The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-11


is the point of an attack in the case
against the Central Union Telephone
company's assistant attorney, Mr.. Gar
ber, who is on trial for the alleged at
tempt to bribe City Commissioner Nc
Garry in the interest Of a telephone
franchise for Akron. 1t is claimed on
the part Of the defense that there Is
nothing but conspiracy in the case and
that IL CARRIER told Mayor Young any
thing he told him in confidence and as
his attorney and claims that this Is
privileged communication within the
meaning Of the statute. In arguing the
case yesterday Senator Seiber, for the
defense exclaimed:
."If this damnable piece Of business
is good law" said Senator Seiber; "if
an attorney can lead citizens into his
office where they are believed to be talk
ing with him in confidence AND sthen
post spies to overhear what Is said, I
say that no self-respecting person can
have much respect for It,
1--WE will show up the damnable part
Of this transaction" said Prosecutor
Wanamaker.
MAYOR YOUNG TESTIFIES.
After noon recess yesterday Mayor
w. E. Young was called to the stand.
He was asked the usual preliminary
questions Judge Stuart conducted the
examination.
"where did you first meet Garber?"
II first met him at the City building"
ibid you meet him again the same
day?"
"After council adjourned I met him
at Horix's, where the new city clerk
gave banquet"
Ibid you meet afterwards?"
ION several different occasions"
You remember meeting him in Sep
ternber, 1882"
II do. At my law Office. September
26, 1898, at II o'clock.
Had you had any communication
with him before that hour?"
IT had. was called to the telephone
the Barberton Inn. He wanted to see
me on a matter Of business. He prefer
red coming to my house. told him to
meet me at my Office at II o'clock. At
II o'clock he came to my Office"
Where did you meet him?"
'In the south front of my Office"
do you see him here today?"
II do. At the table with Mr.. Rogers"
where did you go?"
Into the private Office
WAS any one within hearing?'
"Yes. H. E. Address and E. E. Otis
were in a closet adjoining"
Describe the location"
"They were in a closet just off the
consultation room. 1t is on the west
side and opens into the consultation
room. 1t is 3,h by 6 feet"
Mayor Young was here asked to de-
tail the conversation between him and
CARRIER, but the defense objected on the
ground that it was a privileged commu-
nication. Mayor Young testified that
he was not attorney for the Central
Union company at that time. Mr.. Rog-
ers. for the defense. then asked:
you are an attorney at law?"
II am"
"You were engaged in the practice Of
law in 1882"
Yes SIR"
You took Mr.. CARRIER into your pri-
vate Officer"
"Yes SIR"
you received telephone message
from Barberton?"
"Yes SIR"
you was told that Mr.. CARRIER would
come to see you that morning?"
"Yes SIR
you had a talk with Mr.. Richardson
at Chicago that morning?"
Eyes sir"
what did he say?"
He said that any representation that
Mr.. CARRIER might make to me would be
carried out by the Central Union Tel
ephone company. said all right"
"The night before. Sunday, you was
at Mr.. Cronin's. How did you happen
5 to go there?"
II was asked to come"
"You had known Simon Cronin for
\ some timer"
''Yes sir, like yourself"
Had you ever helped him to ct a
position?"
II might have"
when you arrived there he told you
Mr.. CARRIER was at Barberton?"
II do not think he did"
did he not say that he was at Bar
berton. and that he wanted to employ
an attorney"
Simon said he was authorised to en-
ploy an attorney"
fI 4 -
"simon said he wanted you to have
that job in consideration Of past ia
vors?" 4. a
mo, i was in anticipation q future
favors." a'As, as sf.a u,
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