The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-03
MORE WITNESSES TESTIFY
THE sIYAYSE INVESTIGATION Is
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Mrs. swasne Was Non -Com,nittaI - Ke
 porter ciark's Testimony-Judge cabi
 on tho stsnd-The Defense Begun-wit
 nesses Swear That swnyne's Testimon. Ia False.
 The investigation into Garbage Con
 tractor Walter s. Swaync's charges O!
 malfeasanoe In office against Health Oificer T. W. Wright and Clerk wart
 Bailey, was resumed in the council.
 manic chamber last evening before the members of the board of health, Tn, hearing was unusually interesting ant was listened to with rapt attention by 6 large number of citizens. Although the meeting. wns called for s:80'o' clock, il was considerably later than that when the hearing commenced, owing to the absence of the mayor, who was nt the
 meeting of the board of aldermen on the floor below. Finally Mayor Sargent put in an appearance and the hearing began. Judge Cable was the first wit. ness of the evening. He testiied: q am acquainted with Ward Bailey. Have known him about thirteen years. One afternoon during June he came to the judge's room in the city court and we had a talk about this case. Prior to that time had received Il communication from him which he presented to me | while was on the bench trying case This was on June 12. The note read:
 will you step up stairs after the ad- jpurnment of court? want to see you on important business The same af- ternoon, about an hour later, MT. Bailey came to the judges office and asked ii Swayne had told me what he wanted ot the money which he got from me. l told him no. Then followed oonver- sation about Williams of Bridgeport something about 1t being lucky for him that he had said something to Inspector Jackson about receiving the check and money. think Bailey appeared down. cast when he came to see me. have never seen him since."
 "You may imagine" said Attorney Hamilton to the counsel for the other side. I've don't care to, replied At torney Ely. "rhank you, judge.' Judge Cable then left the stand.
 Mrs. Swayne, wife of the contractor, was the next witness. She said: My name is Sarah Swayne. am the wife of Walter s. Swayne. On the morning of May 23rd was driving on Orange street with my husband. As we were driving along my husband said there is Dr. Wright He immediately got out of the carriage and walked over to Dr. Wrights carriage. They engaged in conversation, but did not hear any of it until about the time that heard money mentioned. I distinctly heard the conversation about the money. heard my husband promise to give Dr. Wright $200 on the next pay day and heard Dr. Wright say that will be all right, y-,.
 Attorney Asher cross examined the witness. The witness said that she had never, seen Dr. Wright before. Dr.. Wright was pointed out to her by Attor- ney Asher, but she failed to recognize him. In explanation of this circum- stance she said that she was very near sighted and did not have her glasses on when the carriage stopped and the conversation took place between her husband and Dr. Wright. She said that as well as she could recollect it was between 9 and 10 o'clock when they met Dr. Wright, but could not tell how she fixed the time. To the ma jority of questions put to her by At torney Asher she replied q don't know. I don't recollect." Attorney Asher attempted in every way possi- ble to refresh her memory. but about all he could succeed in getting out of her were the two brief phrases above reported.
 I've rest" said Attorney Hamilton. The defense asked for a few minutes in which to decide upon the manner in which to put up their defense After a very brief interval the hearing was re- stunned.
 Miss Alice Brown of 305 Temple street was the first witness for the defense. She testified that about June II she went to the office of the board of health with Mayor Sargent and heard Q con- versation between Clerk Bailey and Mayor Sargent. The conversation was in connection with the letter sent by Clerk Bailey to Contractor swayne. Attorney Hamilton objected to the witness giving the conversation and At torney Ely claimed it. After long and at times heated argument, at the conclusion of which the board decided to admit the evidence, the witness re- stunned. IT,
 1T went into the office and took seat. The mayor asked some question about chart that was on the wall. don't know what reply was made. He then asked something about whether I had made any complaint to which the clerk replied that I had. The mayor asked tho clerk to tell the contractor to come and see him and the clerk told him that he would do so." On cross examination she said that her garbage hadHot been collected properly and she was there to make complaint. She did not see any letter to Swayne nor did she know anything about it's contents.
 William Russell, Clark, reporter on the Register, was the next witness. In reply to questions by Attorney Asher, Mir. Clark stated that he had had sev- eral interviews with Mr. Swayne and that he had written the article in ques- tion in the Register. He then said: 1T don't care to say much of anything in connection with this case, but to the best of my knowledge and belief the statements made in that article are true as I received them from MT. SwRyne."
 Attorney Hamilton objected to the admission of this evidence, but the board decided to admit it, Mayor Sar- gent saying: "we will accept it as statement. We'll take it for what it's worth, g reporters re- port" .4
 t'I didn't come here to be insulted, /" indignantly replied Mir. Clark. q take that atatemei1t aa an insult t0 tho. r,ro.