The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-05

sey personally offered her $3.50, or the
choice of any piano in his store. IL she
would prevail upon Bennett, who was
an intimate friend of hers, to jog up
his recollection, recall the thing as 1t
actually occurred and testify accord
ingly.
The plaintiff learned of this meeting
and subpoenaed Miss Bennett to APP
pear at this trial and tell about it.
Last Saturday, Charles Bennett and
his employer, NJ. r. Keller, went to
Hopbottom and met Miss Bennett and
her brother. Charles and Miss Bennett
had long interview. the purpose Of
which, according to Miss Bennett. was
to get her to sign an affidavit concern
ing the meeting, which was to the
effect that the statement she had pre-
viously made was erroneous.
She was willing to sign 1t, but feared
to confess that her former statement
was untrue. Bennett assured her that
she would be taken care of, and in
duced her to consent to meet him Mon
day in Binghamton and there make
! her statement before a notary. 1t was
further alleged that NJ. Il. Keller fur
| nished Bennett $40 with which to go to
Binghamton and agreed to forward $JJ
more.
In going up to Bnghamton on the
noon train, with the attachment For
Bennett Detective Reynolds saw Miss
Bennett and her brother getting aboard
| at Foster. He induced Miss Bennett to
leave the train with him at Hallstead
and had the brother go on to Bing
hamton and bring Bennett to Hall
stead, by representing that Miss Ben
nett wanted to meet him there. When
! Bennett stepped off the train in Hall
stead he was served with the attach
ment, and the whole party returned t.
Scranton.
POSITIVE DENIAL.
j. w. Guernsey denies positively that
he ever made any offer to Miss Bennett
to change Benefits testimony. and he
is corroborated in this by Attorney
| Woodruff MIR. Foote and Detective
clifford, all of whom aver that they
were present during the whole of the
! interview.
AS to the latter incident, Mr.. Guern.
sey says nc knows little, but vigor-
ously denies that there was anything
! done that was in any way irregular.
Bennett recently confessed to his
employer, Mr.. Keller, that he had done
great wrong to Mr.. Guernsey and
! was anxious to straighten it out if he
could. Mr.. Keller, who has known Mr..
Guernsey for a quarter of century,
and has for him the great respect
which he enjoys among all of Scran-.
! tons business men, advised Bennett Of
/ his duty in the premises and also said
/ he would stand by him in doing it.
! Bennett further stated that he was
/ firmly convinced that Miss Bennett had
testified to lie in telling about the
meeting at Foote'S and that he would
be able to get her to do as he intended
! to do, tell the true story of the affair.
Mr.. Keller advanced him $40 with
which to go to Hopbottom to interview
| Miss Bennett, and there was the end
! of it, as far as he or Mr.. Guernsey was
! concerned.
! "hen the testimony was all in, Mr..
/ Newcomb asked Judge Savidge to cx-
/ ercise his power as a committing
| magistrate and hold J. w. Guernsey.
NJ. T. Keller and Charles Bennett to
bail for attempting to tamper with
! witnesses.
Judge Savidge promptly declined to
! do this, but agreed that the matter
might be referred to the district attor-
| ney, by having the testimony tran
scribed and transmitted to him.
Major Warren asked that a juror be
| drawn and the case continued, as the
| incidents of the day would prejudice
/ the defendants case. Judge Savidge
could not see this view of it and re-
| fused the motion. The trial will be pro-
ceeded with at 8 o'clock this morning.