The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-24
THE YOUNG NAPOLEON.
Henry S, Iyes Possesses "a De-
cided Advantage at
THE CLOSE OF THE EVIDENCE,
A Railway Porter Tells How the Pros
eoutlon Trled to Prevent Him
from Testifyins-The AFgu'
menfln the Case Begun,

New YORK, Sept 3.-The inst VIII
ness in the Ives trial this morning was
James II, Wilson, porter Of the Clncin'
natl, Hamilton & Dayton Railroads pri'
vate car, The direct examination OF this
witness amounted to nothing, Upon
re.cross examination, the witness stated
that he had been in the employ Of the
road as porter Of the officers private car
for seven years. He remembered leav'
ing Cincinnati on June 10 with the off,
GERS Of the company, They were Ives,
staynor and Woodruff and were accom-
panied by Mrs. and Miss stayner. The
date was impressed on his mind because
there had been a change Of officers.
Mrs,and,Miss stayner occupied the state
room. Woodruff told the porter that he
would commit some books TO the wit
ness special keeping to be delivered to
Mr. Ives at his Office In Nassau street.
Witness took the books, When the
party reached New York, Mr., Mrs. aud
Miss Stayner went away in carriage
and Ives and Woodruff took cab. The
witness went back to Jersey City and
brought over the books, He took them
to the office as 25 Nassau street aud wait
ed there until Ives aud Woodruff reach.
ed there and handed over the books TO
them. The books were given him by
Mr.. Short In Cincinnati and no one saw
them until they were delivered In New
York. He was told they were the books
and seal Of the company, but he didn't
sec them,
BY Mr.. Brooke-"Was your pass to
New York canCelled?"
ayes, 1t was cancelled at London, o.,
% miles from Columbus"
"Tha: is during your journey here to
testify to-day%
"Yes."
Mr.. Brooke, addressing the Court,
said: "Your Honor, / offer this can.
Celled pass in evidence TO show that the
Vice President Of the road In Consulta-
ton with Julius Dexter, cancelled the
pass OF the witness in order 10 keep him
from coming here. Remember, ! don't
mean any reflection on the District
Attorneys office"
BY Col. Fellows-"When did you
learn you were wanted in New York?'
Thursday night; | told the clerk l
had received telegram"
"Whom was 1t from?"
at was signed by W. r. Wilson, an
uncle Of mine, presume, whom ! have
not seen since ! was 0 years Of age.
When last l heard from him he was in
Arkansas"
"And did you not think It strange
that you should receive telegram from
your uncle in Arkansas telling you to
come to New York to see your aunt who
was at the point Of death ?"
"No."
"While in Brooklyn did you not stop
with Thomas Proctor, who is Mi. Ives
body SyI.5 seE5yantfp ,-,a.. ,"@
"Dld he talk TO you about him in court
here9"
"No, he did not"
Dawyer Brooke started in to show by
number Of telegratns how certain people
interested In the prosecution tried TO In
duco the witness to go back when they
learned he had come here TO testify in
the Ives case, instead OF coming to see a
sick. aunt. One Of tho telegrans he re.
Ceived from Woodruff under date OF the
9th instant and read, from Cincinnati;
ITO james H. WILSON, care Of Conductor No, o.
"Come back to Cincinnati on first
train. Answer quick.
One from Mr.. McCrea, the manager Of
the road, read;
"pITrsBuRdu, Sept. 20.
Conductor No. 0;
"Please pass James II. Wilson from
Cincinnati to Pittsburgh on Cincinnati,
Hamilton 4 Dayton, on a special car.
u. MCOREA, General Manager"
These dispatches were written on white
paper which showed that they had been
received on the private wires Of the com.
pany. Witness had a pass 10 Pittsburgh,
where he was 10 get another upon his
arrival TO bring him on TO New York.
When he reached that point he found
none aud was compelled to pay his fare.
Witness read a message from Julius
Dexter, asking why witness was going
TO New York.
Colonel Fellows here read tho tele.
gram sent to Wilson in Cincinnati:
"NEw YoRx, 10.
"Jamts H. Witson, CiRcinnati'
"Your aunt lies at the point OF death.
Come here Immediately"
A Juror remarked that tho telegram
under the circumstances was unjustilia.
BILE, but withdrew the remark saying
that he spoke on the spur Of the moment.
The defense rcsted aud Brooke
renewed his motion asking that the
court order the jury to acquit on the
ground that The testimony OF an accom-.
plice was not admissible. This was de.
MED. Then counsel asked 10 have
stricken from the record that part OF
Woodrutr's evidence which related to
the 2lst Of January. This was also de.
MED, and Mr., Brooke al once took up
the task Of addressing the Jury.
The Worlds Pair.
NEW YosK, Sept. 2S.-Mayor Joseph
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