The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-09

The Reynolds trial continued yester-
day in the criminal court, Judge Hugus
on the bench. The days session was
not without features that contributed to
the enjoyment of the faithful half-hun-
dred spectators who have steadily at-
tended the sessions Of the embezzle-
ment trial.
The FIRST witness Of the day was J. 9.
stoner, OF Washington City, who had
been employed by Reynolds as sollc-
itor Of the Guarantee company. At the
morning session he was cross-examin-
ed by Mr.. Conlff, OF counsel for the
state. He testified regarding the at
tempt to take the books away from the
Washington office, and said he had Sc
cured the Injunction restraining the
Wheeling directors from doing this. He
did this, he said, in order to protect the
Washington stockholders Of the con-
Germ. on cross-examtnatl0n It was
brought out that this Washington
meeting was illegal and the bylaws OF
the company were not followed.
4uG UE1kb HAkuESH Nho IL ~ Ss4ANh1
who produced certain papers and books,
desired by the defense, and which had
not been introduced by the state. He
was asked about 5000 printing bill and
said It had been paid In stock Issued to
him.
N. ]. Adams, OF washington, another
solicitor, was examined Emphatically,
he was the warmest witness OF the
bunch. He testified to having over
heard a conversation at Washington
between DR.. Taylor and Stoner, about
selling the furniture OF the company;
Taylor had told stoner to sell the fur
niture and apply the proceeds to pay
Ing the claim Of stoner.
on cross-examlnation, the state en-
deaVored to have the witness admit
having had conversation with
young man, Ambrose Habig, on Bal
timofe & Ohio train en- route from
Washington to Wheeling, Sunday night,
July 81, but when Habig was brought
to the court room. the witness denied
having ever seen or talked with him
It Is claimed that Stoner and Adams
talked with Habig on the train, and
Habig said, "That man Reynolds is
slick, but ! think it's all day with him;
he'll never get out OF 1t this time" Adj
ans Is alleged to have replied, "Oh,
no. Reynolds will not be convicted; he
did Just right; that's the only why. A
fellow ought to get all the money he
can. You lay dollar before me and
see how quick I'll get It. This Fortunes
teller business about hereafter Is all
nonsense anyhow"
When the defense rests the state in
tends to put Habig on the stand and
have him tell about his talk with Ston-
err and Adams.
Lawyer Conlft quite cleVerly caught
up the witness Adams on cross-exan1.
nation. He had testified to hearing a
conversation between Stoner and DR..
Taylor at Washington, although he
could hear the lawyers questions Ues-
terdav only when they stood close and
shouted at him. Mr.. Comm stood about
ten feet away and without looking at
Adams addressed him by name, speak
Ing In the ordinary conversational tone.
Thrice he did this and Adams was un.
aware of what was going on. Finally
the lawyer looked at the witness, and
he inquired II he had spoken to him
Mr.. Conlff in this way endeavored to
convey 10 the jury the thought that 1t
must have been impossible for Adams to
have overheard any conversation be-
tween stoner and DR.. Taylor.
During the cross-eXamlnatlon by Mr.
Conif the rather fresh replies and
hack questioning by the witness fur
nIshed considerable amusement for the
audience.
The last witness of the day was Miss
Pearl Reynor, who was an assistant In
the office OF the Guarantee company
during the Reynolds regime. The de-
Tense adopted the tedious proceeding OF
proving BY this witness that the state
ments OF the several local treasurers In
troduced as evidence by the state. had
been regularly entered In the books.
The state objected, stating that thers
was not any attempt to prove that the
statements we're not regularly entered.
but the statements had been introduce
cd to prove that Reynolds had money Of
the company in his hands. and by other
witnesses It had been proved that he
had expended 1t for his private purpos-
es. The defense offered to deslst the
examination OF the witness along the
line indicated II the state would cou-
cede that the entries in the books were
correct. This the state defined to do
and the examination proceeded.
There has been a degree OF expec-
fancy regarding the action OF the de-
Tense in certain phase Of the trial. a
few days ago, II win be remembered,
Lawyer Howard stated he intended TO
attack and disprove the reputation for
truth and Veraclty OF Mr.. II. c. Ogden,
who has been most active in bringing
Reynolds before the bar OF Justice. Tie
Intelligencer learned yesterday after
noon from n reliable source that the
defense has decided not to make this
ATTEMPT