Telegram-herald., 1888-02-29

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EAs7 asksa wAs1ker ar. Cay mass
ceMaBa 81 E0neg ifo4 bsD. hs Reused -
aasssr. Ga t1s gfo4n1 tazl 5 s1l-1 eFlm.
i12ss kiH
Peter Doran stated thAs be vas ptsssnt
= iooE after tbs interests u ths ~ieusss-
Mr.. I4kgsft oeiecte2 - IL. DoTzl l1ter-
tsrins - lssfs ~ss ~ law shi-a provided
Tor . sl11ess having AZ aftorasF u Co9st -
pr0Aecs hin. s8d ths Court astslnea the
obsscCon- Aft<f sc1se f1Ft4er co2lrSsersy
bsssssn ths sktornsys ths Coart sLste1
thai ths oaestloa was proper and
ordered tns witness 10 sDsssr. Ar
Cay then made ths objection tat tie ~lt-
Bess SAs asked II ceLn4na = a. made upon
hin sn3 this called tor al opinion from
ths siEasss as 70 ~ sesg demand VA. he
thOagnE that tas eoaysF ssilon should -
giYeD oy tns witness Mr. 1aggsrt agreed
% tkis and added 10 the question. and II
50 .n.l sas SAID Mr.. Byers said that ns
vas 70t prepared 70 answer without cen
s8ltiag nis attorney and desired % DO -.
Tns court Again called tor the q0es-
Ii9n.
Mr.. Maynard demanded 70 know whether
the answer would 20 On record II II tended
70 criminste the witness.
The court objected - 80 mAay Interrupt
tions and ordered Ar. Maynard 10 at
GOsB.
Mr.. Byers ASKED the court II be did not
answer would 10 &c contempt. He Was told
that Is would. The witness then said;
Il claim that in answering the question
IL tends 10 somsthing that mi ght subject me
70 prosecution; IN the conversation with
Mr.. Clay there vas a lslx OF money being
paid
Mr. Tszgart-who brosched the sub
jee,
Objected 10 by Mr.. Maynard.
witness-In regard 10 the money. ! told
Mr.. Clay that We were going TO have box
ing match ~ certain time and
place, and after II Was over
would see that he got some money. If
everything went OF pescesbly | would give
him So, be refused 20 accept; Mr. Cay
told me- that the sheriff Was in the house
with bis deputies and they would see that
no prize ignt occurred tried 10 explain that
We were not going 10 have prizs night; II
had been reduced to boxing match. which
occurred that night, he further stated that II
any money Was paid tue Sheriff would be
obliged TO receive part ot IL; lett Mr.. CLAY
there and found Sheriff; told him what had
been said and done.
Mr.. Taggsrt-Whst sum of money did
Mr.. Clay orier. if any?
Objected 10 by Mr.. Maynard. Not
sustained.
Witness--I suppose your Honor l can
decline 70 answer that question?
Instructed by the Court that ne could
answer and not criminsts himself.
Mitness-He refused 10 accept $40 from
me and l didn't agree TO give IL 10 him
then; as expenses would be very great,
didn't expect To make any money; was
willing to give him SO provided We would
clear that amount; he said fight would be
stopped BY the Sheriff; Mr. Clay aud
| were together; he tod HE that
public sentiment was against US, that any
such thing was an impossiblity to occur;
asked US TO scjourn il for one week, aud il
we couldn't adjourn it would cost us $3.50.
Mr.. Tsggart-What did Mr.. Clay say
about $500?
Witness-That was my proposition; /
don't think Mr.. Clay said anything about
$500 ut that time.
The witness here asked the
question that. should it be proven that
il he attempted to briDe an official, would il
criminate him. The Court stated that if
the offer was not accepted it woald not
criminate him.
Mr.. Taggart-In a conversation with me
q half hour before we came 10 this Court.
did you not say TO me that Mr.. Clay de-
manded of you $500.
Witness-He did not demand $500 of me
that day, but did upon another occasion;
at that time | made proposition IN regard
TO the $3.50 TO Mr.. Clay; told him | would
give him an answer in thirty minutes; e1-
planned TO him | couldn't afford to pay any
more, as / was hard up for money; told him
/ had been to great expense over glove
match and could only give him 80; if had
given Mr.. Clay $500 would have expected
TO get back part of it; Clay explained that
If he got the money it would 90 to people
who were kicking about the fight; he said
there was such = pressure brought to bear
on him that il would cost him $3.50: | said
1890 is paid, will expect TO get part of
il back; Mr.. Nolan and Mr. Hem mil, of
Cincinnati. were present at the time; had
some talk with Colonel Bishop at hotel,
when / told him the circumstances: he
said that he understood il was only glove
contest. but in duty to his otiics be would
have TO make an examination; he said be
knew nothing Of the money transaction;
he asked Clay why ne resorted to sucn
means to obtain money; Clay replied that
he did not give his opinions for nothing.
Mr.. Taggart here read an extract from an
affidavit previously made By 4r. Byers, as
TO the demand made by Mr.. Clay.
Witness-I had engaged some carriages
az Sweets Hotel and invited Mr.. Clay to
visit the place and see tie contest; he de-
clined, stating that il was the Sheriff7s bu.i-
Sheriff TO see that no prizs fight occurred.
he said that he had given his opinion and
would have nothing more to DO with il.
Mr.. Tsggart-Is the statement true that
Clay demanded 500 from you and Mr.
Forbes2
Mr.. Maynard vigorously objected and was
ordered by the court several times 10 take
bis seat.
Witness--Mr. Clay did not demand $500
TO be used by himself i: was talked that If
We should give him 500 that be and the
Sheriff would go out see the fight and then
he would give sn opinion as TO returning
the N oney ifit was not prize fight, this
conversation occurred in my room a. Teet's
Hotel. introduced Mr.. Gay ss ProsecS ing
Attorney to some OF the Cincinnati parties.
be talked the matter over with them, say
ing that ifit vssa prize fight il would
have to be stopped. bat II Il was only box
ing match he had nothing to do with il;
he told them that providing il wer. a prize
E ght they would either have to adjourn Il
or pay 500. be told Nolan taas the Sheriff
would have half OF the money; brought the
Sheriff there, | then told Mr.. Clay /
would ut pay anything oecsuse / didn't
have 20.
Cross-ersninsd By Mr.. Clsy-Did Tou
pay me any money for interesting myself IN
this prize hght'
Witness No sir.
Mr.. Csy-Did not yeu explain in your
room that it vas - 5e a glove Contest
Wifns&--Iss sir.
Mr.. Cisy-Di3nt I say that II TIA, was
the case it would be Do violation OF the
law
Vitness-Yss SIR. yoa sid that YOU s1d
the Sheriff wanted % f01 1as s3 20 saefher
il vas going 30 bs . prize Gzat aud tass yoa
kaI uofa5nv n IA uir. frs a~r1zf rr.r fhat
if there vas case. Tou E01l1 have 70 cen
duct the prosecution, ron sad thaf ~ shsfs
hsd be-a posters displs "a caaspica0usl 8.
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