Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-15
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TestiIb Guy az = Confederate csptaih4
"seaFeBipge the conseispss'' o. the

'seaEshiPge tbs. Conscience, Of the
witness fitw 81 OK 1rolri 4a1 io
su.16rO8 tia Reis YORK. IrioSihsu }iirs
A couteutiUip between Walhstrset oDer-
ators in regardtGa TRANSACTIONS In mining
stocks oceGpied the attention Of Chief
Judge ssdgE ieka hda jury indthe Supe-
riof Court recently. james 81. Selover
sued Ashbury HarpeBdng, claiming that
on Aug. 1, 1881, the defendant made a
contract with him by the terms of which
the former was TO purchase 5,0p9 shares Of
the stock of the State Line Gold Mining
! Company. Nos. 2 anu 3, OF Neyada-thc
| defendant agreeing that il there was q
loss on the transaction he alone would
! bear IT. and If there was profit 1t should
! be equally divided. The stock was nOught
and its price in the market auerward fell
until there was no price at all for IT, Mr.
! Selover declared that when be called upon
the defendant to make good the contract
bv paying his losses Mr.. Harpending re-
pudiated it,. He therefore asked judg-
Jan. 80, 1888, at which time the contract
! is alleged to have been violated.
/ For the defense it was denied that any
contract had been entered into, and it was
| alleged that on Sent. 7, 1881. the defendant
loaned to Mr.. Selover 3. 300 shares Of the
same stock, which had not been returned,
and he demanded SO $50 as the value Of
this stock, with interest, from the plain
tiff
The plaintiff and his brother, Mai. Sell
over, testified that the contract, which
was not in writing. was entered into at the
Park Avenue hotel, where they were all
living, and denied that stock bad been
borrowed from the defendant. While
Mai. SelOver was on the witness stand the
defendant kept his eyes fixed upon him
with an expression that appeared to an
ger the witness, who shook his head and
exclaimed:
ION. YOU need not look at me in that
way. You can't intimidate me, you pi-
rate youv'
He was called to order by the Judge.
On crNss-examinati0n he was asked
whether he had any ill-feeling against
the defendant. He said be did not speak
10 him.
Mr.. Harpending in his own behalf after
contradieting the Sel0ver brothers absO-
lutely and testifying to the business Of bis
cOunter-claim. was severely crosse xam-
! ined. He said in reference to bts personal
/ history that he was indicted for treason M
! California during the war. was tried, con-
victtd and sentenced for ten years i'm
prlsonment After being incarcerated
/ for eight DAYS less than one year he was
!
/ issued by President Lincoln.
''Were you guilty Of the oHense
/ chargpd?7 was asked.
! Col. Ingersoll objected to this inquiry,
saying:
''If were a witness would not an
| swer such question"
81 am searching the conscience OF this
man." said the opposing counsel.
sit is clear" interrupted the witness.
@If he Is innocent | want him tn say
So" continued the lawyer, sand il he did
this wicked act want him to cnnfess il.
! The object is to let the ihfv see wat the
man is-what he sfd0ne." ~ 31a
The Judge said that the WITNESS bad
stated that ne bad been convicted, and for
| him TO deny the acts f0rwhieh be@as con.
yicted would invefves an expression Of
"If he objects to dolso he need not an
swer." rd2ai1e p. 7n1 2nig
The exanflh atIoA hsbeeeded asdnOilnws:
Odd Won with others Il out anaf7ped
| vessel at san Francisco vista Wow to de-
strOyine our eommetcei sol 30
Al rad n 6amsnissioain the ConlsdeFs
ate navy. ~ thIAk we undertook IL. Iirvas
not quite q yearHp63d. g9dW
Q-Are ytsi pleading the baby acte
Q-You meant 20 destroy our COM
merce? -
Al was with my country.
Q-Was Kentucky where you were born
| in rebelliohs
A-Practically,
Odd she succeedl
| A-hO, sir.
Q-But you wished she hal at that
time? ,.tr4.n .rr
Al did. M
Q-WhAt was your obiectf
A-To help the South in any honorable
way. rEttar Ht
Q-was il TO destroy our ships. our
commerce and the lives Of Union meni
A-NO doubt that was involved. Our
plan did not contemplate that. We ex-
pected 10 seize the Pacific Nail steamers
without destroying human life, but
didn't consider lie then 80 precious. 10
/ Col. ingereollj. j was commissioned ne
| Captain IN the southern navy. twas o.
account Of tba, transaction referred 10
that Maj. selOyer called me pirate, sup
pose. -1e1 a.a. 1.
Q-At that time YOU coincIded with Mr..
/ Garland and Mr. Walker Ia your views,
This was objected 70 By the plaintiffs
counsel, who SAID that men sometimes a.
tained uuenyiable distinction on account
| OF the opinions they entertained. This
seemed 70 nettle Col. lngersOll, vine said
Of the opposing counsel:
"He seems 70 think be can make point
or two before the jury on account OF
some particular opinions that l enter
Il tain.D
'sNo. sir" replied the other lawyer. II
disclaIm IL. Ibid not refer 70 Col. niger
! SOILS religious opinions. Every man is
/ entitled 20 his religious 0pini0ne.V
The case was given % the jury after
/ stirring addresses by the counsel and a
brief charge by the judge. who ordered
that a sealed verdict be rendered.
What's the matter. SIP you are not
| looking we'll. 20. nothing Only slight
cold" In two days alter the above con-
yersati0n "Sf' was very sick vita pueu-
mOnia. Had be at frat taken q dose Of
smith's Bile Bean8 n beauj Be would
have been surely cured Without harm.
A cold il congestion. Bile Beans win re-
lieye a cold quicker t1an auv other
remedy. az II relieves t1e conxesIed narf