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that Turner had other than a lawful or
honest possession of them.
Testimony for the Defense


AS the first witness for the defense, Bar
ry Mohun was called to the stand He
stated that he has been employed in the
Congressional Library since 1894 and that
he never knew there was such a thing as
the Force collection.
Mr. Davis moved to strike out Mr.. Mo-
nuns testimony, as being innmaterial and
irrelevant. Mr.. Shillington stated that he
desired to show that few people knew that
the Force collection was a part of the Ii
brary, and he would show that McEIhone
could hardly have had knowledge of it,
Judge Bradley allowed the testimony to
remain IN, Iemarking that it did not appear
10 be very material.
Then Wilson NJ. Young, another employe
OF the library, gave similar testimony.
How many books are there in the Ii
brary?' inquired Mr.. Davis.
i do not know" replied the witness
How many pamphlets are there in :t:''
Il do not know"
You do not know hundredth part of
the library, do your
Nor thousandth or ten thousandth
part of it?'
NO SIR
Daniel Murray and H. c. Chase. ais,
library employees. gave similar testimony
although they stated they knew of the
Force collection.
McEIhonc Takes the Stand.
The defendant was then called to the
witness stand. He stated that he is twenty
eight years of age, married, and had been
employed in the Congressional Library at
the time of his arrest, February TO- about
four years. Before then he had been en-
ployed here and in New York, being at
one time private secretary of President
Mckinley, who was then in Congress- Re-
ferrlng to his arrest, after stating that
he did not know of the existence of the
Force collection, the defendant said tha:
he admitted to the secret service officers
having in his possession certain of the
papers mentioned in the indictments, hav-
ing received them from Turner. He told
them all he knew of the papers, telling
them that he was not aware that they
belonged to the library. At the time of
his arrest he had in his pocket the roll of
artifcers the Williams letter and the Cort-
land commission being at his home. The
papers he received from Turner in the lat
ters room at the library, Turner telling
him at the time that they had belonged
to his Turner's) father-in-law, DR.. Miller.
Turner'S Testimony Denied.
1t is true, said the defendant, that he ac-
companied Turner to the express Office on
one occasion, when Turner sent off some
of the papers, but he (McElhone) was told
by Turner that they were part Of those
which belonged to DR.. Miller. But Tur-
ners statement that he (McElhone) ever
went into the room where the Force col
wholly false, as was his (Turners) state
ment that he (McElhone) ever took or as
sisted in taking any of the papers.
The Defendant Cross-Examined.
The defendant was cross-examined by
Mr.. Davis, and said that he had received
from Turner historical manuscripts on at
least ten different occasions. He said that
he knew of the firm of Atwell & Stubble-
field Of this city, and admitted borrowing.
several months ago, the sum of S35 from
them on $50 worth of old government
stamps. The stamps, he stated, were given
to him by Turner, but he denied that he
knew that the stamps were taken from Mr.
Spofords office. 1t was at Turner's in
stance he secured the loan. McElhone said
that with the money they visited New
York. where they called at the store Of
Benjamin. the dealer in manuscripts
The defendant explained that he obtained
knowledge of such papers from selling
those which belonged to his father, but
when Mr. Davis was proceeding to in
quire If all of the personal estate of de-
fendants father had not been sold to pay
his lthe elder McElhone's) debts. Judge
ped Mr.. Davis inquiry as to whether or
not the defendant had closely examined
Turner as to how he became possessed of
the stamps. The defendant denied selling
Lincoln manuscript to Dealer Benjamin.
Letters Produced.
fne deienoan havihg loentlned num-
ber Of letters written by him to Mr.. W. f.
Benjamin last fall and winter, and having
previously sworn that he obtained the
manuscripts alone from Turner, Mr. Davis
read the letters to the jury. In one of
them McElhone wrote that he obtained
some of the papers from an aunt and in
others he told the dealer that he was a
purchaser of some Of them, complaining at
times that the prices he received from
Benjamin did not allow him (McElhone)
as much profit as he thought he should get
McElhone said that he had known Tur-
ner about year. and as one reason why
Turner wished him to sell the papers Tur-
ner explained that he did not wish 1t to be-
come known that all the papers came from
him CTurner).
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