the state filed indictments against governor jackson; george v. "cap" coffin, chairman of the marion county republican party; and attorney robert i. marsh, charging them with conspiring to bribe former governor warren mccray. the mayor of indianapolis, john duvall, was convicted and sentenced to jail for 30 days (and barred from political service for four years). some republican commissioners of marion county resigned from their posts after being charged with accepting bribes from the klan and stephenson.