The Washington times., 1895-03-06

Recorder Taylor, testifying In the libel
suit against william c. Chase. said yester-
day that. whiie he had only thirty-one po-
sitions in his office, there We're 1,127 ap-
Dlicants for places under him. He had
made only thirteen appointments. seven
white persons and six colorec. He had
never accepted n cent for making an ap-
pontment. and had never made a political
assessment
Indeed. when he learned that Mr. Stiil's
bureau was making assessments he resigned
his connection with IL. He sent a circular
letter to one colOFec man in each depart
ment, adv sing them not 10 pay any assess
ment TO any man, white or cOlored. he
was interested in some sixty persons. whose
appointments he had indorsed. Tue letter
which he sent was read, IN spite of objec-
tions by the defense.
Explaining further, Taylor said the Ne
gro League had assessed its members 81
each and afterward 81, but the cOllecSons
had not been large, and he had pa d tie Rent
himself, and finally had been forced by a
lawsuit 10 pay also for the furniture OF
the rooms. He was member OF the league
only eleven days.
N regard TO the money he borrowed from
Chase and Booker he SAID nc paid Slol.t0,
bat got only $50. The money was borrowed
the day before be was confirmed, when
everybody was saying Ee would tall 10 get
the place and certainly il would have
been foolish for him TO make any promises
Of office under the circumstances. Nolh-
ing was said about offices, and Chase did not
even ask for one.
REGARDED As HIS ENEMIES.
That ! thought was strange = he added.
He had regarded Chase and Barnes as his
enemies from July till September 22. He
Would not even allow them to come into his
office in that time He was friendly with
Chase from September q to December 10,
and had said that ne was desiroIs OF doing
something for Chase, and appointed two OF
his friends in his office.
Chase did lot accuse him Of immortality
nor can bim a grand Scoundrel. Booker
lied when he sw0re that he put 500 before
himself and Chase, and Barnes lied when
he said that he had paid Taylor $50 to get a
pOSitiun for Miss Blanche Brown. He cid
not promise Chase an office If he would
cease his attacks, nor did he promise him
$500 and SO a month SO long as he should
remain i1 office, provided the attacks should
cease.
He did write Chase a letter on November
81 urging that work toward undOing the
wrong Chase had done him should b. push
ed. Chase had told him that Mr. Lawrence
Gardner and Mr. W. j. Costello were inter
esting themselves IN his behalf, ana tie let
ter was in reply 10 promises OF their Eelp.
He denied entirely all the charges against
him of immortality: said he had known Mrs.
Fannie HHl since 1856. She did not apply
Tor Office, and could not have seen him al
the time she said. because lie was in Iowa
on a yislt to ms wife. He went West in the
same Sleeping-car with Senator TIpie.
Miss Garrett he had regarded as a talented
girl, and at her death had sympath!zet
deeply with her mother and paid her funera
expenses. The money had nearly all beer
repaid him. He denied entirely the stories
of misd03ng on his part told by Laura Ben
seman and Amanda Hill. He had bJlriend
ed Amanda Hill, and once gave her 50 To bur
provisions with. He said ne did take a triI
on the Lady 0fthe Lake and was treated iik'
a prince. There was nothing wrong abou
MISS GARRETT's LAST ILLNESS.
Dr S r. Watts testified that he attended
Miss Garrett in herIast illness and found he
suffering from constipation, such as she haC
been troubled with for the many years tina
she had been under his care. She final.
died Of
To Mr. Brney's question whether Their
was anything he saw, or anything the young
woman had told him. to Indicate that sit
was the victim OF criminal operation o.
praC tiCcS. Mir. Langston objected tha
nothing of the kind had been charged by tn
defense. But Judge Cole said Chase hat
voluntarily made the charge on the stan'
yesterday, and il was proper for the pros
ecution 10 Tefute it.
Dr Watts said there was nothing what
ever tolead him even to suspectsach q thing
Cora u. Nero and Mrs. cEson. employe
in TaylOr's office, testified that they ha'
heard the charge that ATs Hin made o
Taylor's attempt TO assault her-Miss Ner
from Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Jac kson from Ails
Nero. Mrs. HIS daughter was preSeI
when Mrs. Hill told Miss Nero, and rcinarket
that her mother had not before tOld heI
Miss Nero said that was very strange, an
next day Mrs Hill told her and Mrs. Jac ksol
they must get meals some where else.
Andrew Jackson. a colored bootblacI
said that Chase had offered him SO fo
every witness he would get against Taylor
To Mr.. Langston he denied telling Edwar
Oliver, or any one else that he had pilote
Taylor about the Division"
John c. Gordon testified that Chase ha
told him that they ought to get Taylor OF
OF office.
ABOUT POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS
Frank Bell, employed in the GovernmcI
Printing Office, testified that as a resul
OF a talk with p II. White about politica
assessments he had written to Taylor an
had received a reply This letter was az
mitted in evidence and the defense note
an exception. IL was dated September 2
last and told Bell not to pay any asses
ment to White or any body else.
he had got his position through Taylr
and would be a fool 10 pay White cen
White in no way represented the write
Bell said TO Mr.. Birney that he lad receive
me letter the day it was written, but [
Mr. Langston that he had got it q few day
before the national election.
At the close of Taylor's testimony Il
argument was begun for the government 4
Mr. Jeffords. Each side viii have tw
hours time Attorney Jones Will spea
this morning first and then Prof. Langstol
Mr. Brney VIII close the argument.
Mr. Jeffords spoke about an hour, review
ing the evidence and showing how il prove
rather than disproved malice on Chase
part He also held there was an entire Lac
OF substantiation OF the charges made I
Chase
In referring TO The trip Taylor made {
the Lady of the Lake, Mr. Jeflords sa
Taylor Was there upon the invitation
Mr.. Jones, one Of ChaSes attorneys JON
asked 10 be protected and Judge Cole r
piled that he thought there was no prol
ability that Mr Je1fOrds would say an.
thing improper.
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Frank Hickey Makes Denial.
Frank Hickey, fNo. 2602 street, writ
TO The Times to deny the statement Of Z