The evening world., 1894-07-03
LAWYER STEIN
UNDER ARREST.
The E1.ASsemblyman Accused
Of Perjury In the Don.
nelly Shooting Case.
ALL ABOUT A REVOLVER.
He Swore He Wrested It from
an Unknown Man After the
Firing in Court,
IT WASN'T SOLD UNTIL JUNE is.
That Was Eight Weeks After the
Fracas in the Court Of
Common Pleas.
1T WASN'T SOLD UNTIL JUNE 16.

Ex-Assemblyman Meyer J. Stein was
arrested this afternoon on warrant
charging him with perjury in connection
with the Donnerv-Mc ALA shooting oasa
49, N '' WA u'e s"oo'ihs case
The alleged perjury consists in his
testifying yesterday that he had
snatched Smith & wesson revolver No.
soIn from the hands Of either young or
old Mr.. McArdle, or Private Secretary
Freedman. at the time ~ tho sho,t,rs
Anr,, ., H., ," sn" y, .ne Snoo'iNs'
Aprii "a 'ast' whereas Assistant District
SHINING Clark Chauh.r,,, ~ 81, S,t.h
mn VI ''e ""iith
q Messon factory that the revolver in
schoverling, DAILY G. Gales of this c,tv
- -, ,. '"' "a ''''" WY
July ID last.
Mr.. Gales. OF the firm of Schoverling,
DAILY & Gales. said that no rec,ra was
kept of articles sold and that Unless ,h hs
clerk personally knew or remembered
the purchase 1t would be Impossible to
, ,so mno nSa p so the sm''h "esson
revolver No. @,7a.
It was rumored carly in the day that
Stein had left the city, but he appeared
IN court just after recess in the trial.
Testimony had all been taken and
Lawyer Brooke had finished summing
IN fbr Donrelly
When Stein first appeared he was
room room And and then to the office of Prose-
cu !U, seks; ,, ~ .,
oxo,, neres seVerance' he exclaimed
exe'' eenSr,er w,o ,., ,ouoro, s,,a.
IL reporter VINO haa Followed SAID:
Hes skipped;
on, ny 700 mas Una. man run away
ana left me N the lurch; Has he de-
ser rh me n ms ume Oh troubieI ~
nen ne iounu NJ. bioohe, anu aiter
an earnest talk with him. the two en-
long discussion; MI Stein was allowed
10 70 R on me staaa' ,,, o, ,,.,, ,.
he knew Of the revolver, alleged to have
time when he .swore that he had
twres.eo IL IRON me hanas OF an un-
Pleas
Inc Gay 1 GOT possession OF the Wea,
pom ! TOOK It to my office. declared
typewriter and other help there. placed
II IN my sate.
Dlo you al any time take II out or
the saie arter mat asked Mr; Brooke.
may may nave SHOWN IL 10 TWO
or tnree other PERSONS that couidn
re rene n,, , oa,s a., o,,ou
II is the same one" shouted the wilt
ness unless, unless someone secretly
LOOK II from my saie!
Ihen prosecutor weeks look hold OF
stein;
IVY nat did you mean by saying 70
me-" he shouted. "as ] came through the
corridor Just now that you wondered
why Lawyer severance had gone Dack
on you"
II meant, replied the witness, that
Severance knew ] was going out Of
town to spend the Fourth and he should
have remained here until the case was
finished
Stein then told Mr.. Weeks that he
had returned from Long Branch TINS
afternoon after learning that there was
n question as TO the veracity of his
testimony.
Stern then told the jury that he had
not delivered the revolver TO the Dis
trict-Attorney, by advice of F.. B. House,
OF Friend & House, at one time counsel
for Donnelly.
When Stein had finished his "explana-
tions." Judge MARITIME sent for Lawyer
Fred r. House Mr. House was sworn
and testified,
He said he did not recall just what
advice he did give to Stein. He did re-
cali that some one told him at the hear
ing ~ Donnelly's case, that Stein had
saSured n revolver after or during the
aSsrav In the Common Pleas court room
but he had no recollection OF having told
Ste,n 70 hold the revolver and keep
silent about II.