New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-19
MR.SAGE GREATLYCONFUSED
MT, CI,oATI: CANNOT GET HIM TO An
swEp ! QUESTION DIRECTLY.

Fun MADE or SAGE : Old oI.orIsEs-TIE LAW hk
crrr ,,.,i, p,s,;rsTrD WITH TIE VIZ
NESS SOMETHING ABOUT HIS TRANS
ACTIONS WITH KENDALL
.rha scen. outside the Supreme Court yesterday
where Russell Sage was on the rack ana Joseph "a
Choa,e was the inquis,oi looked something ike
a Jexow Committee meeting The crowd MOVIE" ou'
into the corridors and vainly assaulted the pa'ue-
lucnt guarded by four court ofncers who' ai'e! "
o'clock. barred the entrances ana hau "aiu u
keeping the crowd IN check. The spectacie Oh gus
writing under cross-examination was a s's"' "'"
every one evidently wanted to see Many women
were in court and they followed the testimony with
great interest. Everybody seemed TO be IN good
lunior but Sage and Colonel James Inc ~
has developed into a great objector' ana ha'uE
question goes IN that there is not heard from
C,,onel James: Il object on the ground mat IL Is
inadInissable. incompetent and irrelevant ms
l. the invariable form. and moved Mr. Choate 10
say that his friend had come to court IN very
Objectionable mood.
Mr. Choatc tried for half an hour to get sag 10
sav YES or no to the question as to whether ne hau
read the article In a newspaper which was "'i''oi.
by his nephew. Sage made sorry exhipiuoh VI
himself hemmng and having and refusing 10 an
swer the question directly. Finally, MY Choate
stopped s
Colonel James ,
Mfr Choate turned around "Yes, withdraw the
question" he said. but don't call me sage II you
please" Then Mr.. Choate got the testimony Vi
the witness before the Coroners jury ana asheu
certain questions which had been answered there
by him Sage coolly said that the printed answers
taken from the minutes Of the inquest were wrong
Judge Patterson asked him to repeat that state
ment and Sage cid so.
MR. SAGE CAN SEE SEVERAL WAYS.
Finally Mr. Choate got Sage to admit that ne
had kept his eyes on the dynamiter all the time
and then asked how he could see Laidlaw ana
Norton while he keeping his eyes on the
dynanirr Mr.. Sage oblIgingly got UP and tried
to demonstrate how he could see
You can't see out OF the back or your hsao' can
you?" asked Mr.. Choate.
NO but | can see from one side.
.'Now isn't It fact that your head was so full
of other matters that day that you couldn't recoi-
lect what you did,"
Eyes. I'm thankful that can recollect so WE'LL
Were you unconscious after the explosioh'
II don't think was
"You swore you were at the last trial
well the thing was evenly balanced that
hardly knew"
Now when Norcross handed you the letter
didn't you know you were IN the presence Oh
dangerous maniac?'
II thought he was a crank
whats the difference between lunatic and
crank"
Sage started to explain. pointing his finger at
ChOdte.
and
"Wby do YOU point to me?' asked Mr.. Choate.
and the rest OF the answer was lost in laughter
Sage had been the stand an hour ana
half and he had not given one direct answer to
any question put to him.
Now you are not going to dodge my questions
BY making speeches" said Mr.. Choate. and Judge
Patterson told the witness to cut his answers
short
Now. show again." said Mr.. Choate how. ac-
cording to your diagram you could see Norton at
the ticker and watch the dynamter without
eyes in the back OF your head
That's pettfoggine," said Sage
IAN right; we'll let 1t go at that" said Mr.
Choate.
Sage said Laidlaw was standing in the lobby;
he said he was facing the lobby and on the for
mer trial that he was facing Rector-st'
Now, Mr. Sage pay attention. said Judge Pat
terson, II want you to state distinctly which way
Laidlaw was facing.
Sage kept up his mumbling, and finally SAID
that he thought Laidlaw could see both ways.
Mr.. Choate gave him up In disgust
Now who did you see in the drug stores?
Mr.. SAGE RAMBLEs.
Sage spoke for fifteen minutes without az much
as coming to the question. Mr. Choate let him go
on and then brought him UP with: Now, what are
you rambling on about?"
II want to make things clear to the jury
Sage hedged by saying that in the drug store ne
heard some say: Are you much hurt' ana
the answer was: Il don't know" At the former
trial he swore lie asked this question OF Laidaw In
the Office.
"Now" said Choate. didn't it occur to you to say
this conversation happened in the drug store. since
YOU heard Mr.. Kendall say that these are the very
words he said to you In the drug storeY
The answer lost in mass OF verblase, and
Judge Patterson again warned the witness. Then
the clothes worn by Sage at the time OF the ex-
poson produced.
How long did you have these clothes at the
time Of the explosion?
About three weeks"
Didn't you swear at the last trial that you had
them three yearsT"
There's such an assortment" Sage mumbled.
AN assortment? Do you mean to say you have
an assortment OF these thngs?" said Choate. hold
Ing UP the ragged clothes. Sage said he had
Colonel James conducted the redirect examina-
tion and Sage swore that all the holes In the
clothes corresponded with wounds on his person
made by nying missiles. Colonel James in this way
went over every hole In the clothes
At the opening OF the afternoon session Colonel
James started in to clear his client.
Did you get $1,000 or any other sum from Mr..
Kendall for getting the contract for printing the
elevated railway tickets?' asked Colonel James
NO. SIR" said the witness.
Then Mr.. Choate started in He showed Mr.. Sage
the books OF the banknote company.
What does this mean: June 2. 1881 commissions
to r. S.. N.00Vr'
Sage did not answer. James objected. Choate
started again What does that $1,000 commission
mean?'
We'll" said Sage when had the engravings
Of the conrany listed on the Stock Exchange. Mr.
Kendall gave me s1,Coo without any solicitation on
Sen YOU Ms do Ss Of the money
doing something for the company
NO II was Mr.. Kendalls money.
How much more money have you received like
this from people who do not owe you any?' THIS
question was excluded.
Frank Robinson OF Bayonne. \ J.. who was h pI
in the EXPLOSION thcn took the stand. He said tina
on The day OF the explosion he went 10 the window
and laid his privilege check on the SILL and standns
at the window Sage facing Norcross Sage hac
a letter IN his hand. He folded 1t and handed j
back 10 Norcross. who put 1t in his pocket. he sa"
I<aidiaw the Sage and Ncrcrcss began &c