Evening journal., 1899-08-22
LEARY TESTIFIES.
The Chester Man Tells of
the Mayne Trouble.
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CHECK-MAYNE HELD UNTIL
EXTRACTION PAPERS ARE Sc
CURED.
Leon Mayne, who is accused Of hay
ing defrauded John Leary, OF Chester
to the amount of $500, was again in
the Municipal Court this morning.
Former Congressman Handy, who
is Maynes counsel, made another elo-
quent appeal to the court for his dis
missal. Mr.. Handy's argument was
that the Municipal Court had no jur-
isdiction in Mayne's case.
John Leary, Maynes accuser, ac-
Icompanied by District Attorney Will
liam 1. Schaffer, of Chester, were
present Mr.. schaffer insisted that
Mayne, who had been dismissed by
Judge Ball, be held until he could ap-
ply to the governor for extradition
papers. Returning in few minutes
after having applied for the affidavit,
he made another charge against
Mayne. which was that Of having OBJ
tanned money under false pretenses.
The first witness on the stand was
John Leary, of whom Mayne had OBJ
tained the money. He testified that
on the 9th OF last April he went to
the Delaware County National Bank.
.of Chester accompanied by Mayne.
who had stopped at his hotel, the
Baldt House, in Lamokin, Pa. He said
that his purpose was to identify the
employees of Pawnee Bills wild
West show, who were Wintering at
Lamokin. in order that they could get
their checks cashed.
Mayne, he said, when they had
reached the bank, asked him If he
would not endorse a check for him for
$500. Leary said that he cautioned
Mayne about drawing so much money.
but Mayne assured him that he had
the money on deposit in the First Ma
tional Bank, of this city, as his
grandmother had died and left it to
him. Mayne left shortly after having
received the money, and promised to
come to the Baldt House that evening.
but he did not.
A great many objections were raised
by City Solicitor Cahoon, to the ques-
tions asked the witness, by Mr.. Handy.
most of which were declared proper
by the judge. When asked by Mr.
Handy if he had ever cashed any
checks before for Mayne, Leary, after
much hesitation, answered in the af-
firmative. When asked if he and
Mayne had had any gambling trans
'Nctions, he fatty refused to reply.
Mr.. Cahoon, who objected to the ques-
tion, carried the argument, and Leary.
to all appearances, felt much relieved.
The next to testify was Robert Rob-
inson, a teller of the Central National
Bank, of this city. He said that the
bank had received the check from the
First National Bank, to which it had
come from Chester, and that it had
been protested at the First National
Bank. Mayne, he said, had opened an
account with them on the 9th OF
september, 1898, and had made nu-
merous deposits Of from s. to $50, that
being the highest. About the time the
check was issued, Mayne had a bal
ance of about 800. but whether it had
been drawn at that time or not, he
could not tell.
The defendant next testified to the
effect that he had entered the Della
ware County National Bank alone, and
asked the teller if he would cash a
check for him, but had not drawn a
check. The bank official. without ask
ing him who he was, told him, that
being a stranger, he could not do so.
Mayne then went direct to Leary,
whom he had known for nearly a year,
and finding him going to the city, rode
up on the car with him. When they
had entered the bank, Mayno told
Leary that he had tried to get a check
cashed, but they had turned him down.
Leary then told Mayne to fill out the
check, and he would put his name on
it, which would guarantee its being
honored, Mayne said that he did so,
without any more words, and did not
say that he had an account with the
Central National Bank, of this city
Mr.. Handy then addressed the court,
lsaying that Leary stood in the light OF
a man who had become security for
another, and as Mayne had committed
no crime, no court of justice could
punish him.
After considerable wrangling, Judge
Ball ordered Mayne held in $500 bail
until extradition papers can be Sc
cured
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