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RUTHLESS
ONSLAUGHT
Judge Garretson Exhausts
Ingenuity to Turn the
Jury Against Moo
nan and Simpson.
GLORIFIES THE "JOURNAL'
But Has to Confess He Would
Not Do What Beck and
Pidgeon Did.
Mr.. sPEER's TELLING REPLY
lnfamies of Yellow Journalism and
lis Sleuth Hounds Held
Tin to ScorD
FOUL CONSPIRACY TO RUIN
Nooaan Drugged with Wine by Beck
-Bowsry witnesses VINO
Knew the 4ccusers.
FOUL CONSPIRACY TO RUIN
Noo.au Drugged with Wine by Beck
-Bowsry witnesses VINO
Knew the Accusers.

NJ Noonan and Alexander Simpson for
conspiracy is closed, ar least SO far as
the testimony is concerned. Both the
State and the defense rested their cases
yesterday afternoon, and all that remains
now is the summing up and the Courts
charge to the jury, and then the fate of
the defendants is in the hands of the
jury and that stage, it is expected, won
be before Thursday night. at least. The
summing up of counsel will begin today,
and each side is allowed five hours
Yesterday afternoon was devoted prin-
cipally to putting coat of whitewash on
the sadly smirched regulations of the
Journals sleuths, Beck and Pidgeon,
who invoked all the city editors of New
Yorks yellow and gutter journals to tell
an extremely intelligent and high minded
jury what sanity characters these crea-
lures of dive fame possessed. Unfortun-
ately for the Journals missionaries OF
purity and exposers of corruption (save
the mark the cloud of newspaper men
brought over could only say that Wltnln
their own limited circle, and as far as
they personally knew, Beck and Pidgeon
have a reputation for truth and veraclty,
but beyond that circle they knew MOTH
ing, nor was it expected they could say
anything else.
The Journal after the moral kalso-
mining process, made bluff at rebuttal,
and tried by putting Managing Edltor
Rappleye on the stand to offset the dam
aging testimony given by the PonSh IN.
terpreter Sczymanski, who proved thal
Mr.. Simpson was on the case 10 proru1e Hf gaIde
the Convict Bosczkowski's change OF plea
and subsequent release long before the ar
rival of Beck and Pidgeon on the scene.
LAWYER James D. Manning was also re-
hut h hac said not differ
ent from his former testimony tnat peIore
December q the day on which the alleged
bargain was made WITH IN nr s,,s So1IiaS Wr Siun'
son had argued in Judge Hudspeths
court for reconsideration OF plea en-
tered in the absence OF the eonyleds NY Nv
Manning. forgot to say that up to mid
night on Monday some of its counsel, Mf.
in the cafe of > the Hotel Washington
patching up what should be introduced IN
Not long after 1.-The News of yester-
day told its readers what had taken place
up to nearly three o'clock when both
still some character" witnesses to pro-
duce. and the order in which they ap-
peared and what they said appears as fol-
John K. Mumford, of the New York
Journal said that he had known Louis
J. Beck for some time and had never
heard his reputation questioned SO Iar as
he knew it is good. He knew Pidgeon
slightly and so far as he kneW MS reputa-
tion was good.
How did you come here?" asked Judge
Noonan on cross-examination.
by subpoena"
when was it served?"
'sOn Sunday.
Don't you know that a subpoena served
on Sunday is illegal?'
Il suppose So.
Your knowledge of Beck's reputation
is limited to small circle of newspaper
men?" asked Judge Noonan.
That's So.
George K. Dickinson, of the New York
Journal said he knew Louis J. Beck
tation was good and so, too, was that OF
Pidgeon He only knew them from OBJ
servation of their work.
..You didn't know that Beck posed in
dime museums?" asked Mr. Speer.
mo sir.
.sYou didn't know that he was engaged
in running dives?"
Nor in other equally shady occupa-
tions?"
No
department of the Sun said so far as
he knew Louis ]. Beck's reputation for
truth and veracity was good and Pid-
geon'S also.
where did you knew Pidgeon?" asked
Mr. Speer.
In Brooklyn, when I was on the
-C1t1Zen.
Did you know where he lived then?
In Livingston street, believe"
That's at. No. 1902 replied Mr.. Speer.
ibid you ever hear any one speak of
Pidgeon's truth and veracity in the neigh
borhood of No. 120 Livingston street?"
No, sir
.aThat's ALL
Charles Bridge, night city editor of the
.sWorld,'' said THAT Beck and Pidgeon's s
reputation among the newspaper circles
was. so far as he knew, good. Witness
didn't know any one who knew Beck out
side of newspaper circles.
of the New York World and owner of
yachting said he had known Beck in
newspaper circles and 50 far as he knew
his reputation was good. Pidgeon's repu-
tation so far as the Captain knew, was
equally good. 60
.sRoom III World Building"
s.That's the same room occupied by
Beck and Pidgon?
.While you were on the World did
conspiracy case?v asked Mr.. Speer.
Mot that / know Of
!. ssDid you not?
II don't know.
Isaac D. White, another reporter of the
New York -sWorld, !" said that he knew
Beck and according to White Beck was a
saint and had with him exposed Bowery
dives Witness knew Pidgeon and his
reputation among newspaper men was
good. ..,4. 81. ,a,.e..
y asked Mr.. Speer. -szs
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