Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-19
WINDING MN UP.
How Colonel O'Byrne of Now York
Tripped Up a Witness.

How Colonel OByrne OIL Now horh
Tripped Up Witness.
New York Continent
A big and burly, but not overnight
fellow was on trial, charged with the
larceny of gold watch. He had not
been caught in the act, but was recog-
nized few days after the theft by the
gentleman who claimed to have been
robbed. On being searched pawn
ticket for watch was found. The gen
tleman identified the watch as his. In
the prisoners defense the claim was
made that it was case OF mistaken
identity, and that the pawned watch
was his own property Several wit
nesses were produced, who testified that
they had seen watch similar to the
one in question on the person OF the
prisoner before the date of the robbery
Matters seemed to be progressing
smoothly for the accused, and he was
finally put on the witness stand in his
own behalf.
There he stoutly denied his guilt and
endeayored to prove an alibi He de-
clared that he had owned the watch for
at least five years before his arrest, and
the case for the people was getting
shaky. On cross-examination O'Byrne
drew the prisoners mind away from
the watch, which was concealed from
view, and then, recurring to it, asked
him how often he had been in the habit
of winding it. He answered glibly:
"Every night, just before going to bed.
"And that has been your custom Tor
the past five yearsg"
"Yes, sirp emphatically.
"Well, how would you wind it--from
right to lefty
The fellow grinned at the idea, and
answered, "No, from left to right"
MWell," said O'Byrne, handing him the
watch and key, SHOW the jury how
you wound it up
UnsuspectingIy the witness took the
watch and key, turned to the jury with
a confident smile, opened the back case
and sought 10 fit the key into the hole
| but the watch was stem winder.
i BONANZA FOR A MILLIONAIRE.
He Gets a Chance to Make Doliar-and-a-
half bay and Work His Own Teams.
| West Chester Local News.
With view of improving the roads
of his section Mr.. A. j. Cassatt, vice
president Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, became candidate some
time ago for road supervisor. at that
time Philadelphia gentleman, looking
for suburban residence, hreda carriage
and driver in Lower Merton township
which is Mr.. Cassatt's hailiwick lie
was being driven over one Of the in
ferior highways when great portion
of the muddy road splashed up into his
face.
1.-THE roads are bad" he remarked.
"Ies, but there's a fellow running
for supervisor now that says he will
make them better. His names Cassatt
think, and he lives over there among
the big bugs. We poor people would
rather elect a poor man who would look
after the taxes, but the rich fellows oYel
there will elect him."
"What does man like him want an
office like that forp There can't be any
money in it for him" said the stranger
Cant, ehn' said the driver, con
temptuously. "Why he can make .
dollar and half day, and can work
his own teams"
This will be appreciated when it il
known that Mr.. Cassatt is one of the
most liberal of men, and that he has
served as supervisor the past eight years
simply to make good roads. lie ha'
made them, and Lower Merton is in thiI
respectthe model township of the unitet
States. Mr. Cassatt is again candidate
for supervisor, and in support Of hi
candidacy not only shows the best sys
TEN of roads known, but after trial o
eight years, actually lower road take
than were ever known with the lane
quadrupled in value.