The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-11
CITY LLIG ZEN e E.
w HI II - TX ".
The Case Of Assistant Assessor Moret
Close of the Governments
Testimony-The Defense
Detective Brooks
Contradicted.

trict was continued this morning. ~ the session
vestarday afternoon, Detective Brooks and Tobias
Harto gave ia their testimony, ard underwent
rigid cross-examnatton. The testimony to-day was
~ Jscob Hofrman sworn.-Ia am smemoer OF the bar
Mt Reading and have been for 90 years In Reading;
Tryoe the senior counsel for Colonel Alexander on
ha trial remember Mr.. Brooks was examined as
a witness remember substantially his testimony;
took close notice OF 1t and no notes; Mr. Brooks
ala not then advert to thetact OF the existence OF
keybole in the door seper atng the paror from the
private Office Of Mr. Yober ne dia nos on taI nat aS
any ausion TO it; Mr. Brooks stated ne mad accenl-
panied Mr. Keller from Air. Tuttons house after nine
O'clock at night on the oath OF Jure and renamed
over night with KellerRnd the next day; he eyam-
tned the room which had the pipe hole IN, according
10 apre.arrangement which was made at TpttOns
honse THAT he took breakfast2t Keller's and eX-
Dected Moret that Iporning AFTER breakfasts ne went
out out into % tne Kesy SIIe was al the front door in
the street, and from Where ne NbfOOEsD
was he had clear view OF tho store; at baf-past
o,cIoak person came up to Keller but he was too
far oil to hear what words passed; then Mr.. Keller
turned around ana the pSrson I0n1wea nt; ne ne
himself in according to aDrearrangencnt; that I'M
mediately after being IN the parl9r ne heard ear MI.
aon replied "Geod morning; few words then
passed which he could not distinguish; Mr.. Keller
ysrd and he (Mr Brooks) slipped into the
cellar; he then sat On a chair, and pulling out his
gatiOn; from the position which he occupied his left
ear was upon in the ppe-hole; he described it on
the stand ne then saS aGOnt 2 SS4 oen
how he took notes. and that on the next day he
wrote out the conversation from the memorandum;
nor, did he say one word with reference to three
persons which he had arranged for; he also stated
That he recognized Mr.. Morets voice from hearing
aim say 'Rood morning"
Cross Xamined-I am sixty-four years of age; the
iria OF Colonel Alexander ended on the 4th OF De-
Cember, 1896; IL commenced on November 80; Mr..
Bull cr0ss-examined Mr.. Brooks very fully; had
not visited the house of Keller at that time su6se
mad t 1@o%s Of Se dear e1S hs to be
small with high blank wall and three-feet alley
way opposite them; tcould not SIT down and write
out literally all the testimony given in that trial;
Mr.. Brooks had then, from information given
me, threatened that Colonel Alexander
not escape; was aware of a combination against
Colonel Alexander, and was very particular with
reference to Mr. Brooks testlmOny suit had been
Instituted against Messrs Rollins, Tuition, Luther,
and others, for a conspiracy TO remove Colonel
10 answer that | can give literally the important
facts OF Mr.. Brooks testimony
John p. O'Nei, Esq, sworn-1 am a member OF
the bar: prosecuted the against Colonel Alex
ander; there is portion of Mr. Brooks testimony
which remember su6stantlaly ne was called to
'f he had not certain conversation with Keller in
Kellers house," he denied it, and said he had not;
10 the admission of Brooks testimony; it was admit
ted; put to him two questions, ,'You hay have hear
same voice you heard in Reading2" 'Yes, SIR
The testimony was then admitted; he did not say
ANYTHING about seeing Moret; he testified that by
arrangement with Mr.. Keller he was at his house;
he was in q room, when two men came in; he went
into the cellar and there heard all that passed he
did not pretend to recognize Moret in any way
other than by his voice. he did not describe his
whiskers; was subp@naed to appear here this
@ have Tp pseS rS6d as for
GioRs1 oo tesmcny remember Els reference 10 the
itcryiew Keilers don't think he spoke Of seeing
S5S WITH reference identdc.tGn Morot in any
tnet, as Considered his testimony the only important
s and BE- there T thst either M
said with regard TO ths s keyhioe IN the door
John D.. Morris sworn~i live in Reading 1 am a car
penter know the house OF Mr. Yoder's where Keller
lived; 1t is on East Penn street, between sixth and
heanS as as a. h
heard that relative to the cellar he did not msntpn any
t6pe about heard his description Of the pipehoo
sketch OF the cellar when got to the bottom the stairs
S S % E TS facing e eaar sfT
windows after had sufficient lightEI mean after
tspe,no; several others with rne-Jehn Lyons, Dr.
pipshSie was at the eastern side side Of the cellar;
I've se ve iSoSes from the eist to the dirt he
Ss yPs @ inches the nd sSa ss SstesD the Sa hss
inches; found the pPohoe situated between the two
nc below the bottom Of the oist the wndoWs 4Sre
On & the S oDpGs q d oa of SS S ei q bss S
inches below the surface OF the pavement the out
ton dns consdsrSble distase beyond the windows the
pace bet"een the wall and tne Ti1dows was about or
had to to the grated window what
what ft%ss think was possible for Mr. BROOKS
TO have placed himself in the position which he described
inches Sa % & se sh %Sd ,r % &
s Of Mr. ME- oR ny Tt ES SS bsa
look at Il diGntEnow that be eoSSssi Mr. Tuition
when went there the second time found store box
t. there WasnothaG Of that KIND there When was there
op The
sSp Il nv 'dae found %a eorFee Ss
Sas too low for me TO SIT on fhe Sna 'ed TO get on me
was sitting on the chair with my ear to the pipe hole
oetSee tho lists and against the floor; II could have
dOws were fourteen feet away would suppose that it
would have been lighter at the time Of day that
My Tst visit to the cellar vas about
tne 7th or 18th of Decemser the pipe was inches in
On Reorganization the witness stated that the pars
other and the deor OF building was on tie
extreme eastern side the reputation of Mr. MOret for
John M shTp ysE sEERmt ra rssds side il Read%g nO thc
opeboroted the smony Of Mr. Morris "'neSS bhen
Colonel George w. Alex lnder ssern live in Reading
latter part OF October 1S55; home in November
1854, from the army IWen into the the i7th o.
orably mustered Lieu enan Colonel; was resi-
dent of Reading went intoo R9yember 1880 and
Sheriff Barto it il not tEue that accompanied Keller q
Sfser iO O'clock at ngt: never did ACCOMPANY
Keller to the house OF Barso at any time, meet
h% or Bsro thst Would se1a stSeP Mdrot or e
them met Barto at che house of Keller by
any acting for them n their behalf hI which was
overnment never directly indirectly did have sny
arrangement whatever with them; IL not that
sum for any such purpose he paid me- think, Sl1O
in the latter part of April the early part May
q he Keystens Building fronting on sixth and oeSri
s % aser room Sna a 70 e oee1ped by
clerks and three ASST tan assessors IN my private once