The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-18
Give Defense the First Comfort It
Has Experienced Since
Trial Began.
THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
Confines the District Attorney to
Alleged Acts Committed
Within two Years.
THE BRIBERY COMMITTEE
Reports Nine Persons Whom they
Deem Guilty of Corruptly
Approaching Legislators.


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PHILADELPHIA, April 17.-Mr.
Goldsmith, the commemorative expert
accountant. was on the stand oil day In
the trial OF Senator ouay,malslng state
ments Of fact that are apparently dam
orinr 10 the defendant's side of the
ca,s.,,,,,, 4, .ho ,,n ,,,.,,oa,
case uoios''t'" IS s"e n'"," "fs"ss
for the prosecution and It Is through
him that all of the documentary evil
,ta,ca &c 10 ba nrosartaa Thfu u,itraea
" -. -, -
mas eAatniheu the puilh poohs .iior-
oughly and he came into court this
,ror,Inc- ,vitb , number of tynewrftten
~.
ehee'' 'oh'"I'''"s hsa'e 'ii'' i'c ea.n
cred from the various books. relating
mainly to the deposit OF the state treas
ava .ho ,ooo,,,+ 80 c,n,,o o,,,,
u'>' TN''
lie sWofe 10 tne correctness OIL ms WORK
ana men the .alstrlct attorhe! Iormaliy
offered the paper IN evidence. This was
objected to by the defence on the
ground that such paper Is not tesil-
mony. 1t was insisted that the books
themselves should be placed before the
witness and his statements uttered
from what he saw entered in them.
First Comfort of Defense.
Tho irdye dec,dad IN royor ~ tbo Ia
,A 40 w.. y. ''e ae
iense' mus giving that side the iirst
piece OF comfort it has experienced
since the trial bcgon. Although the de-
fence apparently gained this noint the
paper was prnc;icoIlv In evldanca vii
ness Gojdsmitb usinp i.s cartents IN
framing his answers 70 tha district M.
tornev's nuestions When the ouoy
LAWYERS Objected 10 thls they wore nat
by the Judges eynlonot,on that wh,is
the pnpcr could NOT bn ,,sed no svnrn
evidence tho ,vItnesa ,nIght Voc n "a va
fresh his memorv ono offect NJ nj,
this was to mako II cart,in tbot tha
case yfH s,n IN tho i,1rIr thar, ha,.ins,
been some donbt IN fhIs noInt I'm ~ The
decision TO, admit nil that GnldsmI,b
might have TO saw - =.
Just before the close of tbe doy,s n-o-
-c--rfnSs-tnore vas orothnr. ruiInp nv.
Judge Biddle in .Sayar ,of the dasanss
which may have an iSnnnrt Sbf bS3 ,;n,-
on the future OF the case. The statits
OF limitations has been plenInd ti,ns
and again by Senator Ouny's LAWYERS a. g
bar to much of the testimony present.
COlnTnnnwp1lth
was indicted on Novemher II ISoS ~.
two years allowed bv tho stnt,,ts tor Snr
prosecution would extend hack HnIv to
November II. 1S96. On This bosis NJ
Watson has frequently urged Judge
H1ur'e ,1Hn. 10 exclude mention of transac-
QUAY was stata troos,rnr i9,o Thn MmeH oomnt Mrt
has uniformly held in effect that the
statute OF limitations does no. affect
tne evidence. but does affect the crime.
Inc district attorney pointed out that
he alleges the defendants guilt during
thc TWO years the law confines him to
n''u 10 prove this the corroborative evil
utilCe OIL the previous years should GER
fanny be admitted. Judge Blddle de-
aueI against the commonwealth and
inc quay lawyers were very happy. He
ruiel that the evidence should be con-
H!led 10 the conspiracy alleged, and not
FrIate TO some other conspiracy.
IL is interesting to note that there was
every Indication that the Judge was
ape"t 10 rule against Mr.. Quay when
Mr. watson. who has sauvo, persua-
sNe style, got in another little speech,
similar to several he had made during
me day and begged the court to con-
siueT ue point that the prosecution has
'A'''h ~ SlIoN al SItcllIc COT-
spiracy and this should be shown before
II went into the general question OF con-
sp,facy. The Judge took this view and
3u'ed accordingly.
Handicaps Prosecution Some
The l,vvors ,ou 49, -.
'''e ueiehse cidi'ii
.""' '''' ueclslon practically rules out
The figures prior to November II. 1896.
Mr.. Rothermel sovs ,,s osyoo, ,.,, hn 80
prevent him FROM off",,ni, ,.,',i, WIN re ~ ~
evidence he hanad ~ ,,-asort u'ue'' Vi 'i'c
All dny Iont M CpiSs,.i,,,
figures taken frnn, the honi, haeI.a iStu ~ ou'
bracing the yarIous sat,ia,nont oMa Martan, Gi,
OF six monfhs nnch Ia,in,. pei 'ous 70
October Al. lSG3 show,r. s ,hn o" uavh "
the state denosIt tho ntnn,n, @ ",,'oumI inos1 vi
Senator oma~ oys,,; d,,r;n i,'e amount @ loaned to
the amonnt or ;nteraot s1i ofIS, ia mphlhs, ~,
state Treasurer for .bat ror,i Imeu t,ie
state deposit nnnnrnrti,, pu1 nos tioal M VI ihe
FOR Seuator ouav's nsa ,i,e by ] ~ aslac
interest. II anv The ssnotnr te ,niH ,,ii9u,t or
loans and the amount nS n,opo,, pi.u ,o, ola ms