New-York tribune., 1886-03-04
CALLED A PIRATE IN COURT.
TESTIMONY OF A CONFEDERATE CAPTAIN.
"srARcuIYG THE CONSCIENCE" OF THE WITNESS
COLONEL lNGERsOIL NETTLED.

"sFARCIIINC THE CONSCIENC CE" OF THE WIINESo-
COLONEL lNGBRsoLL NETTLED.
A contention between Wall Street operators
I'm recara TO transaction mining stocks occupied tht
attention OF Chief Judge sedgwick and jury III the s
peOr Court Yesterday. James VI. scloVer sued AshOy
Iarpcndng, claiming that on August l. 1881 the ue
fendant made contract With him by the terms OF when
the former purchase 5000 shares OF the STOCK o
the State Line Gold Mining Company, Nos and3 OF Ne
vada-he defendant agreeing that IL there was loss Oh
tn transaction he alone would bear It, ana II 'nere
WAS profit It should be equally divided. The stock was
bought and prco in the market afterward Ieil uh
there was no price at all for it. Mr. sel0Ver decarou
that when he called upon the defendant to make gOod
the contract by paying his losses Mr. Iiarpehdng re-
undated IT, e therefore asked Judgment for $l733l 23
with interest January 30, 1888 at which timo tie
contract alleged to have been violated For the de-
fence it was that any contract had bcen entered
into and it alleged that on September T. 1881 inc
defendant loaned Mr. ScOver32OO shares or the same
stock. which had not been returned and he demahdeo
$500 the value Of this stock, with interest," from the
plaintiff
Tho pIantid and his brother Major seover testified
that the contract which not in writing was entered
into at the Park Avenue Hotel, where they were all
living and denied tina. stock had been borrowed from
the defendant While Major Selover on the witness
stand he defendant kept his eyes fixed upon hn with
AN expression that appeared TO anger tho Witness VINO
at me in that WY. You can't ntmldate me- you pirate
von lie was called order by the Judge on cross
examination no asked whether he had any feeIlng
against lie SAID he did not speak to him
tho ScOyer brothers absO utely aud tesylhS 10 tue
justncss OF his countercI"m, was severely crosseA
anlncd. lie said reference To his personal history
that he indcted for treason IN California durinS the
war; was tried convicted and sentenced TO ten years
imprisonment. After being ncarceratcd for eight days
less than lie released under proclamation
Of fpardon ISSUED by President Lincoln.
Aarn
asked.
were "A witness would not answer sucn question:
60 searching The conscience OF this man. sald tue
opposing counsel.
II he Is innocent want MN TO say So o bim 70
coulcs, IT, The object let the jury see what the man
The Hdce said that the witness had stated that he had
been convicted and iOr him To deny the acts !Or whch
he was convicted would involve an expression OF Op
ION and added: II ho objects To do SO lie need not
answer" The examination proceeded as ioloWs: c..
O-Di you with others hit out AN armed vessel at san
Francesca with view destroying our commerce
Al had q commission in the Confederate Navy think
We unicrIooS IL was not qHitc t%sntS lT0 SGr' o'
Q.-You meant to destroy our commerce Al was
oHWas Kcntncky where you were born in rebellion
Odd size succeed A.-No, sir.
Q.-But you wished sho mad at that time Al did
Q.-Wuat wa, your object A-Io help the South IN
Q~Was it destroy our ships, our commerce and the
lives OF Uhon men A-NO uouDI tn"I was @ Noarcu, w.
SEIZE the Pacific Mal steamers Ui,hout destroying
human life but, didn't consider life then So precious
10 Colonel lugersOllD was commissioned captain IN
the Southern Navy. Ii account or the tansac-
referred to that MAJOR Seloyer called me pirate
| suppose. , . .
Mr.. Walker IN your views
ihs was objected by the plaintiffs counsel, who
said that sometimes attained unenylable dlstnc-
ton on account OF the opinions they entertained
This secIUcd uette Colonel lugesO who said OF the
opposing counsel - lie think he can make a
point two before the jury on account OF soe pareu
lar opinions that entertain"
80, sir" replied the other lawyer. g disclaim H.
d not refer to Colonel IugersOs religions opinions
Every man Is entitled to his religious opinions"
The case was given the jury after stirring addresses
by Tho counsel and "A brief charge by the Judge, who
or lerrd that a sealed verdict be rendered to-day.