Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-10
MRS. BROWN'SSTORY
Tells Of Attempts to Induce Her
Husband to Make a
False Statement.
OFFERED $50 By DANIEL DROsT

james johnson, sx-Chief Of the Fire Dc
pastmeor. ssys lie Was Driven Awav
From the Drsin By Sept. Sev,o while
. Bad A.sh was reiag Construstea
-Others Offer TestimoDy.
The session in the circuit court
this morning was crowded with ihe
testimony Of witnesses folio wing one
quickly after each Other. The un!y
important evidence that was elected
was that from Mrs. Charles Brown,
James McCaGrey and John O.sen,
principals in the mixing Of the Gem.
ent and Of the alleged attempts to in-
fuence Brown to make q false state
ment concerning the same. which
was sufficiently pointed to rteatv
scmewha. Of sensation.
James Johnston. late chief OF the
FIRE department, testified that he
visited the storm drain each day
during its construction to b, posted
as to which streets were blocked, 80
that he could know how TO &c,
across with bis IRE engines in case
OF fire. He said that Nevin drove
him away from the ditch on one occa.
sion when there WAS bad arch be.
ing made.
Phil Miller, late policeman, went
to the house Of Charles Brown and
in a garnet in little barn be found
Milwaukee cement sacks inside OF
Portland sacks.
Mrs. Charles Brown testifi ed to nu.
merous trips made by Lahiff. Co,
aud Drost to see her husband: T.
their plying I'm with liquor, and
that on Tuesday alter Christina:
Drost offered her husband $50 II ht
would 90 down TO kelly's office and
sign paper, and he (Drosi) wanted
IS; that during the visits Of Lahif
and Cox TO her house. Cox told vii,
ness that her husband could gel
three COZ VS. and money il he would &c
what they wanted. Defendants coun.
sci sought to show that Drost's visit
to her house was relative to a dog,
but the witness secuted the idea anC
said she heard Drost's offer OF none,
through the partially opened from
door.
James McCsfr,ey testified In sub
stsntial confederation OF the testi
mony OF Charles Brown, and alsC
stated that in the course OF the worl
OF changing the Milwaukee cemen
into the Portland sacks, the sacks be
came torn. aud some had to be di.
cardedi that Schneil happened TO b.
passing when they were thrOwins
some Of them out OF the cemen
house, and he said: well, bows
they will wear out no matter how
carefully you handle them"
John Olsen testified TO assisting
Brown and McCafrey change the ce
ment in the car; that Nevin to,c
them TO let no one know what they
were doing. and to keep it quiet.
Daniel Crowley testified TO work
ing on the drain rs a mason. II,
said that the cement was mixed hall
and half Portland and Milwaukee
after they got south Of the railroad
track. and later two 20 one and
finally they used all Milwaukee. lie
said that while using the Portland
Prick claimed il was the poorer and
after they mixed is Frick thought II
Was better; that while they used all
Portland it did not make as good
joints rs when mixed. At the noon
adjournment question arose as to
whether the witness could give bi:
opinion as TO whether the use OF the
mixed cement was an improvement
over Portland, and after an extended
argument the court permitted III,
question, and it was answered in the
affirmative.
Yesterday Afternoons Esidsnce.
At yesterday afternoons session
much familiarity was displayed by
defendants counsel in the discu ssior
with the expert engineers as to tn,
qualities OF the various kinds of &C.
ment. The evident purpose OF tn,
counsel was TO show that the use o.