The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-12-30

r came hack with Miller was In the bar room
and in the dining-room and kitchen, but dld
not go out of the house while Miller was there;
he was in my sight all the time till ne lett;
Denison was not there that day nor tor two or
three weeks after, when l was at home; my
father got letter for me and toid me lnat ne
knew it was from Denison, but that ne had
lost it; had talk with Denison early IN the
spring, and he wanted me to go in with him
and buy young cattle and put them on the
Western prairies, and he said he would guar
antee me 81 900 or so; he never talked with
me about $1,000 except that time; on the
Tuesday morning when [ came to Court did
not see Denison at Emory Grove nor on the
cars between Emory Grove and Westminster;
l had no conversation with him on the cars,
and did not see him till got off the cars at
the depot in Westminster; Denison and have
not been together alone at any time since
came; have not talked with Denison or any
one else as to what l would testify; my father
told me some time in October that the letter
was about the cattle business.
Chas. E. Thurman testified 81 bought two
car loads of cattle for Denison; he paid for
them and I took them to Mt. Joy, Lancaster
county, Pa, and sold them for him." The
witness then gave a detailed account of his
visit to Jonathan Bixler's, in company with
Denison, and testified that he did not see Dem
ison and Miller introduced nor talking togeth-
er, either at Bixler's or at Palmers store,
and that after he got through with his business
he took Denison to Cornelius Wentz S house
and left him there.
Oliver ]. Hoover testified that he has known
Denison eight or nine years; that when he first
met him he was selling chopplng machines;
that previous to his coming to Westminster to
live, Denison visited Cornelius VENTS or
4 times a year; that since coming to West
minister he has visited the neighborhood more
frequently, sometimes stopping with Mr..
VENT and sometimes with the witness; that
he heard in Manchester that Denisen was a
broker.
Cross examined, the witness said that he
had heard more than one person say that
Denison had opened brokers' Office; that he
heard it before the talk about these notes
came out
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
John H. Mitten testified that he is adver-
Using agent of Western Nd Railroad; that
from the time card of the road he knew that
the trains arriving in Baltimore at 11.55 a. m.
and G. So p. m. connect at Emory Grove with
trains on Baltimore and Hanover Railroad.
John Greider corrected his testimony of
Yesterday and said that he did see Denison
and have conversation with him on the train
on the Tuesday he came to court.
George A. Miller testified that Denison
came to the Clerk Office sometime after he
applied for license, and asked permission to
examine the records in reference to the stand
ing of some parties, but that he could not re-
member the names of the parties nor the time.
The defense then closed.
In rebuttal the State called Edw. Sullivan,
who testified that at Palmer's store, the day
Miller and Denison were there, he did not say
to Denison nor to anyone in his presence, that
he had soft thing and was getting SIS day.
George A. Shower testified that in a con-
versation at the sheriff table, concerning the
testimony of Jacob H. Stansbury, Cornelius
Stein did not say that he did not know
whether Miller and Denison were together at
Greider's hotel or not, but did say they were
there together. Sheriff Thurman corrobor-
ated Mr.. Shower.
Geo. F. Beaver testified that on Tuesday,
Dec II, he saw Denison and Greider on the
cars.
E. O. Grimes produced the official time ia,
bles of the W. NJ. R. r. from Dec. 5th, 1881, to
June 10Th, 1882, which were put in as evil
dence in the cause.
The State then closed and argument COM
menced, which will be concluded to-day.