The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-30
STATES EVIDENCE.
Conspirator Stone Testifies
Against Haines.
a sELF-cosyIcTEp MURDERER.
Haines' Endezvor. He Says, was
mer's Evidence shaky.

AUBCEx, " ", Nov. ae.-Since the
report yesterday the government has
continued TO introduce evidence show
ing the smuggling Of opium stored in
the eustom-honse at ogdenSburg-
This was only admitted a. to defend
ant Gardner.
Colkett OF Seattle, was called 10
prove the postsnaFk on certain letters
70 Gardner and two directed to Haines.
He had no knowledge OF their de-
livery.
Messrs. Snow and Wallis, OF the
Western Union and Pacific Postal
telegraph offices, Seattle, were called to
prove the receipts OF te,egrams al
their Offices. No objection was offered
by Haines 10 their testimony.
Stone one Of the defendants. was
then called. He stated that a conver-
sation took place between himself and
Haines at Utica last spring. IN which
Haines suggested the substitution OF
domestic opium for the seized
opium in the custom house,
and thus win the Gardner case.
The conversation only lasted a few
moments. The subject was not men
toned again. and Haines was TO re-
ceive no profit out OF the transaction
He tStone) made all the arrangements
at ogdensburg and committed the
larceny, bribed the janisor and was to
receive $500. lie saw Haines after
that ia New York. but the matter was
not discussed again. He wrote two let
tiers to Haiues about the scheme and
afterwards stole part OF the opium
and shipped il TO Gardner, at Chicago.
and was getting ready TO steal the bal
ance when arrested. He stated that
he had received one letter from Haines
acknowledging receipt OF his letters of
June 90 and 81, but he had burned it,
He never received any other letter
from Haines. He wrote and received
several letters from Gardner. making
arrangements for the larceny and
corresponded with Gardner in Kansas
after he came East, and at Chicago.
He went to Chicago the latter part of
July, to see Gardner and make final
arrangements.
Stones testimony as to Haines was
very contradictory and apparently un-
satisfactory to the government Stone
is repulsive in looks and writhed un-
der the cross-examination of Haines'
counsel, which brought oat his former
career of crime. forcing him TO admit
himself thief and that he had per-
suaded government officers 10 commit
q crime against their government, and
betraying the confidential communi-
cations of his former client, Gardner,
against his protest. Apparently those
in the crowded courtroom felt intense
contempt for a man who would COM
nit crime and then attempt 20 swear
it on to another. He presented
pitiahle spectacle.
His cross-examination was not fin
ished when the court adjourned till
tomorrow morning.
AUBuRN, y. Y, Nov. 2g.-The
United States court continued in seS-
sion to-day, the object being to COM
plete the conspiracy case as soon
possible. John y. Stone, one of the
defendants, who turned states evil
dence, stated that Haines had made
proposition to him last March,
while they were both attending the
United States court as Utica as coun-
sci for Gardner in the smuggling
case. that they should bribe the neces-
sary custom-houSe officers at 0gdens-
burg and substitute a spurious arti-
Gle for the imported opium.
lie identified letters which he had
written To both Haines and Gardner,
and detailed at length how the opium
was taken fro:si the custom-house at
0gdensburg and shipped TO Chicago,
and similar cans containing wood in
block put in their place. He identi-
fed the cans found in Gardner's pos
session in Chicago at the time of his
arrest as the ones taken from the Gus
tom house st Ogdensburg.
Judge BrIndsge. counsel for
Haines, subjected the witness TO a
rigid ross-examination. which viii
be continued tomorrow.