Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-19
OBJECTIONS DON'T GO
And Witnesses Must Answer Ques-
tiOns When in the Courts.
THE /. & 0. APPEALS TAKEN UP.
Major A. Y. Brown Briefly CrOss-kxamines
McClure's Detectives.
HEARING TO BE CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK

Judges Kennedy and Porter presided
yesterday afternoon at the hearings on the
appeals of newsdealers from the judgment
OF Alderman Robe in tining them for sell
ing newspapers on Sunday, on suits brought
bv Agent Mcclure, of the Law and Order
Society Major A. NJ. Brown and w. b.
Rodgers, ESQ.,, appeared for the appellants,
and Attorney Yost represented the prosecu-
O tion. The testimony for the prosecution III
five cases was heard, sixth being post
poned at the request of Attorney Iost, who
said he had received no notice of the appeal
and consequently could not have his wit
nesses present The postponed case was
that Of Thomas Matthews.
Ali of the testimony taken was. furnished
by two of the men in the employ of Agent
Mcclure They were w. A. Stakeley and
Thomas FLYNN. The cases of d. S. Irwin,
Frank Tarner, John Bernham, Frank Witt
and Joseph Beck were called in, rotation.
Stakelev was the witness in the first four
cases. He purchased papers from the de-
PENDANTS on SUNDAY, February Z. He
bought Sunday paper from Irwin at the
news stand at the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road depot, another from Tarner at the gate
at the Union depot, one from Bernham and
one from Witt at the newsstand at the Union
depot.
Result of a Cross-Examination.
In each case he was cross-examined
briefly bv the attorneys for the defendants
and admitted his employment by Agent
Mcclure. Thomas Flynn was the witness
against Beck, and his testimony was sam
pie of that in all the cases. He testified to
buying a New York story paper from Beck
at the news stand at the p. & L. E. Z. x.
depot on Sunday. January "a
Attorney 0Ost-Can you identity the de-
fendant Joseph Beck?
Flynn-GeS, sir
Attorney Yost-Point him out.
Flynn (pointing)-The sixth man in the
first row.
Tie sixth man happened to be John D.
Brown. Esq, one of the counsel in the case,
and when FLYNN indicated him he quickly
pleaded not guilty and said he wasn't Beck
You mean the fifth man" exclaimed Mr..
Yo>t.
''Yes, replied the witness. and this time
Beck MAS indicated.
i Object to Mr. Yost testifying, remarked
Major Brown.
When the crosS-examination was reached,
Major Brown said: Were you acting In your
own behalf or Tor somebody else?"
ivnn-SOmebody else.
NaiOr Brown-Who?
Flvnn-CH esitatingly), Mr.. Mcclure.
hdJpI b-oN Nn-ilOn lung NSIe YOU III His
employ?
Flynu-Two weeks at that time
Major Brown-Did you report to the man
who sent you?
Objection EOt Sustained Now.
Attorney Yost objected to this but the OBJ
lection was not sustained, and Flynn said he
reported to Mcclure.
Major Brown-Where do you liveo
FIvnn-N0. IS3 Second avenue.
Naior Brown-How long have you been in
Pittsburg?
FlYnn-Since January 9.
Major Brown-Where were you living
when you bought the paper?
FLYNN WAS lodging then.
Mr.. 0Ost here again objected, but his OBJ
lection Was OVerTuleQ.
Flynn then proceeded to state that he
LODGED at No. SIC Grant street.
Major BrOwn-Didn't you swear positively
before the Alderman that YOU lived at No
is Grant street.
FLYNN admitted that he did. but said in
explanation that the pane in the windows
ON which the number was was partly broken
out, and only the figures Is remained He
dld not know the right number until he saw
ii in the newspapers, and want to find out
1or himself.
Attorney Nost-You have been asked so
often, now state what your instructions
were.
Flynn-To find out if there were any vio-
lationS Of the law Of any kind.
Major Brown-Were you instructed to
help them violate the law?
Attorney lost-That's legal question;
object
Major Brown-well, were you instructed
TO 90 out and buy papers?
Flvnn-0es. sir.
This concluded FIynn's ordeal, and after
pOstponing the Matthews case the hearings
were adjourned uHtl next Wednesday
morning ut 10 o'clock.