Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-02
CHASE CROss-ExAMINED,
Lively Times in the Court Yesterday
Afternoon

AfternO0n.
Just after The Stars report of the trial
| of VIM. Calvin Chase indicted for crimi-
nally hbeling- the Presidents choice for
the office Of recorder Of deeds OF the Dis
trict. Mr.. C. II. J. Taylor Of Kansas, closed
yesterday afternoon. the defendant was
turned over to District Attorney Birney
for 'cross-examination. Mr.. Birney for
about an hour industrionly Piled his ques-
tions, and at times rather severely so, but
he was almost constantly interrupted by
the defendants counsel, so that most of
the time was taken up by controversies
over what counsel for the defense con-
tended was improper and unfair cross-ex-
animation. Judge Cole, however, uniformly
ruled that the district attorney was pro-
ceeding properly but SO excited became
the DEFENDANTS counsel that at one stage
| of the examination the court remarked:
we must proceed more quietly. Counsel
| must address the court one at a time. There
is no occasion for excitement. and unless
| counsel restrain themselves. you will ex-
cite the court"
Mr.. Langston smilingly explained that
they would not for anything cause the
court to become excited. and Mr.. Birney
was allowed to proceed without Interrupt
| ton. MIR. Chase" inquired Mr.. Birney,
you believed MIR. Taylor to- be a monster.
| did you not?'
q! did," replied the defendant, after some
hesitation. and think so now"
why, then." continued the district at
torney, did you seek to place two respect
able women in his officer"
Il did not seek the Offices" answered
| the defendant. Mr.. Taylor gave me the
offices, five of them, for getting him a loan
| Of 800. was under no obligations to him.
| for 1 had bought the places. and. Mr.. Tay-
| lor knows that we'll as do"
You have said, Mr.. Chase, thai MIR. Tay-
| lOr got 500 in last May through you. Now,
don't you know as a fact that he got but
| $So-that he was shaved Just SIS, and that
| YOU got part of that 1852"
mo. sir: I don't know anything of the
kind. He got 800 SO far as know. and IL
| the note was shaved. knew nothing Of 1t
and never got q penny of the SIS"
The note has been paid. has it not?"
Il believe so.'
Mr.. Birney here produced the note. which
| was signed by the prosecuting witness as
| recorder Of Deeds although he had not
| been confirmed when it was made, so the
defense claim Counsel for the defense
| commended that the note itself was the best
evidence of the amount received by Mr..
Taylor. but the court held that the dis
trict attorneys questions were proper.
In answer to further inquiries from Mr..
Birney. the defendant stated that he was
on good terms with Taylor when he called
on him the I'D of last September. and that
they had made up.
scoundrel?' inquired Mr.. Birney.
'Oh. that was said jocularly." replied
| Chase.
"wen. then. you didn't mean what you
Yes: I did. You know, Mr. Birney, that
| We are sometimes in earnest when we are
| joking. Anyhow" exclaimed the defend
| ant, amid the laughter of the court room,
Il mean 1t now"
| Just before the court adjourned for the
day Mr.. Birney called the defendants at
tention to the so he had received from
Hiss Blanche Brown. At first Chase de-
clined to say anything, claiming that as he
had been the attorney for, the woman at
the time the matter was privileged one.
Judge Cole thought differently. however,
and the defendant stated that the $50 had
been paid to him by Miss Brown to be
turned over to Still and Barnes on account
of Taylor in consideration for position In
the government printing office.
There was to be another payment of
$50. was there not?' asked Mr.. Bfrney.
NO. sir" replied Chase; but one more
of $40"
The defendant denied that he, Still and
Barnes were to divide the money. and that
he knew that Taylor had nothing to do
with the matter. Il don't know anything
of the kind exclaimed the defendant, land
Miss Brown will tell you So"
Well replied Mr.. Birney, 1--WE will see
hereafter what she knows" and then Judge
Cole adjourned the case until Monday
morning. Z.