Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-13

Brewster Cameron on tho stand.

WHAT HE KNOWS OF THE MEETING AT pnIvsa'A
IL was some time after l2 o'clock before tho
hearing IN the Dickson case was resumed Ia che
Police Court this morning. Mr.. Brewster Came
ron was placed on the stand. and stated that hs
was the general agent OF the Department Of Jus
tee. with which he had been connected slaos
February l. His residence was Beloit, Kaassa
Now, Mr. Cameron would Ike Won TO state
II Won We're at Drivers August 81 and all abouo
1t" asked Mr.. Wells.
''on that day." began the witness. "Nr.
Bowen called at the Office aud told me"
II OBJECT. interrupted Judge Cuppy "un.
less Mr.. Dickson was present Conversation
between these two is not pertinent"
The court sustained the objection
Wltness.-ln consequence Of information N.
ceived from Mr. Bowen that Mr.. Dickson wls,ed
to see me- saw Mr.. Ker and Mr. Merick a. th1
atter's office. and told them what Mr. Bowen
SAID. In accordance with their advice
INVENT To MR. DICKSON,
and told Mr.. Bowen that would see Mr. Dick.
son, In accordance with his request. saw NJ.
Bowen there. He sent word, SO he told me, to
Mr.. Dickson
Judge Cuppy.-'There IT is again." referring
to what Bowen said TO Cameron.
=, ",tness-l sent word about or O'Clock 70
MI Dickson. by Mr. Bowen that I would go
him. Mr.. Bowen told me that he sent the card
anu that Mr.. Dickson would come at O'Clock
L said that my train left at 7:30 and he muss a6e
come later than O'Clock. Mr. Bowen promised
10 let him know. A little before 6 I came "a
Drivers with Frank Morey, ex-member a
Congress from Louisiana, and we took dinnoN
While eating Mr.. Bowen came In and sfser.
wards walter came in and said something to
MI Bowen. did not understand what IL vas
but Mr.. Bowen said Mr. Dickson was below.
de Went after him, but as he did not return
ana 1t was near z O'Clock. started for the
tram On my way out | stopped in the lower
room and saw
DICKSON AND BOWEN SITTING TOGETHER,
called Mr.. Bowen aad he came to me. said
TO him
Judge Cuppy.-I object to what Mr. Bowen
said TO Mr.. Cameron. unless Mr. Dickson ves
present. Judge Cuppy went on to say that there
was no evidence showing that Dickson sent 4
message by Bowen.
The court said that the witness could testify
what Mr.. Bowen said Mr.. Dickson had given
him as a message.
Judge Cuppy said II should be borne In mind
That what transpired between Cameron and
Bowen was not evidence at all
The Court.-Certany.
The Wtness.-When Bowen came over to me-
told him that MIR. Dickson had had ample time
to see me and he could not detain me- Bowen
SAID II ! stayed he could prove to me what Dick.
sen had said to him (Bowen) and that he (Diok.
SOM asked for $500 told him that it was
AN INFAMOUS THING
IL Mr.. Dickson made the proposition and
would not wait to see such man. Mr. Bowen
then said that If witness was going away with
out seeing Mr. Dickson, and as he (Bowen) had
left hastily, he would go back and excuse him.
SELF The witness then parted with Bowen, and
going outside met Judge Hoover, to whom he
recounted the affair
In reply TO questions witness said that he
HEARD NO PART OF THE CONVERSATION
on that night. He never heard of Mr.. Dickson
until he was on the jury.
ibid you ever know of any effort on the part a
Mr.. Dickson to make your acquaintance" sslxeA
Mr.. Wells
YES" said the Witness
"In what way" asked Mr. Wells
About the middle OF August" said the wit.
ness. while dining with Judge Hoover q
Drivers"
"wiIl the witness wait moment2" said Judse
Cuprf. 81 apprehend he il going to say thSt
Judge Hoover told him that he heard that Mr.
Dickson wanted to make his acquaint auoe.
Unless Mr.: Dickson was present such evidences
was not admissible"
DISCUSSION
Mr.. Wells said ii was In evidence that both
Hoover and Bowen had said that Mr. Dickson de-
sired his acquaintance, and Mr. Cameron's tes-
timony only tended to show that this wish OF
Judge Cuppy said that this was an effort to
get man to say what some other man had told
him that some one else had said.
Mr.. Wells said that 1t was the same as II the
court sent message to him 10y baillff and then
Mr.. Wells was called to testify that the messaoo
had been delivered. 1t only made the chain
complete
In reply. Judge Cuppy said that the question
was indefinite and should call for knowledge 10
his own mind and not be called on TO state Gbs1
somebody had told him that some one had ssi6
was in Mr.. Dickson's mind
THE COURT SAID
that the witness could go on and say what he
did in consequence Of the receipt OF q mes ege.
He would exclude what was irrelevant
The witness then resumed saying that sbout
the middle Of August after dinner. Juie0
Hoover in the presence OF Bowen said that be
had heard Mr.. Dickson sag to Bowen that hs
WOULD LIKE TO MEET MIR. CAMERON
Judge Cuppy-Is that message2
The Court do not understand that the
witness says it is, but he can go on and state
what he did.
Mr.. Smith.-lf this evidence proves anything
it proves that there was a conspiracy between
Cameron, Hoover and Bowen.
Inc witness, resuming. said that before there
had been some discussion about star route mat
tiers. After Judge Hoover told him about Dick
son. witness asked. ''Who is Dickson?" and
Judge Hoover said. The foreman of the star
Iouic
Some objection being made by the defense 10
this testimony the court said that the conversa-
ton between the three men was mmateriai and
he would order il stricken out
The witness then said that he
REFUSED To MEET MR. DICKSON,
and never did meet him.
did you authorize Mr.. Bowen to approsA
Mr. Dickson about his voter" asked Mr. wella
This was objected to, and Mr. Wells referrs1
to the printed interview with Mr. Dickson, N
which he said that he had been approached by
officers of the Department Of Justice and that
one Of the agents (Mr. Bowen) had sent Q
note to his office asking him to come to Drivers,
and that he did not GO.
Mr.. Wells said that the writer of the interview
stated on the stand that Mr. Dickson had told
him that the offer came from the Department. a
Justice, and now he asked the witness II he lad
authorized such a proceeding.
Judge Cuppy said that he objected TO e. BE-
cause they never claimed that the ofIer w.
made by the witness or came from the depart
ment. The same witness referred to by Mr..
Wells stated that Mr.. Dickson told him that 10
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