The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-03

In unlaa fally removing whisky: he was taken
then told to make oath to his statement or else
go TO the Penitentiary. Witness asked him
now ne could make oath 70 sucn 2 statement @
his return to Reading Messrs Brooks and
would %sse ass Ssse charges a@ '9ss
Colonel Alexander and witness that he and
should be released by the Govern inent and the
9ther should be prosecuted. A warrant was
out for the arrest of witness, and he would be
night. Witness was not to be pursued II he left.
He twitness) became alarmed, knowlns the
bitter feeling against hi% witness TSs
Bsrto. Simon Phillips also threatened witness.
Saw so mucn swearing In Phillips and BArto's
vinctd these men could get anything So ,rn
against him (wituessl Tney sought .tnlonel
Ale1ardsr and t6Sp 6id ns MI IA SScSo: and told
II he left town. Mr.. Jacobs advised witness TO
leave for aIew days, aud he then went to Potts
vile, whsre his wire and child were. Then
vent to Cumberland county, and then to Man
helm, Lancaster county, and other places.
Staid at Wllliamsport two weeks, went back TO
Mannheim, and then TO Philadelphia, and re.
mained here two weeks, then went back TO
Cumberland coonty, ana again returned 10
Philadelphia, and nesp here until the present
time Was afraid to so back to Reading, know
ipg he had committed error, and was not
sure he could get bail Had no communloatlon
luded to wRs leaving Reading. Did not know
where Gron WAS since he (witness) left Reading
Cross.e1 amined by Mr.. 0'Byrne-Came here
this morning to testify at the request OF Mr..
Hoffman; has not seen Colonel Alexander to
speak to him since he arrived; has changed
about because he was tired of remaining at one
place: left PottBville because the officers were
afier him; hss known Keller for some Clme, out
never in mis- house; has related all the conyersa-
tion be had with Keller; did not know the oth.
GERS were af er him until Keller told him; did
not tell any one taat he would take the stand
and swear to anything that was wanted.
Samuel Hollenbach sworn-BArto told him
(witnesB) that he would have revenge on Alex
ander, and would get MIN under the hammer,
James Schwartz sworn-Resldes In Berks
county; has known Colonel Alexander since
1851, and his character is good for integrity and
fair dealing in witness neighoorhood.
Joseph Deysnersworn-Was present At inter
view between Holmes and Jacobs; was sitting
with Holmes on Hoffman's oftice step waiting
for Jacobs; Mr.. Holmes asked Jacobs TO sell out
Mr.. X Keller for allowing whisky TO be removed
uDlawfully; Jacobs said he could not do IL;
Colonel Alexander's character Is good.
Mr.. Ljndemuch sworn-The defense by this
turns of Mr.. Keller from Nov. l, 1857, to March
J. 1868; Keller lived in Reading during part OF
1868, and made returns directly to the once,
and witness alway swore him on the returns;
Colbon's distillery is a large one and Is lxtesn
miles from Reading; has known Colonel Alex
Rnder since his return from the army; was his
CLERK ever since, and never heard his Integrity
Mr. Snyder has sixty distillerles in his district,
but they are all small, and not running at The
Dr. Yerdley Brown testified that he had q
meas ure ment and diagram made of Kellsr's
establishment. and that the same diagram
show NJ is correct to the best OF his belief.
Joel Romeig sworn-Resides in Berks county,
near Keller's distillery; whisky was taken from
ba9led sme ~ Here 20 were fIytwo barre It vas
taken from the cellar by parties (whose names
were menlioned) to the distillery. and tnen 1t
was put into the bonded warehouse by Keller,
txesood and others during September; the
whisky was seized before being taken from the
eellsr; Colonel Alexander and Others were there
81 ne time the seizure ives made.
Mr.. Jacobs recalled-Got Information from
MT 5olmes that WHISKY was sr secreted IN the me
Colonel Alexander and others; Colonel Alex.
andcr questioned Holmes and DR.. Hart in wit.
nPss' office; one Of the men questioned stated
thai nity- Two barrels of whisky were removed
at light time and placed in cellar, but witness
could not find out what cellar; he then went
with Colonel Alexander to find out what cellar
the whisky was stored in; Colonel Alexander
asked witness TO go TO the distillery with hun,
apd took testimony TO md what distiliery the
whisky was IL; Or. Hart confessed next morn.
ing where the whisky was, and witness took
Colonel Alexander; did not know who AleXan-
der took with him, but supposed 1t was Craig;
with re removing the whisky from Keler'S dstll-
lery. Hart learned that Colonel Alexander had
been charged on the affidavit OF Mr. Keller with
detraudipg the Government and went to
Washington to inquire into the matter; had
heard that Colonel Alexander had been lmplt-
GATED with Keller in defrauding the Govern
ment; witness took au interest IN the charges
sgainst Alexander, because ne was counsel for
him for over two years, and knew him to os a
poor crippled, broken-do1n soldier; 1 desired
10 Sc @ him rig nted.
Mr. Lindemuth recaled-Remember going
with Colonel Alexander to seek testimony Ia
the matter of tho secretion of whisky at
Romeigs cellar, and related what Alexander
told him to do In the matter, and how Colonel
Alexander proceeded to take testimony from a
man named Schneider and others. and how he
Obtained the Information from Schneider that
the whisky was secreted In Romeig's cellar and
how Alexander searched Romeig's cellar after
hu ding out the whisky had been placed there,
ard found the same secreted there, and also
how Alexander repaired TO Reading and re-
ported the circumstance to the Collector, and
then how the whisky was seized. This was In
the latter part OF July, afier the charges had
(At this point number of letters written by
| Colonel Alexander to Commissioner Rollins
| giving information In relation to the secretion
| or The whisky mentioned and stating the &C.
| tion taken by him from time to time In inves-
tieaiing the matter, wsre read by Mr.. Bull, one
| OF Colonel Alexander's counsel
Francis o. Heidner sworn-Have known
Colonel Alexander since sept. 1861 when he was
during the war Alexander had charge of Gov
| ernment property at the Dry Tortugas amount
| ing TO about s30O,000; was in command At Dry
| acter curing The war. and held number O
| responsible positions and received com
pllments a, at the, the hands r.. OF hi'
~ ~SSdeIiors i4r ndeilty' etc; resides al
Rev. W. E. G. Roderick. sworn-was Chaplain
00Gns .onirS Aexaads5 nSS
| Government property, and his reputation tol
inifgrity and honesty was excellent; never
| George w. Durell sworn Resides at sadlng
| Pa; during the last four years have beer
| Provost Marshal OF the Eighth District; have
| known Colonel Alexander since 1861; his Tepu.
tRJion has never been questioned as far as wit
| ness knew
| has known Alexander for twenty years. mis-
| character has always been excellent.
| Solomon Brewbecker kersworn-Resides at Read
| ing; has known Alexander for some years; hi
| character alWRYB been BXCeli6nt.