The evening world., 1894-06-15
THAT LOST CERTIFICATE.
Wellman Says He Is Not Respon-
sible for Its Disappearance.
Hearing in the Burroughs Case
Resumed.

The continuation OF the investigation
into how the alleged forged lumber GER
tihcate was lost, upon which Horace F.
Burroughs. jr.. the lumber dealer, was
indicted for forgery In 1890. was to-day
before Judge Fitzgerald, In Part /. OF
the Court OF General Sessions.
The lost certificate after four years
disappearance, was produced at the last
hearing by william a. Wheelwright, OF
sc Wall street. and now Is in the posses
sion of the Court.
Assistant pisuict-Attorney wellman Is
accused of having something to do with
the passing around OF the document. He
was counsel for the Lumbe Dealers
Association, and acted also as Assistant
District-Attorney in the prosecution of
the case against Burroughs. Mr.. Well
man said this morning:
:" did not know OF, nor am ] ~responsi-
BILE for. the Whereabouts OF the cirtin-
cate. l presumed 1t was in the District
Attorneys office.
1T is a very easy. matter for a paper
YOU know. the desk drawers are very
nimsy affairs.
II do not ray that It was stolen. but
I am not responsible for Its lon alb
Mr.. Thomas s. Quinn, manager OF the
Export Lumber Company. G6 Broad
street, who was on the stand at the ad-
valuable testimony. went on with his
story. Mr., Brooke, counsel for Bur-
roughs, cross-examining.
tho lumber companies did, at various
times. contribute moneys to a fund to
prosecute burroughs said the, witness
In answer to Mr.. Brooke's question.
by the Produce Exchange to Examine
Burroughs. Mr.. Brooke read from the
stenographer's minutes purported to
have been, taken at that hearing and
| fhap aakp1 him ~ he had Dpen n Wit
ness there.
Quinn said he could not have been a
witness. for he was counsel. and there
lie said that MIR. wellman was re-
tanned as counsel for the prosecution by
Mr.. Wheelwright.
ton OF Mr.. Quinn. Mr.. Brooke made an
impassioncd plea for the dismissal of
the Indictment against ,Burroughs, He
said that the case had becn dragged
along -four years. and mat now IL
amounted to persecution.
Judge Fitzgerald here announced that
a material witness against burroughs
was In court.
Walter II. Heineman, the witness re-
ferred to, stood up. lie Is the man who,
1t was said. had been spirited away by
Burroughs's friends.
held n consultation with d Fltzger.
aid. Then the Court announced thai
Quinn had something important to say,
It had much to do with throwing light
on the case.
District-Attorney O'Hare suggested
that Quinn make his statement after re
cess, which was then taken, until 2.3o.
Their is considerable uneasincss around
the District-Attorney's office over the
dragging INTO the case of the name Of
Assistant District-Attorncy Wellman:
Assistant District-Attorney o'Hart
laws the blame on Lawyer Brooke.
you first made the statement that tht
lumber certificate was In the District
Attorneys Office" he said to the old law
yer at recess, when, as a matter OF fact
the document was never there"
II saw the certificate myself. sal
Mr.. Brooke, Lying on the desk In a
Assistant District Attorneys office.
you did not see the original; 1t wa
only n copy said h1r. O'Hare
Thi, was the first ntima ton that
copy OF the document which had been 3
long lost was In the District-Attorney'
office. =,
How was I to know II was a copyT
asked Mr.. Brooke. ~ supposed 1t wa
the original until now"
Then Mr.. Brooke went to lunch.