The herald., 1893-02-07
Highest of all in Leavening Power-La6es u S Govt Report
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belongs to anyone but myself. I have
drawn no checks on Bentley's account.
"Hsve you typewriter ?"
"Yes.-Miss Michaels. She has drawn
no checks on Bentley's account"
you swear that positively2'
eyes,"
"Did you ever receive any diamonds
from Bentley or Mrs. Bentley? ?"
"This watch and chain. | received a
diamond. / have not got it with me. !
don't know its history"
A recess was taken at noon, and at
that time Henry Bentley was put on the
witness stand. 1t was a regular circus.
Almost every other question Bentley de-
clined to answer, and had evidently been
coaching up on the law of evasiveness.
Some of his declinations to answer were
ludicrous beyond description, even caus-
ing his attorneys to Hugh, it was 30
patent that with kind of low and sordid
cunning he was painfully Iaboring to
avoid committing himself, even in the
most trivial matters.
After he had stated that he was the
husband of Mrs. Gregoria Reyes de
Bentley, deceased, Mr.. McLachlan
asked Bentley when he married Mrs.
Bentley.
81 decline to answer"
"What for ?"
81 don't remember when."
"How many years ago."
The witness sat stolidly for nearly q
minute, and then said: 81 suppose a
year and half ago."
"What have you done with the $ll 1000
you procured on two mortgages?"
81 decline to answer"
The court: "Why do you decline"
"All the property is mine" he re-
piled.
The court: "Anewer my question. !"
After some talk about fine, Mr.. Nc
Lachlan, without trying to get the ques-
tions answered, went on catechising the
witness.
'How much money did you have
when you married Mrs. Nordholt?"
81 don't remember"
Don't you recollect you borrowed
money with which to marry?"
II really can't say. l don't remem-
ber."
"Who signed those mortgages and
notes ?"
"Me and my wife. The banks have
them now. Mr.. Klokke has them. He
has them. personally. He got them
from me and my wife,"
"What has become of the money!"
"If you are 30 anxious to know, part
of it I had taken from me at the Jail,
over 5000, and part 1 spent. The bal
ance had in big sole-leather trunk at
clothes in. 1t had Mrs. Bentley d
o1ofbau Tho <rx,pl xr,ao n haj
room. / had the money frat at Child
ress' bank, and off and on there
until month ago. 1 used to give
my wife money from it, as much
as 500 at time : whenever
she wanted it. 1t was partly silver
partly gold and some greenbacks, and
was in big canvas sack. l have had
the keys to that trunk and they were
taken from me at the Jail. / have not
nickel in any bank in the city. !
don't remember paying Mr.. Hayford
anything. l don't think / owed him
anything when l was arrested"
"How much have you paid him?"
81 don't remember"
Gas much as $5?"
81 can't say"
"Did you pay him $5O0?"
81 couldn't say"
"What is your best judgment?"
81 haven't got any,"
"What did you do with your watch p
"Mr. Hayford and traded. Yes,
gave him ring. got it from Mr.
Nordholt, and gave him in exchange (
diamond breastpin that belonged to hi
mother"
There was little further question
ing of the witness in regard to where HI
put the money in the trunk, when hs
said he put it down under the dresser
near the bottom. This closed the hear
ing, and after giving directions to the
stenographer to have the evidenc,
written out the matter was dropped fol
the present.
MR.. KELsEY's FRUTTLEss SEARCH.
Yesterday afternoon, after Henry
Bentley had made the statement in
court that he had left anywhere from
$4,000 to $4,000 in gold, silver and green
backs in trunk at his house, Publi
Administrator Kelsey made an investi
CATION of the trunk, taking out all the
clothes in it. He found the dresser
there, but not sign of the fat sack 81
glibly spoken of by Bentley. The de
fendant in the celebrated case is be
coming involved in mass of statement