The record-union., 1896-07-23
TIGHTENING OF THE coils.
What Callendine Said to Jack Elliott on
Christmas Morning.
The Prosecution Rests Its Case and
the Defense Will Open
This Morning.

At the resumption of the Callendine
trial yesterday C. M. Rosemond, who
had been on the stand the day before,
was the first witness and was cross-ex-
amined. but to very little purpose, as he
stuck to his story and was very positive
that Callendine was one of the robbers.
A. Mcdonald also testified to the night
and general appearance OF the men ana
was positive that Callendine was the lea
der of the robbers.
c. f. Westlake testified to going over
to the car barn a few minutes before
/ o'clock and seeing three men nearly
In front of the office. He thought one
of them was his brother-in-law, whom
he was waiting to take home, and spoke
to them They all turned around as
they were walking away, but dld not
answer. They were all young men, ana
he thought they were masked.
H. L. Stokes testified that CaHendlne
came to the office and asked for the
Superintendent. He did not seem 10
have any particular business ana dlu
not say why he wanted to see the super
intendent. This was on the I'D or the
9th, the day of the robbery.
F. ]. Elliott a motorman, testlhed 10
seeing Callendine on the evening OF the
robbery sitting in a cart in front or the
j Harris house, with another man, ana
they had a rifle. The next morning,
Christmas Callendine boarded his car
before 6 O'Clock and asked him what the
news was. and said he guessed the news
boys must be having holiday, as ne dlu
not see any.
E.A. Wright, the conductor Of Elliot s
car. corroborated his testimony
Melvin Hatch testified that Callendlne
came TO him several times and proposed
to him to take part in the car barn ana
other robberies, and said they could go
ont TO the barn in a cart and take guns
with them. Fred Townsend. he sald'
had promised to take part.
Barney Carroll. who swore to an allbl
for Callendine at the last trial, but
afterward confessed that he had COM
rnitted perjury. was put on the stahd.
THE prosecution wanted to examine him
as 70 his confession but was not al
lowed to. He testified to digging up an
octogonaI steel bar aboue three feet long
and sbarp at one end in Callendine'
back yard and that it was atterWard
taken down to his scow and thrown into
the river
There was a. little tilt during the ses-
sion between District Attorney Ryan
and A. L. Hart, who whispered seVerai
suggestions to the counsel for the de-
Tense Mr. Ryan addressed the court
saving that he had understood that MI
Hart had withdrawn from the case AS
he. seemed to have taken it up again
he would be glad to have him made an
attorney of record.
Mr.. Hart retorted that he was an
American citizen and had right to ad-
wise if he pleased, and as the court sus-
tanned that view, the matter was drop
ped.
At 4:3O O'Clock District Attorney Ryan
announced that the prosecution resteo
its case. and Attorneys j. G March ana
II /. Buckley, who are fighting brewery
for their client and leaving no stone un-
trrned for his defense, asked that re
cess be taken till this morning. that they
might arrange the sequence of their de-
fanse. and Judge Hinkson complied with
their request and adjourned court TIL
10 a. m. to-day.