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been given them. They were not put in
his Office. HejdiG not know where they

| drew semi-monthly. His testimony was
unimportanu aud seemingly of no more
value TO one side of tue case than to the
other.
Will Hatton, pupil in the High school.
| testified that he saw Cole come into Pro-
| fesSor BARRIERS room one day and nod him
| out in the hall where they remained about
ten minutes. This was to support Barber 8
evidence that Cole called on him at the
High school for the money he paid him.
About this time Constable Green. who
had been sent after John Kelley, returned
without him. He was put on the stand
and under oath stated that he had
searched for Mr.. Kelley and could not find
| him, and supposed from Indications that
he had left the city.
Tom Yount. Mr.. Kelly's partner. was
again put on the stand. He testified that
he did not know where Mr. Kelly was,
that he had left about S o'clock in the
morning with his overcoat on his arm.
Mr.. Yount also said he searched for the
Ward notes and could not find them.
| The state then rested their case.
EVIDENCE FOR DEFENSE.
| Ed Vail testified that an informal
nesting of the school board some time
ago suggested that teachers go to Presi-
dent Wards Office to get their checks
signed so that he might explain to them
why they could not get money on them
the hardness of the public in paying
| taxes. On cross examination he admitted
that the clerk could give the teachers the
desired information.
Thomas q. Fitch was put on the stand
to testify to Coles general reputation
for honesty and integrity. He said il was
good. that he never heard anything
against him. He could not tell the name
of anybody whom he had heard speak
about the character OF Vic Cole. He adj
mitued that Cole was his political support
er and that they were both Masons. G.
NJ Jones said Coles reputation was good,
but he knew it only from his own knowl-
edge. 1t was explained to him that the
general reputation OF a man was what the
general public said about him. He said Gold
berg bad not approached him as to Coles
reputation. He said that Cole had col
lection against Barber for his firm, but
upon cross examination he said that he
did not give him the collection and did
not know who did give it to him. Mr..
Cole aad Mr.. Jones are also brother Ma
sons.
=. ". Biting, another Mason was put
on the stand. He said that SO FAR as he
knew Coles general reputation was good.
He had heard it reported, however, for
several months that he was a boOdler.
He also heard that of many others.
E. T. Allen testified that he did not
know Barber's reputation. He said that
Coles reputation was good. On cross
examination, however, he admitted that
the first discussion he heard of Coles rep
utation was that he was boodler. He
heard that as general talk.
Ed Goldberg said he was a member of
the committee on teachers and salaries,
buildings and grounds and text books OF
the school board. He said he was ac
quainted with Mary Kelly and
related the circumstances of her
appointment stating that iJ was the pur-
pose of the board to supply Harry street
school with teachers who were graduates
of the normal. He said that Mary Kelly
was recommended for principal by DR..
Richardson, the superintendent. He was
acquainted with Jennie Shuts aud said
she WAS incompetent for the position and
he told her so. He said the reason he
thought so that only 10 of her pupils out
of 81 graduated.
He saw Barber several times with Ward
and that Barber asked him to help him to
get the position. He was present at the
meeting at which Barber was and said
that Barber was there.
On cross-examination he admitted that
he had the contract for the vapor lights Of
the city. He protested against calling
them blInkers. He said that he drew $40
year on the school board as member of
the visiting committee. He saw that
Superintendent Richardson was against
the policy that made Miss Kelley princi-
pal of Harry street school but that they
convinced him and ne acqueisced. He met
Barber Lhree times before he was elected
and all the times in Wards office.
Judge Wall asked him if he was not
taking great interest in the case in behalf
OF the defense, and also asked him ii he
was not their chief smiler-that Is If he
didn't make it point TO smile at the jury
every time the defense made point. He
replied that he was sticking up for them
until they were convicted.
Judge Wall then asked him if he was
not going around among the Masons and
asking them 10 stick by Cole and help
him out.
He replied that he was not Judge
Wall then asked him il he did not go To
Oscar Smith who is a Mason, and tell
him that Cole was in trouble and that
they as Masons should help hum out,
He denied this also.
+. f. Bleckley admitted that he was
Mason and that he and Cole met in lodge
He knew Cole for five years, but did not
know what he had been doing for some
time. He said that he knew Coles general
reputation, but on cross-eXamination he
was unable to give au instance OF hearing
it discussed. He never heard Cole charged
with being boodler before the case was
commenced.
Dr. Oldham, another mason, was &C
uuainted with Cole and Barber. He gave
Cole bill to collect against Barber but it
was not paid.
On cross examination he stated that he
did not give Cole any other bills to collect
but that one.
DIR. Boyd testified that he was a dentist.
He said that Bsrber's reputation for truth
and veracity was bad. That he owed him
So and didn't pay it. That the money was
owing for the use of some lamp TO get the
returns during the election.
On cross examination Judge Wall asked
him if coming up TO testify against Barber
was not his method o. collecting bill
He said no.
Judge Wall then asked him il he was
not arrested some time ago for locking a
woman up in his room as meaus OF col
lecting the bill.
He admitted that was true.
You believe said Judge Wall that a
mans failure to pay a bill gives him bad
character. How about yourself arn't you
on the black list?
i don't say that an was the reply.
Can you give the name of anybody that
said BARRIERS reputation for truth and
veracity was not good asked Judge Wall.
DR.. Boyd could not but he admitted
that he heard several attack his reputa-
ton for truth, but didn't know about his
veracity. This raised laugh which the
doctor did not understand.
Billy Caswell. another Mason. testified
that BARRIERS general reputation for truth
and veracity was not good. He could not
tell who he had heard say so, but thought
that a man who wouldn't pay his bulls |
when be promised was not truthful.
Judge Wall asked him what be thought
of man who owed a school teacher a note
of $50 over due and wouldn't pay it.
Caswell thought that gentleman's repu- |
tation must be bad.
Judge Wall asked him what he thought |
of a man who owed for buggy aud |
wouldn't pay it.