Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-04
THE HENEY MORTGAGES
WERe THEY GIVEN AS LEGAL
FEES OR TO BEAT
UNCLE SAM?
Some Very Tall Swearing Aston
iShes the Court.

The case wherein the q. S. Govern
ment are endeavoring to show that
the transferrings Of the Heney mort
cages were fraudulent was again be
fore the court yesterday, with quite 4
crowd Of Interested spectators and the
Testimony was Listened to with the
greatest attention by every one.
w~OODBURN's PERPETUAL HE'LL.
Hon. VIM. Woodburn took the
stand and testified that Mrs. Heney
had retained him for the case and be
agreed with Heney to take the case
for $4,000. When he was discharged
they had a stormy interview and
finally he agreed to take 500 for his
services up TO the time of his discharge
He turned over the papers to Coffin
tie told Heney he was glad to get out
OF the case as he had had perpetual
hell ever since he went into it. He and
Coffin went to the telegraph office to
Telegraph for p. Reddy. Heney agreed
10 pay the money the following day
but did not and next day Heney came
and apologized. said he had done
wrong and re-employed the witness.
The charge that he was intoxicated
was false; he had transacted every
particle Of the business for Heney.
Afterwards, Mrs. Heney sent for wit
ness and asked to have some of the
proceeds Of the mortgages given to her.
Witness refused and when offered 80
much cash for an assignment Of the
mortgages witness also refused and
some things were said there that he
did not wish to repeat in court.
He also got Heney's bondsmen and
but for him he could rot have got
bonds at all. They went the bond as
a personal favor to witness as they
were strangers to HeLey and none
would go on until Klien's name was
there. He took several trips and paid
his own expenses. The $500 fee was
a new conception to him, and he never
heard OF it until a few weeks ago.
ON JONES.
Hearing that Jones had said thai
Heney would testify that the mort
cages were fraudulent and that Jones
had so stated, he called on Heney at
the prison and Heney stated that if
Jones had ever said so that he was
"a lying son Of a so and So"
After the conviction the council
talked OF the probability of a pardon
in case Mckinley was elected.
The Callahan mortgage was offered
Tor his fee, but he refused it, as be did
not think it worth his fee. Witness |
never knew what Collins contract was
n there was no collision between
him and Coffin. All he did was omen
q o board. He was given a
mortage for Sc, 200, and as be recei we'd
them Heney said: "If you realize
the face value Of this you mustn't see
Mary want" and witness agreed to
proposition.
COULDN'T STAN sUMMERFIRLD.
He recommended the employment Of
MI. Iorreyson and Heney said that
regarded him as a good square
man, but he put ia a decided objection
to his PARTNER, Mr.. Summerfeld, and
be was not employed.
The first intimation [ received that
deney was claiming that the trans
fers were fraudulent was when General
told NE.
HENEY SUSPICIOUS OF JONES LAWYERS.
"The only objection Heuev made TO
ne was that he obj Acted to nv being
employed in the Jones case and be
that he believed that a con-
existed to clear Jones and
;inch him. as he expressed if -
He had refused fees ia ofer cases
might conflict with this
Cross examined :-"Mv emplovment
Vas by Ms. Heney and the terms
$4,000 and my personal expenses.
showed me no authority to en-
hoy me, but said she had received
letter from her husband to emolOy
ne. Never talked Of these terms to
ieney. but [ assumed his wife was
lis agent. l eve rendered any ac-
cunt to HeDey Of any expenditures.
only talk [ had with Heney
fees except when I was dis
narged, and it "a $1,000 to thar date {
'hich he agreed was alright and
eemed pleased. Never knew Of Mr.. :
'offin's employment until two days i
the trial. After l was re-en- {
aged 1 was the principle attorney 1
Coffin assisted me. Didn't know
hat Coffio's fee was. I fixed nv fee !
, the answer at SO, 500 consulting with t
o one. My recollection is that G. fin t