Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-16
FORGING STRONG LINKS
The Iron Chain Of Evidence Grows
Stronger Day by Day.
ANOTHER LETTER SCHEME SPOILED
Attorneys Dons' dssa asd Allsa Ex-
change Cssa piimsnss untit They
are oasiisa by the Court
Kennedy Tsstihss.


respondents entered the court room IA
moody silence, and the crowd of spec
tators began 10 speculate as TO the
cause of their sourness- Donaldson
shuffied IN with an expression on bis
face which would well become Booth,
the tragedIan. and one ny one i've other
attorneys followed. Donaldson rolled
10 his sleeves as if preparing for fray
aud neryoasly awaited the cOnvening ar
the court. The lawyer evidently WAS
preparing to exulode something, but
the result OF his endeayOrs nearly un-
dermined htm IN the conf ntidence of his
clients. John HeySchutter was the first
man called To the stand to swear to the
testimony he had previously given.
After he had done so, Donaldson com-
menced TO further examine HIM. Since
lieyshutter was frst TN the stand,
Donaldson had been working him and
at last succeeded IN persuadlpg him To
state that he mad been inundated aud
coerced into testlfying To what he did
by his attorney, y. p. Allen, whom
Donaldson accused OF being IL the em-
pIoy of the street car company. Don
aidson wanted TO Introduce tine follow
ing letter IN evidence:
DonaIdson's Little Joker.
81, John Heyerschutter hereby state
that on Sunday, the27th day OF June.
1891. y. L. Allen came 10 my house, %
LlDcoln-st.. and introduced himself as
an attorney at law, and had with him
n man whom | now know To be Fred
Clark, and that said Fred Clark has
ieen IN Io!icc court. one day and a
half To my personal knowledge. but
that on the 21th day of June the sald
Allen did not introduce sand Clark 10
10 me nor mention ms name, Mr..
Allen asked me where | was shot and
told, when he Allen said they were
gong TO arrest me, and that l should
come over and bring riy bondsnen
along and siralghten the matter up.
He Allenl said it would he better~for
me TO come over and talk the matter
over tomorrow morning.
II further state that was witness
i'm the conspiracy case in police court,
and after being dismissed went to said
Aliens office and asked HIM what be
came to my house with Clark for.
Allen said Mcknight told me to go
and see you and take Mr.. Clark along
with me and see what YOU would have
come as one of the main witnesses, and
If so you would not I've arrested.
JOHN HEyERscHUrrER."
This attempt ON the part of Donald
son and the accompanying accusations,
had the effect of thoroughly arousing
the indignation of Mr.. Allen. and,
white with passion, he arose and
stamped Donaldson as an ass. and said
that he tAllen) was working for his
clients and should advise them as he
saw fit.
Forensic Amenities.
Donaldson retorted that Allen was
not the proper person TO have clients if
he only gained them To sell their liberty
10 monopolistic corporations. Allen
said that there was an excellent pros
pect of DUnaldson's clients gong -
Jackson, for the reason that they were
being defended By an incompetent
lawyer. For few moments there was
not excl rnge of instructions and un
complimentary epithcts. Judge West
fall thumped ON the desk in front of
them and ordered the qnarrchng law
yers to come to order, aud gave instruc-
tons TO the court balhff to sec that
they complied with his mandate. After
auiet had been restored. the court re-
fused to allow the letter 10 be intro
duced rs evidence. and would not allow
Donaldson to question the witness, but
the latter insisted on having the quries
which be intended t. PROFOUND placed
on the record. The effect of the above
set-to on the respondents represented
by Donaldson was to frighten them
bodily. Mr.. Allen explained that when
Heyschutter was shot. n day or so after.
he advised him to tell what he knew
about the dynamite plot, ETC., as he
tHeychutter) had already made crInil-
mating statements TO two or three OF
the officers, and that, after a consp:r-
acy had beSc proven to exist. S6ch
admission, he told him. would be com
petent testimony. Donaldson u doing
lis mightest to spare Duffy and keep
jim Paul and Mctiee, against whom
there has been damaging testimony in-
troduced, from behind the bars. He
seems willing to sacrifice all now under
arrest for the above three, and the fact
that the conspirators are becoming
aware of II. accounts for their recent
moroseness. The testimony of Detec-
tive Gates and l.. ID. Packard was also
read and signed, after which court took
q recess until after dinner.
Al the Afternoon session
Detective smith swore to his evidence
ne did Respondent Webster. This oc-
erp,ed some time. After II had been
concluded Lawyer Fairfield wanted the
court to discharge Kuiper. against
whom he said there had been nothing
introduced which connected him With
the conspiracy. Several of the lawyers
were inclined to argue IN regart to the
right of Judge Westfal TO do this, but
he said he would not consider
a motion of the kind until the
evidence bad been all read and
eseped. There was some talk then
as to the proper time to adJourn the
case. Dunhsm called sll of the dcfend-
ants into the jury room, so that day
could be decided upon. While they
were agreeing on this, Prosecuting At
s,ruey Mcknight decided 70 call
Humane Agent Kennedy TO the stand.
Kennedy had a talk with Webster
shortiy after hrs arrest. in which the
latter had given some very important
information. Dunhsm objected TO the
witress being sworn on the ground that
he had been N the court room while
testimony Was being taken. Kennedy
s,,el he had only been IN the room on
business and dsd not hear anything
thaf was sad The Judge believed bim
and allowed hina TO testify. IN Ken
peSs testimony there was some evt-
deuce drawn out. whieh viii probably
lead 10 the apprehension or the two
zen WHO were 10 piaee the dynamite
y, the MT. because L - pov known that
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