The evening times., 1896-12-29

The first witness on the stand this morn.
| ing in the Barrows habeas corpus proceed
| ings, before Judge Bingham, was John A.
| Barrick, of No. 5l5 Twelfth street. He
! is the husband of Mrs. Barrick, who be-
| friended Frank Barrows by giving him
| lodging when he left the house of Mrs
| Evans.
Mr.. Barriek corroborated the testimony
OF his wife to Franks good character.
1t became apparent that Attorneys Philip
Walker and Fred. Stutz. the boys counsel,
were lowing that the lad was not as bad
as he had been pictured to Col. Clay. Sew
eral witnesses testified yesterday as To
Franks excellent character, and Mr.. Bar
rick added to the weight OF evidence i'll his
favor.
Mr.. ArInes, in crOss-exaInining Mr. Bar
rick, attempted To show that Frank had
been guilty of some connection with the
breaking of some windows in the neigh
borhood or his home. Mr.. Barrick said he
knew nothing of the matter of tbs own
knowledge. other than the statement to
him by his wife as to the occurrence. When
his own boys W ere questioned it developed
that Frank had no connection with it at
all.
FRANK on the stand.
Frank Barrows was put on the stand and
again questioned a = to his life with Mr..
and Mrs. Evans in this city
Mr.. Walker asked Frank who had charge
OF the grocery store OF Mr.. Evans The
witness answered that he tFrank) had
charge most OF the time, a Mr.. Evans was
playing the races. This statement provoked
an objection from Mr.. Arnies who wanted
To know what that had tD. do witifie.
$50 you put him on the stand to say that
Mr Evans pla yed the races, did YOU" said
the assistant district attorney, with Il
sneer
did you ever go?'' questioned Mr Armcs
of the witness.
They sent me sometimes replied the
boy, quietly.
Mr. Walker resumed his examination Of
the witness and showed by him his treat
ment while at the home of Mrs Evans The
boy said he frequently failed 10 get any
thin. to eat. This closed the evidence for
the petitioner.
MIR. Armes opened his side of the case by
calling as the first witness Col Cecil Clay,
chief clerk of the Department Of justice.
and president OF the board OF trustees OF
the Reform School.
Col. Clay said he first saw Mrs Evans at
his home on the evening of November 5
where she had called TO see him about put
ting Frank Barrows in the Reform School.
The next morning She came To his office in
the Departme mt of Justice and showed him
what purported to be a copy Of a viii ap-
pointing her the guardian OF tine Doy
Mrs. Evanss Affidavit.
Col. Clay referred to an alleged affida Wit
made by Mrs. Evans and started to state
its contents, when Mr.. Walker interrupted
with the objection that Col Clay should
produce the affidavit, instead of stating its
contents.
The court asked for the affida Wit, hut Col.
Clay said he had not brought it with him.
He did have the blank form used fer filling
out the same and exhibited that to the
Judge He explained that the printed word
''incorrigible'' was used to cover any OF all
offenses. During the recital Col Clay
shifted uneasily from one foot To anot her
Col. Clay detailed the visits of Supt
CallunI in the interest OF the boy and the
witness said Mr.. CaIlum had taken con-
siderable interest in the case. In fact
the departmental official thought Mr.. Cal
ium took an undue amount of interest. He
gave the woman u had name, but l had
already formed my opinion OF her when
sized her up said Col. Clay He said
he had made an investigation, and went SO
far as To say he had called up Col. Shella-
barger, at the Reform School. and asked him
10 diagnose" the boy.
Col. Clay continued his statements as TO
the actions Of supt. CaIlum. He charac-
terized the latter as OF an eXcita ble nature,
and moved by an animus in the emattcr.
The witness developed his evidence into
an argument supporting his position, and
said at one time he told Mr.. Callum not 10 go
off half cooked.