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

fact, but what might merely
have said.
STOLE FROM OLD SOLDIERS AND
WIDOWS.
Campbell, from Tennessee, So
Hawkins old him he had been in -,
other penitentiaries in Arkansas, ar.
Alabama
Campbell was convicted for pensi =
frauds and for holding money"
Argo said Campbell was convicted 81
stealing money belonging 10 olu -
diers and widows.
Bernard asked the questions in such
a way that Busbee said he was him
self giving testimony.
PERRY WAS RECALLED.
Ex-Detective Perry was recalled by
the prosecution
He was old by Bernard that Jailor
Mills had said that he Perry went
to the New Hanover jail for ,wo weeks
to see Politz. Perry was asked how
about this. He replied that he was in
Wilmington only four days after Po-
litz was arrested and only saw Politz
four times; went to the jail nightly TO
see Mills because the latter had prom
ised. (Here Perry was stOpped.) He
then said he made Politz no promise
as to what he would do if Politz testi-
fed against Marshall.
1A ~ "a 'OOAS 41O"Cli =
statement was true that he had not
paid hin for his services; said he had
heard Howell had clerked for POLITE,
and that they had quarreled and
thought he would make a witness
against Politz; that Howell said he
knew nothing of PolftZ's counterfeit
ing. Perry wanted Howell to get Dark
| ley to go to see PerTy, IT, -. -,
said he would get him
1 He said Howell said he had haar IA
Marshall had left town in a buggy
| driving very fast into the country; that
he perry found that Marshall had
not left the city that day; that James
MCGOWAN never went to see him, and
told him that he saw Marshall writing
letters for the old Greek.
Said Perry got a message from Mar
shall through Shehan saying that
Marshall wanted 70 see him; that he
went because he was on Marshall's
trail; hat the day before Marshall's
| arrest he had a conversation with
Marshall and the latter very excitedly
| asked whether he had found any
moulds at Politz's place.
POLITE ON STAND AGAIN.
Politz was the next witness. He vas
told that Hawkins had testified to GER
tain things. Politz denied Hawkins
testimony that Politz said Perry was
coming and that if Politz would give
testimony against Marshall he would
get a pardon. PolitZ denied thar he
ever talked with Hawkins; also denied
that he told Seigler and others in The
Wilmington Jail that Marshall did not
know a dam thing about counterfeit
ing. POLITE swore the jaiior would only
admit his lawyers n his wife 10 the
Jail to see him. He wrote in English to
his wife.
1t was shown that the Greek letter
from Politz was to Tony F%antopula.
Politz swore that he never mentioned
Marshalrs name to P~enitentiaIy Su-
perintendent Day in his life end de-
MED the statement of George Roder-
lex that he said in Jail that Marshall
was innocent. He said he was N jail
with Roderick before Marsha,Ps ar
rest.
He said Marshall and Hon. John D.
Bellamy, his lawyers, told him to lay
nothing to anybody; that he never saiu
anything until the grand jury found a
true bill against him.. He never told
Claud Leslie he got out of Jail
to take the counterfeiting material
and put it in old creek.
POLITE went on to deny that he had
ever said anything to anybody abou
MarShalrS being Innocent; said that he
never had any talk with Mills, the
jailer. Said Perry never came ITO the
jail but four times ito see him; said
Perry came one night, but told him to
leave the room, that he woul talk
with SjearS. Doe not know J. D.
Si6berry or Thomas Price or of giving
them counterfeit money; denied thai
Fireman Peterson found a cheroot box
with metals in it or eve spoke to him
of it; said he had known Marshall ever
since October, 1897, when he clerked
for DulS.
DECLARED ALL WITNESSES FOR
DEFENSE LIARS.
Politz applied himself to the work
of swearing that statements of al the
witnesses for defense were falsehoods.
He over did this business very badly.
POLITE said he belonged to two secret
orders with Marshall; had known Mar
shall two years.
POLITE said he was never indicted for
selling liquor On Sunday; that his
brother vas indicted. Politz said he
owed Marshall only $40 and paid him
in cash. Said Marshall owed him some
money now. That Marshall did not
trade out anything at his store. Said
Marshall came to the Jail early one
morning ito see him and said he would
get lawyers and later came back with
Marshall and John D. Bellamy; gave
order ito each for fifty dollars and gave
combination OF the safe. He said Mar
SHALL, ldter, Sd1Q ne mao gotten the sou
so as to make the Bellamys think he.
was engaged in the ase He sale his
wife % Junius Davis as a lawyer;
that Marsden Bellamy got $50 more.
Marshall came to the Jail daily; told
Politz not to a ito any body. POLITE
said Marsden and John D.. BellamyI
took his money under false pretence,|
got fees and did nothing for him.
HE PLEASED THE DEFENSE.
He said Spears never made him any
promise if he would make a confes-
sion duplicating Marshall; never con-
fessed until Perry showed a photo
graph of CotSobeloS-
BuSbee again said the district at
itorney was putting testimony in the
mouth of Politz and he hoped n judge
in charging the jury would refer 20
this. Judge Purnell said to the jury
hat only what the witness said was
evidence.
Politz said he and Marshall and DR..
Harper were considering the matter
of going into the insurance business
together.
The defense did o cross examine
Polftz.