The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
WHAT THE Jups,7 OVERHEARD.

Judge Purneil said b would not &C
| now. but would consas. T the matte
later In the day. He orderA
answer filed and said thA the latte
would have to remain in o'stody ant
stay in the court room. he judy
stated. too. that McGowan.s reraem
brance Of his language did no agre'
with his own: that what he eve rhearC
him say was: we understand The
whole thing. Il is a political couspira-
cy, but we intend =" The judge added
that this was all he heard
Bellamy said he dtd not believe any
man in the state would make a re-
mark or statement derogatory 20 Judge
Purnell. The latter in reply said the
remarks did not concern him person.
ally, but were in regard 10 him as a
United States judge; that he would lot
act now or hastily, but let the matter
go over until later in the day. The
Marshall case was then taken up.
BERNARD'S APOLOGY TO SCHNIB-
BEN.
District Attorney Bernard yesterday
asked witness Charles Schnibben II the
latter did not live with a negro prosti-
tute. Schnibben replied that il was a
lie Yesterday evening Schnibben saw
Bernard and demanded an apology in
open court for this reflection on his
character, telling him hat he would
remain over today and see il he was
man enough 10 make il.
Bernard said today he desired make
a statement. That in his cross exam
nation OF Schnibben he asked the
latter a question as TO character from
information from persons he thought
reliable; that he now had information
from reliable persons that the question
he had asked was not proper, as IL con-
cerned another person by the saine
name; that he wished to make this
statement in open court and withdraw
the question from record.
Rountree said: "we knew you had
the wrong man. There is not a better
man in Wilmington than Charlie
Schnibben."
HAD A FIGHT WITH POLITE.
The examination of witnesses in the
Marshall case then began. b. E. Sid
berry was the first TO so upon the
stand. He aid that Politz gave him a
counterfeit half dollar: that he de-
manded good money in its stead; that
he a a fight with PoIftz about this
honey
Bernard asked whether Politz got the
money out of a drawer or from his
pocket. Sidberry replied that he did
not know He was then asked if Sid
berry had not since been unfriendly
TO Politz. He replied no.
Detective Perry at this stage, gave
Bernard a counterfeit coin - show Sid
berry. Latter said he was no expert,
but it looked like a counterfeit. Re-
plying to a question by Rountree, Sid
berry denied that he was at all biased
against POLITE.
MORE OF POLITZ'S SPURIOUS
COIN.
Dan Cameron was asked as to Politz
cOllnfarfaiTinp in 1907 Ohiaorinl u-oS
made by Bernard and the objection
sustained. Thomas Price testified that
he was given a counterfeit coin by Po-
litZ. He said he was no expert, but
knew that the coin was counterfeit and
rejected 1T. Bernard wanted to make
Price pass as an expert n identify
the coin, but the judge stopped this.
Price said Politz claimed thai the
money was as good as there was in
Wilmington.
Joe Peterson, a fireman, was asked if
at the fire at Politz'S store he saw any
metals. He replied yes, a cheroot box
full Of metal, and 1 kicked it on the
floor.
This is the box of which George
Thomas, colored, testified yesterday as
having been in the window of Politz's
rooms Bernard objected to this evil
dence.
B. F. Briuton, cotton sampler, was
asked a question by Meares. Bernard
yelled, Il told you not to answer
Meares said: well, let the judge de-
eide that"
Britton said he knew POLITE. Was
then dismissed, as the way for his evil
dence had not been properly laid.
PROVING POLITE A LIAR.
Joe Hall, colored, of Brunswick our
ty, was called. He knew PolitZ; worked
for him when he got married. PolitZ's
room was across the street from he
store. POLITE told him to a two
boxes from the room to the store.
Bernard objected to this evidence,
stating that Politz had sworn that Cot
sobilos had put these things in PolitZ's
place, and that they might have stayed
there for life and he (Politz) would
have never known anything about
them.
Rountree said it would be shown by
Hall hat this was false, and that when
Politz moved he also moved the things
and that Politz had said that Marshall
had asked him to allow Cotsobilos to
| move these things to his store and that
, they stayed there.
| Rountree said the argument he would
| make was that POLITE was a liar, and
| that by his evidence he now sought TO
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