, 1880-07-31
THE TRASK GANG.
Held to the Criminal Court on the
Conspiracy Charge.
A Weak Attempt to Set Up an Alibi
summarily Disposed OF.
Tho Why in Which Trask Coached
His Witnesses.
Justice Mech Expresses Himaolf Very
Plainly About the Gang.

Plainly About the Gang.
Col. raEee und 1is ''rrotssonul Honor "--Jrstito
SuumcrlEeid Did xot Teslir5.
THO hoartng Of tho Tensk ganR boforo Justice
a1eeah wis continued Mt 2 o'clock yesterthy
afternoon. when thu defendants Including ltcal-
EstNtc-ARent Trusk, Capitalist Cook. Ciaitn-
Huyer Turner, cx.Conetnble ltcDonough, und
Constable John r. Horr, wcro present III court.
Tho room was filled with Victims Of tho gang,
who took vast interest In tho proceedings. Al
the adjournment Of tho casc Thursday evening
william L. Turner hal juRt been swuril, md ho
WIS excused fur tho tlmo icing, and tho dofenso
cMalci
Mns. nuxnEt.r~
ehe enid her mime WIS II. i. 1tl.ntacll; eho wns
1nnrried, md her husbands nalno wns II. C.
lsunde. lie was employed as a salesman
by tito pariHtnn Shit Company. ahu lived
ut No. 5l1 Carrnll nvon,le. shp I,.d known Tr,.sk
for six weeks bnck, sho renting tho touEo OF him
Sha pnil rent to Tr1sk. She rceollccted seeing
Trask on the 12.h OF July, Mt o'clock in t1ie
morning. She saw him at hLs office. sho went
down to pay him somu rcnt- at this atasc 1t
was found that tho cnpstattst Cook had laft tho
rDom with III officer. Iiu WIS brought in, anl
claimed tl,at he hutl not boon oht. Tho witness
baid she sRw Cook Il, Trnsk's office.
Hero Col. perca arosp to nrgic for his defense,
anl wanted all conversations introduced that
wcro hna ut cortu.n times, no rs to provo tho
n,ib! TINT Trask nnd MoDonphgh were not at
AuBtln OH tho 1ath Ut July, us sworn to by
Justice Sn,ull the tny previous. Tho Court tao-
Glued opormlt any auch evidence to be admitted.
Tho subterfuRo looked Kauzy TO tho Court, untl
ho Insisted TINT 10 would not chnnge his viewa
I'll tho subject, as the doors for admitting evl::
dencp for tho alleged conspsratorB would bo
opened too wi tic.
Witness went on to say TINT sho was kept wnt-
Ing IN Trask's ot'co for como time, md thorc-
forc knew thnt ho was there. Ehc pall Trlsk
SO that morning. she could produce tho ro-
ccipt, but hadn't 1t With her. Tho defcnse tried
to Introduce tho stub Us oyidonce, but tho Court
wouldn't hnveit,
In cruss-cxutm!uatiou witness stated TINT sho
rented Ut Trask On tho 9TH Of Juno last She
paid him on tho Stu OF July $.5, and SO
on tho 1.th. The rent for the house wns $S per
month. Her husband left NIT O'clock, and sh0
bud her breakfast ut that hour. bho hxed up
| her house beforo she went nwAy.
| At TlIrs STAGE M'Doyouui1 sHEAKED OUT,
| and was ut onoo brought bnc!e and fined 81 by
| tho Court for contempt, "Aud you'll pay TINT
| fine before you lcnyc,' gaid the Court Witness
olntlncd that ahe left home at O'clock, and got
to Tr1lsk's office ut prrc[sely O'Clock.
THE REV. WALKER FOnsYrHE,
| tnr.",, Chn.at, ,hora sn,, ho ,vo. o,n,,,Into ~,
sota" .'s ~ oasen lnuot s., eu1 nv n"s .1estoa
with Edward a. IsIsk. lilo h'ad done btistncss
| with him for something ovUr two years. Witness
! owned Botnp property In tho city. for a por.
49,, - .1,.,ah fr.s,1,. " ,,ns .,.nnt :. 10.
uon =. Mn'sn W., t..HA N.s ase" - as Msss
loehtca at l'l Wess 0'toison streot' tt1sk Was
still bis agent, and WIS On tho Ith OF July lust:
O'Clock In tho nns,liug. Ills business wns to get
somn rent fru,n Mrs. D9Kcs. Trask scut
soillc ono for tho rent, and COOK caruo buck, but
| brought nothing.
Hero Mnuther hitch occurred, The defense
wanted to hnyc tho lnRttcr g0n0 into OF distress
~arf1l!t halYln9 neca lsseti fevorehtl
WdnGss 3nsistea npHn nafns ny 1SMI VII tit aai1 NY W.
mmttnr =; Toro trt,,i,,s is WA ~ na,i"r tbIn
!!atter u psosA1s A41u's was pcoaA"e 'n'pa
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~ eIoss1 mt1Iess S4n sF.a ~ ~ spu ~ ~,
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Gnne ~ lAt iloEn!!iB " tno 2nenHan oo.t1e5n pal
HaroaH On te IT'LL! "on ~ fs sas ~ " o;1o
ts.i H. ~ ,tnt ~ +nn. n s"u.,, atr.at
chr. fIe Jsd.Itt rslnelnGur who ilU suw ut tbo
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