The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-23
STILL A NEW DELAY.
Missing Witness Lynassen Retards
the Perkins-CleVeland
Examination.

The progress OF the Perkins Cleveland
contest was delayed an hour this morn
ing by the absence of George 81. Lynas-
sen. the canvasser for Mr.. Perkins, who
was to be produced for cross-examina-
tion. Mr.. Record wrote to Lynassen on
Saturday requesting him to be presen t
this morning at half past nine O'Clock.
At ten o'clock Mr.. Record and Mr.. Nc
Masters were at Commissioner Romaine's
Office ready to go on, but Lynassen did
not appear.
Mr.. Record said he sent letter to Ly-
nasen on Saturday directing him to pres
ent himself this morning for cross exam
ination and he could not account for his
absence. Amessenger was dispatched for
him and q recess of half an hour was
taken. At the same time Mr.. Nc Masters
gave notice that he would move to have
McGregor's testimony stricken out unless
the prosecution produced him for cross
examination on Wednesday. Mr.. Record
stated that his side would do all in its
power to produce the witness. He did
not know where McGregor was and Mrs.
McGregor claimed to be equally ignorant
of whereabouts.
M'GREGoR HEARD FROM.
Mr.. Record received on Saturday an
envelope directed in McGregor's hand
writing mailed at ten O'Clock that morn
ing at Jersey City.
In the envelope were two keys to Mr..
Records office, which had been given to
McCiregor while in Mr.. Records employ.
These facts caused many to think that
the respondent knew more about Nc
Gregor's disappearance than perhaps he
would care to have made public. The
non appearance of Lynassen following so
closely upon the mysterious disappear
ance of McGregor sat many to thinking.
OAn f,d
that Mr.. Hudspeth and Mr.. McMasters
or any of the other lawyers appearing for
Mr. Cleveland would knowingly become
participants in such practices. But rec
ognizing the desperate straits into which
the testimony so far produced by the
prosecution has placed the ring and the
chief beneficiary of their frauds, no one
seem much surprised at Lynassen's con-
duct
1t was after eleven o'clock when Lynas-
sen finally appeared at Commissioner Ro-
maine's office and stated that he had
been too busy to come sooner. He was
Immediately placed on the stand and in
few minutes Miss Streets type writer
filled the room with its clatter as 1T re-
corded Lynassen's testimony
THE EXAMINATION RESUMED.
He said that he was nineteen years old
and a jewelry clerk, at present in the
printing business. Mr.. McMasters,
| though not so much OF an obstruction
| ist as Mr. Hudspeth, is not so far behind
| the Corporation Attorney in the use Of
| dilatory tactics. One of the slips which
| Lynassen used in his direct examination
| was missing. Mr. McMasters took some
| time to go through the slips to look for il
| and then had Lynassen consume as much
more time in another fruitless search
| After the cross-examination had gone OF
! over an hour Mr.. McMasters discovered
the missing slip in the pile he and Lynas
| sen had so carefully examined. Lynassen''
| cross examination was in the same wei
beaten track which the Cleveland law
| yers have travelled in their cross examina
| tion OF the witnesses.
He was asked to describe the peo pl