Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-01
THE TALLY SHEETS.
SOME E1clfEYBNf IN THE CELEBRATED
CASES.
caassd BY h. Rogers Of he -Dispssh," Va
Publishes he Myers fsssr,ns-Nr. nyr
Producs he Docanrs, and Oss,
IN fHplAri6a.
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CoLuhsus, February 2s.-Thers vn ,
little sensation created In The tally sbset
trial when Colonel E. Taylor called Mr..
Rogers, Of the Dispatch. 70 state whore he
procured the Aysn kilograms, which were
published in the Dispatch last night He
was sworn and Pot on the stand. but 4,
Mr.. Holmes raised such . hue and cry The
pres representative was told he c.uld not
be compelled TO tell whore be got than
unless an attachment for contempt Of
court be issued. The s,tornsys for ,hs d..
fsnse having moro feeling Iss ths matter
pAss, ~ they were Of the opiaios that Mr..
Rogers Wa not the niacreant and q M
positive svidsacs wss a Aanl a N H.
real perpetrators Of the Injustice the
matter was dropped
Mr. Myers took the stand for tbe thini
day this morning 10 clear up the mys,eri.
ous telegraph business he had had. Here
are the kilograms and then Mr.. Myers'
statement on oath rs to their meaning and
all circumstances connected with them.
THE wIrrE rELEaRAM.
Feb. 10. IS.
II. j. Wihe, Grdad Pacific HotR
Crews has joined the opposition. Danger.
You must get stock and broker out 10.
night. Meet me at the Palace hotel, Gin.
cinnati, in morning and do all you prom
ised. IL you do not you guarantee the
price OF stock. Show this 10 Chspio and
tefphim TO meet me In the morning with
you, or all is mp. Answer.
THE JOHNSON TKLraRAN.
January q, Isss.
Snn 4. Johnson, ESqurer BHrouu, WdJ.
iSgton, D. c.:
Tom came here empty handed and lsf,
for Cincinnati. Converse aud friends sore
and disappointed. lie shodld gst evidence
at once, unless you have abandoned eyety.
thing. He should 10 To Chicago At once.
(Sigued ALLEN o. MYERS.
JOHN R. M'LrAN's TELEGRAM
January ~. lsss.
John X. Mclean, Washington, D. C..
Campbell not here. His neglect ha.
caused great annoyance. Cases 20 10 trial
this afternoon. What doe, Csmpbelrs
course mean
LSigned ALLEN O. MYERS.
MYERS EXPLANATION.
Crews was another Chicago man who
wanted TO break into this case The duty
allotted TO Mr.. Campbell was 10 procure
the Chicago evidenoe. We had . letter
from this man Crews, written some time
in August or September, telling all about
Mr.. Huling's visit there, and Mr.. Fire.
stone, etc, and Mr.. Campbell was 10 fol.
low that up and zee II there Was anything
in II and what was done In Chicago. when
the csse came TO trial thought he was In
Chicago. That Is one reason why I
demanded severance OF the trial
because he was not here, and when
he did come he had not been In
Chicago. told him would 70 10 Chicago.
] found Mr.. Crews and found him very
me to pay him 81 900. Crews said Mills
would be paralyzei when he came into
court and saw him on our side. would
have paid him 81, 500 willingly " ] had had
IL, II 4: would have been necessary 20 pro
cure the evidence, hut the detective pulled
my coat tail and told me that could have
the evidence without the lawyer. Then
Mr.. Crews wanted 10 he employed on Mr..
Montgomery case. I said, Mr.. Crews, I
cannot do that; am not on trial; | cannot
employ you ns m attorney ON Mr.. Mont.
gomery's case, but will give
you 500, though, II you will come
10 Columbus and consult Mr.. Montgomery
and his attorneys and zee " they want 10
employ you. wanted 10 get him out Of
Chicago anyhow. He came here on Sat.
urday aud met me with Mr.. McSweeney.
took an attorney with me this time, for
found out that they were Dangerous
men. We meet him In his room In the
Neil HOUSE. He had not gone back 10
Chicago A. had told him. eountod out
the 500 10 him In the presence of Mr. Nc.
Sweeney, and going dowa atairs he used
language which ! do not wish 70 rcpsst,
but 10 the effect that the other side would
know everything before to-m morrow night,
and sent that Telegram referring 10 the
6rst or witte telegram. lwanted " gst
those people ont Of Chicago bsfors thst
man Crews got back there and told that
man Mills everything
] bad entered into an arrangement With
Mr.. Chaplin In Chicago, when I paid him
the 500, To meet him In Cincinnati before
Crews could get back 10 Chicago. Iwss
afraid OF Crews. II he lCrews) not no
there first and told Mills, there would
have been no chance Of getting ths docu
msutary evidence 70 show that Mr.. HUI
Ing, Mr.. Fbestone, and other gentlemen Of
Columbus paid these gentlemen 70 come
here and testify before the grsnd Jury. a
lhey did, and indiot mysH and the Other
defendants In the case. WANTED To shaw
the whole thing 10 the people Of this CON.
muEity. Crews said he had control Of all
the testimony, and that he could show M
this conspiracy and drive these people out
Of court II we would retain bin in the
cse-drive them right out of court in dis.
grace.
Next the John X. Mclean Telegram was
explained as follows thooght NJ. Camp
bell Nas in Chicago until that night, and
] had telegrapbed 10 Mr.. Gliding vhs
said that Mr. Campbell had bern In Wsh-
ington. could not understapd that. I
thought perhaps Mclean had ssnt him 10
New York on . !aAs pending there. Ibid
not hear from Mr.. Mclean. Iwn s1.
pecting Mr. Campbell here with the syi.
dencs. He did not get here until tho
afternoon Of the 24th, and then came
without evidence. He was laboripg under
the impression that this cass would not
come TO trial until about tbs Eth
oil February. The johnson Telegram
was sent the evening following ths
Mclean Telegram, ~ had reosi fsd no ap-
swer from Mclean and waI anxious
about the matter. ] did not know but
what Mclean had sent Campbell OF on
some case, and tslegrsphed him 70 know.
did not get any answer, and could not
understand what it meant, and 20 tls-
erapbed to johnson. / wanted 10 know if
Tom Campbell was out OF the case, Asd II
70 i wanted TO know Just ~ soon - posi-
BILE. 70 ] could 90 10 Chicago myself
bad promised Convsrss the svidkpcs,
and had depended on Campbell. and - !
did not want 10 have any troable with
Converse j went TO Chicago and rot 10.
Little progress was made In The Stssbs
eontsupt casa
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