The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-23


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railway connpapy. This ordinance, IL IL claimed
by the commonwealth. h,rnished the emporium
ity which was scized upon by the Municipal
League to ascertain whether any members Of tho
Scranton city councils were or were not cor
rupt and the proposition was made to the de-
fendant and other counciltnen IL YOU believe
the evidence OF the commonwealth to reduce
the tax from three. four and Ave per cent. tu
ono Der cent by an amendment TO the ordinance,
and It Is claimed that In pressing this propo.
stion the agents OF the league were met with
demand Tor money from the de'ehoah' anu
''' hs,, ..,,..., .. ,,,... .,.,,,r, hoo.,,s, ,,ov
load us ns,nr,liv IN a consideration ond dis
cussion Of the evidence. I shall not attempt
| TO go over in detail the testimony In the case.
| I gather, from my observation OF your conduct
during the trial. that YOU have paid close atten.
| tion to the testimony on both sides. IL Is your
duty to consider all the evidence. You are the
sole Judges Of the facts. Nevertheless, 1t Is my
| duty to assist you, as far as IL Is In my power,
| by classifying the evidence, bringing together
the testimony relating to each salient feature OF
| the case, instructing you as to the relevancy
| OF portions of the testimony to certain phases
| Of the issue before you, and by informing you OF
certain principles OF law which should guide
| You i'll considering anu weighing the evidence
| ""h III JuuS"S VI 'e"'p'h's VI WV "'s
| nesses. .
| THE CENTRAL FEATURE.
| All the evidence ia TO be considered by YOU
IN its relation to the central feature Of the case
viz, the motive which animated the defendant
when he received the forty dollars from the
| witness Harrisl Was his purpose corrupt or was
| Il an honest one? Did he solicit and receive
the money to influence his official action as
| councilman, or was it obtained by him for the
| purpose of obtaining evidence against Harris so
| as to prosecute him for bribery? These are
questions that you must answer for yourselves
| ,,,. ,,,,,r.,o, r.,,ou, ~ tho
..,. s ,,..o,.t o,a
defense the fudge continued his charge
| as follows:
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,r,n.ao,ians @ t,.r,on .ho aa,ord,rt and t,o r,;t.
nas. IIaru;s onJ 80 ha,o a,road,. s,atod - ro,,
,Io question tor ,.orr ao,or,n;nat;nr ;s ,orcelv
70 ~, not oi,noo,hor o,,ostion 80 r,nt;va n;d ~.
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ssa,, -, ...a;, M =. t.. ~. ho,as, n,r,>ns. ~
tor :, norr,,nt onoo woe q r,co;vod for tho
r,,rnaso - n,ra,,,,;rr II,rris md nrossc,ting
h;,n tor ,,-i,or, ~ r,s 4, rooo;vod IN f,rtbor.
, a.." ' t ,o,r,,rt so,on,a =, .oc,,r. money Tor
I;n,,,,s ,na a,ia. oo,nn;,,,.n Gov h;s and tbcir
"ma;e, s,,.,o T., or1or % ;,doo r;rhtIv nc "a
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., | wv, - ,h o,o CO f,r a,
tIo,' ".a - o,.;.,nnan aud aotor,,;no what tho
a,,.,,, an,. ", ,,.;', m ' ~ ti,o datnndont was
49, ;,,,no,,or. o;romr,st,noo ;r tb;s ooso vo,r
,.,a,t;a hn, ,',a, called tn tho ,attor nrodccl
a., .'e" ., ,",. "as =: .,;,,' ,,,.u;, r.,,os,od
y '.e m ure'u" ~. ., H. .", m' Ta datord,nt says
'" ~, w. .a 1 Wv. H. sa.,od ,ro,, Harris Tbn
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.'e @ "'e '"s ,.., -, "hs n., sas.s,a,,. ho,o
tne ~ was ,eee'.e" w ',u .,.;.,, .,n n,,
,. N'.s az u ue"s lux, =" ,"" ,r, ,,.s.,,an. so,,
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n'n.u SUI" i.'s ~ ,.o .Ia n,,n,;nt,,,,,t
y ""''e VII ''' wa! " "ee' Wv
DATE OF THE LETTER.
II tbis lcttcr was not written and sent until
| Nav II. It would he. Of course, impossiblc for
| thc defsnd,pt to bovo shown tho letter to any.
| hodv Won nrobabIv rccaIl thc evidence as to
Tho letter The defendant saws he was in nos.
session oi If on NAV O IIe tolls others on that
d,v th.t ho Ind suc,, lottcr 7 don't tbinl,
thc othcr noonlc saw thc letter 50 as 10 know
;ts contonts Harris and whitney both testify
th,t tho Iottor w,s sent on NAV II and that
this f,ct wac rcnortod to Tho npencv in New
York at the time. Mr.. Beers testiies that
nv ieetNe' from Ne" io,h a .opi u a., ,n,tar
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J"oeihs Vi HIS H'o'''' III ."".'s I a,
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est motive vi M"! y, anu .,i. ,a,.,art ala
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hot receive '!e Ti'f"' ~ Ia' ''' '"'
'ra'sae''oh 'e'i''s' '''" III '"'' ~"''
RELATIONS WITH HARRIS.
yo. o,to,,;o, 10 oa,Isd also to ,,, conduct
=, 'u" ,%' IofonI,mt IN ro,ation with Harris and
" y: ~ -; t Iii; ,.s,r,ion ,ndor oot,, th,t
H., H. antions yoro honest onl his motive not
. MI, commonwealth claims flint tbo
,t 80 t dtond,nt has ,,oon inconsistent
,;, ILL.,; n,ntar,inn Tint bc was Indignant when
w." a'' al ,',n,o, and That ho tont tIc forty
euS" was w., ,ha r,,oso ~ nrosccntinp Harris for
o,",s ,,;.a.,, ''' Wv '''
,s a.. os hi, nrrrose cav tbov why did he
t .os. uor.;,o wiz did be NOT cxnose
M ,ha a,,omn, nt hrihorv io thc councils. or to