Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-10

the proper custodian OF all witness fees un-
til called for by witnesses.
Mr. Patterson-Did you ever read the
Auditors report
AavOr WVnan--I never did.
Did You ever read the city charter to as
certain what your duties are?"
Il never did"
what never read the city charter"
well, of course you read the ordinance
fixing your saiaryS"
"I never read it, TLaughter1
The court then adjourned for dinner. At
the afternoon session james McCurdy, a
former policeman, testified as to the manner
OF entering cases on the docket.
The Mayor and His Memoranda.
Mayor Wyman was recalled. He produced
q vest-pocket memorandum book, in which
he had recorded 81, SOS as the total amount of
witness fees collected up until october ],
1891. Mr.. Patterson put the witness under a
severe crosse examination relative to the
manner IN which the memoranda was OBJ
t9ned. The Mayor said he procured tae
Ii-ures from slips furnished him by his
clerk.
TGen BEGAN the examination OF long list
of character witnesses, and this furnished
considerable amusement. There weie Just
80 CT these called, and the list comprised
sCme Of the most prominent cltlzens, Ousl-
ness and professional men and politicians in
the two cities. Once IN awhile MI. hooD
would cry out the name of some prominent
laut They did not answer, however.
III. Patterson succeeded in drawing con-
Eider2D amusement from the witnesses
after they would testify that they had never
i,,-4rd anything derogatory to Mayor Wy
mans character.
Questions Asked Character witnesses.
~. John BOYD. a livery stable keeper, was
the first character witness produced. He
testified that Mayor Wynan's reputation for
honesty was the best Others were of the
same opinion. He could not name the Others.
Under crosse examination he stated that oc-
casionally Mayor wyman hired vehicles
from him. lie was asked whether he had
never heard OF Mayor Wyrnan taking money
from gamblers and others for protection,
and as 4 result there was great influx
al such characters from Pittsburg TO Ale
yhenv. Objected to and Judge Kennedy
said the question was imprudent.
Attorney Patterson said that the prosecu-
rion would be responsible for the question.
The witness pleaded ignorance.
Mr. J. T. Mcintosh, another character wit
ness. testified that from his business rela-
tions he always found Mayor Wyman to be
uniformly honest. He never heard of any
fawless characters paying for the privilege
OF living in Allegheny except in political
times He was asked whether he did not
know whether Rose Losey did not pay s6OO
for the privilege Of carrying on dlsordorly
house in Allegheny. objected to and over
ruled
Attorney Patterson again asked whether
taken from H. .. Price for running wheel
OF fortune at the Exposition.
Nr. William Wilson, of Allegheny, was an
other character witness. He was asked
whether he had not also heard the above
charges made against the Mayor, and said
he never heard any talk of that
Many Wen-Known Citizens Called.
The other character witnesses called were:
William p Bennett, the book binder; Fred
Gwinner, the contractor, John A. Myler, the
eN-Postmaster: r. W. Cartwright of Steven
son 4 Cartwright; Thomas Mccartney, the
real estate agent; Senator John y. Neeb,
William Ford, John Trimble, Crosby Gray,
.le chief clerk in Chief Browns Office: Major
Mclaughlin, of the Health Bureau: Fred
AruriesSen and Fred Beuchler, the liquor
men: J. III. Armstrong, the real estate agent;
eN-NavOr McCallin. A. H. Leslie, Esq, Judge
NcFenna, William Fairman, the under
Jaller: Rev. Mr.. Workman Alex. Pentecost,
Alexander Knox, Captain OBrien and
LAWRENCE Sloan, the latter one of Mayor
u vn&n : bondsmen-
The prosecution called e1-Clerks A X
SCundrctU and George Boutwell, in rebuttal,
who testified that during their terms, which
ran back to Mayor Phillips time the Gus
tom in entering cases and dividing costs
was directly opposite to that testified to by
C'erk Humneshagen as the mode now in
vogue Both sides here rested and court ad-
ioUned.
Attorney T NJ Marshall yesterday filed
rhe reasons for the new trial asked for in the
case OF eN-Narket Clerk David Hastings, of
Allegheny. 1t is held that the Court erred
lU admitting the abstracts of the experts as
that il erred in the charge to the jury and in
admitting the stubs Of the receipt books s
evidence aCainst the defendant. The mo- |
tion will likely be argued Saturday.