Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-14

Doughty feel very uncomfortable. Judge
White sits on a jury and Judge Ewing gives
temperance lecture gratis.
The trial of the three Aldermen charged
with conspiracy Callen, Msneese and
Doughty-was continued yesterday with
unabated interest, despite the fact that a
large portion of the testimony given had
already been aired in the hearings before
Magistrate Hyndman. A large audience
was present and feasted upon the sallles OF
the counsel of both sides. Curran, Of Troy
Hill, was an interesting witness and lugged
in the names of prominent citizens with great
promiscuousness.
The first witness called yesterday after
noon was Mrs Kate Davis, of Frankstown
avenue and Station street, East End. She
testified to having paid Alderman Calm
S26 to settle her case.
Mrs. Coyle, who lives on Second avenue,
near the South Tenth street bridge, testified
that she had been notified that a suit had been
brought against her for Illegal selling. She
paid Bauder. Alderman Calm and Doyle S6S
and the case was dropped.
Mrs. Catherine Sullivan, of Penn avenue and
Station street. East End, testified that war
rant had been served on her for illegal selling
She went to Alderman Means office and her
15-year-old son went on her bail for her appear
ance at tn, hearing. AtterWard bauder went
to her house and she there paid him $40 She
heard no more about the case.
ANDY Rehebeine, of Penn avenue, opposite
Thirty-ffth street testified that Dougberty
had sued him before Alderman Maneese
Maneese's constable arrested him. He went to
Alderman Doughty's Office, and neighbor
named Schwartz went his bail At the hear
Tr1Ir- ba hill for
the following Monday, July 2, he and his
brotheT-in-law, Herman hetterer, went to Bau-
der's office and paid him $50 and costs to settle
the case. On cross-examnatiOn he said he
never saw Alderman Maneese.
Henry Wertz, of 1886 Butler street, testified
that Dougherty sued him before Alderman
Maneese. Constable Gallagher served the
warrant. Bauder told him to go TO George D.
Moore to settle the case. w. d. Moore, who
is counsel in the case, wanted the fact empha-
sized that he was not the Moore referred to-
The other attorneys smiled. Wertz paid
Moore $50 to settle the case, and he also paid
s. 50 costs to Alderman Maneese.
On cross-examination be said he had cigar
license, but refused TO say whether he had a
Government Liquor license or not. Judge
White said he need not do so. Attorney Rear
don said the question was important
wERTz FEARED UNCLE SAM.
He can sell liquor, Your Honor" said Mr.
Reardon, land his answer shows that he is
much afraid of the United States Government
but he is not afraid of Your Honor"
John Jacob Arnot of 155 Frankstown ave
nue., believed he had been sued. When Ma
neese's constable read the warrant to HIM he
when his wife notified him the case had been
settled.
Attorney Reardon-You on skipped because you
knew you were guilty.
Witness-I did not say so.
why did you skip. then?"
"He wanted s., 900 bail, and did not know
whether could get it or not"
Peter Lauerman, of Penn avenue, had been
notified that he had been sued. His testimony
was not important. aeC
Victor Miller testified that at Mrs. Arnot's
request he settled the case against her hus-
hand. He paid Bauder SIS and costs So in
Maneeseis back office. He got no receipt and
did not see Bauder pay Maneese anything.
Miller also paid Bauder SIS and costs So, to
settle two cases against Peter Iauerman On
cross-eXamination he admitted having received
IS for settling each of the cases.
Victor Geiselman said that Mr.. Beck's wife
told him that Beck had been sued before
Maneese, and asked him to go to BaudeT and
settle it. Bauder told him that Beck was
charged with selling liquor without Incense.
He paid Bauder $50 and costs. SIS. to settle it.
GOOD WITNESS FOR THE D. P. s.
DAVID Suran testified that he lived on Small
man street. but up to October % he lived on
Troy Hill. Bauder notified him that he had
been sued for selling liquor without license.
landlord, Mr.. Flach, went his bail The first
time he went for hearing no wit
nesses appeared against him, and
his lawyer, Attorney Freedman, asked
would be no use to grant him a non-suit as
they could then enter another suit Maneese
told him 1t would take from S35 to $50 to settle
it, The second hearing ended the same way
At the third hearing Frank and ''Reddyh Nc
Gail and Doyle testified against him. He then
gave bail for court A few days later his wife
paid ex-Mayor Wyman S35 to settle the case
Three weeks sfJerward Mr. Wyman told Mrs
Suran that the S35 was not enough and that
they wanted more. Mrs. Suran then gave him
some more money-S67 in ALL They refused to
give her receipt for more than S55, and he
notified Inspector Whitehouse. Three weeks
after the hearing in the Bauder cases before
Magistrate Hyndman ex-Mayor Wyman gave
SLIGO back to Mrs. Suran.
On crOss-eXaminatiOn he said that at the third
hearing BaudeT and Attorney Freedman called
him into the back Office where they had been
talking, and offered to drop the case against
him if be would testify against the other family
in the same house. He refused.
Mrs. Suran corroborated her husbands testi-
mony.
Mrs Bitner, of Allegheny, paid $50 and costs
TO ]. D. Moore. Joseph Reese, of 46l Fifth
avenue, paid S54 TO Alderman Callen. John
House was arrested and gave bail, but heard
nothing about the case afterward. He notified
Robert Liddell, the brewer, of his arrest but
did not ask him to settle it. He did not know
that Nj. Liddell did settle the case.
LowRIE PEACHES ON HIS PALS
At the morning session Attorney BurIeigh
did the rostrum act for two mortal hours read
ing the stenographic reports of the hearing
before Alderman Hyndman, which the public
has already heard fully
Alderman Lohrman, of the Southside was
called and sworn, and testified that out of Is
. criminal iDformations made before him by ].
D. BaudeT. only one had reached court The
warrants were in each instance issued to ]. D.
Bauder. Alderman Cassidy gave similar eVi-
dence touching eight informatlons
Lowrie j. Bender, ex-constable of the Nine
teenth ward, now took the stand as witness
for the State. He rehearsed the story told be-
fore Magistrate Hyndman with but slight vari-
ations. The accused Alderman didn't seem to
enjoy the little narrative.
During the testimony of the witness House
Judge White adjourned court as a tribute of
respect to W. S. Wilson, the deceased member
of the bar.
THF SUPREME COURTsS WORK