The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-10
Ra&& Berry
Opinion Fails to Keep
Theater Man From
Jury Duty.

ington to spend Thursday night with
eleven other good men and true.
Berry punished his gum severely
while the monotonous questioning of
other talesmen proceeded. E. S.
Penn, in Seat 4, likewise munched
his pepsin with determination while
Talesman Henry w. Boggs, in Seat
2, leisurely rolled his quid from
cheek to cheek.
Defense Attorney Silas Kivett's
attempt at jocular remarks while
questioning Talesman H. B. Hostel
ter, secretary of The Indiana synod
Of the Presbyterian Church and a
former pastor at FIT. Wayne and
South Bend, was interrupted abrupt
ly by Prosecutor william H. Remy's
Directing.
Kivett asked Hostetter if he was
aware that the father of Robert
Lyons, former Khan leader and
States witness, was or is a
preacher?"
When Hostetter replied mol" XII
vett countered:
well, you recognize that preach
ers' sons sometimes go wrong, don't
you?"
Hostetter nodded, grinning; but
upon Remy's objection, Kivett with
drew the question.
Talesman BOggS sat through a
monOtOnOus day Wednesday while
waiting 10 be called to the jury
box. Hours upon hours he had
listened to Kivett's tireleSs ques-
tiOning Of taIeSmen.
His turn came Thursday.
"You have some knowledge Of
the questions I have asked the
others here, haven't your" XII
vett asked. you've been in the
court here most Of the day."
"Have II" BOggs responded.
"Say, I've been in here since 8
o'clock yesterday morning."
Only rarely did Governor Jackson
exchange whispers with this attor-
neys. Legs crossed, he titled back
in his chair and followed the ques-
tioning of talesmen with little
change of expression. His interest
was less keen than on the opening
day.
During a brief recess jackson
chatted with newspaper men.
Giving an interview" asked q
pasSer-by.
mo-" said the Governor, "just let
ting the boys know I'm friendly to-
ward them. I've never had the
knack of being especially helpful to
them
Jackson's 1--WE nc statement at
this time" has become proverbial
among reporters.
BailiR Clarence Cleft, In addi-
ton to watching jurors during
meals and all night, now carries a
pair Of scissors and a pen knife so
all stories relating to the Jackson
trial can be removed from the
daily papers the jurors peruse dur
ing the evening.
II take every paper they get and
before they have a chance to read
It cut out everything about the
trial." he said.
DR.. Norman Beatty, son-in-law of
Jackson, and Daily Mccoy, State
purchasing agent, were in the court
room Thursday afternoon. Only
four women were present during the
day.
Claude c. Mccoy, secretary Of the
board of works under former Mayor
John L. Duvall, who was convicted
in Criminal Court a few months
ago, was in the courtroom Thurs
day.
Readers Of the Eagle, a daily
Syrian paper published in Brooklyn,
N. Y, are interested in the trial be-
cause Jackson was one of the
donors to the first Syrian Church
erected in Indiana. A. G. Corey is
covering the proceedings for the
paper.
Eyes, recall that donation"
Jackson said when asked about it.
''It was two years ago. I've always
been interested in a good cause"
jackson shook hands with
Corey in the corridor during a re-
cess Thursday afternoon.
The Eagle correspondent takes
notes in mystic-appearing Syrian,
which he says Is as fast as short
hand.