, 1876-05-06
WHISKY.
Continuation Of the Trial Of Jonas.
Goldberg, and Crosby, at
1filWnulkce.
The Readiness Of Certain Parties to
o. Do Away with McKin.
ney," Etc.

MILWAUKEE.
TIE TRIAL or JONAS : CO.

MILWAUKEE, MAY o'-ln tne Uh!scu htAtcs
Court to-day in the caeo OF tho United EtAtts
aoa,nst !. 1nnas phiip Go1abarp. and A. II.
cr,.h, ~. .,,,,,,.o,s =, .,on, "a ,1n.t-,v W.
4osos' iot eouap'hs5 ~ a'e"' -"u ueos.o, wv
tecofos OF tie WHISKY caaes, "1l'a" oe'aa"-
thals testimony VAS resumed.
in5ncnmont tn xnhecr{bn tho n,opev rantad bv
~, chio, ~ M, t,,.t ,fo1;,,,.v ,,n,d n o+ror
w. eu'eako s. 'uen' .nas a.sn'uaoy "oa.o, ol'
meahe tailed aud u becamo neceesafc, Do fnaoe
Wtnoss, bong closely questioned On this point,
war anti, clear and f,ceided an In thu Chcaoo
o,,.,tas f.,,,., -. ~. -,o..,.,,o -, ~.
pas',es coeas'oR iui'3 70 eet pos7eaa'on o. tas
"hole Of tho papers II. lheae cases. By come
mt,ans or other, and thels declaring that nothing
sh ould stop the;f doing 10, eyen II it came to
notxo .v,v'. u1r,, ,trr,rrv
or blowing up tile public buildings or ua'ng fro.
No particular method. 10 far 10 he knew, was
defined, bnt the general understanding WAS that
,boeo pspers should be obtained tv souae mospe
~ o,hor -, ,,,t,ar - vh., ro.t w;tnas, vso
or othe.,-oo mater a. ~nAt eos1. "ilness "ae
sNeo ~ upo'1s s.aua sAs' .no phPes' "e'o "
such character thAt thalr absence would CON-
pol tho abandonment Of the prosecution, and
place tho Government In such condition that
'ne eas.s coula nos W iene"eo "''"oo' eash ~
e1Ponolsaro OF t'oae aoa money VI "oo1a not Do
llkoly to be incurred.
1Eormp w1n7n.
- aans,Hassh,s ,asats ~ s., ~ ~ st,'xs,.aa.
a. % sons'uefao!' 'i 1ene1a oy ml' y. O. MulPae5
to tho a''cged interviews bct8eon himself and
tho dofendAnts or any Of them. llr. With so-
counted muob that ho had already stated IN bIs
examin.tton IN o,iaf. He dt1 mt ronemhnr
"s.. ~ s.4oA ~ w ~ Ae.eeo' e.
Mnat room Gus pas"es oeeap'ea IN Inc onetmHn
House, but believed II WAS private room. Ho
5furphov desired 1ieh, upon. and ovon contra
dlcsed hls previous evidence as to promised
compromise Of tho whisky cases, until con-
fronted with tho hhort-hana reporters notca.
Amtned him aa IN his vartoua interviews with tho
defendants, aod as to bis prcyioua statetuents
respecting a conprontso OF tho whisky suits,
sna nat WITNESS Tss 'h'f
or unable to decide In his own mind what an
awers ho ought to make. Ftually tho Court
questioned tho nitncas as to the Interviews IN
Chicago with the do(oudants and ho said at tho
!tret intorv viow hs met Jonas, IN companY with
Louis nndBkopf and Robert kiewers, Ut Tho
Sherman House, 1ud at that ,ntcryiow they
talked over tlle responsibility OF The parties
offering to steal tue paperB and Jouts aaia the
men would carry out thor agreement and ho
would hold tho money in behllt Of sho MI!wau-
keo 1non until they had performed shoir con-
trnct, and not pay thom until such Contract MAS
snti4factori1y through With. He did not UNDER
Of that coutract wore. Mt. Shipman wAs ptes-
ent It another iotosvlsv shat day or tho naxt he
could not remember !" b!ch.
JOHN A. MOODY,
Of Chicago. waa awoEtz- aud examined as to the
handwriting OF J: Jonas. He rns Of oniuiou
that the letters dated Aug. and Aug. Il were
signed By defendant Jonas. and that tho body OF
the latter but not OF tho former WAS In hts
handwriting. IL scross-oxanina!iou BY Mr.
Murphey he said he waA nos member Of tho
nrm OF Moody and '3ankey. aud not 40 e1pert.
Could not be nuro aeous the signatures to the diA-
patohoa- ~
III. CLEVELAND.
6acrotsry of the Mayor of Chicago, aworn
Had soen Jonaa' handwriting had Been him
wriso hiA signature. and had known Jonas for
nina ycars. 1don &ifiod tho signatures to TIM lot
tosB dated hng. aud Ang. II III thoBo Of Jonas.
The signatures to tho dispatches Of Aug. 9 and
Sept. appeared to be 1is, but he Mas not sure.
o1pnrienca IN o:thmining signatures. iAe aiEna"
tuso 10 tne disEaton OF sept. no coud hot H"eaI
~ tIc nr etcsee aRaA'ase7 ee''"'os i's'Aoo'
Anawer to ouastlo4 by the Court: uis opinloo