The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-12
Who Tells THE truth
Mrs. Mary ROSenasle'S Story Is Flatly Con.
tradiCted by Witnesses for Defense.
where The DISCREPANCY IS
The Fair Plaintiff Says She Was Led
to Believe That the Wyoming Man
ufacturing Company Did Business
in This Vicinity-Oefendant's Wit
nesses Say She Knew the Property
Was in West Virginia,

w hSu COuib hJOuNhOA yUobIAbhJ
afternoon the defense was being heard
in the case of Mrs. Mary Rosenagle
against x.Judge John Handley. 1t is
probable that today will bs consumed
in listening to the evidence of the other
witnesses for the defense At II o'clock
yesterday court adjourned for the day
in the main court room and the trial Of
the Rosenagle case was transferred
from No. . to the main room.
After court oDened yesterday morn
ing Thomas Jiifkins was again called
to the stand He said that in October,
1888, he first became stockholder Of
tho Wyoming Manufacturing COM
pany. He considered it a good invest
ment ami in September, 1888, pur-
chased 81, 900 additional stock on the
two for one plan From the informa-
tion in his possession in Dscem Der. 1888,
he considered tho company sound fl
nancially and Il safe Investment.
MOTIFS THIRTY SHARES OF STOCK.
s B. Mott testified that he owned
thirty shares of stock in the company.
He purchased it in 1882 for 81. 800. 1t
was represented to him that the com.
pany had ninety nine year lease on
the coal property in West Virginia.
George Du b. Dimmick, the vice
president OF the company. was the next
witness called by the plaintiff on cross
! examination. The company was in
good condition in 1888, hut in 1886 its
interest in the West Virginia coal
property had to be sold He acted as
receiver of the company after it be.
came insolvent The amount Of
stock he had in it was SIG 600
Besides the West Virginia prop
erty he understood the Wyom-
ing Manufacturing company owned
several acres OF coal land between this
city and Oiyphant In 1888 the com.
pany was making money but instead OF
paying dividends The earnings were
used to improve the property In 1884
the company lost considerable money
through the failure of the Scranton
Iron company, to which they sold coal,
and by the closing of the banks, in
which the companyS money was de-
posted The property was sold twice in
| 1886 at public sale. TIE first time it
brought between - 600 and So, ,00O the
second time about "a 900. The property
! sold was very valuable and the com pany
had made improvements on it that cost
much more than what it was sold for.
MRS RosENAGLE ON THE STAND.
Mrs. Mary Rosensgle was recalled to
| the stand and said she would not have
purchased the stock had she known
that tine property OF the Wyoming
| Manufacturing company was located
in West Virginia and had not Judge
Handley, in whom she had the utmost
confidence, recommended that she take
the stock and guaranteed to pay the
dividends on it, That closed the testi-
mony for the plaintiff and Attorney
George S. Horn opened for the defense,
saying that they would show that no
Misrepresentation was made to Mrs.
! Rosenagle to take the stock. She was
told that the property OF this Wyoming
Manufacturing company was located in
West Virginia and that if she took any
stock she would have to take her
chances in the investment the same as
the other stockholders.
Richard Evans, the first county sur
veyor elected in this county, was then
called to the stand Hs is mining
engineer and surveyor and in 1881 was
sent TO West Virginia by Judge Hand
ley to make an examination of the
Wyoming company's property. He
found it valuable and 80 reported.
HER STORY CoNTRADICTED.
]. c. Evans, George Reed, Henry
Lscher aud Mrs. Mary Christ then tes-
titled to hearing or having converSa.
tions with Mrs Rosenagle, showing
that she knew the property was located
in West Virginia when she purchased
stock of the Wyoming Manufacturing
company, this being fat contra lie
ton of the plaintiffs statements that
she believed it did business in this
vicinity.
The testimony of Mrs. Rose Locher,
now dead, taken at the former trial Of
the case, was also read to the jury. 1t
related to conversation between Mrs
Rosenagle and Mrs. Locher, in which
the former said she had purchased
stock in Judge Handley's West Vir
ginia Coal company, and was going to
Handley, W, Va, to keep boarding
house.
Attorney z. c. Dlmmick was on the
| stand whan court adj ,urnr1