The record-union., 1896-04-23

ly through whose efforts the three men
accused of the crime were lodged be-
hind the bars, testified that he had
known Callendine since 1887. He had
seen Callendine, Baker and Townsend
together, and had seen the first-named
on the 18th of March last. CalIendine
asked the witness if he had ever seen a
safe blown open, and how it was done,
and said:
THAT was pretty good job done at
the street car Office. was in the mount
aims at the time, and didn't get back
until the next day."
This he repeated and then questioned
the detective as to whether safe could
be got into after the outer door had
been blown off.
After his arrest Callendine denied
ever having told the witness that he
was out of town at the time in the
mountains or anywhere else. Callendine
also asked what was the reason the safe
at Fourth and M streets had failed to
blow open under the pressure of the
charge.
When Baker was arrested by Mr..
Fisher and Officer Pennish he asked:
What am 1 arrested for?"
For being an accomplice in the
robbery Of the street car Office" was
the reply.
"Oh, my God!" exclaimed Baker,
'"what will become of my poor wife?"
why didn't you think of that be-
fore?" asked the witness.
"Oh, 1 didn't think it would come to
this!" replied Baker. He would not,
! however, talk further about the matter
The witness further stated that he
arrested Townsend as well as Baker,
and told how it was done.
FISHER WAS AWAKE.
General Hart then took the witness
in hand and the impression prevailed
that he had his hands full.
who put you onto this business ?'
inquired General Hart
81 decline to answer that question: .
| returned Fisher. II promised the men
who told me that I would never tell,
and I never will"
You got your pointers from the po-
lice Of this city, didn't you?" continued
Mr. Hart
Not at all. The police gave me no
| assistance in the matter whatever re-
turned Fisher.
you don't know, then, whether what
the man who gave you your informa-
ton said was true or not?"
"Oh, no; I don't know"
'fThen the man was talking through
his hat, wasn't he?"
| Here Judge Davis took hand He
said the expression, talking throgh
his hat" had no meaning whatever.
| The witness, however, said he un-
derstood what was meant 1t was that
| a man did not know what he was talk
ing about. With this definition General
Hart concurred.
Then the witness was taken back
over the ground which he had covered
in his direct examination. He admitted
| that he was interested in the reward
offered, but that if a conviction was
secured his share of reward money
would be very small.
When asked why he had not left the
room during the earlier part of the ex-
animation, the witness said he had not
been ordered to do so, and that as an
arresting officer he considered it his
duty to remain.
Fisher was not positive whether
Baker, when arrested, had said: II
didn't think it would ever come to this
or II didn't think would ever come to
this but he had said one of the two
things.
Though General Hart carried the wit
ness through many devious paths his
evidence was not shaken, and he ended
by stating that the police had done the
reverse of assisting him in the case. He
made a good witness for the prosecu-
ton, and when he left the stand the
defense had not scored a single point
aginst him. -
When Fisher stepped down from the
stand the battle ended for the day and
an adjournment was taken until : 10
o'clock this morning.