The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-06-23
TESTIMONY ALL IN.
Close of the Long-Drawn. out Case Against
Commissioner Allen,

Special TO EVENING HERALD.
PoTTsyILLE, June 23.-All the evidence
in the trial of Commissioner Charles F.
Allen was submitted yesterday afternoon
and this morning the lawyers made their
addresses to the jury. Very little sub
stantial evidence was submitted yesterday
afternoon, outside of that of $. A. Losch
and w. G. Dunkelberger.
Ex District Attorney X. II. Koch testi-
| fed that he had met Mr.. Allen upon his
| (koch's) own solicitation, at the rooms of
the Pottsville Club. Allen stated to the
witness that he had promised to support
Dunkelberger for Warden, and could not
| go back on it, II the latter was out of
| the fight he might support the witnesses
man Gressang. Koch said he spoke to
Allen about other appointments; urged
Allen to support Gressang, and that the
| evening after he had conversed with
Allen, Gressang and Hazard, upon his
advice, called on Young at Tamaqua for
| the purpose OF getting Dunkelberger out
of the fight
Better Bauer was again called and re-
lated how Messrs. Allen and Ulrich met
at his saloon in Schuylkill Haven for the
purpose OF having conference with ). A.
| Iosch but the latter was not at home
Arrangements were then made for a meet
ing in Pottsville.
Hon. S. A. Losch was the next witness
| He stated that he was the prosecutor in
| the case, and then went on to detail how
| Ulrich made proposition to him that
| If the suit was dropped and Mr., Gressang
waited until the following year he would
| be made warden. The witness was also
to have the right to name the mercantile
appraiser and have the delegates from
| Tamaqua, Rain, Rush, Schuylkill,
| Walker and West Penns for Congress and
| tl,n Of
At this point the court allowed the COM
monwealth to amend the indictment so
as to charge but two offenses-those
| through George Hetfner and Charles
Hause.
Frank j. Alber was then called by the
| defense and denied the testimony as given
| by John f. Gressang the day previous.
He denied ever having had a conversation
with Gressang relative to the wardenship.
w. G. Dunkelberger said he had con
versation with John f. Gressang in Tama-
qua at John Goung's house. Witness said
he was called to Young's house when
| Gressang called him into the parlor and
stated he (witness) ought to get out of the
wardenship fight. Gressang said he him
self should have the place because he
| (Gressang) had spent considerable money
in the campaign. Witness said he could
not see why Gressang was any more en-
| titled to the place than himself, Gressang
ciiIu phe.eu hih soVO W BeI OuV ol tne
fight, intimating he had the money with
him. Nothing was said about Dunkel
berger's financial reverses until the offer
of money was made. Gressang called him
into the parlor. On cross-eXamination
the witness stated that Gressang made a
direct offer of $780, and when witness re-
fused to accept the offer, the privat1 con-
versation with Gressang ended.
This ended the hearing of evidence, and
court adjourned until this morning.
To-day's sessions were devoted to the
summing up and charge in the case. 1t is
not likely that the case will be given to
the iurV before fOur oiclnck this pvaninoy