The herald., 1894-05-24

about it. asked him il it was all right
he said 'what?' l remarked that you
reform school. He said. yes asked
how he would do it, and ne said through
the district attorneys office. l asked
him if Mr.. Dillon was in this, and he
replied that he was not. | asked
him then how he expected to
WORK it, and he replied through
one OF the deputy district at
torneys. He said he would not get any
of the money himself, but it would DO
for the papers necessary"
"Vignes came again in the afternoon
with an order from Ewing for the $40.
The money had not arrived yet, but
told him when it came l would turn the
money over to him. l believe Ewing's
real name to be George Brooks"
In response to further questions, Mr..
Cleveland said he asked Vignes how he
could get Ewing into the reform school,
when he WAS over the age allowed by
law. Vignes, he said, replied that
they would FL that all right; that such
things frequently happened. and it
could be got around, or words to that
effect.
On cross-examination an attempt was
made to show that Mr.. Cleveland was
interested in the prosecution of Vignes
to assist in getting Ewing or Brooks
pardoned. He insisted, however, that
he knew nothing about any such an ar
rangement. He had made an affidavit
to the governor which had been turned
over to Mr.. Kemp. He had a friendly
interest in the boy on account OF his
relatives, whom he knew. One OF the
Studebakers. E. j. Studebaker. was a
friend of the family. What he had
done had been to do all he could for
Ewing, although he never believed it
could be done. He had acted merely as
a common carrier In the matter to give
the money to whoever Ewing said.
Mr.. Appel attempted te confuse Mr..
Cleveland and get him angry by asking
him II he had not acted with Ewing's
attorneys with view of dividing any
money that might be Gent for Ewing'a
defense, but he kept his temper and WAS
not to be swerved from his version Of
the interview with the defendant and
Ewing.
Fred NJ. Phelps, Mr.. Luitweiler's ste
nographer, testified that he overheard
portions of the conversation between
Mr.. Cleveland and Vignes and Ewing.
He heard Mr.. Cleveland ask Vignes If it
was all right about Ewing's pleading
guilty and being sent to Whittier. and
bis reply that it was. Some OF the con-
versation he did not hear.
E. L. Foster, shipping clerk for s. W..
Luitweiler, remembered seeing Mr.. Wig
mes at the store in the afternoon OF
April oath, when Vignes brought the
order. He heard Mr.. Cleveland tell
Vignes that he had not the money, and
the latter said he would come around for
it in few days.
Lewis Ewing, or Brooks, was the next
witness, and appeared in the court room
looking very csdaverous and sick. He
is little bit of fellow, and acted in a
stupid manner, either actually being
very ignorant or pretending to be SO.
He testified that his true name is Geo.
Brooks and that he ia 20 years old. He
said that he had an arrangement with
Mr.. Vigues in the Jail. Vignes came to
him and told him he could do him more
good than his lawyers. Vignes said
that if he could raise 500 he could get
him a light sentence at the reform
school instead of penitentiary sentence.
He went down with Vignes to Mr..
Cleveland and told him about 1T. Wig
mes was there during the conversation.
In the afternoon after he received a
sentence of two years st the penitentiary
he wrote the order to Mr.. Luitweiler for
the money.
Ewing said that Vignes and Horace
Appel had him eign paper taken down
in shorthand in the county Jail few
days ago. They told him if he signed il
he would get a pardon, whichever side
won. He signed it. but did not know
all it contained.
The document was produced and
proved to be a statement that he had
been induced to tell the story about
Vigaes, and that it was not true. The
statement ID long one, covering mum.
Der Of typewriter pages. and was
produced with great gusto by the de-
| fenae.
Ewing admitted that he had not only
signed the paper, but sworn to it, but
insisted that he had told the men he
knew nothing about some of the things
contained in it, but they told him il
would be all right and he signed it.
The examination of Ewing had not
been concluded when an adj ournment
was taken by the court until this morn.
ing, when the trial will be resumed.