New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-20
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Judge Barrett-Iow many times ola you sec Mr. NiecNs
about the matter7 Al think twl'e'
Odd you get this letter between 'he nfs' 'e 'na'
vou saw him and the second time Al cannot recolec'
Mr. Rlrd-How long after the first time that you saw
him did YOU get this letter. Al enk that 1t must nave
,oan in the nechborhood OF ten or fifteen days
o-ls that your best recollection At Is
o-From the that you received the letter up to
tho time that YOU heard Of the publication OF the re-
port did you Meeks7 A-No. have no recollection
n seeing him until this out in the papers.
Q.-After 1t came out did you see him. Ayes
owhere7 An the County Clerks office. 1t was
on that moro reporters called upon me IN
reference Flack As they called upon
me | to see him.
c-1lat n august Any opinion Is that IL
was the last Of July
Q.-When you went to see him was there any
person with hm7 Al don't think that there was
Odd you have any conversation with him?
Mr. Bird do not see there is anything in this
which has bearing the matter
Judge Barr,tt-Supposnc he admitted conspiracy
think is admissible against Mr.. Mecks
Mr. GoI-Wc expect to prove admissions Of Meeks
himself and to establish the fact that Mt wright
had nothing to do with and that Mr. Mcneil
authority protected him.
Mr.. Brd-My opponent seems 10 nave speciai oo'eo0
/ in protecting this
The witness-I saw Mr. Necks and said to him. Joe
what is there about This rlack case? You know that
| know nothing about that case" lie answered; "Bch
you don't, to appear the attorney
1 appointed referee in the case ana l
hax-p rada NV
nav ,ao my 'f''' ~
Did Won sec Ambrose Mcneil any time after that,
Al did
O-Whcref AIN the Thirty fourh-st. railroad Office
Q.-What did he say when you saw him In the Cour'
House, Ale seemed to be mad.
Mr.. Brd-Was thai what he said
EN.Judgo HussC-Do the expressions OF Mcneil nave
any bearing this case'
Juuse p@r,s.'-ou ,,s oue a, uo s,id that
NJ 'oa " nav ~ a sn 1 s,td something about
n .noc enorors and turning to Mr. Meek,
=, ,.,,oa -, ,o,x who e,xe IL awavn
" - ~ ,, d,i,,ono, va. aid, At Is all
e now arvhou What arc Won going to do about it "
This no said 70 mo when I met him in the depot.
n w. vr vools nresenta A-No sir
- Ma von have any other conference with Mr. Meoks
a ,,ha, ala no s,v, ! AID. he said: Ben It Will
he all right: lust wait dav or two"
oIEead mis- letter which hand to YOU all Of It, A.
Law Office BENJAMIN Wright confidential Dear Ben :.
rve-vthinc has been hushed up Keep the plan orig
na,v adopted bv YOU Professional rights nothing
yonr authorization from Mcneil protects you. don't
nink ANYTHING will appear after to-day. Yours Truly
Jor
r. ~ ,.,.o, ,horo u.as comn,cte silence in the
-" ,n rroro uas .,so silence when Mr. COZ
courtroom. ,n ',', va, wa, ',o ,nn inv
ooean ~ 'oo1 ''''' '0''N' 49, .u N 1850
b'h!dmin wright ,.-- ,..,., roooo,,ncs ADAMS,
My mother contempa'es beginning pro,eeD.ntS '
my isther io' divorce. ~ Is ,orrs
and wish you 10 represent hvl VI ~'' -, .c,
The envelope IN Wmch 'hiS ic"e' was '''',' '
Mr.. Wright at his mousse AT ba! Shpre Wa uh''" ~ Wv
po,tofice canccllng stamp on August 5 17-3.
The prosecution ended their direct examination Of VT
Wright here and Mr.. Bird took II up on bchal {" hi'
c,ient 1osenh Nce,s The LAWYER worked hard 10 twist
,h Wines nm in mass Of legal tcchnicalities and to
-, ,I .aai. h:,,so,f IN the whole he wa,
,,oo.-,,, vr WRIGHT almost broke down when he
-, -. ~, 49,, ..,,,,,.rco with Neeks and IN.
"'s'ineu - , ~, ,,ars hcd him only = short
esteem in which he always heo MN. WnH ,'' ~
time ago he was the referee III p""''o" SUM- 80
which Meeks received over one SA'n " ,.,
100000 In all MS relations III Hi' a.
father and lawyer nothing was known against Nc'"''
There was no man he loved better.
Q.-Was there anything in your life. MI wright known
TO him suspected by which he could Work upon YOU
A-No sir; never We have Away been a. intimate a.
brothers
o,-uavcnt YOU tried to get Mr.. Meeks with
YOU that the date Of earlier than Juiyl a
l did not try to get him to agree to anything.
Odd not you try before going into the Grand Jury
room TO fix upon the dates Al ou not "'""o" Wv
Odd you take the same oath that you have taken
here the same one which you TOOK p'ofe fo'ns "''
the Assembly CtnHliteeI A.-i'N Si'
Q.-Ihen didn't he call you back as you were gong '
the Grand Jury room Ale did not
Didn't he 70 you there that you had got your
dates mixed upl A.-No, fir.
Didn't he say 10 you there Joe why 10 you P''
Bookstaver and in a holci" A.-No. ST.
Q.-Look at that summons and see what IS "''''"
there? A.-BenJamin Wright NO l3- N'HSaH-st'
C.-Don't yol know that you were not a. 40 i'- Ms
sau.st.2 Al DO.
Odd you take that 10 no. 1872 Nassau'st. because
Mecks said that the original summons was not uA'1 !"
AprNq Al did not
O.-Can YOU name another summons which you went 70
the Potter building to sienl Al cannot
Q.-You say you made no entry Of TINS case why was
thstl Al do not know.
O.-fou said thst you uiu no' ''i u''''
90 not .., w..
V'-bu' you '''' ' -, -, o,.,,., t.,ycc,
. 80 -, . f., ,,,v case and the granting OF
ao,q .rrentv dav, bositatlnel
~ usvc van ALWAYS known u.atl Al have
O-T1en If YOU signed that paper July and you
saw Nh the nrst time on that day twenty DAYS
did not clapsc; A-Wcll' no. sif
Q.-DO you remember "h'h you N"o'o " '""' ~ "