Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-07
NEARING THE END.
Another Day of RebuttaI Testimony
Breitinger's New Testimony.

Breitinger's New Testimony.
COLUMBUS. O., March 7-Rebuttal testi
mony was continued in the tally sheet tris
yesterday. Mr. James d. Postou WAS III,
first witness called and testified that Mr.
Booth offered him $50 if he would ge
Squire Martin TO go out and see Jude,
Thurman the Sunday evening after tn,
October election in 1885. The conversation
took place in Mr.. Booths back office Cross
examined by Mr.. Converse. the witnes, sait
that he saw Squire Martin soon after hi
conversation with Mr.. Booth He declined
the offer Of $50 when made: was a mem
Der of the election board, and was appoint.
ed by Governor Foraker. He went TO Mr.
Booths office without being sent for. He
| did not say TO Mr.. Booth Squire Martin
| could be fixed, nor offer his service, As ,
medium for doing it,
Charles f. Bonebrake, proprietor OF the
Sunday Herald, was the next witncss, He
testified TO seeing Ed. Young in troai of the
b " .. telegraph office the Sunday morn.
ing after the election in 1885 Mr. Bone
brake was severely cross-eIamined by Mr..
Converse, the object being to show by Ger.
tam editorials and articles in the SUNDAY
Herald, that he was q prejudiced witness.
Several copies of the Herald was produced.
and extracts read TO show the animus OF
the witness. They indicated that Mr..
Bonebrake was unfriendly to the defend.
ants
b. Fl. Brooks was recalled to testify "a
seeing Montgomery OH High street near
Rich the Sunday night after the election
lie was not allowed to testify, as the aues
ton had been asked before Mr.. Brooks
was then asked rs 10 the whereabouts OF
Thomas Lewis who was with him the night
he claims to have seen Montgomery. The
dafpnSn nhiarfnl anI -. II
planned that they asked the question for th.
purpose of showing that Mr. Lewis was be.
yond the jurisdiction Of the court Thi,
was admitted by the defense and the wit,
ness was excused
Clerk Joyce was the first witness called in
the afternoon. He testified to a converse
ton with Steube the week after the forgery
was committed. He declined to talk CON
cerning the forgery, and finally came near
crying. When asked concerning il some
days Afterwards, Steube said that he was
not employed by him but by the Commits
.ioners. and was responsible to them. Jesse
Watson, = private watchman. testified to
seeing Ike Hill and Squire Martin standing
in front OF Illusions drug store about ten
o'clock the Saturday night after the cleo
tion of 'S5.
Joseph Breitinger was the last witness
called, and testified that be had a converse
ton with Allen o. Myers the Monday night
litter the forgery was committed at Calleu- |
ier's saloon. Myers said that he and Cogan |
we're at Montgomery's Sunday night. |
Ind that the tally sheet was forged |
here. Myers had Afterwards taken |
|, revolver from his pocket and said |
hat he would kill the first man |
who attempted to arrest him He testified |
o other conversations with Myers, and the |
defendant, Montgomery. He had a con.
'ersation with the latter in MS (Breitinger's) |
'rocery IN which Montgomery said that he |
vas more afraid of Myers giving them avsy
han Granville. Mr.. Breitinger sauarely /
ontradicted Myers as to the conversation
when the latter and Cogan were at his house
N Sunday night. The witness was cross
Iamined by Mr. McSweeney, who At
empted TO show that he hat told different
tory At different times.