Evening journal., 1895-06-12
B. 7. WARNER ON THE STAND.


Big Endeavor Being made to Prove j.
Frank Curry an Unmitigated Philan-
thropIst.
This term Of the Superior Court Is near
conclusion The case of j. Frank
Curry VS. the Charles Warner Company
Is the last on the calendar for trial and
It will be finished most probably by
Friday evening IL not sooner. Then the
judges win 60 home TO take we'll.
earned rest
In the Curry Warner case yesterday
afternoon William T. Strawbridge. OF the
Philadelphia bar, solicitor for the Warner
Process Mortar Company, testified that
ia 1892 he went to New York TO make the
necessary arrangements for the sale of
the patent. The would be purchasers
failed to put in an appearance. Witness
said that he got his shares in the Warner
Process Company for work performed,
and subsequently sold them to 4. r.
Warner for 81.
Ralph a. Peverly, secretary, treasurer
director aud member Of the executive
committee OF the Quaker City Mortar
Company next took the stand He said
that he held 600 shares Of the Warner
Process Mortar Company, paying nothing
for Il, the consideration being work he
might do. In his opinion the stock had
no value.
William II. Alberson, OF Philadelphia
testified that he held 200 shares Of
Warner Process stock and paid nothing
for IL.
George I. whitaker one Of the Quaker
City Mortar Company stockholders. said
that quite frequently be had travelled on
the train with Curry. who had often, In
conversation with him, alluded to the
benefit he would derive from the success
Of the Warner PROCESS Mortar Com.
pAny
The last witness called was John N.
Carswell, who said that he knew nothing
about the case.
This morning e T. Warner was put on
the stand The object was to rsbut
certain testimony which had been given
i by the plaintiff relative TO the
/ transactions IN mortar and the
patent process. He said that
the Quaker City Mortar Company never
obtained more than one license. MesBrs.
Strawbrldge and Curry went to New
York on July II, 1892 Their purpose
WAS 10 sell patent rights for Brooklyn
New York and Jersey City
A Mr.. Murtha Was to bs the purchaser
but he did not show up Mr. Warner
positively deuied that an offer oi
81, 500 600 for the use Of the patent
right In the United States on this
occasion OF that visit was made
lie gave testimony concerning the
price Of sand, line and hair from March
1892, to February, 1894, and the guam
titles of those commodities used in thi
business He placed the extreme daily
capacity OF the mortar plant at 260, 00l
pounds, aud even that quantity hat
never been made In one day to the bes
of hin knowledge. During the period
above referred to the factory was no
run TO its full capacity. Morta
cannot be kept ia storage 70
more than week without be
ing retempered The sand whicl
the Charles Warner Company sold 20 th
Warner Process Mortar Company fror
March, 1899 70 February, 1894 was dis
posed OF for 81. 500 less than 1t would hav
brought IL sold at the market price
Mr. Warner asserted that 10 was no
until after August, 1898, that he bR
any idea that Curry expected an interes
in the profits When he became con
WINGED that such was the case the book
we're changed SO that the mortar profit
were entered in the mortar account
When cross examined the wltnes
stated that Curry, on March 20. 1s8S
agreed that certain parties should
given a one-nalf interest In the business