The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-07
HEARING IS AT AN END.
Prima facie Case Made Ont BY
the Prosecution.
scHLENTz IS HELD FOX COURT
Arguments Which Could Not Ne Refutcd
Conviuces the Alderman That
Schientx Should DO Made
to Face . Jury.


concluded before Alderman Millar last
evening and the defendant was held In
$500 bail to answer at court. John
Westpfahl became his bondsman. The
case was re-opened by Major Warren
calling Hon. Alex Connell to the stand
witness, Charles Asperschlager, the
only man besides Schlentz who testi-
fled to having seen any irregularities.
Mr.. Connell told how at o recent cleo
ton Asperschlager came to him and
wanted money. MIR. Connell agreed to
recommend him as watcher, but
when he drew the admission from AS
perschlager that ne had secured IS
from the Democrats, he refused to en-
gage him and sent him to Mr.. Simrell
Mr.. Watson objected to the admis-
sion of this testimony. but the alder
man overruled the objection. During
the arguments for and against the ad-
mission Of this evidence Mr.. watson
charged MIR. Warren with having imi-
tatvd Asperschlager In refusing TO
support the whole ticket. You are a
first -class liar" said the major In cool
and measured tones. Il made speecnes
and worked hard In the interests OF the
whole ticket, and you know IT." MIR.
Watson swallowed the lie without
murmur
Major warren's Argument.
In MS argument MaJoT warren iu'N
particular stress upon that part OF the
affidavit in which Schlentz swears that
Mr.. Simrell "willfully and knowingly
violated the rules of the Republican
party" showing that there are no
rules of the Republican party govern
ing primaries and that the customs
adopted for conducting them diner IN
almost every election district. He held
that Schlentz was guilty OF willfui
perjury for not having at least taken
fhe trouble to find out whether or not
there were such rules, before Drand'ns
two honest citizens as criminals. ana
that he swore to something that was
not true and which he knew nothing
about, as he voluntarily admitted.
The fact that twenty witnesses testi-
fed, said Major Warren, that the cleo
ton was conducted openly and orderly:
rebuts any intention to defraud, anu
the fact that there was no necessity
for any crooked work to elect Coionei
Ripples delegates in his stronghold. tne
First district OF the TWenaie'" Snaaa "a'''
Then he attacked Schlentz's state
ment in his affidavit that the ballot box
was out of the rooms for long space
Of time" and drew the deadly parallel
by quoting Schlentz's admission at the
hearing that Mr. Simrell was not gone
with. the box over three or -FOUR MN
.s uass' aa M Laws said Major Warren.
sS sane ~. .' sUsar;ng 10 what he knew
tna. M ne .,,,,s, .'hsn ha swore that he
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VI =. .me e,,,S tnte the omickest man that
II wouau 10, ,,,,a to change those bal
We ma ot.trad N. thav we've In a nailed
,o.s' n' S,,,.,nm ths three minutes which
ala nsed from, the time Mr. Simrell left
.i. So, o. tho CELLAR and came hack
lie
o,,o,,a,rr Mo ior Wa rran took oc-
ooaion to shnM The true motive which
nnS,,,m,aS Snh,ant,,a ,nstipators in
brtn.,in~ tho nrosec,,t,on and review
" hn;nsy Tho no,nts which he had mar
..a,,,ari,' ns S,,.ai, mon asked that the de-
sson, ta hn,d Tor court
ie"o~"' nu Cs,
'So" '"'"'
Mr.. Watson,in opening Tor the de-
drawn. how the suit was instituted and
how he was connected with the case.
v,hop ba uapf on IN Say i'm reflltation