The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-14
Robinson Tells of Visit to Jackson
1eStifieS Coffin Made Bride Proposition

Remy then opened another line of
questioning.
Q-Who was it, if you know, from
whom you got the call when you first
went to the Secretary of States
Office?
This was not answered because of
defense objections.
Q-You are acquainted with the
voice of Ed Jackson? Ayes.
Odd you hear his voice over
the phone that morning? Ayes.
Q-What was said? Ale
said this is Ed Jackson and he
wanted to know if I could come
down.
Q-When you got there did any
one else but Coffin say anything to
you? A-Nobody else said anything
to me.
Odd you return to that Office
after you had been to the Cover
nor's office? Ayes.
Q-Was there any conversation
after that? Ayes.
Q-Who was present? A-Jack-
son, Collins and Lyons.
Q-What conversation did you
have when you returned? Al told
them that it had been rejected, just
as 1 anticipated before I left, and
the Governor said under no circum-
stances would he entertain such a
proposition as this and to tell those
from whom I came that he had
already decided on the appointment
of Remy.
Q-What did they say to you?
A-JackSon said he didn't think
I had put the matter up in a way
that he could and that he would
call on the Governor himself.
The defense objected to Remy'S
request that Robinson give as near
as possible the exact words used by
McCray on the grounds that the
witness had answered the query. 1t
was sustained.
Conversation Is Barred
Q-What did Jackson do when
you told them about the converse
ton with McCray and his refusal?
Ale didn't say anything in par
ticular while we were in the room.
Robinson then said Jackson was
standing when he returned from the
Governors office.
Q-After Jackson said he didn't
believe you had put it in as strong
a light as he could, did any one else
say anything? Al don't believe SO.
Q-What did Jackson do after he
made the statement? Ave left
the Office. When we walked doEn
the corridor I went to the left and
he headed to the right toward the
Governors Office.
Q-Detail the conversation you
had with McCray when yo" went
into his Office after first goi. to
the Secretary of States office?
The defense objected but was
overruled.
A-McCray was seated at his
desk nj the center of the room.
I walked up and sat down in a
chair at the side Of the desk.
Will Evans was in the room at the
time. told McCray I'd been re-
quested to come to him by three
Of his friends and asked by them
to suggest a name for the vacancy
III the prosecutors Office Of
Marion County.
Lyons Not Mentioned
I told him those who we're asking
for it were Jackson and Coffin, l
don't think I mentioned Lyons be-
cause 1 didn't believe he knew him.
knew he knew Coffin.
told him they proposed to fur
nish him $4,000 for attorneys fees
and trial and see that he'd be
immune from conviction in Marion
County in his difficulties if he'd ap-
proved of an Indianapolis attorney
by the name of James E. Mcdonald
becoming county prosecutor.
He turned on his swivel chair
and faced me, replying that under
no circumstances would he enter
into such proposition and he would
not appoint anyone in such a sit
uation as this. He said he had
already decided. He said he was
going to appoint Remy. 1 told him
1 concurred in this appointment. 1
then returned to the secretary of
States office"
Court adjourned until this after
noon.