The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-18
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this first occasion with Grler, Mr.. Cole
man was present practically all the
time. Mr.. Grier said he would not talk
save In the presence Of Mr.. Coleman.
He told Grier that he was prepared to
give him money. Coleman having ex-
planned In advance who witness was
and what he wanted. Harris said he
told Grier that 5000 man was his
limit and Grer said that was rather
small. The witness then went over
the talk he had with Grler about G..
M. Clarke, the president of the Scran-
ton Railway company and Frank Sill
man, jr., the manager of that COM
pany.
CoYNE WENT WITH HIM.
The meeting on April 30 was then
taken up. He was in the dining room
OF the Rudolph with T. j. coyne when
he received telephone message from
Coleman to come to the bakery. Coyne
said he would go with him that he
wanted to talk the matter ever. They
were at the bakery for three-uuarters
of an hour and talked over the matter
OF getting the ordinance amended. He
did not make any tender Of money to
Grier directly, but $1,400 was mention
ed as at the previous meeting. The
witness was positive the counclmen
did not say they could fix him for
what he had said to them.
He was asked If he was not told that
he was suspected of being q detective.
Coleman he said, told him that man
named Shea, detective, had been ask
ed by the councilmen to look him over
and find out who he was. Shea report
ed that he (Harris) was all right.
Continuing he went on to say that
Coyne wanted to handle the money in
select council and assured him the
amendment would go through like wild
fire. Coyne told him they would have
to be careful for they were jumping
on the counclmen, the grand jury
was investigating them and council
men were inclined to be suspicious Of
everyone.
Harris was cross-examined at
length about his room in the Hotel Ru-
dolph, the furniture it contained and
where the articles of furniture were
located. He said he had the chairs 50
arranged that the only one available
to sit on was one facing the door
connecting rooms "a and 25. Grer told
him he might as well give him the
money for he would have to do so
eventually.
WE'RE BLOOD SUCKERS.
"These councilmen are blood-suck-
ers," said Grier. "They will take your
monev and not do anything for you.
I never give them cent until meas
ure is signed by the mayor or passed
over his veto"
May when he met Grier, Calpin
and Coleman at the bakery, Calpin
was present during the whole conver-
sation. Toward the end Of the talk
Grier said he had been under some
expense and witness took out $50 and
laid it on the table. Grier did not
ask for this $50. but he did ask for
s1,40O. When witness laid the money
on the table Grier was the only other
person in the room, Calpin and Cole
man having gone out a few minutes
before. He does not know that Grier
took the money for after laying 1t on
the table he walked out.
Witness was asked If he did not send
a letter to Grier and said he had no
recollection Of having done so. A let
ter was then produced addressed to
Grier which Harris admitted was in
his handwriting. Mr.. OBrien pro-
duced two $50 bills and asked the wit
ness If they were not the two that he
gave to Grier in the Hotel Rudolph on
May 9. Harris admitted that the bills
produced were the ones in question,
identifying them by marks they con-
tanned.
On May II he got $1.4OO from Mr..
Whitney, who said it was given to him
by r. e. Beers. About $50 that even
ing Grier came in and after he had
been there about ten Or fifteen minutes
he was given the sl,400. He did not
take the number Of these bills as was
his custom because some one else had
done that. He had not the memoran-
dunn of the numbers but knows it ex-
lists. Grer put the bills ION his knee
and counted them over. Witness told
Gr!er to be careful and not lose them
and Grier replied that there was no
danger, that he had before handled
$4,000 of that kind of money.
IN THE AFTERNOON.
At this point court adjourned for
the noon recess and when it resumed
at 1870 y. IN. the cross-eXamination
Of Harris was resumed. He was ques-
toned at length about the meetings
he had with Grier subsequent to those
he was examined On IL. the morning.
Grier at one Of these meetings during
a conversation about the new street
railway company said it would take
at least $500 man to dc anything
against that as the other side was
spending money freely.
He admitted havrS been out until
.. 3 and S o'clock in the morning with
Coleman who ne said never seemed to
sleep. He admitted drinking q good
deal while around with tht council
man, but never Became intoxicated.
Harris denied very positively that he
had ever been intoxicated in the
Opera cafe on Spruce street with two
women or that he was elected from,
that place In as positive terms he de-
MED having been nightly in the COM
pany of lewd women while here. Dur
Ing his meetings with Grier at the
Rudolph Whitney and Anderson were
the only persons who were in No. 20.
No one In No. 23 could see into No. "a.
On redirect examination Harris said
that he went to saloons q good deal
hecauSe they were tne n!aceS ne was
NEST apt to find the councilmen. He
went to houses OF ill-fame with Il. A.
Whitney and A. p. Anderson to get
evidence about their paying for pro-
lection and to whom the money was
paid.
WHITNEY SWORN.
That concluded Harris testimony
and e. A. Whitney was called and
sworn. Fle is "a years of age and has
been 4 nriNata detnctiya for l2 WARS