, 1874-12-03

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TIE ALLEGED BRIBERY CASE.
MR. John T. Alien 11onornhiy Ac1'tit.
ted OF thu Ghar9c 0f TnmporinG
With n safnan'lhsncceor.
u"o eaanlna''on ol 'onh 1. Anon, ehargea
with a'ei't'oa otloefs ol hsslatant-ofAn''lh-
apoclor Ar"4l, t.'e Alio8atloha IN whch woio RaV-
.1 ~ seseeraa5S anibuAE' "ah taRen up Dotoro
.uauce oe"on SoaeotahS FORENOON At - oc'oeN'
'aa's1 :. Noo' 1sl', spt'oa.,"s lor .no l'eop'''
"'.i "a a,f' t"''n - oas'n !os t11e u uoieua"'s'
S1so"e'eA ~ A'"'0, ""ses "'a''"'AS ""e pun
t.e.oa sos'o,u"S, "a7 tllo u'ns "lspuss' ~ tes-
Nv r. oon n.y., ,','."N,4
-un'sooA ~ w. t',1a .a.!na aa "ouooso Soa'-
nn's'ons 10 1uonSeo ~ wv .os.el
1o't"'n"s ou oi1oA VI y" pc1 eat W t"npeee Nv"
corn as old. messenger boy handed him tl,o
letter. Nov. 81. THO lotior Yas offered in evi-
douco. and VIA admitted. conditional TINT It rms
to In aonro,to1 ,v,tl, I'm doroui,o,t nTr Trv,,
st,toa .,'a. t,,o aran,an. oa1i"a 'no,, .,in, snd
htateo taat tno ooioaa"ub cat4ea upoh n''n "Ao
inquired about aomo ca1a oadoa with cort', ha''d-
Ing him card with tho numbers of tho cars, md
saving that tia corn VIVA old corr. aud that IL II
,vna ,,ot IN ,o ta wontotl the cara held nm
"as Nv ~ .Aeesa 0 s,1..a. 49,, ill.,, t,,a
1iact Aot te'lateel1on: hi1noa' W." u'A' so49
could not bo dono. Allen said the corn waa COM
ins iron, Robb aud Eholdon Stations.
Tno card continuing tho numbers Of tho cara
,-,n on,,oa Il, ov,o,,,. 1,v Air Rnot. rhu fnra
"as olfelea III eYaonee py Af t.oos. '". nn' luce luce
o. tho tard noee INC nahaa y. 'o''a l. A''eo'
with Sprnauco. prcston d Co.
Witness stated that ho reported The matter to
chof f,rain,luspectpr Iiarf,or On Saturday
oue. ...s .a,a -, t,,a ~ y, ,,,,,,ta.o, Ass m .,s
"n,'e's noo'>@ wv =. sAs eN.s W 'Ao
cAfd. lae cars contalnea nc" corn, ahu II "aa
20 inspected. Pieces OF lath we're found inatdo
tho cars as the anonymous letter had promised
r,n b1o,dav +bo roooaipno m ra xvora ,,,snoctod n
p'see Va 'At0 oo1"h Ao"t.'. -. e3eA s"A' ~ ie'
two cars weio cohs!ghea to spsuanco, Ireston u
Co.
Upon crose-oxaminntion tho witncss stated
t}nt In Ind ran,l tl,o anonrmoua 1,,tor 1,efo,o
A,1su s,a..,, ~ ~, ,.;.., IT, t,.d T., i,,s
Anen ca'no oo"A ~ seo n'us' tio nau ~ ".7
hauu sotno papers Which lookod llko bills OF lad-
Ing. .,.,
Q.-Did no not taRo thc nnmhcfa On tho caru
fiom tne bills Of ladlngf A.-No, sir; not to
my khoWleago. l. toiu liim that Henry tarkcr
reported 10 commission houses Illo Ioa"4ls ot
iuapocllon; tolo IheAer 10 ascof'a1l aua report
Q.-iiaVe you found pieces Of lash N cars oth-
OF than III the cars III question: AL have
Q.--FEom what point were tue ears 6hlppouf
A.-Fro!n the Same statlons, bulieYo-itobD
alia Shsldon atat1onH.
