, 1879-04-19

Cincinnati, and worked there with Stpyons for !
the Cincinnati Abstract Company. snw his |
wife there; observed nothing unusual In his /
appearances anu never saW any extraordinary
excitement In his appearance. llu nttendel |
steadily to Ills work, and WIS considered very |
acct,ra.e man. never saw him but once III |
the company Of q young wotnnn.o
storrs objects, and Mills SAYS no fs going to |
provo up aomo moro buegy-rldtng. Storrs With
draws on being assured BY Stevens TINT he was
never in buggy III Cincinnati. Then Mills
wlthdraws tic question, but asks II Stevens
erer borrowed mouvy Of witness IN Cfnciountt.
storrs objects.
Aliis says II leads up to something.
"The nero fact OF borrowing money Of itself
amounts to nothing" observes tile Court, "bc-
cause great many people do tllat nowadays.
But II It leads up to somthtng that Is another
maticr.h
"1yc claim II does" says Mills.
Tic Court allows Il. n,ld thu ,sItncsa answers
ayes: loaued him SO CENTS"
''For whnt purpose WIS tho money bor-
roweds" ...
told lin l.ad Il little, asked hin, wlrrc lle was
EnAg, ahtl gave 1t to hlsn. iie Baiu lle hAd gu:
y LADY outside, and ~as going to takc her Oil to
Race Btrect."
"What .,E. h @ Tue character @ ot Race streetl" % m
woman III tho street nl.l waits to keep hus over
night, t,o takes her tllcsc"
J" IIavc you seen Stevens In this c!tyf''
"Yes, str: IL the latter nars Of April, or 1st
OF Mag. 1873, un Adams street, between Clark
Md La3afle streets, about s}vc minutes. Says
l, YOU'RE looking wcl.t Says lie. Yes; feel
ing wcI' worked With him lleru Under Jumrs
Stewart. His hair ID changed NOW. saw no
any time. l have seen soue Of Stevens tenn
per; should 1udge It was worry hot.''
"On whnt occasionsln
"Iu ths spring OF 1877, I think, when the
books Of the company wero attached. Ee WIS
goinc. to llave q row with tho Chief Clerk ot
On The gross, the Eitness was questioned
10 lad hal many. THIS over, ltEnglc says:
II an a fr!enl VI Stevens. / never proirercl
lin my scrytces rs d witness. 1 did uos stato
could give important testimony fur lim.'
"'rsllas hey you run nfoul Of thu Prosecute
:" dou't know. ! was subpnnacd by the
| Stntc."
"P!a " Pa: y you write Stevens postal sa'a'"
"Did you say in 1t that you wanted him to
call oil YOU as soon as ss!hlc,-t!lat you want
II obicctl" " shouts Weber,
| "Wl,ere IL the postal card " asks tho Court.
It Is sa!.l to hu In Steyeus' cell, and be goes
! therc With liaillit to cct II.
uur,g the lull the spectators stretch Them.
selves mid make up tl1e'r mFnds tlInt there Is to
/ UD bt1lle " tun.h
Presently Stevens comes back, but without
ttu postal. lie curt iinl It.
vi wrote h!m q posta! CARD" continues tic
What fort"
"Yoi, can't provo the contents,n observes tl,c
Court, " without accounting for ille destruction
! Or loss"
Inurks storrs "but VIC want to keep thls gcu-
tletnnn witt. u.s.
vile viii stay,n retorts Weber.
The character Of Rare street Ia then inquired
Into at great length. mud wttness statcs, :" did
not nequiro any Knowledge otit BY beug Oh It."
''iiow often did you 60 on Raee atrsatl'
"Was Il 40 olscn .l'nt you can't rcmcubera"
"Whcrc ltd you get your information about
the character Of tho strcctt''
"lhs whole darn country knew It was bad
atrcet.n
The audience smile.
| ut came to you rs pieco Of public
Information as young man Just anltng in
towni''
ihr ,srowd laughs when tho witness answers
ibid you support deaf md dumb girl Oh
Harc stEcctlh
"Nu. sir.n
ma you know deaf and dumb grill"
Yes, sfF. She lived OIL Sixth street."
streutt''
fhls proroked wild laughtcr, mainly u,nout,
W tema!o portion OF 'he lookc1s-on, a1t tile
Court gets angry altl sAYs, All tt.eru ii anOtler
demonstration ot that kind l shall huyo thu
benches clenred.t
"s,escns,n goes OIL tho witness, "scoms to
tu MI easi!y I'd nats. gave hin card In
ioI'n',lE h',. IN whore % o soula tlnd me. did not
"pldn't sou tell hn you would do all yo,,
suultl +, 1or httn-a"car to anything lie wanted
mo, str," answers tho witness. cmpna.-
"And didn't Stevens say tlat al! he s,u,.cd
YOU .os. or 9nybody s'se to state was thu facts in
Tho Witness didn't aaswcr at oncc, aud tho
prosecution want ltm to, but storrs prevents
l,1!n ~ withdrawing the Gutstton.
IA eubpunA WAY served on ,ne," says tho
aTst Is w. sass stoPss 9. 0t II osku s a te
postal Wo will want to put It ln.''
J Mr., Mllls takes up the rc-dircct, anl witness
testis!cs: "fnls IL tic tirat subpoena served
: Oh INC. TIIu defunsu llrst summoned nc.
sane to the court on Tuesday, A,Id spoke te
TrnIe; asked II hu useIed inc, aill ho st!d CONT
Thursday. saw him ut noon today also, mi
! 10 spoke 10 rnc. was subpuuard ngaiu yc.tcr
] day, a.d can'u to thu court to-day. uuver hal
, talked with tlIe prosecution uF any ono connect
I'd With It helpru WIS summoned"
What did he say to you ln tla conversation
referred to by Mt. Et0rTsf"
:. well, he itrst wrote mo q lottcr."
, Tho Wttneas produces tho letter. Mills read
. It, and then lAnds Il oyer to S1orrs, VINO say
TINT, Mills don't offer 1t, he wants to otfcr
himself.
J Tho letter In question Is Us follows:
! JAN. 70, 67D.-FrisAd Herman: Hejng seatst
In MY loualy cell, Aai thinking Of oiden times.
fetl as though ought u wro . fuw llnpa tu yoa,
aud hape they may FeAch yourself and inml1y IN
toylnR Rood hoalt.. aul very ttsnkfuI, indeed
for your cx!llaK to ses nc, nnA hone you will c0ta
4 ttuuc do,nEso Whenever your buainsss psrntts It.
t shall pFolsoty want you ~ wisucas. Herman
+ oati sdall IT you know in Time aud make 4 .
70 stow the ,Inanc!al cuAt!on Ut tho 9. 4, Co. II
= 16f1. ! hin feeling III we'll al eau he expects
uiIatr the ctEcun!tanceat my 4c4ath IL good, .un
:. am leenx hopsful. Gail and see mo whsnuyu
:. you get chance, aud 4tvo nc line uccsslona!lY
WIKI scgkrls 10 your wife, ! ana, yours truly,
r j. 4. STkyEEB,
= Coll II, County Jail.
). Tie wtnesa continues. "Hayu no lll-wil
y aKaiust Stevens. neYer hal any trouble witt