The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-20

FIRE SHOT.
They Produce Witnesses to Contradict
Tabor and SzydlOwSkl.
A FORMER EMPLOYE TESTIFIES
he Tells About the Receipt and sale Of
Smoked Goods in Considerable Quantity
szydlowsKi is Contradicted in seY-
eral Respects Concerning His
Credit Statements.


Matt sorchis who formerly worked for
Chief Burgess Tabor, was called to the wit
ness stand this morning when the proceed
ings to dissolve the attachments in the
Tabor and Szydlowski cases were again taken
up in the Office of M. M. Burke, Esq, this
morning. Sorchis was called by Mr.. Ram
sey, one of the counsel for the creditors, to
contradict the evidence given by Messrs.
Tabor and szydlowski. sorchis worked in
Tabor's butcher shop and he frequently sold
meats to Mr.. Szydlowski, who never paid
him any money, but always had the pur-
chsses charged. This contradicted Szyd-
lowski, who had sworn that he always paid
cash when he made purchases at Tabors
place.
On crOss-examination by Mr.. Burke the
witness admitted that he had feeling against
Mr.. Tabor because he owed him for wages
and had left him without a ceat." Witness
also admitted that he called upon Tabor after
the sale to Szydlowski and told him that if
he (witness) would not get his money Tabor
would be shot. The witness denied that he
followed Tabor to Mahanoy City to shoot
him.
Sorkis also testified that between the 1st
and 10th of last August he assisted in re-
moving from the Lehigh Valley depot from
30 to 90 barrels of smoked meats Some of
them were consigned to Tabor and some to
Meluskey & Son, but all were taken to Tabor's
store. Witness swore that in two weeks
be sold to Szydlowsk from 20 to 80 barrels
Of smoked meats from Tabors stock. Suisse
quently witness qualified this statement by
saying that in giving the figures he included
sales that had been made by others in Tabor's
employ to Szydlowski. These sales were
made between the 1st and 18th Of last
August. The witness can speak English very
well and was prompt and positive in making
replies to the interrogatOres address to him
| by counsel on both sides He denied posi-
/ lively that he had been prompted for the
examination by any of the creditors, or
! their representatives. A significant part of
SOrchis testimony was that in which he
stated that he never sold meats in Tabor's
store to Szydlowski until about the 1st of
last August. After Armours market was
opened in town Mr.. Tabor did not sell at
wholesale to anybody only Mr.. SzydlOwski.
Witness declared that he had no interest in
the cases, but, of course, he had bad feeling
because he was left so poor. He felt bad for
his money If it was not for that he would
have nothing against Tabor, or SzydlOwski.
When the examination of this witness was
concluded an adjournment was taken until
p. m, pending the arrival of John F.
.Whalen, Esq, from POttsyille, and P. b.
Adams, ESD, from New York.
William Bialecki was the first witness
called at the afternoon session and the ex-
animation was opened by Mr.. Ramsey. The
| witness was called to contradict Szydlowski
/ . F1,n
Friday before Tabor sold out to Szydlowski
there was conversation in which Bialecki
spoke of the hard times and Szydlowski
said, IF you were smart enough year ago
you wouldn't need to be in that position"
Bialecki replied, 81 know; but don't want
to be rogue. want to be honest" Szyd-
lowski then said, 81 am am an old -
from the old country. know all about"
On cross-examination by Mr. Burke witness
admitted that he owed Szydlowski bill and
that he had been in conversation with Messrs.
Garfield and Murphy since Tabor sold out to
Szydlowski.
Mr.. Tabor was recalled to the stand by Mr..
Whalen and denied that, two weeks before
J the sale to Mrs. Szydlowski, Mr.. Garfield
offered him 81 cents pound for the tallOW
he had on hand. Mr.. Garfield did, about a
month before the sale, ask that Tabor trans
fer the tallOw to him. Tabor swOre that he
did not refuse to make the transfer because
he wanted to turn it over to his father-in
law, Lewis Ambrose, to protect him,
At this point Mr. Whalen went at the wit
ness in hammer and tongs fashion Wit
ness denied that on the Saturday night be
fore, or during the week before the sale, he
sent a large quantity Of meat to his father
in-law. Mr.. Whalen then questioned Mr.
Tabor as to what Mrs. Tabor has been dOinl
in the meat market connected with Tabor
residence since the sale to SzS dlowski.
Since this transfer to SzydlOwski has you
wife been handling the money in this shop
No, sir.
Has she been giving change in the store
or taking money out Of the cash register
Not that / know Of
Who furnishes the drivers with the chang
in the morning before they start out-sinc
. the failure
' don't know.
r Don't you know that your wife furnishe
f change for the drivers?
y do not.
IS You have no knowledge whatever on tina
, subject
= No, sir.
Witness denied that since August 3Oth
has been paying Szydlowski wages, the sam
u as he paid men in the store before the sal,
or that he has any arrangement as employe
with SzydlowsH.
John Canfeld, the Shenandoah manage
= for Swift & Co., was called to the witne'
stand as the HERALD was going to press.
= Seeking Political Honors.
u EDITOR HERALD By permission of h
n friends and the voters of the township gen
n orally Thomas IL. Dee has at last cOnsente
= 10 hecnme a candidate for Iepislatnre Mhi