Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-03

Mr.. Spencer was not a man easily
influenced, and would not try to do
so. He offered me $40, then SIS,
and then $50 to get the lease. |
refused. did not see Clendennlng
again until after l was elected
prosecutor. Warrants were issued
against Clendenning and others,
and were arrested and brought be-
fore Squire Swan, and after the
trial I had a talk with Clendenning
near the Masonic hall. have no
recollection of seeing Clendenning
in May, in Sistersville. 1 saw him
at the Swan House in early sum
mer. went into his room, the
window was up and Bill Swan was
in ront of the door. 1 told him l
was in no position to do any
thing. heard Mr.. Clendenning's
evidence, it was false. Mr.. Glenn
denning wanted to pay up the
docket fees and l refused and l
said nothing about the court being
sore. Clenndenning did not agree
to pay me 500 nor did he pay me
500 to keep in business or to pre-
vent his prosecution or secure him
immunity from prosecution. l
did not say fo- Clenndenning to
keep out OF the way of the officers.
1 did not protect him in his bust
ness. Clenndenning did not pay
me five $50 gold pieces at the
Thompson hotel in July. I did
not meet him in August aud he did
not pay me 500 in August. 1 did
not see Clenndenning on the 9th
day of September and he did not
pay me 500 in September. He
did not pay me 500 in October at
any place. He did not ask me
about capias. 1 did not say that l
had written to Judge Freer. l
did not make any statements to
him. I did not meet him at Law
rence's livery stable in September
and he did not pay me 500 there
in November. He may have told
me that he had sod out at Striug
town but he never asked my ad
vice about buying an interest in
the Thompson hotel. 1t was the
18th day of November 1897 my
horse was shipped to Kentucky.
He did not pay me 500 then.
1900 indictments were found at
April term, 1897. At the time of
making up the docket May field
conveyed to me the information
that only those were to be summon
ed who were likely to leave the
county. 1 culled out bunch of
summons issued for those who
were considered fixtures and stuffed
them into the stove. / left the
room. My purpose was to leave
them over till August term. After
the July term l asked for processes
in all indictments including those
of Clendenning and process
was issued against Clendenning
but he was not served by the
sheriff AT the August term.
The Judge asked, What about
Clendenning?' 1 said, He is
still selling at Stringtown,' and
asked capias for him. Clenden-
ming was arrested and put under
bond after August term. At De-
cember term Mr.. Robson asked for
continuances of the cases and the
bond of $4,000 to be continued. f.
D. Young told me Clendenning had
a bomb to explode, the evening be-
fore Mr.. Robson asked for contln-
uances. l told Carter Clendenning
must prepare for trial. I told Rob-
ison so tar as was concerned he
could not get a continuance OF the
Clendenning cases. Robson de-
MED that they had bomb to ex-
plode. I did not tell Carter for
Clendenning to dodge Kearns. "
Clendenning was continuously ask
ing me about his cases and urged
me to see Freer about them. l said
to Carter would be in Sistersville
taking dispositions in the Bunhll
case on a certain day but did not
go. Clendenning never came to
my office alone. He and Carter