The Portland daily press., 1896-01-25

presented a note from Andrew j. Chase
asking witness to listen to Bartlett's
story AMI be as easy with him as he could
because he had been made a tool of and
was an innocent sort of fellow. At this
point Mr.. Noble objected to all this on
the ground that it was hearsay and moth
ing had been shown as to why Bartlett
was not present to testify.
Judge Strout admitted it as showing
whether the action of the editor in writ
ing the article was due to reasonable
grounds for belief or need of criticism.
Bartlett seemed very much agitated
and said that he didn't mean to tell
perjury there today witness was
struck with that expression. "tell per.
jury BARTLETT said that he thought he
was doing what Plummer wanted him
to do. Plummsr said that he needn't
tell that he had employed him. Bartlett
didn't want to go on the stand. Plum
mer asked him if he and the other officers
got up purse of SIS or $40 for him, if
he'd go ON the stand. BARTLETT said he'd
rather give that amount than go on.
Witness asked Bartlett if he had bought
any liquor at the Durant House and
BARTLETT SAID HE HAD NOT.
Witness also told Norton that Bartle tt
Appeared like simple minded sort of
chap
Bartlett said that he was to get So.
Cross examined by Mr. Noble witness
said be WAS not pres ent at Swett's trial.
He had no recollection of instructing any
editor or reporter to be present. Mr..
CooMbs told witness the result of the
trial, about Bartlett paying and about
Plummer's testimony.
So that when BARTLETT came to your
house that evening you knew that Bart
lett had liedP'
I had no doubt of it,
After Bartlett spoke to witness the
latter remembered that he did speak to
some body about it before telling Norton,
but didn't know who it was. Witness
did not go to Judge Gould or Plummer
before going to Norton.
@. Before Bartlett came to your house,
he had told certain things upon the
stand that were not true.
A. l was.
Q. You had no doubt of that?
A. l had no doubt of it.
@. After you had this conversation
with Bartlett, when he came to see you
in the evening. did you consult any body
else in regard to what took place in the
Municipal court besides Bartlett, before
you went to Norton?
A. DON'T remember now whether l
saw any body or not
Q, What would you say? What is your
best judgment?
A. My Judgment would be that 1 did
see quite number of persons.
q. Can you now remember whom you
went to?
A. No.
Q. Did you go to the Judge of the Mu-
nicipal court to inquire what took place
that morning in regard to Bartlett's tes-
tifying falsely?
A. did not.
Q. Did you have any interest in going
to MIN to find out?
A. No.
@ Did you see Charles A. Plummer
in regard to what took place in the Mu-
nicipal court that morning?
A. / did not.
( @. Did you have any int crest to see
him before going to the editor Of your
papers
A. had no interest," to see him.
I. @. Let me ask why not?
A. Because l didn't think it essential
or desirable.
@. You were aware of the fact that
what you v ere telling the editor of your
paper was to be made a matter of publ
cation in it's columns?
A. l was not.
@. DO you say to this jury that what
you stated to Norton wasn't to be made
a tier of publication?
A. wasn't aware that it was to be
made matter of publication.
@ Why did you state these converse
tions to Norton?
A. stated them as matter of general
news, matter i'll which was interested
and the public generally.
O. Why was he interested in that?
A. Because he was the editor Of a pub
lie journal. j
O. Had you any doubt that what you
said to him was to be published in some
form in the paper?
A. No, had no means of knowing.
O. Do you say to the jury that you
didn't expect him to make the substance
of the conversations that you had had in
regard to the Durant Houss trial the SUBJ
ject of an article?
A. didn't expect him to make them
the subject of an article.
Q. Didn't you think that he would
make them?
A. did not.
G. You told him what Bartlett told
you:
A. Yes, sir.
Q. And told him substantially all?
A. Yes, sir.
@. Have you any other reason to give
me AS to why you told the conversations
to him than that it was matter that
you thought he was interested in?
A. Nothing. When 1 SEQ Mr.. Norton
in the morning and anything of especial
interest comes up, am in the. habit OF
calling his attention to it.
He regarded the statement of BARTLETT
as suffi GENTLY true to tell Norton about
it. Witness already knew that Bartlett
had lied in the morning. Mr.. Coombs
having told him, witness didn't know
thar BARTLETT vas lying in the evening,
bu It considered his statement sufficient.
Mr.. Coombs at that time was not acting
in any connection with the paper. Wit
ness lid not selecu Coombs as attorney
for Sxpatt ~,