The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-12
INGTON MESSENGER, FRIDAY, JANUARY II, 1900.

courtesy TO John ID. Taylor whose eye
sight was bad. He thought probably
he had Politz naturalized also.
Bernard asked Marshall IL he was
not bondsman OF certain pick-pockets
in Wilmington. and he said yes" for
$500 for three Of them; thinks he jus
titled in the bonds: said they did not
deposit any cash in his hands, but his
opinion is they deposited enough TO
cover the bonds; that they never ap-
peared: that the bonds were forfeited:
that he believed the bonds had been
paid; he never saw or spoke a word
TO any OF them: signed the bonds at
the request of men who sad he would
suffer loss IL he went on the bonds:
that he was not attorney forthe ac-
cused; never saw any money depos-
tied; die not send any messenger to
A. j. Galloway, saying he would re-
fund the money the pick-pockets took
from him on the train; that the
money on the bonds, he believed, was
paid in due process of law.
MARSHALL'S REDIRECT EXAMI-
NATION.
At $40 o'clock the cross ton
ended, and Rellamy began the redirect
examination. Marshall repeated the
statement that his first acquaintance
with Politz was when Yopp brought
the latter to his Office about the mat
ter of collecting his insurance. He
told why he signed the bonds for the
pickpockets; said he did il at the re-
quest of Marsden Bellamy and Herbert
McClammy, who old him he. would
lose nothing by signing the bonds; he
never got a penny for it. A sci. IA.
was served on him.: he told his to
Bellamy and McClammy, and heard
no more about bonds, save that the
bonds were paid in due course; never
had any statements published in the
newspapers about these bonds having
been paid. Hon. Bellamy asked Mar
shall if after PolitZ's confession he
ever mad any further intercourse with
him. Marshall said none after June
9Th, at 500 o'clock. Marshall ended
his long turn in the witness stand.
MARSDEN BELLAMY EXAMINED.
Marsden Bellamy, examined by Mr..
Rountree said he new Polite we'll; he
had been employed by him as attorney
he was sent for by PolitZ while the
latter was in Jail; went to Jail with
job d. Bellamy and went in with the
latter and Marshall; all saw Politz in
the parlOr; PolitZ said he was charged
with counterfeitig. Mr.. Bellamy said
he wanted to know about the feeS-$50
r%etainer and $50 in court. The others
said they want the same sums. PolitZ
said he had the money in his safe at
the store; gave the order to Marshall
and the combination ofthe safe. He
went to the store with Marshall to get
the money. They found the door
closed and Perry and Bunting in
charge. of the store n that they got
the money. Bellamy sad he def
the pickpockets; prosecuted.
They were bound over to court, when
they should have not been. Marshall
signed the bonds at his request. Bella
my told the pickpockets to bring the
money to his office; they did so. The
boys charged as ~pickpockets foolishly
ran away. He paid $500 to the clerk.
John d. Taylor. Marshall did not see
the boys. He said he very seldom
signed bonds, but, with John Bellamy,
signed Marshall's bond when the latter
was arrested at night.
THOMAS BELCHER'S TESTIMONY.
Thomas Belcher, the last witness of
! the day, said he vas in Marshalls Of
flee in October, 1898, and saw a strange
Did man there, and Marshall writing a
letter for him. The man was a for
eigner and vas talking something
! about a patent for plating spoons,
etc. The man talked brokenly; the
| man was heavy set, with long hooked
IOS6, lac pNulSd Win pos
| hatcher was in the office all the time
| the old man was there. The man ask
ed Marshall to order for him some
| pure silver C. O.. d. Marshall said:
You will hav to give me $40 in ad-
vance," The man said he would bring
| the money, and left Belcher, then he
| consulted with Marshall about the
election law, having him appointed
| populist election officer. This was in
! MarshaIrs front office.
A photograph was shown Belcher
and he was asked if he recognized it
as that of the old man he saw. He
said he thought it was not the nan
that it did not have the prop nose.
| Another photograph was shown him
and he said 1T vas not the man Bel
cher said the story he told here was
not in any way prompted by Marshall;
that Marshall never told him what to
say.
THE SCHNIBBEN-BERNARD AT
FAIR.
Friday afternoon after the examlna-
ton of the witness, Charles Schnib-
ben, in the Marshall ase it was said
there was about to be trouble between
him and District Attorney Bernard,
growing out of the question the lat
ter had asked. Saturday rcorning it
was openly said by several persons
lldI SSulllpUcl IIdO IOlo Nv q
demanded a ~retraction and had said
he would wait over to see if Bernard
was man enough ITO max it. This
news vas telegraphed Saturday night.
w. A. Farriss says 1T is incorrect,
and gives me the following as the facts
which are published, not at Bernard's
request, but with a desire ito always
be accurate, or if inaccurate, to cor
rect. Farriss says he heard there was
apt to be trouble; called on Bernard;
told him he had made a mistake in the
name. Bernard ook at a memoran-
dunn and said he had made a mistake
and wanted to apologize. Farriss went
out and brought in Schnibben, to
whom Bernard a~poligized and they
shook hands. Farris then said to Per-
nard that he thought the latter, hav-
ing asked the obnoxious question in
open court, ought to make an apology
in the same manner, or one equally
public; that Bernard said he would do
SO ard did mak a courteous apology
before the hearing of the Ease began
Saturday morning.
500 Reward GInA