Q.-Do you know 1lr. Allcus lanawriting9
Al do not. ...- .....
Uy uf, iioot: Q.-p6 Yon ever report 10
cous!gnees tho results or grain lnbpoc1lohF A.
Never. A.,
George ". Foiton, chicago Manager OF tho
Western Union Telegraph Company, testified to
tho reception ot telegram, aetou Noy. ~, 70
Sprnluce. Ireston d CO.. anu 10 tho deItsely
Of The snnae.
Chiof urain. inspector llarpor toetihod aB 70
tho practice of faaifond companies O. notllylhg
conolsueea WHEN cars arrived OK lase years,
Agents Of receivers 20 to tho cars aud note tho
liispection. me tracR INSPECTORS 1epost oluy 20
tho o!leo OF tue Cnlcl dra'n'1hspecaor; Iho
track-pookH OF TIC inspectors ate cattaoa On
'change for tho convenience Of dealers:
Mr' y. =. tarael, t1Tat Asslstaht oIa'n,ln.
spector. testified that Allen catne 70 hsm last
Friday about ~ q. mr. anu INQUIRED ior irwin.
to s raaase s r resson e hs
10 had the ulahagellots ol IT, f'eceS ol ofoRoa
lat4 Wero found III eaoh car. ,,...-.
II: y. rafkef, son OF tho precoo1nG witness,
test,ilod tnat no ooAea a1tof RECEIVERS interesla
on THO Illinois teh1ful tfack- A,len tolu h1m 10
was expecting two cars Of "od !" corn, aud Il
they did not Inspect as good rs they were shlpped
f-r, 1t vas Witness business. Wlthout tnit1ef
Instructions, to hold the cars Tor reinspcction.
Wltneaa stopped tho cars ~ aecurdanco wlth hls
regular nAtEacuoha' 1n's conversation WIN
allen took pinco lh the null o. tue Chamoor OF
Commerce. The carb went INTO tue oiovator
without orders from witness, ~lo did not Know
how ,t they got thote. ote..,,..-
T.
i. a. Eastman, CLERK OF tho Clifton Aouse,
was the tiiat witneas 1or the defenso. Ho tcsti-
iieo thae H. Alortoh 'SaH stopping a. the Clifton
uouso, NOV. 20, tue date ol taa anonymous lot
TER, Which Was Wl!tten on Cl1fton-Aonso paper,
Morton was At thc hotel again last SUNDAY, and
!e.t tue same uay. ..-.
Mr.. Il. spruance testified that le was ao-
Gnainted With tho handwriting Of '1ohn 7. Allen,
Tne anonymous letter vas not In Alscu's laua-
writing: Ihe writing OF tue letter very coso'y
rascnplcd Mortons handwriting. Morton had
shipped corn to tho house Of Spruance, Preston
20. from different stations
Il lettor from hortou to that firm was put 1T
evidence, in which Morton w.oto: My corn
should nearly all Inspect old. 1t has done so III
Toledo, ami WRnt YOU to see that it goes old.
My corn il very dly. II it grades old, can give
you considerable stun; II it grades new, can't
YOU appeal from tho daciaion?"
Alr. sprnanco tostilicd thut ho instructed
Allen to look after Aortou's corn consignment.
Tho dotenso offered In evidence telegram
from Morton to Allen dlroctng the latter to get
the Inspection or tho corn aud telegraph h'u,.
Harold SSpraguo testified 70 big perfect fa'nil-
iavity With AI0rtonH handwriting, and to its
John !, Allen, tho defendant, was next placed
~ .ne 1 n.anu " .eas.s ~ ~ vMn ~ tslt: ~ ~
tt.'u Si ..a ~ - A ~ M. -. -. = ~, 49, 80 H. @ ~