The herald., 1897-12-07

proper authorities. There are other
things and they will all come out. In
regard to the matter of approaching
teachers and demanding of them that
they pay for their positions, the evidence
showed that this man had placed that
matter In the hands of persons less adept
in the art of protecting themselves
against discovery"
"Th,s Is a very simple matter" inter-
posed Judge Phillips. IF Webb got that
$50 he's got to be fired off the school
board and If he didn't get 1t he stays
that's ALL"
Attorney oliver then repeated his de-
mand that hearsay evidence be excluo-
ed. but Mr.. Conrey moved that each SIDE
he permitted to present its case in the
way that it desired. This motion pre-
vailed and wide open investigation was
the result. Adams then resumed MS
story. All of 1t has been published. II
was the same story of Webb's orlglnat-
ing the scheme to assess the teachers
and 1anitors; of his black list of princi-
pals; of his instructing Adams to scare
them I'D" and send them to Axtell, whose
duty in the matter was to take IN wnat
coin he could get. Adams denied that
he had received any of the money, Webo
having come to him and said that ne
had secured Cooper's donation and that
he needed it to pay the expenses OF
trip east. Adams pay was to have peen
patronage for the poor people in MS
ward.
An amusing feature of Adams manner
oms his play to the crowd. Every few
minutes some one in the audience would
call out "louder" Adams would
promptly turn his face to the crowd and
with a smile raise his voice until he
could be heard all over the room. There
was an unexpected lack of candor in his
manner. He answered his questions so
cautiously as to spoil their effect. over
and over again was he led through the
story by the attorneys, each time bring
ing out some point that he had forgotten
before, but all of them were contained IN
his statement or confession which he
made last week.
SEVERE CROSS S-EXAMINATION
The cross-examnation consumed two
hours and was as much an effort on the
part of Adams to make what he sup
posed to be smart replies to the attor-
ney as il was to answer questions. He
was asked who had first suggested the
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teachers, and first stated that it was
Webb. In spite of the efforts of the
attorney he stuck to this statement
throughout, repeating it several times.
Asked why he had entered the deal with
Webb, he said:
"I don't know, but I admit with shame
that I did it. 1t was some kind of In
fiuence, 1 don't know what: I guess it
was hyp-hyp-hypny," He evidently
meant hypnotism, but he did not say
so. The idea that his reputation was
gone as result of his dealing with
Webb seemed to worry the old man
greatly, for he said in response to one
of the questions:
"I've held a good record all my life
nearly. was on board of education six
years back in Illinois, and can get ref
erences from there. I never was called
q rascal until I came here and got on
this rascally board I got enough here
to last me for my whole life last week.
1t was brutal the way that man (Webb)
treated me, and me an old man. 1 don't
like it and don't want any more of 1t.
/ didn't say much then, but I won't
stand it again. Webb was the big man,
/ was in the middle, and AXtell was
down in the other end, catching the
fish. l was to rustic them up and AK
tell was to do the catching, all for
Webb"
At Adams reference to the manner in
which he had been treated Webb made
another exhibition of his temper. He
arose and began In most sneering tone:
II want to say right here that beg the
gentleman's pardon for having called
him, as did, the greatest liar on Gods
green earth the other night, and I
want to-"
He did not finish, for the crowd began
kissing him and the rest Of what he in
tended to say was not heard. Mr. Davis
was instantly on his feet.
II rise to a point of order" said he.
"That man has no right to make such
statements here at this time, and the
witness should be protected"
1.-THE point is we'll TAKEN" said Presi
dent Mathis, and Webb sat down. The
crowd continued to hiss him for several
seconds.
The point as to who had first men
toned Cooper as a possible victim of
the boodlers caused Adams much worry.
When asked who had advanced the idea
that Cooper could be made to pay, he
stated that it was Webb. The fact that
Axtell had sworn that Adams himself
had first mentioned the janitor's name
was pointed out to Adams, who then
said:
"Well, maybe he did and maybe he
didn't, but if he did it was Webb's
scheme"
"Well, if he didn't whose scheme was
it?' asked the attorney
'It was Webb's anyhow" was the re-
ply.
answer questions as to what he had tes-
titled before the grand jury caused half
an hours debate among the attorneys.
Mr.. Oliver sent to the city attorneys
office for references and read the report
of decision on the question by the su-
preme court. The point was decided
against him and grand jury evidence
was not admitted.
NO POLITICS.
Webb's attorney attacked Adams
confession by striving to make him ad-
init that it was all a political scheme.
He brought out the fact that Adams had
first confessed to Councilman Hutchi-
son, who, Adams said is a fellow Pop
ulist, and that he had afterward given
his confession to Mr.. Gibbon.
WAS it not a Populistic scheme to
down Webb?" was asked.
This the witness hotly denied as he
>dd the insinuation that it might be a
Democratic scheme. There were no