The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-03

General Wilson, that you, in your OPEN
ing statement TO the jury, said you
would produce to testify that he helped
Cook put on his overcoat, Friday, Dec.
IA, and put the raw hide under the coat?
DID you not mean to produce him? Will
you tell me what bis name is?" were the
earnest queries OF Mr. Dubois.
THAT is none of your business" tartly
replied General Wilson.
But" continued the Attorney General,
81 would like to know his name and
where he lives, so i could call him.
General Wilson then said that the re-
marks of the Attorney General were an in
suit to him and his associates In the trial
OF the case.
The court here undertook TO pacify the
counsel for the defense and the State.
General Wilson stated that IL he had
made mistake such mistakes were not
uncommon.
Judge Wilbur said that he regretted to
say they were not as uncommon as they
should be.
The Attorney-General then called as
the first witness for the State in rebuttal
General Charles A. Wilson.
The first question put TO the witness
was "who was the man who helped Cook
with his overcoat on that you promised
to have here and testify The witness
pleaded his privilege as counsel and re-
fused to answer the question.
David T.. L1ngane was recalled and
asked to give the name OF the witness
that had caused SO much discussion, and
declined to give it.
General Wilson argued that the witness
should not be compelled to answer and
Attorney General Dubois said that he
should be.
After some discussion the Attorney
General said, 81 will not require the wit
ness TO answer il his reply would tend to
criminate himself"
This was the first intimation that there
were to be any more remarkable develop
ments in the case.
Judge Wilbur ruled the que stion must
be answered.
An exception was taken bv counsel for
the defense to this ruling and TO every
other question asked iy the Attorney
General in the examination of this wit
ness.
Mr.. Lingane said the answer would
not criminate himself, but he did not
know the name OF the witness who was
to have been called. He did know SAM
uel Z. Wilson, who lived in the house
with Cook. He was asked to identify $40
and s. note but said he had never seen
them before. He denied having paid any
money to Wilson TO testify in this case or
having dictated statement to him OF
what he wished that party TO testify TO.
Samuel Z. Wilson testified that he was
2S years of age, that man named Hem
inway had got him 10 see Lingane Sat
urday, March 1, 1896, that he did 80 and
that bis pockets were searched by Deputy
Sheriff johnson and Goodell before he
visited Lingane, and that he gave John
son S15 that defendant had paid him.
| Mr.. Lingane lid not write out what he,
| witness, was to testify to, but dictated
| it to him. The statement that Lingane
| dictated was false.
Wilson further testified that Lingane
| wrote the address OF his home on Com
stock avenue SO witness could bring his
wife, who was TO receive $50 IL she cor
| roboratcd the witness statement. Wit.
| ness had received $l5 and he identified
| the money which had boon marked. He
| was to get S15 more for his testimony
The money was paid In Lingane's private
| office.
Deputy Sheriff johnson stated he and
| Deputy Sheriff Godell searched Wilson
before he went into The Telegram office
| and witness saw Wilson almost constant
| ly from the time he left that place until
| he reached the Wilcox building where
| Wilson gave up the money. Wilson had
refused to do any business with the go
| between.
In croa-examination. General.s Wilson
said: "You have been detective. have
| you not"
Johnson" Yes"
| General WILSON," You acted as a detec
| tive in this case?'
"No.r
Witness then said that word wal
brought to him that Lingane was tamper
| ing with witness. This information
! came from lawyer named Rhodes, who
was In Mr.. Hopkins Office. A man
named Hemingway said Samuel Will
| son was to be the go-between, but tn,
latter had refused to deal with anyon,
| but principals. Had not Investigated the
| character of Wilson nor had he seen hin
since the money was taken from him in
Hopkins Office. Ha q marked the none,
received from Samuel Wilson. Got the
memorandum that the latter brought
him. Linganc, Wilson said, had refused
! to write, but he had dictated the memo
randum handed to the witness.
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