Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-16

WV VttN"hN w udNt tue pack pliNtlnG
done in June, think about the 22d
Maj Pcarre asked the witness l. this
The telegram you telcgraphcd at Mr.
Bliss Suggestlony
Witness; | think so. The witness
read the telegram as follows.
To Joseph II. White, whitney, Ten.
cam Sick; expressed package last
night to Blum; letter by mall"
Signed. LrciEN 4. WuTE.
Question by defendant Did YOU send
letter by maily
A. Don't think did.
Mai fearrc. State why you agreed to
take the 1000 bills when the contract vi
$500 was denied
A, ,pgrced TO take the 1000 bills Ia
order to get the 5000.
Question by defendant. Did you not
know when the stone was paid fur you
could have as many more struck or
A. did.
e. Did you propose to burn The bills
when YOU got tlemy
A, did not consider them worth any
thing.
MIR. ienry Hawkins, telegraph opera.
tor at blum, was called TO the stand by
the government. District Attorney
pcarre askcd;
q, Was this telegram, "ExhIbit f."
delivered at Your Officer
A. Yes.
q. Who called for III
A. Jos. II. White.
Mr.. Weaver telegraph operator, was
called to the stand and sworn He teSti-
fed Ny name is Joseph II Weaver. My
occupation Is that OF y telegraph opera
tor at 81. Louis have charge of the
files IN the office
Y, 10 you recognize this telegram,
"Exhihit ~"
A. object to answer the question
When told by The court he must answer
witness resumed | have no personal
knowledge of it.. only knew It
when subpWnaed to appear be-
fore United States commissioner. |
found II In the original files
ON juno 8, 1855, They are not put In
original files until after transmission,
There are marks by which can recognize
It as having been sent by my company
Here witness explained them. Cross
examined by defendant;
q. Have you no personal knowledge OF
the telcgramg
\, No never saw Il before | took
II from tne Mes,
BY Attorney Pearre: Can you identify
this telegram OF June 10, 1882
\. Yes; 1t WAS received in my office
by defendant. DO you have any per-
, Sonal knowledge of this telegram;
a. No, sir, did not receive IT,; never
saw il Until took il from the dies
Telegraph Operator Hawkins Of Blum
was recalled.
Question by government Who wrote
[ this telegram
/ A. Joseph II White II was not sent
/ from my Office, but from Aquila.
I This concludes the testimony of the St
/ Louis witnesses, including Lucien White,
and tlitse leaye for ST. Louis at . O'Clock
4 tomorrow morning, via the Missouri PA
/ ciiic, the delay being occasioned by the
| tranScribing OF the stcnographer's notes
for lucien White TO sign The brothers
Joseph II ana Lucien A. White, did not
! speak until noon to-day, just after
/ court adjourned. Time and again
their eyes had met across the court.
room, but never word or sign OF
recognition. When Lucicn was leaving
the courtroom Joseph II, walked mp "a
him, held out his hand and said Good
bye, Lucien; God bless you, my brothcrl'
/ Lucicn White was evidently da2cd by the
! incident, for he expected anything else
( He had set there for two days giving testi
mony, every word Of which was calcu
/ lated to inpcril Joscph's liberty. Tina
/ his brother, the elder White
could, after this, be gcnerou'
enough 10 say GOOD bless you,
seemed to overcome him. He shook th,
! proffcred hand, but uttered not word II
a. a ttal
carried away 20 the jail, while Lucicn wen
away with Mr., Scigmund 10 the Paciii'
hotel Tor his dinner. He spent the after
noon walking around the city with hi
custodians. His parting with his wife
this morning, 1t may be stated, was yer!
affecting.
The general comment tonight on LII
Glen Whites testimony is that he dclib
erately gave his brother away to secur
his Iucien's) liberty. The elder White
after The court adjourned, declined to b
interviewed as TO Lucicu's conduct. III
merely said "I.et II goi | have nothini
10 say"
Tucen said TO your correspondent
oWhat else could he expected OF me?
am young and do not want to be burie'
alive" Public sympathy ~ tending YER
strongly toward the elder (JoSepl
II. White, and II he is tried here II neel
not astonish anybody If he Is acquitted
A largely attended entertainment wa
given ht the Mcclellan opcra-honse TO
night TO aid the company IN buying full
dress uniform. Local talent rendered {
fine programme.
Or. VIM. Lcnnocks' trial for scndfnl
scurrIlous letters through the Unlte'
States mail WAS deferred from to-day unit
the 2sth inst.
Rev. DR. Carroll, Of prohibition fame
announces that Oh next Sunday be vii
preach on "Thc Negro, His Fast, Prescn
and Future"
Martin Gamsierer, German lunatic
! was forwarded 10 the Terrell lunatic asy
, lum this evening.
The heavy rains cut short the cotton rt
/, ceipts to-day Prices aud SIC, receipt
hfty bales
austin.