The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-29

showing it to the sucker, and making him
think that he has got the right ticket when
he hasn't got IT.
s'What do you mean by being billed in
here?
eve had hand-bills at the door, and when.
ever they saw man they wanted, they
stopped him and asked him to take few SAM
piles of the goods
"What part did Lehman take in the bust
nessF
"He was the general manager, and squared
things around"
WAS he there any of the timer
"Yes, most of the time; he had to be there
or else he would get put in the hole
He also said that arrests at this place, of
the,employes, were frequent but that the
prisoner was never convicted BECAUSE there
never could be any charge made, and things
were fixed before they ever came to trial.
He did not know who it was fixed things,
but E, j Lehman was the man that was at
the front The envelope game was the only
one worked at No Clark street, and grea.
many people were swindlei by that game
Country people mostly-we never looked for
town people In 1876 it was people going to
the centennial They would get as far a.
Chicago and then go backf
why did they go backF
''They couldn't go eny further because
their money gave out" Laughter,l
f'Did they leave it at Clark street o.
YES, sir; they left good deal CT it there"
LEGAL LIGHT CATCHES A TARTAR.
The witness being turned over to the plain
tiff's counsel for cross-examination. A $
Trude asked
lyon remember the police war between the
McMullans and The Chicago Post and Mr..
Hickey
Eyes, sir"
Ibid you on that occasion furnish The Chi
cago Post information and an affidavit to the
effect that you had stolen money or obtained
money by crime and had divided it with the
then chief of police, Hickey, or that it reached
him directly or indirectlyF
The court-That is not competent, because
| it involves a person who is not connected With
case. .~
TrTlde-We do not claim this will hurt
Hickey Mr. Hickey will be here in this
case. propose to show that at that time the
witness claimed to be foot-pad and alley
thief
| The witness-I will answer your question,
Mr. Trade. | wrote that affidavit in your Of
! fee and signed it there and took it TO the Ne
| Mullens. You were the attorney of the Nc
Mallens at that time ....
| The lawyer was evidently dissatisfied with
the answer, and ia a very loud tone said
| WAS presents"
you were sitting at one desk, and was
sitting at another
| TN,1do fnt-11n6 an ha txif,oasc an6 ir1ad
Didn't McMullen come up there, and didn't
/ state to him that if you accused a man OF
anything 1t would kill his case?'
II never heard that"
"And didn't say that if he had you de
that, then would foreclose and sever my
connection with itP'
81 never heard word of it, sir"
'Win you swear that l ever saw that aft
davit"
''You must have read it. You were the at
torney for the McMullens, and you must have
| seen it.
Did you swear before the grand Jury thai
you were footpad and pickpocket!"
mo, SIR"
''Did Officers Shea or Murnane ever arres
you?"
"They might have arrested me at CIarl
street, or for vagrancy, when they were try
ing to down me; Lehman tried his utmos
to get me into the penitentiary."
"You say Lehman was prosecuting yol
at that timer
n. mo, sir; he was prosecuting me-"
"Your feelings are not very friendly t
Lehmannr
"They are as friendly as they ever were;
thought the man was wrong, and think S
now"
"You entertain feeling of pity for him y
eyes, sir; more of sorrow than anger.
ILaughterl