Omaha daily bee., 1885-06-13

hNeteu III WHICH you ChhrReu MI hose-
water?
A. At different times during the campaign.
q. You had considerable controversy with
MIR. Rosewatet?
A. Yes sir.
q 1t was rather bitter?
A. Only politically; personally we always
talked Of matters.
O. That is one of the reasons why you
think he is confederate spy because you are
bitter POLITICALLY?
A. No, | would not take my chances Of
charging it publically If could not prove it.
Q Have you any proof of that fact except
VIII 1t you have stated to this jury of his being
disloyal?
A. l have circumstances that could enum-
crate that think establishes it TO satisfy my
mind sufficiently to warrant me to charge Il
upquali6dey.
q. The circumstances which you have rela-
ted are the circumstances that warranted you
in making that charge?
A, No, do not say that.
q Are there any further circumstances
a. The circu instances are that Mr. Spencer
promised me that he would furnish the names
of individuals that would prove these facts
satisfactorily; there were different parties
that claimed to know these facts by reputa.
tion of having been in the vicinity and of
having known that he was there as well as
Mr.. Spencer, and they claimed that there
was plenty of proof at hand that would sub
stantate the charges that he was on these
lines and an active man in the confederate
lines and did not claim allegiance to the
United States, and from his own statements
at different times which picked up; have
always watched his statements and they
would affirm the fact that he was where these
reports say he was; have heard him admit
that he was south after the war broke out and
that he was in the vicinity there in Northern
Tennessee or Northern Alabama; the date of
his becoming come cted with the United
States government of course was little I'M
certain, and that was what l was trying to
fix; but MIR. Rosewater, in his vindication,
claims that he was connected with the gov
ernment organization and military telegraph
company, and that In that capacity was
where he served the union cause; that 1T was
a terrible sacrifice to the United States gov
ernment, having had these confidential rela-
tions with the other side and having served in
such capacity there, the inference naturally
comes that he must have acted as spy one
way or the other.
JOHN LAwToN
sworn for the defendent testified as follows:
Examined 10 chief by Mr.. HALL
live in Omaha and have for thirteen years
am clerk in the postoffice.
Q, What if anything did you know about
the general circulation of the report in the
state of Nebraska, before December, 1882, of
tLe laCJ IllAb hOBeWALer nAQ Deen
traitor to his country at the opening of the
rebellion and had been spy.
a. All can say is that have heard such
reports.
q. How general should you say if you know
that they had been circulated and in what
manner?
A. 1t was common talk among the people
that l was associated with.
@. How long had these rumors been in cir
culation before 1882?
A. l cannot say as to that.
O. For several years?
A. should judge so.
Cross examined by Mr.. Savage.
Game here from Kentucky; was not in the
army; came here as a postal clerk; Mr.. Hill
was chief of the postal service; he was sue
ceeded by Mr.. Boggs and Mr.. Bopgs by MIR.
Vandervoort Mr.. Vandervoort was chief
of the service when l heard this report; it
would be impossible for me to name any of
my associates who made this common talk.
q Try and name one man whom you heard
say that Mr.. Rosewater was confederate spy.
A. do not think could do 1t; have heard
Nanoervoort say that he was in the rebel
army. but never heard him say that he was a
spy.
Q Will you swear that you heard anyone
prior to this publication of December s. 1882,
say that Mr., Rosewater was q confederate spy?
A. No, do not think / can.
@ You have heard 1T since 1SS2-have you
or have you not?
A. As that I could not say.
q. Wss it one of the counsel in this case?
A. No sir.
@. One of the gentlemen connected with the
case?
A. 1 was asked if 1 ever heard such thing
as his beidg a rebel spy, or his being in the
rebel service, and told him that heard the
charge made that he was in the rebel service.
Q. Have you ever heard the charge made of
his being q rebel spy?
A. cou'd not cay that have heard it, but
have read it lots of times; could not name
any paper; my associates were generally pos
tai service employees and the public generally.
Have known Mr.. Rosewater personally. Did
not have much acquaintance with him until
within about eighteen months.
q. During that time your relations have
been perfectly friendly without any hostility!
A. So far as 1 know.
Q. You believed that he had been traitor
to the government?
a l would not want to swear to anything
that do not know about.
PAT o. HALVES,
sworn, examined by Mr.. Hall.
Know MIR. Rosewater; have known him
about seventeen years; have been in the
state of Nebraska seventeen years last April.
q You have heard the testimony of some
of the witnesses in this case?
A. No, none except Mr.. Lawton and the
latter part of Judge Hasc ill's.
@. Do you know the article which is the
foundation of this suit?
A. DO not know that do; l know that
there Is a suit between Mr.. Rosewater and
the Tribune Printing company, but / do not
know anything about it,.
G. That is the article (handing witness o
paper state whether you ever heard any ru.
mors in the state of Nebraska to the same
tenor and effect as that article?
A. heard Mr.. Hascall once or twics MAX
lug speech about it some years ago; L heard
1t spoken of at the time.
G. How often had you heard this?
A. / did not know whan this thing came
out; was in Washington City when this was
published; read it at the time About the
time that heard Mr.. Hascall talking about
it / do not know where it was; we talked
about it that night
@ How long ago was it that you heard of
that?
A. 1t must have been Elk or eight years
ago, ten may be.
q. Did you say that Mr.. Hacall made
hat speech to public meeting?
A. Yes sir, that is my recollection; the |
first Iheard about it Mr.. Hascall was making |
the speech and talking about it.
q, Did you ever afterwards hear it om |
any other quarters?
A. / think that heard Gen. Strickland
and Gen. O'Brien and myself got together
tali Oh = .