Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07
GREEN TEA DEALERS
Sweating Blood Under the Fire of
Walter Lyons Questions.
AN ATTEMPT TO PROVE AN ALIBL
The Witnesses Tell Stories That Are Di.
rectly opposite.
DIAMOND JANE GETS BADLY SCORED


AT the opening of the second day of the
trial o. [. T. Lowe, of Cory, charged with
dealing in green goods, in the United
States Dstr let Court yesterday, Attorney
Brainard created a sensation by making a
complaint that persons interested in the
case were talking too freely to the press.
Judge Burlington administered mild re-
buke on the subject
The .ures Of the case Yesterday were
the attempts on both sides to break down
testimony. Tie defense set up an alibi for
Lowe and Swaziland, while the prosecution
produced evidence directly opposite. Oc-
casionally iuryman would take hand in
the fight, which is one of the most compli-
Gated on record. In fact, the Judge brought
the testimony to a close last evening in Or
der 10 save the jurors from being completely
tangled IN.
Yesterday morning George Hart testified
he saw the defendant in Union City the
night Swaziland had said he met Lowe
there. The attorneys for the defense made
an effort to break down his testimony, but
he positively identified Lowe and Sweat
land As being in Cory on March 20, and saw
them take the train for Union City,
One Of the Jurors Takes Hand.
He was asked if he had spoken to
anvQne about the case before go
ing on the stand. He said no, but
people had asked him about it, Mr.. Lyon
objected to this kind Of crOss-eNamination
and the objection was sustained. On cross
ilrnrS
BIafnurd:
.'Way don't You let him alone? He will
tell the truth if You allow him to. He is all
lG-ht, but vuu are trying to make him lie
Annie Ne-herill said she had seen Lowe
NJ Ny. Sweatlaud's house, a year ago in
March. before the letter was sent by Lowe.
ae latter told the witness to tell Sweatland
rot 20 deal in green tea" with the Ohio
man. That he, Lowe, was the principal man,
and could give him better al ticle and more
Ci ir.
i told him. said the witness. "that we
had enough tea.
You tell him this is ''green tea said
Lowe, and bring - and get a sample"
Frank Button, postmaster at Cory, iden-
titled the envelope which contained the
letter Lowe Is ale red to have sent to Sweat
land. He also identified loves writing.
Miss Clara Harrington, an emnloye of the
Sostofiice at Cory, also identified the en-
Nelope
Marshal Barring testified that he had
arrested Tie defendant at the CORY post
office He warned Lowe that anything he
might say would be used against him, and
yet he admitted he had written the letter
IN the case and also said he had mailed it.
: n Alibi the Only Hope of the Defense.
The prosecution here rested and the de-
tense opened at the afternoon session. All
JurOU-h the examination of their witnesses
There was a noticeable disregard for the tea-
rure IN the case which attaches the real
'"mc to Lowe, but there was Il desnerate eff
fort made to prove that neither Lowe nor
SWcGtlaud were in jamestown the night
Chc hunkOing was alleged to have been done
.. ". Allison, the first witness, is II farmer,
LAWYER and postmaster at Lake Pleasant
where >Weatlaud lives lie was called chief
ly 10 testify as to Sweatlaud's reputation,
which he said was bad. similar testimony
WAS given by Giles y. Price, the Deputy
4eycnue Collector at Erie. O. J. McAllister,
Il. G.. Fitus, NJ. :. Rause and Heber Chaffey
&. r. GRAY. Justice OF the Peace said
Swaziland lad told him he (Sweatland) had
81 scheme to beat green-GOodS men. Il don't
mink you lave, said the witness, Yes
have, replied Sweatland. "All right, said
Gray. ''you can try it. L don't want to have
Aytnin- to do with it,"
y. ID. Wheeler said he knew Lowe and had
frequent dealings with him. There was
nothing OF special Inport9hce in Wheeer's
testimony, but Mr. Lyon, tried to show that
there was close intimacy between the wit
ness and Lowe.
Lowe Stayed at the Phelps Farm
A. L MAYNARD, 4 nurseryman from James
town, said he and Lowe went to the home of
i. Phelps near sherman, on March 81. Mr.
Phelps claimed Lowe remained at his house
until March p and 50 was there during the
time the bunhcOin~ was done. Mr.. Lyon at
tempted to mix Maynard mp over a note he
wa, said to have delivered tOone Dalrymple.
lie also got Phelps mixed up on dates
j. h. Wheeler was recalled. He said
SweatlanG had nut up his horse at the wit
lc-s livery stable on March 10: again. about
q week later. and on March 2l, he left his
horse IN W heeler's care untii Monday, and
Te Dru.aCeu his day book. showing where a
releu~e seemed 20 have made a great
l1.uJ at TINS luncture, having shown |
lay iaeir witnesses that Lowe was at Phelps |
house and >WCatland at Wheeler'S place |
from March 2lst to the 23d, the time the |
hUuko scheme was alleged to have been |
worked at the Arlington Hotel in James |
town, y. /. But no one seemed to be able |
20 reconcile this testimony with that of the
prosecution, a. The register of the Airing
ton Hotel showed that Lowe had stopped
there.
Diamond Jane on the Stand.
The feature of the afternoon was the tes-
tiuouy Of Mrs. J. Ii. Griffin, who is said by
NareuaI Barring tob be known as Diamond
Jane" Mrs. Griffin keeps boarding house
in Cory. She said that Sweatland and Lowe
came to her place on March II, 1891. Sweat
land paid Lowe some money ana also gave
Inn "a note. Sweatland came back again on
-Iarcn -. and told the witness he had lost
500 IN jamestown: said he had gone there
the previous saturday. She heard Mr..
swaziland saying to a Mr.. Wilson zone
scheme is working all right: l gave the let
ser ] got from Lowe signed /. 6G6 to La wyer
Spr0ul and the lat rer told me We could make
a. thousand dollars.
on examination she denied to Dis
trict Attorney Lyon she had talked about
the case before and offered to be witness
ror the Government. In the face Of this De-
tectiye Frank was put on the stand and de-
cIared she had talked TO him and was will
ing 20 come to Pittsburg Tor the Govern
mcnt.
Marshal Barring was called al so to rebut
the testimony of Mrs. Griffin. lie said he
lad rome to see her at her own request, con-
NcyCd to him by Mr.. Frank. The first time
lie went she was was not at home.
Brairard Breaks Her Story.
He went again on April 23 1892, and had a
conversation with her. She rea: ed q con-
yer~ati0n in her house between Swaziland
and Lowe, hut denied hearing the former
charging the latter that he had beaten him |
ont OF $3.50
r. T. Dalrymple, of Pleasantvile, was |
called. He is the man to whom it was said |
a nancr had been delivered by Maynard. |
MAYNARD said he never had the paper and |
Dalryluple was asked where he got the doc |
lmenr Mr. Brainard objected, but not soon !
enough. The witness had answered that he |
.got il from Maynard. Mr.. Brainard ex-
plaincd mis- objection to the Court and Judge |
T2r- sustained and instructed the |