The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09

~disprove all connection OF Marshall i'm
| the mater.
Bernsrd objected. saying that the de-
tense ought Ia argue 10 the Jury on
false premises The judge said the
| question was whether this evidence was
| competent
OBJECTION To STENoGRAPHER'S
NOTES
Argo read from the grant
notes. The judge said the colr. had no
st~enographer: hat the notes were by
the defendants st~enographer.
objected to the reading OF these notes.
Argo said n was the urpos OF the
defense TO coutradfct Poiftz on every
question and break down all his evil
dence. and hat WHIST Politz was try
ing TO do was 10 step out OF his con
vict shoes. and put an innocent man
in them.
Bernard sal Argo had absolutely
misquoted Politz: THAI PoIitz said he
knew the counterfeiting outfit was in
the room and knew IL was a counter
fefting outfit.
1T WAS POLITZ'S COUNTERFEIT
ING OUTFIT.
Halls examination was resumed He
said he saw boxes in che back room OF
PolitZ's store. In one were some melt
MS ms tAhtA Moi III HI ADAS1-
bilos had nothing to do with putting
those boxes in the back room: that
PolitZ ordered the boxes put there,
and that polite packed them: that he
never saw Marshall there; Polftz moved
the boxes to the store when he gave up
his room after his marriage and moved
the furniture to ihe new house.
H w. Howell knew Politz: cierked
for him from October 1898, to March;
had seen Marshall in Poiitz's store.
Bernard objected. saying that his OBJ
lection was because he did not want
TO go into Marshall's history. Bushee
said this was exactly what was want
ed to prove.
Howell said that Marshall went TO
PolitZ to buy goods; that Politz owed
Marshall and the latter took groceries
In settlement OF the account; that there
was no intimacy between Marshall and
Politz; that C~otsobilos and Politz were
together several days: tina the old
Greek stayed around there a long time
afterwards; that his was long after
the fire and that he (HowelD introduce
ed Cotsobilos to Marshall.
PERRY PROMISED POLITE LIGHT
PUNISHMENT.
George Mills testified that Detective
Perry told Politz, according to Politz's
W statement, that If he would in
eliminate Marshall he would see to IL
that punishment went easy with Po-
litZ.
Hill Terry, deputy sheriff. testified
that he had a conversation with POLITE
regarding counterfeiting and POLITE
told him that rumors about Marshall
were g~roundless; that Marshall had
written letters for him and was lgno-
rant as to what the substances were
to be used for.
DARKLEY DECLARED MARSHALL
INNOCENT.
He testified further that he stepped
IN PolitZ's store one day TO buy some
things; that Joe Hall came to the store
after cracker dOXes for PolitZ 20 mack
the things in; shat these boxes were
put in the back room of the store by
PolitZs direction: that they were In
the back room when Howell left. He
saw these boxes or some like them later
in the court room. Howell told Com
missioner Bunting about these boxes
and where they were. He said Dark
ley told him last December Marshall
was innocent.
F. 7. Tolar testified that after Dark
ley's release he said Marshall had Moth
ing to do with the counterfeiting; that
he gave in the evidence against Mar
shall to get out himself; that the Getec-
tive from Charlotte perry had told
him to incriminate Marshall.
L. Gay said Darkley told him before
his arrest that he knew nothing against
either Marshall Of Politz. and that De-
tective Perry attempted to implicate
Marshall.
w. L. Holden said Darkley told him
he knew nothing against Marshall, but
swore it to get out himself.
H. E. BONITZ ON THE STAND.
H z. Bonitz, architect, described
Politz's room and said he could from
either key-hole of the two doors of
the room only see & strip twenty-six
inches wide on the opposite wall; that
he could not see higher than a mans
shoulders, through the key-hole.
This was to contradict Darkley. who
swore that ne peeped through the key
hole, and saw Marshall, Politz and Cot
sobilos. Bonitz's evidence was listened
70. with great attention by the jury.
NOTHING AGAINST MARSHALL.
William Walker testified that Dark
ley stated TO him a day or two after his
arrest that Marshall was innocent:
that so far as he (DaTkley) knew. there
was absolutely nothing In the shape
or evidence against Marshall; that
Darkley stated TO him CWaIker) that
he swore to MarshalPs guilt TO get
himself out OF trouble.
AT 2 O'Clock as w. A. Farriss was
called as a witness. the court took a
recess until 10 o'clock Monday morning.
Captain MCGOWAN was released from
custody on his personal recognizance
to answer them from day to lay
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