The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-07
REFUTING DARLKEY.
Those to Whom the Greek Declared
Marshalls Innocence.

arrest as an accOmplice i'll the counter
feiting, testified on the first day of the
trial that he had looked through the key
hole of door over PolitZS
place and had seen Marshall
and Costobelus engaged in making
counterfeit money, and that he had af-
terward looked through the partly open
door when they were In the room
and had been caught and threatened by
Costobelus.
The latter part of Howells testimony
dealt with Darkley. He said that he
had talked to Darkley twice in the last
two weeks. Darkley came to his house
on the day before Christmas. He stayed
from 9:30 to II O'Clock and they dis
cussed the Marshall case. He asked
Darkley what he thought of the case and
the latter replied that he knew nothing
against Marshall and never had known
anything against him. He had been scared
into testifying against Marshall but had
learned better. On cross examination
witness said that he had, at Detective
Perry's request, helped him to secure
witnesses Perry had given him a quar-
ter to get Darkley drunk 50 that he
Perry might get something from him
against Marshall. Witness denied that
he had ever told Perry that Marshall
had left town with a SuspiciouS-looking
box in the foot of his buggy. Perry had
promised to pay him for his work in get
ting witnesses but had never done so.
III. E. BONITZ.
Mr.. H. e. Bonitz, the architect who
built the house in which Politz lived
when Darkley said he looked through the
key-hole and saw Marshall and COstobe
Ius making money in Politz's room, was
put>on the stand. He exhibited Hans OF the
building showing Politz's room. Mr..
Bonitz said that he had examined the
door and the room. He found it imposs1
bic to get the face nearer than three
inches to the key-hole because of the
door knob In this way any one look
ing through the key-hole could only see
an expanse of twenty-siX inches width
on the wall opposite the door. He had
taken Mr.. McGowan with him and when
the latter stood against the far wall he
by looking through the key-hole could not
see above the shoulders. With the man
standing in the middle of the room he
could not sec above the line of the hips.
He. with Mr.. MCGOWAN, had measured
and found that it was about two feet,
ten inches from the key-hole to the floor
From across the street anything going
on in the room would be visible unless
the blinds were closely drawn.
OTHER WITNESSES.
J. +. Tolar, timer, said that after
Darkley was released from arrest on 81
charge of counterfeiting he had had a
Ill 1, T., n 1a
came out of the city hall He asked
Darkley if Marshall was concerned in
the counterfeiting and Darkley replied
that if SO he knew nothing of it. He
asked Darkley why he had said so then
and the answer was that Il detective
from Charlotte had told him he could ger
out of his trouble that way. On cross
examination Toar denied that Darkley
had said he did not want to talk about
the case. Darkley swore on the first
day of the trial that he had told Tolar
he did not want to talk about the case.
s. Gay, furniture dealer, said Dark
ley had called him into the store OF
the day of Marshall's arrest and asked
if he would get in trouble if he testified
in the case. He asked Darkley what he
knew and the latter said he knew moth
ing against either Marshall or Politz.
W. L. Holden, plumber, testified
that on June 10th, day or two after
the arrest, he talked with Darkley of
the case and said he was sorry Mar
shall was mixed up in it. Darkley said
II don't know anything against him. l
did not see anything"
''Why did you swear it?" witness had
asked.
Darkley replied: TO get out of trou-
BILE myself"
This closed the evidence for the day.
1t is probable that the testimony in
Guiding WITNESSES in rebuttal, will not be
finished befare Tuesday afternoon and
verdict in the case will hardly be
reached before Thursday.