The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-12

Government attorneys were
to fire the biggest guns of
the trial this afternoon when
secret investigators who
worked on the alleged police
conspiracy will testify.
Early testimony was directed
against patrolmen Ned Hoagland,
Clifford Brown and Claude Riden-
baugh, and Sergeant John O'Brien,
a veteran on the police force. Riden-
baugh was not on trial today, but
will be tried with the others Dec. 4.
United States Attorney George
Jeffrey introduced as an early wit
ness Ross Majours, Negro, Of 1907
Columbia avenue.
Tells of Police Drinking
One day last spring, Hoagland,
Ridenbaugh and O'Brien visited
him, Majours said. Ridenbaugh
told him to get them gallon OF
whisky, the witness declared.
Where did you get it?" Jeffrey
asked.
From Horace Lyle"
Lyle, Negro, then was dry spy
in the employ of Attorney-General
James M. Ogden.
Maiours said he bought the
whisky, and drank it, with the three
police. They did not pay for IT..
He continued his testimony, stat
ing that for more than month he
paid O'Brien S. weekly. At that
time he was bootlegging, the wit
ness admitted on the stand.
What did you pay O'Brien lori
Majours was asked.
Charges Officer Was Drunk
ct don't know. He just came
every week and 1 gave him So, and
then he wouldn't come back till the
next week." Majours said.
He testified that he gave Hoag-
land whisky frequently.
"A waterglass full. He never paid
for it." he related.
Charles Stilabower, Shelbyvllle,
told the court chat in the latter part
of 1929 and early this year he was
cook in a restaurant at 2233 East
washington street. On several oc-
casions he saw Hoagland, in uniform
and wearing his badge, come IN
drunk around II p. m. and sit
around the restaurant until and
a. m, he testified.
zone night Hoagland and two
civilians went to the kitchen with a
bottle of soft drink and bottle OF
alky,'' Stiabower said. They mixed
it and drank it there.
Woman Is Witness
Next night Hoagland and one
of the men came back. The civilian
came to the kitchen and I wouldn't
let him mix the drink,
He yelled to Hoagland: This
cook here says we can't mix drinks
here any more
"'Who in hell says we can'tP
Hoagland said. Here, hand it to me,
and I'll mix it and drink it, too "
Stlabower said.
Anna Reid, 1888 Ingram avenue,
who said she had been laundresS
ten years, admitted that she boot
legged last May.
"One day a fireman by the name
Of Kaylor came in with Hoagland
in uniform, introduced Hoagland
and said: He's all right" she testi-
fed
She said she gave the fireman
and policeman glass Of whisky
each, and they drank it. On cross
examination she said they did not
pay for it, and declared she was
afraid to ask for money because she
feared arrest.
Got Law on My Side"
Later, she related, Clifford Brown
came to her and said Kaylor had
sent him. He drank bottle Of
A4O4A4C D4CH5 S4lC odlO.
Callie Hyde, 1929 Ingram street,
said she saw police go into Mrs.
Reds home, and said Mrs. Reid
told her:
q" I've got the law on my side.
Besides Hoagland, Brown and
OBrien, also on trial today, were
Lieutenant Marion Van Sickle,
Sergeant John Volderauer and pa
trolmen Thomas Sullivan, Harry
Bridwell, George B. Stricken, Orville
Quinette, Fred Hague and Noel
Stark.
Aiding jeffrey in the prosecution
are: Alex G. Cavins and Tilford
B. Orbison, deputy district attor-