Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-12-11
SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY,
JOE LANGEVAIN, THE MISSING
WITNESS TURNS up.
And Tells How Much he Was
Paid 70 Keep kWav,

ala 70 Keep away.
Clark finished his tes;ifving vestar-
day. He ~Hs follower by Beck. War
ren Noteware and G. T. Bender. These
witnesses testified as they had in the
tir-t trial. Then came the sensation
Of the day in the testimony Of Jc9
Langevin, the witness who was ah-
sent during the first trial.
[ reside in Carson City and have
resided here eleven years. Was here
in August 1898. About I O'Clock in
the afternoon oUe day in August.
Heney came to me to engage a team
to go to Reno. Between s and 9 he
came for the team, saying he had re
Ceived a telegram from a friend in the
East t. met him at Reno. That night
at 10 he came and got the team and
blackboard. My son Charley drove
him t. Reno and returned the next
morn ng at S a N. Charley is now
in the Province Of Quebec. Canada.
! sent him there myself. Honey
asked me to send him there.
Cross-examined by Woodhurn. 7
never knew Heney before August '93.
He tod me he a to meet a friend in
Reno. Heney asked me to send nv
son to Canada OF Oct. 3 1895. Henev
said, Il came to ask you to help me-"
What is the matter with you, why are
you afraid of my son? He said that
the \ ? A we're trying to down him
because he was a Catholic.
To the Court. Shall | say what
else he told me-"
The Court eyes
He said h.x didn't give a d as
they couldn't do anything anyhow"
Heney offered me $40 or 5000 to
have the boy 60, but I said the boy
could not go less than $500. He said
he vas not as rich as people thought,
as his money was tied up.
He went away and when he came
back he handed me $3.50, and
said he would hand me the balance
at Bliss office. I refused to go
there, but he met me at the Round
Hon Sc and paid the other 500"
The understanding was that if
went to LOvelJcks and the bov did
not go to Canada, I was to return all
but sac. I got $500 in all"
The witness was talking like a house
atire, so fast hal the shorthand re-
Porters were ratified and the counsel
had no time to object, The testimony
came IKE water out Of a sluice box
and the Witness was excited and ges-
ticulating. Woodburn then asked
him if he did not ask for more money
aud without hesitation the witness an
swered: :
Yes, I asked for one thousand
more" .
WOODBURY.. Did you not write a
letter for money!
Witness. Yes [ wrote two Of them.
| got 800 for hiding two week. and
as soon as the time was up l came in
town. Laughter.l [ would have
gone to Canada for $1,000. [ was do
ing a good job and wanted good pay.
| was enduring hardships and paving
"A man to bring me newspapers to
keep track Of the case.
Yes | got money. Here Mr.. Wood
burn see this watch (holding it OUT T
bought this watch with that money
laughter.) Mr.. Coffin and Mr.
Woodburn | can tell you lots more If
you want; do you want to hear it,
The counsel did not seem to want
more Of the testimony and motioned
him off the stand. Heney's face was
ike ashes as the witness was testify
ing and his counsel realizing that
had brought out the toughest
part Of the evidence themselves. were
unable to get on their feet in time to
The testimony wa the most
startling Yet given in tn case and
nothing else was talked Of on the
streets last evening. An attempt will
made today to impeach his testi-
nony.