The New York herald., 1874-11-01

to leave the country for $4,000; but Steinberger
did make sucn proposition to witness. and Wit
ness immediately communicated the fact TO the
government about the "a oil the month; neither
did the witness propose to Stenberger TO go out
OF the country with Steinberger. but SteinDerxer
did propose TO witness that he would 90 out OF the
country with hun, as that was the only way In
prevent witness from coming here TO tsstiiy, and
he communicated Ii TO the government counsel
Immediately.
by General Hinkle for whitley-W,tness did not
tell Eewcomb, Whitley or Nettleshlp that he
was not engaged In the matter; Newcomb did not
ask witness 70 come to Washington snd testify in
to give aim af1davit that neither OF the secret
service men were engaged In the burglary; when
witness went to someryilles office to swear to the
afidavit the affidavit was all prepared Tor him
was read to him. and witness refused to slgp IT, as
1t was not true Nettleship proposed to witness to
sign the affidavit and then 90 to Can ada: when he
went to see Somervle the second time Somer-
vile said he had altered the anidavlt to suit wit
ness objections, and witness then signed It, Net
doubted whether he should have signed the anl-
davltI he mad not received the 5000
DAvIDGE IN HOT WATER AGAIN.
Mr. Davidge said, II want to read an extract
from the report and ask the witness II II Is truer
He commenced reading what Harrington said
and the defence objected strongly.
TIE Judge gelused to allow it to be read in the
presence OF the Jury, and said "Mr Davdge, you
know how to lay t0e loundason for contradlc-
ton OF witness ia legal rnanGer, out II you
undertake 10 bring in anything here under pre-
Jence oil legaHty tNaC OuUnL not 10 come III"
Mr.. Davldge, interruptlng, said, "Your Honor,
cannot proceed IN this case II am TO be -
Why, this is an insult"
Judge Humphreys sBid, "Will you Just SIT down
minute now. This word pretence 10 not used in
the sense OF impeaching your sense OF honor or In
any such Objectionable manner, but in a legal
way. You are introducing what has not really q
right to be admitted
Mr.. Davidge replied, "we Your Honor can at
least allow me 10 reauce the proposition to writing
Mr.. Davidge commenced to write, when the Judge
ordered the jury out OF court and directed Mr..
Davidge to read. after which the Court sustained
the objection.
Mr.. Davidge was about to submit another propo-
stion and was searching the printed volume Tor
1t, when the Court objected to longer delay and
gave Mr.. Davidge the privilege OF calling tnis wit.
now TO GKT RID OF WITNESS.
BY Mr.. RIDDLE direct examination resumed) -
Mr.. Hayes, you were asked something about a
not given all that conversation do 80 now.
Witness said MIR. Steinberger called on me and
asked me what It would be worth TO me not to ap-
was under bonds for $4,000; ne SAID, con wen,
your bonds can be settled for ten per cent? re-
snen
posed to take me out OF the country and said the
only security ne could give to those VINO had sent
himseIi; he wanted to Know when he could
see me again; i told him ! did
not not Know; was was not OF. keeping any appointments;
was sent to see me by Colonel whitley: witness
said when he came here to testify he knew no
member OF the committee or he would have
written them while he was In Canada; he tes-
titled as soon as he arrived here, without any
preparation or previous consultation, and did not
refuse to answer any question that was asked
him.
Q. Did you answer every question truthfullyi
The defence objected, and the Court sustained
the objection, saying that such question would
open too wide gap to be allowed. The law pre-
suInes that he did answer correctly.
This closed the examination OF Hayes.
The Court remarked that the Jury had been very
attentive and had given anxious consideration
and he thought they as well as all the others en-
gagged IN this case needed rest until Monday morn
that day refreshed by the associations ana con-
tact OF this evening and tomorrow.
william A. Cook-My client, Albert Cunz, has
been released by Judge Blatchford, or New York.
and now presents himself to otter bail to this
Court.
Cunz was then bailed IN the sum OF $5,0 000 for
appearance at the next term OF the Court, John
Chapman becoming his bOndsman.
The Court at hall-paSt one O'Clock adjourned till
MOnday.