The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23

forth forthwith. Mr.. Smith wanted
time to get his witnesses and court
told him to send out for them at once.
The two Davises and Juror Allen were
summoned and at 10 o'clock the in
vestigation began.
IT, Ellsworth Davis was first put on
the stand. In answer to questions
by Mr.. Smith he said:
saw him (Glbbons) Monday evening
In conversation with n man whom | al
tcrwards learned was a juror I'm this case
On Monday / had been subpoenaed TO at
tend court as a witness in little case.
did not come Monday and Monday even,
ing | was sent word to go over to Mr.
Nidaver's office. on my way over 1 met
MIR. Ebenezer Davis and together we
walked over the Linden street bridge to
the st. Cloud hotel. We went I'm the side
entrance from Linden street. We were
not long there when John Gibbons and
the Juror who ! afterward learned was
e. r. Allen, came in from the barroom.
DAVIS WAS SUSPICIOUS.
By the manner in which the men acted
i became suspicious and ] told Mr.. Eben-
ezer Davis to watch and see what was
going on and to note what was said so
that we might be able to use the infor.
nation again if occasion should arise.
eight feet away from us Mr. Gibbons
back was turned and Mr.. Allen faced Us.
They spoke low and in indistinct tones
could hear the name of the Scrautonian
and | think they spoke of Ripple / heard
Allen say that he didn't know about that
or something of the kind. and Gibbons
said 1t would be all right, that he would
see to it.
Mr.. Smith-When Allen said he didn't
know about it didn't John Gibbons say
he knew Il would be all right, he could
depend on It? A. lie did.
Juror f. r. Allen was called and ex-
amned as follows
BY Mr.. Jones:
g. You were one of the jurors in the
libel case? A. Yes, sir. ] was.
q. Did you meet or see man by the
name of John Gibbons at the ST. Cloud
hotel in this city at the time stated? A.
l did not.
Q. Are you acquainted with John Glib
bons? a. ! am not.
9. Did you meet any person at the st.
Cloud hotel and converse with them with
reference TO this case? A. did not.
Q. The case in which you were empan-
elled? A. / did not.
Q. Did you have any conversation with
any person outside of the jury while you
were cmpanelled on that jury with ref
crence to the case? A. No, sir.
Q. No conversation whatever? A. No,
sir.
@. Do you know Ellsworth Davis? A.
l do not.
@. Do you know Evan P. Davis A. do
not.
Q. Did you have any conversation with
either of the bartenders at the st. Cloud
hotel in connection with the case i'm which
you were empanelled as juror? A.
did not.
ALLEN ROSS-EXAMINED.
BY Mr.. Nidaver:
@. Do ! understand you to say YOU
don't know John Gibbons? a. That is
what I said: yes, sir.
@. And that you did not meet him on
Monday evening in the st. Cloud hotel?
A. | did not.
@. Then YOU deny in total that you had
anything TO do with him? A. Yes sir.
deny in total everything that that man
IT. Ellsworth Davis) says.
Mr.. Vidaver said that as the Juror
had contradicted the witness an issue
was raised and the investigation ought
TO be continued.
Ebcn p. Davis corroboratcd the other
Davis as to their going into the st.
Cloud and seeing John Gibbons talking
in "low anxious tone to man. He
did not know the man and although he
had been an interested spectator Of
the proceedings in the libel case did
not associate the mar" and juror
Allen together until after Little was
convicted, and r. Ellsworth Davis had
told him the man" and Juror Allen
were one and the same
The witness would not say positively
thar Mr.. Allen ani The man" were
identical, but to the best Of his know
ledge and belief they were. He heard
nothing what passed between Mr.. Glib
bOns and the man" but was tod In
Welsh, by Ellsworth Davis that they
Were talking about the libel suit.
John s. McCabe. proprietor of the St
Cloud, was the next called. lie testi-
fled that he seen Mr.. Gibbons III front
of the hotel Monday night, but never
saw Allen about the place until Fri
! day afternoon when the latter came
there and told him some one had sent
for him. 1t developed that Ellsworth
Davis had sent for him.
MUST BE MISTAKEN.
Ellsworth Davis was recalled and
asked concerning his connection with
the Scrantonian. He denied being the
author of the William Williams arti-
Cles. 1t was possible that Mr.. Allen
might not be. the man Mr. Gibbons was
! talking with in the st. Cloud he ad-
mitted.
! Mr.. Allen was recalled and testified
in the most positive manner that he
did not know Mr.. Gibbons, never saw
| him in his life and was never in the
| st. Cloud hotel until Wednesday even
! ing when the tipstaff took the jury
there for supptr. Hle was there again
| Friday afternoon in response to word
| left at his house by some strange man
| that he wanted to see him there at
one O'clock AS a matter of precau-
| tion he took Mr.. Rell with him. He
| inquired at the hotel for the person
who wanted 70 see him but could learn
nothing of any such Individual
Mr.. Gibbons was then called He
swore he did not know Allen and never
| saw him as far as he could remember
until he saw him on the stand a few
minutes previous.
He did not meet Allen in the St.
| Cloud hotel last Monday night and did
| not see him there. He said he was at
| the st. Cloud hotel about o'clock Mon
day night, He went there in response
! to letter from Mr., Lotus, of Car