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Show Terre Haute Officials On Trial For Fraud Spent Nightln Prision Court Calls for Additional Bonds on , Charge of Trying to Corrupt Witnesses I i I Indianapolis, lnd., March 24. Evl-I donco has been manufactured for tho uso of tho defenso In tho trial in tho United States district court hero of tho Terro Hauto election caso, according ac-cording to tho testimony of Edward Holler, chief of pollco, who has pleaded guilty. Holler, who testified some days ago regarding registration was recalled today to rolato his part in election day activities. In addition to Holler, a number of witnesses testified to facts bearing out tho contention ot United States District Attorney Frank C. Dalloy that election Inspectors wero Instructed Instruc-ted by Mayor Donn M. Hoberta to 'work tho lover of tho voting machine, mach-ine, stand In a position to sco how each man voted and uso tho voting koys when possible. Wltnessos testified tes-tified that Qeorge Ehrenhardt, member mem-ber ot the board ot works; Lowts Nunley, an employco In tho city engineer's en-gineer's olllco and Charles (Hud) Houghton, assistant custodian of tho city hall, who served as election Inspectors In-spectors nnd nro defendants, carrlod out their alleged Instructions. "Do you deny that tho mon touched touch-ed tho lover?" Judgo Anderson iiskcd A. O. Stanley, attorney for tho do tense, during tho cross examination of ono witness. "No," tho attorney replied. "That's a crimo in Itself," tho court retorted. "What's tho uso questioning question-ing tho caso when you admit that crimo?" John Kanoy, a Democratic protlnct committeeman who has pleaded guilty, guil-ty, testified that ho saw Roberts make out and sign an absentee afil davit for a man who was out ot tho city. "Wasn't that forgery?" tho court interposed. "Of courso It was; signing sign-ing another man's namo." Kanoy also testified that ho paid out about $70 to voters on cards on which had been written "O. K. Dud" by Elector Alexander Aozel, nllns Stcol, spent the night In Jail, tho result re-sult ot tholr failuro to give addition al bonds ot $5000 each on charges proferred by Judgo Anderson ot attempting at-tempting to corrupt government witnesses. wit-nesses. Hoborts presented a bond for tho approval of Judgo Andorson at tho adjournment of court, but con sldoratlon wns put off until tomorrow. |