The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
WHY POLITE WANTED TO INlPLI-
CATE MARSHALL.

p~enitentiary here. swore that PoiItz
told him that Detective Perry told him
would be released; he told PolitZ the
latter would be a scoundrei If he tried
to convict an innocen man; that Poiitz
told him If he could impiicate MarshaE
IN c~ounterfeiting. IL would be for his
(Politz's) good, and would eventually
secure his release; that Marshall could
be put in the penftentiary and he be re-
leased; then he said if Marshall wished
he could get out by duplicating some
one else. Hawkins said he wrote to
Marshall and told him hat Polite
said.
On cross-examination Hawkins told
Bernard that Politz had stated TO him
in the penitentiary that Marshall was
Innocent
TRIED TO PROVE BRIBERY.
Bernard attempted TO draw from
Hawkins an admission that he had ap-
preached fellow prisoners with an offer
of SIS if they would testify that PolttZ
had told them of Marshall's innocence.
The witness denied having discussed
the Marshall case with the prisoners
named. Bernard went SO far as TO at
tempt to draw from the witness the
statement that Iredell Meares had Of
fered him money for such evidence.
This caused a slight scene, but Bernard
avoided making the question too point
ed and called for letters from Meares
to Hawkins. Hawkins said the letters
were at his home; that they are from
PolitZ. When asked if Warden Russell
refused to allow attorney Perrin Bus
bee to see him, said yes. Busbee tele-
phoned Day and the latter ordered
Russell to allow Busbee to see Haw-
kins.
Meares said it was perfectly clear
the government attorney had been to
the p~enitentiary to induce PoliZt to teS-
tify against Marshall. Hawkins said
that until they went to see him after
his letter to Marshall, he had never
seen or heard of Busbee or Meares.
Bernard attacked Hawkins by inti-
mating hat he had been offered or
promised reward for his testimony by
Marshall or his attorneys. Hawkins
said he never received anything but
his actual expenses from Tennessee to
Raleigh n return.
Hawkins made a good showing as u
character.
S. Seigler was next examined. Said he
knew Bolftz for two and a half years;
that when PolitZ was arrested he sent
for Seigler, before confessing; that he
(Seigler) went to the Jail. POLITE said
he was not guilty of counterfefting.
Said the man who made the money
was a stranger and not in city.
SCISlCI Sdlu iS dShto OlllZ i lie ldu
heard the rumor about Marshall, and
that Politz replied that Marshall didn't
have a damn thing to do with it; that
Detective Perry told him to say Mar
shall was guilty.
Seigler said that Will Howard told
him Marshall was suspected.
BERNARD GETS 1T IN THE NECK"
Bernard tried to put words in Seig-
ler's mouth and the latter ~convulsed
the assemblage by saying: IF you are
TO testify, come. up here He said hn
came out Of South Carolina, did not
shoot at anybody and nobody shp: at
him. This caused another great laugh
ter. The laugh was on Bernard who
was shot ait in G~reenville. He told Ber-
nard not to try to brow bea him.
SEIGLER'S TESTIMONY CORROB-
GRATED.
Seigler's son was the next witness.
He said he was with his father in the
Jail when he saw Politz. He corrobora-
ted his fathers testimony.
He said he heard Poir;= say that he
had been told to bring Marshall into
the counterfeiting maUtur.
George Rogers, a prisoner in Jail with
Politz at Wilmington, said he was tried
and acquitted of the charge of stealing
a hog from a negro.
He said POLITE told him that Marshall
uIu IlOl hIlOW d udIlIl lllllIS dpOUl ILLS
counterfeiting; that the detective had
odd him ito put Marshall in and he
would get out.
POLITZ'S CONSCIENTIOUS SCRU-
PIES"
Claud Leslie, who was in Jail for
costs, said PolitZ talked with him be-
fore he confessed. Said he could get
out easy as the detective said that he
would get out if he brought in Mar
shall, but that he didn't know any.
thing about Marshall and his con
science would not allow him to do it.
He said PolitZ asked him (Leslie) to
go around town n say that an old
Greek (Cotsobilo) had put a box of
counterfeit money in his safe.
MARSHALL mot IN 1T ;" SAID
POLITE.
r. E. Daniels said he had a talk with
PolitZ in Jail before his confession;
that he (Daniels) asked Politz if Mar
shall was connected with the case; Po-
litz replied: ANY one who says so tells
a dam lie;" that Politz said he had
he would turn United States evidence
he would get out; that POLITE repeated
that who ever said said that Marshall
was in it told a lie.
ANOTHER THRUST AT BERNARD.
Bernard asked what was Daniels
business. He replied a saloon keeper,
and added: You know where my place
is. I've seen you there" Much merri-
ment followed this sally.
POLITZ'S TAILOR ON THE STAND.
G. w. Mills, Deputy sheriff, said he
was jailor in Wilmington last year
when Politz was in Jail: that Detective
Perry went to THE Jail daily for two
weeks, and some times at night; that
he (Millis) asked Sheriff MacRae if he
was to be disturbed by Perry at night;
that Perry went there four of five times
one night; that Perry said to Politz in
Mills presence that he might as we'll
tell all, that he had evidence ITO convict
him.. Perry told him he knew Marshall
was in il, and he had better let the cat
out of the bag; that 1T would make
his (PolitZ) sentence light; Politz said
that Marshall did nos have q damn
thing ITO do with it, and he would not
mix him up with it.
He said Perry went ito the Jail more
than fourteen times Perry swore only
four times); that Perry told him mil