Daily Republican., 1884-05-14
came in and took . drink, and rendered
3 five-franc piece In payment.

Icame in and took drink, and tenderet
Ia 6ye-franc piece In payment.
Jacob L. Pusey was recalled, sn(
testified that among the old coin taker
from . drawer In his library there WA
. Ave franc piece, which he had given
to his daughter.
Attorpey. General Gray announced
that the State closed, and Mr.. Higgini
ssid he would like TO examine one wit.
ness for the defense before adjourn
nsnt.
John Kershaw WAS sworn, and testi
fed that he is resident OF Philadel-
phia, and 10 employed by the Reading
RAILROAD Company. He IL we'll &C.
ousinted with the prisoner, and saw
| him in Philadelphia about II O'Clock on
the morning of the 18th OF November.
He met the prisoner on Race street
between Eighth and Ninth streets,
and they went to . saloon on Ninth
street, the witness Vas positive about
the date, as there had been a boxing
mach on the previous evening at Eighth
and Vine streets, and they were talking
about 1t.
While they were In the saloon, q
man named Howard, who had been q
conductor on the Race and Vine street
Railway came In, and produced silk
UNI brella and pair Of gold spectacles
on which he said he wanted to raise
some money to mako deposit, for the
purpose of obtaining . situation on the
road.
The witness refused to let him have
..pJ nlnLo aIvaroa6 apvua vpnv mn
and took The glasses, aud the witness
also thought the umbrella. He had
formed an acquaintance with Blake
while he, che witness, was . canvasser
for Gaspill's directory, and Blake was
q conductor on the Race and Vine street
cars.
The witness was CROSS examined by
the Attorney General, and said that he
is in the employ of the Reading Rail
road Comps and has charge of all the
coal cars on the Central New Jersey
Ra lroad; he, with four assistants, has
charge of some %, 1000 cars; previous to
taking this situation he had spent q
month on his fathers farm near Elkton,
Md. He had also been conductor on
the Arch Street Railway for about one
month, aud followed q variety Of differ
ent businesses before that time. He
had been acquainted with Blake for
some time and often met him while he
was on the road o. q conductor.
Samuel Natbans swore on the five
books of Moses, and testified that he IL
pawnbroker, at No. 247 North Ninth
street, Philadelphia, and has been in
the business over fifty years. He stated
that Chief Hawkins, accompanied by
detective Gray, came 70 his place of
business on the 26th of November, and
after stating that there had been rob-
berry committed In Wilmington, had
presented u ticket tor the umbrella,
which he gave them, and took receipt
from Chief Hawkins.
The umbrella was pawhed on the
18th of November by young man,
who gave his name as Howard he was
about feet in height, about twenty
two years of age and quite stout; he
was very certain that the prisoner was
not the man. He knew the prisoner,
having formed his acquaintance when
he was conductor on the Second and
Third street line, and the witness
carried on business on Union street.
The Attorney General cross-examined
this witness at some length, and when
he concluded at 7.4O O'Clock Court took
o recess until 10 O'Clock this morning.