Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-23
Promised 10 puhlisho A. never WAS tansh.

A. Because 1 wanted TO correct Mr.. Moves. aud
tell him that there was no foundation Tor the
matter.
q. He would have reason TO suppose that this
article was satisfactory, If no complaint WAS
made by YOU, wouldn't he? A. 10 not know
What he thoughti know what thought about
Q. It seems TO me that as You had had an
understanding with him, you say, that IL
for you TO have gone TO him and told him that
this playful article was not satisfactory, and
that he had promised to give you a denial. A.
Mr. Middle. very few men would have acted as
unmanly a. did by going the second time.
q. fou stll continued TO take the Stare A.
dId, and will so long as | am in the city
z. Although it has injured you? A. Yes, sir.
-. ANA you continued 70 advertise as long as
they would consent TO receive your advertise
ments? A. Yes, sir.
Q. You say that between yourselves and these
parties, up TO the time OF the last trial there
was never any ill-feeling that YOU know? A 4
never had any word with any member of the
Star company; there was no allusior ever m ade
tn the matter except once ~ one OF the clerks
in the office, who spoke Of il in 4 playful IN an
ner.
Q, am not inquiring about clerks; thew
always treated you well previously? A. never
had any cause to complain; whatever they
charged me | Iaid.
REORGANIZATION by Mr.. f. C.. Csrrinyton.-
q. Now, Mr.. Prince, will you explain this trans
action with Mrs. Hume, upon which Won have
been cross examined; just state the whole of il
as II occurred. a. Wen, sir, on the evening of
the year 1870, l was alone in NV store, which was
pretty full of ladies, getting Christmas notions.
two ladies came in and wanted 20 be shown
some embroidered slippers; / had then twenty
pairs in my cases; l handed them out 10 the
aides. and walked round to the other end Of TIE
room to finish little matter l WAS on: Wills,
these two ladies were looking at the slippers
iady with very red hair came in; she was Gus
toner of mine, but did not know her name:
these two ladies consulted with the lady with
red hair asking her opinion about the slippers
Mr.. R1ddle.-fhis is very interesting, but L
don't see the pertiDency of it.
The Court guess we have heard enough
Witness.-After the ladies had purchased the
slippers, they gave me ten dollar note.
wrapped the slippers up, and the ladies left
the store. The note they gave me was very much
torn; Laid it on my shelf behind the counter
and after the ladies LETT the place pasted it, as
did all torn notes, and in order to dry it entirely,
Mr.. Riddie.-Ths lie all very interesting.
Mr.. Darlington, Ito the witness. Come to the
point.
witness.-well, the note was given to nv
wife on the following morning on her way TO
market, which was the day before Christmas
She passed it on man by the name OF Bogus.
Mr.. Bogus returned the note TO me in the after
noon about O'Clock. 1t was returned TO me
with word that he had deposited il IN bank, and
the clerk had discovered it was counterfeit, and
returned il to him; L redeemed it.
=. State what occurred between you and Mrs.
Hume and Mr.. Hume. A. was not aware of
who the lady was, and my only chance to find
IL
haired lady, which took place the following
March. She came into nv store, ana | asked
her the names of those two ladies who purchased
the slippers two days before last Christmas: She
replied one of them was her sister, and gave me
her name as Mrs. Thomas l.. Hume; L then
stated my reasons for asking the question, and
she begged me 10 say nothing about It.
Mr.. Riddle.-I object to the details of this
conversation.
q. What did you do next? A. Two or three
weeks passed by, when | went to Georgetown TO
Hume. 4 enclosed in LII
ter viii n L had written her; L found that she
was in, but could not be seen; the colored girl
returned TO the door, and handed me the note;
two or three weeks afterwards / presented the
note again; took the note and gave ii to Squire
Plant Tor collection, with instructions to present
1t TO the lady as he would bill.
q. Did you give any instructions to arrest the
lady, or anything of the kind? A. No, sir; |
told him that was a thing L wanted to avoid
above all things.
Q. You went to see Mrs. Hume? A. Yes. sir.
but not seeing her gave it to Justice Plant to
collect.
Q. Did you afterwards collect the note? A.
1t was paid to Mr.. Plant by Mr.. Hume.
q. He redeemed the note? A. Yes, sir.
2. And that is all you know about it? A.
Yes, sir.
Q. You were asked whether You made any
agreement with Mr.. Prince, the pawnbroker, to
sue the Star; the word agreement is a rather
technical word, will you please state all that
occurred between you and Mr.. Prince, the
pawnbrOker, In reference to it? A. Mr.. Prince,
the pawbrOker, hadn't seen the piece when
went to his store; L showed it TO him in the store
and he became very indignant, very much eV-
Noyes house at night; | said, "No, We will see
him the next morning." the next morning was
at his store at ten O'Clock precisely; know it
by the clock hanging up there, because am
very punctual; We walked together to the Star
Office; he asked me for the privilege OF commence
ing the conversation with Mr.. NOyes, and he
did commence the conversation when We arrived
at the office.
{. State what the conversation was? A. He
told Mr.. Noyes that he felt very much grieved
at this piece; he stated that he had been heavy
advertiser with the Star, and he did not see why
he should pick at him and nae, as we neither OF
US deserved IL; and that he was not a man of
that kind, who would settle matter Of that
kind with drink, a. the Star had represented
he did.
Q. You have stated what occurred between
you and MIR. Prince and Mr.. Noyes; want TO
know what occurred between you aud Mr.
Prince in regard to this agreement? A. Mr.
Prince stated the night before that if the Star
did not deny this thing and set him right before
the public, that he would sue him. and asked
me If would join him in the matter, and told
him cheerfully. There was nothing further
said. He did say that he would spend his last
dollar but what he would be set right before the
public.
Q. Did you both enter into an oral or written
agreement to the effect that you would employ
counsel, and share the expense, or anything OF
By MT. Riddle:-Q Mr. Prince, did you say,
upon the last trial, that before this publication
Mr. Hume had been pointed out TO you as man
who was going to give you thrashing? A.
might have said it, from this fact that he ap-
peared at my store on the morning after Mr..
Bennett had presented the note to his lady, In
very excited state, and when he discovered
Mr.. r ddle:-I am not now asking you about
that, but am asking you whether you did not
testify before as 1 have just stated. A. cannot
remember; If the question was put to me /
should probably answer as L am answering
now.
By Mr.. Carrington:-Q. What did you swear
to at the last trial about that to the best OF your
recollection? A. L never saw Mr.. Hume, but
on the morning after the presentation of the
$40 note, by this man Bennett, the collector;
Mr.. Hume came to nay store, while was out.
q, Did you swear at the last trial that Mr..
Hume ever thrashed you, or threatened to thrash
you, or did you have any such apprehension. A.
have 10 knowledge of it.
q. You did not say that he was pointed out to
you across the street as a man who was going to
trash you? A. No, because If had, / would
have been very apt to have gone and seen him.
No, sir. INV ~
BY Mr.. Riddle %. Did the other Prince tell
you about Mr.. Hume having had him in the
cellar? A. No man enjoyed the joke more than
Mr.. Prince, the pawnbroker. GObjected TO by
Mr.. Carrington.l
The Court:-It is competent with a view to
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