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sband corn whisky were made daring the -course of the trial.Evidence introduced by the State show* thst John Sarban, Steve Frar.ee and hi* *on, John Frazee. manufactured large quantities of white mule’* at the Fra zee fann” and that Xapariu aided lu obtaining the corn for the “mule.*' in addition to acting «■ the agent” in the distribution of the corn whisky.John Fra zee, through an Interpreter, t testified that he an® his* father, Steve, j, with John Sarban and Naparlu, went ia an automobile on the night, of Aug. 14, 1920, to deliver twenty gallons of white mule” to Harold Kauffman, near the first bridge on the West Tenth street ro »d. According to the witness, the delivery was mjtde as tlie result of arrangements between Naparin and Kauffman.ADMITS PART IN WHITE MI LE GANO.Frazee admitted that he aided in the manufacture of “white mule'' and that Naparlu acted In the capacity of agentla its distribution.John Frazee testified that they drove to the appointed place on the West Tenth street road and parked their car some distance from where Kauffman stood.He saia that dnring the transfer or the whisky from the. bootleggers' auto mobile to the car of Henry Lee, a negro, and a brother of the notorious Harry Lee. known as floosie Lee, a gang of j negroes, armed with revolvers and clubs,1 appeared from a clnmp of boshe* and demanded that Xapariu and his crowa pat up their bands.Frazee testified that during a fight Napariu was shot through rhe head aa-1 Frazee was shot In'the stomach.John Sarban, alleged by the State to be a member of the Naparlu white jnule” gang, gave similar testimony re barding the whisky making activities of |i» gang and corroborated Frazee’s ver sion of the attack by the negroes.1 Noae of the witnesses of the tragedy wa; able to testify definitely that Buck. ! ner fired the f3tal shot, but the evl- j deuce was that the shot came from the J direction where Buckner was supposed to Sk.DARKNESS OF NIGHT
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Indianapolis Indiana Daily Times
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Thu, Jan 27, 1921
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