Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-07

dred thousand dollars? Ans.-Ges, sir; that
would be- of course, partly iuierential with
him from the fact that told him ! would
take two hundred thousand dollars and
from the fact that | said that two hUndr
thousand dollars was little enough, and from
the fact of my having SAID to him: :. GU can
tell your hackers that Levisse Is willing to
listen to proposition of that sort, but that
you have not come TO ms price yei; putting
these two things together, asher would have
been led to infer that | would take two hun
dred thousand dollars.
Ques.-What did you mean, a while ago,
when you said that you put the pIice at two
hundred or three hundred thousand, because
that was more than you knew ne could, updsa,,
any circumstances, command? Ans;
that he could not raise that. Let 'ne %
that again. You asked me why PU' ~
high. d onsver ON that
The Wltness-Thes ' WRSfas are Of very plain
import; there is nothing obscuse in these
words, | think.
Mr. M'Mahon-Not as | understand them
| now, bat when taken in connection with the
| rest OF your testimony thought they might
| not be understood.
| Witness-I. did rot wish to come to terms
| with him; did not want to agree with Elm;
| did not want him to come and say, Here
Is the amount that you yourself stipulated
| for; now, sir, l comply with your words
| MIR NJ Mahon-Why notI
| Wltuess-Why would a man want t. lily
from his wordl When man agrees TO 90
thing he ought to do lt-that Is my STYLE
Laughter.
Mr.. M'Mahon-Is that your answerP
W1tness-Yes, sir, that is my answer; when
[ agree to do a thing stand by 1t.
Mr.. M'Mahon-I thought you said, while
| ago that Won and Asher parted with the I'M
derstanding that two hundred thousand dol
lars was agreed upon between your
| Witness-l said | intended him TO infer
that would take that amount.
Oues.-State the language In which you
conveyed that? Ans.-I will repeat the pre-;
| else words whicbIl did moment ago: len
yeur hacker that Levisee Is not unwilling 10
listen to the proposition, but that you nave
not Yet got up to his price mat Is what
<sid. with a special view of still Keeping
sTn in train, OF still pursuing the matter; /
| tn >os want 10 fluff him right CIT or stop 1t
did ere.
rignt III understood you to say that your
,-,S.Io ol,;ac in accepting that interview win
49,. ,ToS to 6nG out where the money Was
coming from, a nd who tne oacherS T ~ was
| A. That Is = OF quite correct, lhat ""f
ut INV idea in q. @cepGng the interview
I 1oT ny 49, What Asher Sented TO see nie
for I wanted to see him as An ola acqIIa ia "
| ance and because \ vas Requested IL W A.
/ vent 70 see what his business was. ! o az
not know what it was uH "a c ! g0' ''4|'H'' -
though l had strong susl 80 Mo-shol Pr,
Qaes.-Did you not go to e. M Lasi - Liy
kin in advance, in order I. w Soer ,1;o;or
might be safe? Ans-Well, my suspici9l
was so strong that took that / eecautiOn ID
advance. L.. M
Oues.-Let me repeat the qnes ton: DID
you not CO. according to your statements; 70
that interview with the express purl Sse' a!'eI
consultation with Marshal Pitkln, OF nndiG9
out who the hackers were, and where Inc
| money was to come from? Ans.-No, slr.
Ques-For what purpose did you go to
that meeting? Ans.-I went to see what
MrJAsher wanted; to comply with his request
that should meet him.
| Ques-Did not understand you awhile
| ago to say that you went TO see Marshal Pit
kin for the express purpose of guarding your
| ICoucl,tded on fourth paQe.i