Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-20
IVES JUBILANT.
Confidence in His Acquittal Causes Him
to Waltz Around Like Boy.
The State Closes ItsICase Short of What the De-
PENDANT Expected-Ex- Governor HOad-
ley on the Stand.

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-The unex-
pected change of front by the district at
torney in the Ives case yesterday just
before the recess by announcing that the
prosecution had closed, has given new
lease of life to Ives while his counsel is
jubilant and to-day went to work Ikea
lawyer whose client is about to step out
of the halls of justice free man. For
the first time since the trial began every
body was late this morning. 1t
was precisely 11:20 O'Clock when
LaWer Brooke got himself to-
gether and proceeded to address
the jury. Mr.. Brooke abandoned the
usual leading up preliminary address to
the jury and went at his work from the
start. He counselled the twelve men in
whose hands the case of Ives is that the
only question before them for their de-
cision was whether or not, on the DIST
of June, 1886, his client, Ives, had
issued or caused to be issued $500 200 of
fraudulent stock of the Cincinnati
Hamilton. and Dayton railroad. Then
Mr.. Brooke essayed to tear to pieces the
testimony given by Woodruff. Step by
step ana word by word he attacked it,
and told the court and jury that if
Woodruff's testimony was unworthy of
belief then they must acquit the prisoner.
Mr. Brooke concluded his address at
y: 80 o CLOCK, at which time the regular
recess was taken. Ives was in his glory
and made no attempt to conceal his feel
ings He waltzed around his counsel as
a school boy would around his favorite
humming top. After recess Mr.. Edgar
NJ. Johnson, former counsel for the Gin
ciunati, Hamilton and Dayton railroad,
will take the stand. He will be followed
by eX-GovernorsHoadIe of Ohio.
AS soon as court was opened after re-
cess Mr.. Brooke made a formal demand
for prepared and sworn statement of
the witness, Woodruff. They were NOT
quite ready.
Edgar NJ. Johnson, ex-counsel for the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton rail-
road, was then placed on the witness
stand He had known Mr.. Short all his
lifetime. In 1886 the firm of Hoodley,
Lauderback s. johnson was general
counsel of the road. He was first brought
into connection with Henry S. Ives dur
ing the litigation against what was known
as the Jewell trust. At time prior to
that date the Jewell trust was dissolved,
and Ives buying big block of stock OBJ
tanned a controlling interest. Prior to
the election the witness promised to do
all he could for Short that he might be
appointed He succeeded. After the
meeting he met Short, who remarked:
''By the way, 1 have signed some stock
certificates and 1 don t know what to do
with them.
Mr.. johnson replied that he guessed it
was all right and to let them stand. I'm
der laws of Ohio certificates can only be
the company. The witness was personal
counsel for Ives & Co. Mr.. Ives never
suggested anything wrong, nevertheless,
he thought that sometimes the action
and judgment of Mr.. Ives were somewhat
unbusiness like and bOyish.
Cross examined by Col. Fellowship
Ives had wanted or intended to do any
criminal act it is most likely he would
have consulted You?''
ono; neither he nor any one else. -
''You were away in Europe several
months, leaving on June 16, were you
| not?''
eyes"
f'And during your absence there was
an authorized increase of stocks?"
Ono. -
'eThat is all sir.
Ex-Governor Hoadley was the next
witness. He had known Mr.. Short for
about thirty years well and intimately.
Short spoke to the witness about certif-
Gates which he had signed in blank, and
was told that was all right.
''I did not advise Mr.. Short to sign the
certificates, ahead and give them to Mr.
Staynor In fact, no such conversation
upon that subject was held. -
Here Short IS testimony was gone over
at that part of it in which he testified
that he had signed no certificates until
advised to do SO by Governor Hoadley
Witness swore that the conversation he
had with Short was only in regard to GER
tificates which which had been and were
to be signed. This testimony is directly
opposed to that of Short.