The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28

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remarks, you have your recollection OF
them" was the courts comment.
~ beg the pardon OF the court and every
body else. In order to avoid any posi-
bility OF a conflict in recollection, / de-
sired the stenographer TO make note OF
the opening address," returned Mr.. Da-
Wis.
Mr.. Douglas proceeded with his address.
which proved to be quite brief.
Barry Mohun, an employe Of the Con-
gress lonal Library, was called by the de-
fense to show that. although employed
there, he did not know of Force Col
lection of papers there, nor that any
such papers belonged to the Library.
The district attorney moved to strike
out the testimony. He argued that while
the witness confessed lie did not know Of
the existence of collection of papers
known as the Force Collection, as part
of the Library, there was nothing to
prove that there was no such collection,
nor that McElhone did not know of its
existence.
The motion was overruled.
Wilson NJ. Young, another employc, and
Daniel Murray, who has been for twenty
six years connected with the Library,
were also called and questions asked SINH
lar to those prupoundedt to Mohun. Murray
knew of the existence of the Force Col
lection" but did not know that the three
papers mentioned were q partofit, Henry
c. Chase, also employed there, was "a wit
ness upon the same points.
The only cross-exaniination made CT
these witnesses was rs to whether or not
they Rne how Hfanydocuments there were
in the Library or In the Force collection
or the Toner collection. They did not.
You do not know the one-thousandth
part of them, do you?'' inquired MIR. Davis
OF one of them.
Il do not, was the reply.
We now call Philip McElhone, said
Mr.. Douglas, and Mr. McElhone went upon
the stand. After brief preliminary ex-
animation, in which McEIhone detailed his
occupation during the past several years, he
was asked:
did you know during the time you were
in the Library of the existence there Of a
collection Of papers, known as the Force
collection. "
II did not '"
McEihone thendetailed the circumstances
OF his arrest, and the conversation between
him and the Secret Service officer.
He also told of the voluntary surrender
OF the paper known the roll of the
regiment OF artificers, aud of subsequently
procuring the tin box, on his order which
contained two others. He said all of
these papers had been given to him by
Lewis Turner, and that he had no idea
that they belonged TO the Government
He was to sell the papers and pay Turner
share Of the proceeds. He was told by
Turner that the papers belonged to the
estate OF DR.. Miller, deceased, Turner's
fatheFln-Iaw. He denied they were i'll
COLLISION, aud said he did not go To the
express office to assist in or witness the
sending away of any papers. He walked
down street with Turner, bat did not enter
the express office,
He denied utterly that hc had ever stolen
papers from the Library, By himself or
in con junction with Turner, and character
lied Turner'S sworn statements as untrue.
Upon cToss-examination by Mr.. Davis,
McElhone admitted that he had procured
money of Atwell and Stubblefield. at tue
corner Of Eleventh and F streets, on some
old stamps He procured S35 on stamps
worth $50, and with the money thus OBJ
tanned the two went to New York. The
money was procured by McElhone at
Turner's instance, the stamps being sup
piled by Turner and MCElhone giving his
individual note All OF the manuscripts
received from Turner, he said, were
represented to he part of those belong
ing to his fathe er-in-law's estate. They
were given to him, McElhOne said, in
Turner'S room at the Capitol, to tie sold
by him for Turner,
The lines of cross-exanlination was OBJ
tected to hy Mr Douglas, and pending dis
cussion court took d recess for half on
hour.