Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-01

his confession to the district attorney was
false. Later he said that it was true. but
he maintained that Auffort had had moth
ing to do with the burglary, but that Des-
mond was present.
Chase was asked if Williams had not
said that he had confessed under prom
ise OF immunity. but objection made TO
the question was, Sustained by Judge Cole.
The defense asked the privilege OF re-
calling Williams to the stand to lay q
foundation for, the question. This was
granted.
Williams was then put upon the stand
and denied fatty that he had ever told
Chase that Auefort and Desmond had MOTH
ing to do with the occurrence. Neither
did he say to. Chase that he had agreed
ney that he would be let off lightly. Will
liams volunteered the statement that he
and Chase had had quarrel at the jan.
Williams complained that special pr1vi-
which were not allowed to him: Chase, he
said, threatened to get even with him when
his case should come up for trial.
Chase, recalled, said that Williams had
that the district attorney had promised
him tina. if he would testify for the gov
ernment the case against him would not
be pressed. Williams first denied knowing
anything about the burglary, but after
ward admitted knowing all about It. Chase
then went to recount conversation
which he mad with Williams, in the course
of which the latter gave a version of the
robbery materially different from the one
he gave on the stand last week.
Chase gave the story as he said Williams
had told it to him, going into considerable
detail and involving Dempsey, Desmond
and two others, whose names he had FOR
gotten.
VIM. L. Wells was the next one called as
witness for the defense. He has often
been referred to in this case as Monte"
Wells He was formerly carpenter, but Is
now liquor dealer in South Washington.
He knew Williams, and admitted that ne
was under Indictment on the charge OF com
p!icity In the burning of the Lady of the
Lake He also knew Auffort and met Mrs.
Williams last May.
She came to his house and wanted him
to testify that Williams had spent the
night of the robbery at his house across
the river and thus prove an alibi Witness
said that he refused to have anything to
do with the case. He also told Of going to
Mrs. Williams house in company with
Auffort, which occasion, however, he
did not leave his buggy, but let Auhort go
in the house. He did not know of any one
who would believe anything Williams might
say.
AuROrt Takes the Stand.
Charles Auffort one Ct the defendants,
was then placed upon the stand.
| Auffort stated that he was born in this
city, is twenty-seven years old, and has
a wife and child. For several years past
he has been in the huckstering business.
He did not break up housekeeping last
winter but when his wife went to Orange
county last January he put one load Of
his furniture in storage and subsequently
got an advance of money. with the furni-
ture security.
During the past year he has been at Will
liams' house three or four times and on
March last he and Wells went to the
house to see about collecting some money
from an old pensioner named James Thorn
ton, who owed him for goods purchased
at his store on Half street. When he was in
jail he authorized Joseph to sell some of his
furniture to pay the storage charges. He
had never told Williams that he had pail
off the mortgage on his furniture and was
now on his feet again.
In point of fact the mortgage has never
been paid When he went to see Mrs. Will
liams he wrote his address at Orange
Court House on piece of paper torn from
a sheet of music, 30 that she could send
him the money, In case she could coilect
any from Thornton.
Auffort said that he owned horse last
winter, and March 81 sold him to a
farmer back of the. horse bazaar on Louis
lana avenue. He got so for the horse
three $40 gold pieces, one s. gold piece and
the rest in paper. On the night of the rob
berry he was home and in bed, and the
first he knew Of it was when he read 1t in
The defendant said that Mrs. Bell was
mistaken when she said she saw him have
$40 gold piece in Mis- possession. He made
three trips to Orange. and the last trip
he took down three horses, a wagon and a
buggy to sell or to dispose of in trade. He
denied that he had exhibited large roll
of bills to Waddles, though he had some
morey with him every time.
why said Auffort. with a smile, eff
a man sports $40 down in that country the
people think he is a millionaire
Auffort admitted that he had a revolver
with him when he made the trip in a
wagon, taking it as protection. The first
he knew OF Williams story was when he
was coming back from Orange. Scidmore
was with him, and the latter bought a
Washington paper, which had a story in it
involving him. He told Scidmore to tell
the police here that he bad gone to Laurel.
as he did not want to be arrested until
after he had had a chance to arrange -or
bail Auffort said that his mother had
never allowed him to carry latch key SO
that he could nave got into his house late
if he had wanted to.