The sun., 1892-12-13

hs mnsn Is ofrerinE @ legal objection TO- the testi
mony. An right: Col. Il Ipgs,sSGlll Hs SalGn., ~,
The witness said that he did not remember
the name OF the firm Of agents who Were TO
sot me, thH from SH,sf the Toca board He awoke Col
'"Ff wish to say 70 'ho Jury that it is usual to
p"HB pBont sS1H'' exciaimei Col. InCersoll. and the
witness didn't. .,.
witness said tho check had been made for ~; S2,-
900 because that was % per cent; OF s.ouuu;;
the s% sssE 1ns the
the commission he was willing TO pay. Tho
witness then told Of complaints y ne e had made
hours. driving fast horse. and using proian-
ity in the Nal amd Erpress office
"Once when complained to him no SAID ne
had a letter Of mine that would take care o:
him. and prevent his discharge. asked what
letter he meant, and from ms reply suppoSSen Sen
check. said the letter was written in contl-
dence. and belonged to me. | told him
thrown 1t in the waste basket. | told him that
was not very secure way Of destroying such
"When this suit was begun his, counsel.
Judge Dittenhoeter. came to mo and asked to
have the case compromised. He said II would
answered that il / owed Mr., Gray anything I
wanted it determined in court
by Mr.. Gray to Col shepard. urging an in
crease in the advertising rates and the amount
Of commssionS paid to agents. ..,
to busness.S h ea.S eo@mentsd eo1Ms r COZ fnssrsci
Another ground Of complaint made to Mr..
on the Mat and Express were permitted to
write up" tailors in ayment for new suits OF
clothes, The most dramatiG incident. and one one
relations between the proprietor, and the
business manager of the Mat anI Express had
come to the knowledge of Col Shepard
through q reporter.
The reporter came to me- said the wit;
sI sea he e kad ssen sna Mr cray int Xstor
per e that. and drink it all down, y Mr.. Gray
Mr. Gray. and lookinr, him straight in ths Eye:
temrtatiSns @ Of Now York SO 10 that YOU 81 swear ear
MD k had Id Rsa .ap arNtns
The Witness said that while he was in the
patch from Mr.. Gray:
Edition all destroyed, Everything all right
II hurried to this. CITY," he said. ito see
what had happsnssd& & Gray t9lh me =. that an i'm;
he had bought up the edition. Gray said that
aid 9shei
he had a lot OF them. as he could soil them like
@ats M that bat Noad that mat
copy Of the paper for S 900"
Mr.. Davis introduced in evidence and read
to the Jury a copy OF n letter written to MIR.
Gray by Col, Shepard. in which he again suE-
gested to tho business manager that as he
seemed incapable OF withstnnding tho tempta-
tlons which beset humanity in city. he had
better return to Chicago.
In the letter the EXPRESSION Is used:
Col InGersoll interrupted the reading to
- is that showed or 'shovn?"
us that good grammar" asked Col. Incer-
SOIL looking at Col Shepard in pained sur
No." answered MIR. Davis.
Another cause of COMPLAINT which Col.
Shepard had was that he WAS induced to buy
some carts and horses to expedite the circula-
tion OF the Mail and Express, and hire two boys
liver papers. lie learned that, the two boys
who drove out together played marbles and
indul ged in other festive sports. instead Of at
tending to business. and that other papers
sent out only one boy to each cart
told OF the half-million" edition NaH and
Express weekly supplement issued for South
ern circulation. which were. printed without
the words Nal Mai ard Express" occurring In any
claimed the Colonel.
II asked Mr.. Gray what no m cant by such
blunder. and he kind OF swelled himself and
his eyes got big. Once he came To- me and
it was for. and he said it was a commission on on
a transaction. / took it and gave it to the
cashier. hut J. told Mr. Gray that hoped such
a thing would never occur again."
Ge direct not
Col Ingersoll will cross.examine.