Telegram-herald., 1888-03-17

lived on O4sswa-st fhiFty-kSo yesrz Have
: fEatiy. kno~ NE. eEll1. slEned > rcnnD-
s.rslcs asaiusf tie 5aaaing ~ b0ust of
~ t<ais "a my Esis heorhosa.
ias Nstness ~as interrupted Nsth ibe
saaos oiseslons and arguments sUl the
luafk at9s..i blla a. proeee4
Is0 msu ckals 10 ny hoasz snd ssntec
10 knoW Say ! 81 nei i end wanted me -
~gtaeIsS my naas said they we're fsoilce-
inea aa1 seat ~ cupernien 1eol smith.
tnFee others came ate crsaris vita tae pe-
ice hs2Fse snd scared ns vile. v DO thought
] sxs % b. locked ~. tol them ! woeldnt
have suy o@wdy hoass ia my nsieaopr-
nooa. don saow OF nay osR kaowieage
that sn'ia ssul taeHa hey said %.
ar. Maynara expisiasd that tnis Was
clearly iRlpsaonink testimony o. Osaeral
smith ssefe he uld nol ssnd any man 10
X keliers
ar. F.etchsf-He said he didn't remsm.
beF
Alter re aeSs OF Eve minutes City Clerk
bslEnaD was Introduced and shown tne AT
tlcie Published ia the Dssio1faf VI February
. naaer the head of Charges Fneierrea,"
Mr. Clay read The following IL faot.
Al the CITY Clerk 0ifos there was con-
siderable gossip ABOUT the matter. Clerk
Beikoap said taa ciays salary was orawn
or as s3d ~ drawn 70 the eod of his ie "a.
aud Il ne haa quit TIE town u ~as a. good
a thing for Liga 10 do ~ he could Lave Sc
leclec
The proceeding was objected 70, as sfore.
and Mr. Maynard sad the relationship be-
weeB Ball sno emith IN the preps rstioL 0t
the SAID article had been shown and they
would now show that the whole thing was
made out Of whole cloth sn1 that Bal aud
siniih coDspired 10 inlure Csy. The OCCUR
rences tailed there were never giyea toslhem
ne a. r. Al ffss
Mr.. Bsiknap VAS all0~ed 10 answer a
question. ano said no such conversation
ever took place in his ollioe.
ne CoUrt i1eD adjourned until clock
sud upon reassembling, Alderman Louis l..
Launlere. Of the E.ghin ward was ca led
| and shown the closing lines OF the para
graph quoted 10 Cierk Be.knsp.
Alderman Laanlefe expressed the
opinion hat he had surely gone"
The Alderman strenn0usly denied msk-
ing such remark and said he went 10 Ball
10 nave It retr&cted, that the Dea,oorot would
not publish the denial. bat the IELEsgAN
HERALD did.
Dir. Iaggart-rhis has nothing 20 do with
our examination. IL Is entirely outside Of
TIE case aud / would be glad TO have the
examination proper 20 Oh.
Mr.. Clsy-Ihen you will admit that this
article. gotten uD 10y General Smith aud
way, was wno.ly false and malicious.
Mr.. Tsggarl-We have nothing % admit.
nothing 10 do with 1t. IL was your own
| light.
Mr. Ciay-T know it is and this is par,
and parcel OF IT,
After some delay Mr.. Clay took the stand
and proceeded to state something that Cen
erai Smith had told Mr. Shoemaker, aad
Shoemaker bad told Clav. but was not al
| lowed 10 proceed.
Thea came another jangle about produc-
| ing more witnesses. and finally Mr. Clay
sa'd that ne wished TO have the testimony
already Transcribed read, as the law pro
yidei. 10 the respondent and signed, and
| then he should reserve the right 10 produce
| evidence o. refute the fourth charge, that
| the complainant believes hin wholly un-
| NJ 10 mold the office OF Prosecuting At
| torney," which he thought they had no
| legal right 10 withdraw after the Governor
| had ordered 1t sc1ed upon with the rest
| Mr. IeggaTt-it is . remarkable thing for
person charged with ofenses to ask 10
| detead himself against something with
which lie Is NJ; cna ged. lie is not charged
| with inconpe.ency or anything OF fnat
kind. Hc is Competent and aole. 1bxt
Clause is merely an expression OF The bc.iel
OF the comp ainsnt.
| Dir. Clsy--JGst the same As all the rest.
| At. Se2Kar--l am wiling that II fls
Governor looks upon this clause a. 4 charge
and 50 considers IT, that the psiiuon De re-
referred and the defendant be allowed to
| produce evidence 10 ref0te IL.
| Ihis proposition was recorded aud 50 the
mater rested, aud The strnographer pro-
ceedea with the reading Of evidences which
occupied the rest Of the afternoon.
| When the testimony has all been tran
! scri0ed, read aud signed. Judge Perkins wis
SET day 10 hear argument Of counsel on
the theory tina. the testimony is now al in.