The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-10-15
THE BOOK-sTEAL CASE.
Three cipher Dispatches r'ransiat-
ed BY Means at the key-Tcsstmo-
my Resumed.
From the Delroi. evening Telegraph.

From the Detroi, Evening Telegraph.
The examination of Harland was re-
sumed before ommissioner Dawson
ut two o'clock this afternoon. The
I Commissioner stated that hr had *
amiDed the KEY and Herewith verified
Mr.. McClosky's translation of the ci-
pher kilograms. He was satisfied frnm
examination that the Translation Was
accurate. The Translation Of the tele-
grams is as follows:
FIRST DISPATCH
MARQUETTE. September 81.
/ George W. Smith. IL Wall street. ~ Y
l. there any reason why We should not re-
pleyin New York Iron Mine books from
which wetmore is giving testimony Must
act at once II al all THos HAKLAND.
SECOND DIsPATCH
NEW YORK September 81.
Thomas iarland. Marquette:
There il no reason Why the books should
not be repleVned. Ne signature.
Third DISPATCH.
IsHPEMING. September "a.
Geo w. Smith. Is Gramercy Park, ". T.:
Have finished here with success Have the
books safely. THos HAKLASD.
The examination then proceeded
with Mr.. McClosky on tue witness
stand. The original of the first of the
above tcIegrams III Mr.. Harlaud's hand.
writing was produced by witness and
offered in evidence.
Cannot swear positively whether
llarland told me, when he gave me this
Telegram, to send II To Mr.. Smith. He
did not tell me To send 1t IL Mr.. Til
den. Mr.. Smith does not live at ID
Gramercy Park; Mr.. 1Ilden does. MIR.
Smiths Office is not at l2 Wall street
That Is Mr.. Tildens office, though he
seldom goes there now. That is the
New York office IF the New York mine.
On Wednesday afternoon an excit-
ing scene occurred In court
Promptly at o'clock this afternoon
Judge Baxter took his seat, with Judge
Brown on the bench, in the United
States court room, aud the order for
Lawrence McCloskey, General Super
intendent aud Michigan Director OF
the New York Iron Niue at Ishpeming,
To show cause why he should not re-
turn the books stolen from notary
Maynard's office, In Marquette, To that
official, came up. q. V. y. Lpthrop,
attorney for Harland, New York Irou
Nine Company, McCloskey, ct al,
stated that the notice was not served
upon his clIeut until III o'clock to-day,
aud that he as counsel had not had
time to look the matter mp. He re-
quested his Honor To adjourn the hear
ing until Tomorrow mOruiug.
Judge Baxter" That ! will do. Who
is president of the New York Mine?'
Mr.. Lothrop-"Samuel J Tilden."
Judge Baxter-"I would suggest,
Mr.. Lothrop, that you Communicate
with him this evening aud learn II he
is not willing to return the books.
Mr.. l.. -" That, your Honor. Ne are
perfectly willing 10 do, providing the
books may be sealed mp aud remain So
untl they are produced at the trial.
Judge Baxter-"We will have no
bargain, no parleying, no controversy.
rhuse books must 90 back ~ Mr.. May
nard."
Sensation in the courtroom. Har-
land much interestedl
Mr.. LOthrOD (smiling)-"That will
depend, / suppose, your Honor. some-
what upon the facts IN the case.
Judge Baxter-"We shall receive no
excuses: neither wind nor water, nor
the interference of all the elements; If
Mr.. McClOskey took those books aud
still has possession of them. he must
return them to Mr.. Maynard just as
they were.
Mr.. L.-"Your Honor must assume
in your own mind.
Judge Baxter-"I have studied up
the case. l know what Mr.. ClOskey
swure To.
Mr.. L.-'From the published ac
counts in the newspapers? / DO not
know whether they are correct.
Judge Baxter-"rhey are sufficient
FOR this case.
After much more Of this sort Of talk,
Mr. Lothrop all the while attempting
% Influence the Judge 10 withhold his
decision, Judge Baxter said:
If it should appear that any i'm.
proper use will be made Of those books |
/ will go To Marquette aud person
ally instruct the notary as to what
shall be done with them. Mr. Til. |
deu Is too good lawyer to advise the /
holding uf thuSe books. The proceed |
ing MAS trick which you yourself, |
Mr.. Lothrop. would not cOuntenance.
We shall have no contract. DO trade
they must be produced, aud that Ia |
short order. Tue court will not be /
tufied wsh. You will hear from Mr.. !
iIidrn IN the m"ruing aud II he refus- /
- 90 give up the books | shall exhaust /
tie power of the court to compel their /
return