Daily Republican., 1885-09-24
County Court
,.y AFTERNOONS Pro.
|'.n,yGs-raE CASE OF
~..rIy III. ROBINSON.
DEFENDS HIMSELF.

! DEFENDS HIMSELF
...Dmed proceedings at 8 o.
F.aT y uis''ue.dsy afternoon, after the
..,.., SsDh with the Ohief Justice and
IsI,ss WoOtten and Houston Oh lilo
Attorney General BigRs
5 El.5i The Court that Carty and
1,t n,t ,be Two men for whom
@1 ". lad bsen issued yesterday, on
s.n,sis NJ charging them with violA
n. lionor lsw had absoonded, ana
" s.Srpnty sheriff was unable to
a.r TIE witnesses in both cases
' ii,m .ed from further attendance
n term of court. .,.
\ bblnson, charged with obtain
.~,y unier false pretence WAS
@ nm for trial, with Deputy Attor-
(c.rIye-si NJ Biggs for the State
.s.s wa. opened by Mr.. Biggs
r,lbe Indictment to the jury, after
II y stated what no proposed to
,n1 then commenced the exami'
Of witnesses. Il
.Ey, Lafayette Marks testified
n knows Martin II. Robinson
v.,oi Ia came t. the residence OF
.,4;. and showed him two books,
yslb,erno and Milton's Paradise
ybrb be ofiered to sell him for
aub,e IN ins,sllments Of ~ per
The witness paid him ~ and
Asbgcks, but shortly afterwards
nd card from the firm OF Baird
sit,l, telling him not TO pay any
r,rey 20 the person he bought the
,hoal, as they would send q regu.
le,5r,
I'M tine afterwards the collector
Ne vi,nsss paid him 81, leaving
N due. Ia the latter part OF
Etlnsou called on the witness
Sll.u ,hat (. he would pay him
N he would settle the account
IS throwing of a dollar and o
tyirs. spoke about the card he
hri,ej, when Robinson said that
Lns4, ari that he had assisted
Id, ap IL card himself. He also
aNNf NJ tch.ll had withdrawn
|astln, ard Mr.. Baird wanted
Ne business settled. The wit
ten pal1 him the -. 50, but
HIvaMs called upOn by Mr..
[ht he compromised the mat.
bin.
palms L. Baird wss sworn, and
" isa' AZ The time the books
NJ . d.. MsrSs, he WAS in part
with william Mitchell. He
Glite postal card TO DIR. Marks,
tG-ers, warning them against
gn? money 10 Robinson he
rs as hs mad learned that he was
slest man Robinson knew
sln ~ authority TO 90 llect any
l1l the FIRST payment Of one
% eacA book, The witness
apary IN Philadelphia that
y hai worked for, and waa
to look out for him AZ he was
hllt
Ttie,s was cross examined at
ny Robinson, who caused much
ea,It to the bar aud spectators by
Ffnsl manner In which he con-
BIZ case. He however succeed
tnsiug out the fact that Dante's
Asnd Ml,t0u's Paradise Lost, for
ae witness charged $3.50 each,
nj hin I! ~ a cory.
aalr close! with this witness,
aun'On commenced the examina-
ANIlhesses Tor his defense.
'lan 7 Burwe,l was sworn, and
y lait he had purchased a book
Nllas0n, and described the man
slICh he maize the payments
a'el a postal from Baird il
y Ma not to pay any money
aa'ol when he showed this Il
Became very indignant, anC
AWoOId rot " rk any longer fol
ann Robinson bad never asked
,nSa! money, hut II he had h,
. IiVe paid him, AZ he purchased
@t Of him.
'4'ol then called Baird to the
ssaa said that he understood b,
~ mat he rtcaiyed a letter from
,.s ~ Fa''a1tlphia stating that he
.'A, hal been in jail for fraud
N1sat'ed TO know who the firm
I..Olnson denied having worke,
. Tg'Ol a!to produced q letter writ
II .! Baird, after the allege,
.ste -si Geen committed asking hin
~ oAcK and work for him, An
.alR TO denouuce him as a frau
y publisher, and advertise hir
A ~ u Tue Agen's Herald, unles
!. ne asked ;he witness why,
M. a.uVa fasca, as he represenie
s'l h'l 'ast he was SO anxious
\, ,1' work for him, or II b
y ! The proper course for a
s,' 'ou'ihess mAn 10 pursue
.r'h %-o"h tas al into the plac,
y. r.'''' anu homes of his fello'
h "uess ''a seemed 10 dodge the que
s,,na D''ae time, and finally said thi
L,,v p, :, ne wrote the letter he di
MI .,..' s|t' Robinson had collecte
sSi.i J h li' money as be had, an
hi b,a u u 10 work 80 that he oou.
MN. lh money,
uS'oA tr then asked the witness VIII,
IN ss ~ '1at he was such a rascal, i
Ess sV,,o% sus him up aud have hi
Iss ," "aa he replied, 81 did;
b,on0R, 1Sa 10 New Jersey and hs
M" iaslt back here" Mr.. Bal,
sbios ss'.owed to leave the etan
ss,,sa a another witness was call,
bon 0u Saa 70 The manner In whi,
s,bs, % uSi ~ sold him books.
10 mo.a M .alormed the Court that
ecb 'e w witnesses, and commenc,
|HIjInO0 " Tue Jury. He CONTINUED
tAeCEssd" "as ior some time, when
ftsN ftNGa S,Sy Sy the Court, who ask
as. n. haa no money to empl
tao,aa ne si said he had not, but h
hlas, Witnesses that he wanted
3 Ia,sl I.a Justice at first refused
aurlpoS,a.o % be examined but up
Etsn ht,ol h,taol stating that they d
b. us, ,olsht in Court, on attac
kh,b9s,w' were sworn, and he ende
scler Gs W. by them that Mr.. Bair,
H. n,iu n9t truth and ve.acity "
s.r,Daa'i, i,sriy failed In this a
rOmmisa;lhed that MIR. Baird ow
I'd, aIsions ans for books which h
sorey Du =. mat when he asked h
hand ne, ne tcid him to SIa 90 to ]
be Dsnt ns,leot what was due luz the
hht, AoFtt would bouo -