The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-25

Cross-examined-I think it was the 18th Of April
that got the first S10 he and his wlte rode down to
my house in q carriage and brought II cot the $40
on the 21st instant saw an ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN the
Press brought 70 me by my SISTERS nus3andi s,n inas @
received the $50 went TO hlm Tor the rest and ne
told me TO 20 away, that had got 800 ana some
clothes o v ear, and that there were great many
Others who were still worse off than 1.
Charles Perkes sworn I I'VE at NO 4l8 ounce
street; last SUNDAY afternoon learned rom MIS- MIS-
DowlPs sister that Mrs pUwll had received ohl1
thirty collars of the money announced in the FTeSs
as subscribed for Ter; he offered TO 20 10 Mr.
McEwee (t ltv Pastor) and see what II meant; went
10 the Press Office and lound that SS1 had beel paid
to the City Pastor from that office; went then TO
Mr. McEwee's house; saw him, and he acknow.
dyed the receipt of the money, SSl 90; he said
he ould pay the rest of 1t or not. as he pleased
he coDsiCe ed that It was discretionary with HIM
whether to do so or not; he cfUmplt d the slip o.
paper IN his hand upon whicn was printed his
Acknowledgements; 1 asked him for 1T, and h3
threw it on the floor to me took it up and thanked
him for beng gentleman; he wanted TO know II
v as a lawyer, or by what right nterieredj gave
HIM my address, aud told hun that all | wanted OF
HIM was to prevent the family OF Mrs. Dowll from
being imposed upon; he asked me and the friend
brought wit me If we doubted his Willingness TO pay
over the money! told him that l ertanly aid;
be said that he dn't talk with rufians, but 1t we
came as gentlemen he would talk wi us; we left
HIM; he subsequently came TO my house, good
deal apltated and said that If would go up to htS
house he would let me audit the accounts, aud see
that everything was right; he showed me that there
was one typographical errof which made Sl6O read
S15 co; he had charged two dollars riding down
IN q carriage TO take the money! witness asked hun
If he had so lutte conscience as to Charge poor
woman almost starving TWO dollars for himself aud
wlte 10 take rde TO carry them down to pay ten
do aTs; he ordered me out of the house, as Sed
him ne intended TO pay over the otner S2l 90 and
be refused 10 answer.
A Liter was read from Mr. McElwee to the pro.
pretor OF the Press in which he states that he coz
sdered the mat discretionary with HIM to dsbuTse
the money at he rec iyed. IL was dated jIst after
the had received the first three dollars, and
be ore she received the lat thirty, in which Mr.
McEiwee SAYS that there are persons to whom II
would be unwIse to Pve even fifty centss at ime,
and that thus lie had not paid TO Mrs Dowl the
tul amount intrusted 10 him, that he knew o her
parties in abject misery, and that he never under.
stood that he was eft no discretion in the dstribu
tion OF aims consigned TO his charge.
Charles q. Wilson sworn, deDosed as he had pre-.
vIously stated under OATH that he was acting only
from cons cientious motives, and fulfilling what he
cons uered sacred duty, and that he wanted TO
make Mr. McElwee account for the S21 80 collected
through the Press Office for Mrs. Dowl, and paid to
Mr McEwee, fer which he had given no account.
The Recorder reserved his decision in the case
until 10 A. M. to-day.