The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-10
A VERY 7ARDY Juror
He Delayed the Let's Trial
This Morning--Coun-
sells Compliments.

~ O1a&o AAultoDotu ycolCIu61
afternoon during the trial of Alexander
Let's, the iatter's counsel scored a pretty
good point. Genry l.. ,Tuch was called
before Mr.. William O'Connor was placed
upon the stand aud testified that Let's
called upon him several times with ref
erence to clerical errors In certain bills.
When Henry L. Fuch was called he
testified that he was q Fall River Lin
clerk. and that he read off the bills, Let's
doing the checking. He admitted that
Ia his opinion the and writing of
the note concerning he combination OF
safe was that OF Let's.
With reference to this q spat took place
between Counsellor Black and Prosecu-
tor Winfield.
Keep you ears open,n said the Pros.
ecutor to Counsellor Black.
You had better do the same" re-
torted the counsellor.
Keep your ears open and your mouth
shut" snapply i~nterposed the bushy
headed Prosecutor.
YOU'D better follow your W adj
vice" retorted the State Tax Commis-
sioner. ut would look better on the part
OF the State"
AN IMPORTANT ADMISSION.
But all the same the witness put him.
self In q hole at last that was claimed by
1oseo ia WIN &4NluE udulARluR
evidence against Let's In line with that
submitted by Butler. Gordy and other
official moguls In the freight department
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
he liked the fact that he entered the
freight Office on June 4. as a graduate
from the Literage department, and that
ne assisted in making up tho June, July
and August statements. The June state
ment was then being investigated, aud IL
was clearly shown that 1t had been made
upRbefore June 4.
Witness also gave out the impression
that Taylor and Hicks had not alone &C.
cess to the rubber stamps which marked
bills pail.
ToDAY's PROCEEDINGS.
The trial was DELAYED this morning by
the absence of Juror Hemingway. The
Prosecutor became tired of waiting and
was about TO send an officer to look up
the absent juror, when Mr.. Hemingway
appeared at the door. He quietly slipped
into his seat and the trial proceeded
without any comment upon the cause Of
the delay. Edward r. Westervelt, an
Adams Express agent, Identified some
freight bills against his company which
he said he had paid. That was the ex-
tent OF his testimony and he was moi
cross examined.
Edward A. Westervelt. one Of the cash
clerks In che Pennsylvania freight sta-
ton. testified that Let's often came to
him with checks that exceeded the
amount entered In the cash books, and
asked him TO give him the difference In
cash. The checks would exceed the
amount entered, and the balance would
be lsft TO be adjusted. The witness gave
Let's the difference In cash. He had
seen MI. Let's place the cash he had
given him In his private compartmsnt 10
the safe. This difference varied from
$50 to $500. These Transactions were
relative to the Anchor and Union lines
account Let's Instructed him not to
let those accounts get too low, and be
frequently held them over four or i've
days. Nj. Westervelr got a little mixed
in his testimony n made what ap-
peared to be a couple of pretty big holes
10 b 10 States case. It will be rsmem-
hered that LeJts claims that he entered
one of the largest OF the missing mounts
In the cash book for September 81, and
when he went to show Mr.. Butler
where he had entered the amount in the
book, the page was found to have been
torn out. Let's said he had entered the
amount on the missing page, but the
totals showed that the business for the
day was completed. In testifying on that
poiut Westervelt said that that page did
did not complete the days entries. This
appeared to be a knock out blow for the
prosecution, but by q little questioning
Dy Mr.. Winfield Westervelt soon placed
things right.
HOW THE ACCOUNTS WE'RE %DoCToRED.
George w. Barr, an other cashier
clerk, followed Mr.. Westervelt. He said
that he entered the check for SIS. 576 go In
the local account on q memorandum re-
ceived from MI. Wilson, who was then
| at the head OF the correction department.
This was on September l. Several days
later Letts told Barr to deduct the
amount from the local account and place
it upon the Harlem River account. Ed
ward Smith and William Burlock tssti-
fed tnat they saw Let's entering
the office by the way of the
freight platform on the night of Sept. %,
Henry Thompson, the Waterman upstairs.
saw Jackson and Let's in the Office with
the safe open In the same night. William
Orr, the day %ianitor, said that Jackson
came to his house on the night OF Sept. 20.
jackson took Orr to a saloon at Grove
ana Seventh streets. Let's was IN the
saloon. Orr then went after Backus and
Let's gave Backus the combination OF
the safe. Backus was 10 open tile safe
and get the books cut. Backus. on the
witness stand, told about Letrs giving
him the combination of the safe aud
giving him instructions to take out the
cash bucks, but he refused to do so.
George L. Fox testified that Letts re-
quested him to go the Office ON Sunday
afternoon and get him a letter hook. He
went there but could not find the letter
hook. and upon looking into Mr.. B urler's
desk. discovered some papers which he
thought would be of services to Let's, and
took them TO Let's, who was In a saloon
across the street. Let's looked at them,
said they were of no use TO him. and wit.
ness took them back. The court mere
| took q recess.