could. He said I was making
great mistake by not acceding to
their request.
Q-What else did jackson say?
Defense objected, but was overruled.
A-After he had talked about the
matter for few moments, he asked
me to see a man about the appoint
ment. I told him / was not in the
habit Of going out of my office re-
garding any appointments, much
less one that already was made. He
urged me to go and said we would
get a taxi. I said positively I would
not go.
Lived East of Statehouse
Odd he say who this man was?
Al think he said he lived about
five or six miles east.
Q-Did you know where Stephen
son lived? Ayes, I had heard.
Stephenson at the time was &C.
cupying palatial residence in Irv-
ington, five or six miles east of the
Statehouse.
Q-Did Jackson then leave the
office? Ayes.
Q-Did you see him again that
day? Ayes.
GLOW much later was that?
Al don't know exactly, about all
hour and half or two hours.
Q-That took place at the second
meeting? Ale urged me to re-
consider-Defense objected to this,
and McCray was asked to state what
happened) He asked me to recon-
slider, saying it would mean q great
deal to me, that they were ready
to help me, that I was making a
great mistake in refusing to listen
to this deal. I told him it was out
of the question, that I could do
nothing of that sort.
Knew His Condition
McCray said Jackson told him he
knew his condition and they might
as we'll get down to brass tacks."
Q-What did jackson say then?
Ale said, Go into your private
Secretary'S office and when you re-
turn there will be $4,000 in one of
the drawers Of your desk. You'll
know where it came from and then
you call Remy over and tell him
you've changed your mind" Jackson
said he didn't like it when I had
refused. I resented the whole sit
uation.
II said Ed, am astounded that
you'd make such an offer, of this
kind to me. I thought you knew
me better than that"
Q-What else did you say? Al
said it looked like I was going to
lose my fortune that I had worked
for thirty-f1ve years; my office is
threatened and it looks like I'm
going to lose my liberty. but I won't