Evening journal., 1901-02-27

make the effort Of their lives 70 breah
down Hearn and save their man Lay
ton.
WIEN ON THE STAND.
The hearing opened.
MT. Baynard-"Mr. Harry Viven
having been brought into this matter
by Mr. Giles, and, he being in town,
was asked to come here tonight to-
place himself On record in regard to-
the matter already ON record. He is
here, and he says he wants to go back
home on the next train. / would ask
as a favor that he be allowed to tes-
tify now"
Chairman Holomb-"It is no favor
at all. He can testify at once"
Mr. Viven was sworn-The state
ment made by Thomas b. Giles, Of
Seaford, at the morning session, in re-
latiOn to how about that man in Nan
IticOke?' was read to hOm from the
typewriter transcript of the morning
session. He said:
Il possibly made use of that ex-
preston"
Who did you mean?"
Il have no doubt that l meant Mr..
Hearn."
Mr.. Viven. if you made that state
ment, what could have caused you to
do so?'
Common rumor."
Not from personal knowledge?"
NO; common rumor. In fact, l
didn't know the man at the time
You have been a resident Of Sea-
ford for a good while?"
Yes, sir"
You say II was common rumor that
induced you to make that statement
Yes; but after Mr.. Giles has di.
vuiged something that was in the ma
ture of a private conversation. 1 also
wish to make a statement in explana-
ton. This afternoon l said: 'Mr.
Giles, don't you know that it is COM
mon rumor that if there was a weak
man, that man Hearn was one?' He
said, Yes; and 1 went TO him and
tried to stiffen him up"
Did you think, from the remark he
made, that he had some reason to think
that Mr.. Hearn's character was such
that he could be worked politically"
I thought So"
Was it your intention to try to
work that man that way?"
No, l never intended to work him
or tried to work him"
Mr. Because, if ii is true.
you are entitled to a long term in jail.
thought it only proper 10 bring you
up mere in your own defense"
Mr.. Niyen, what do you say was
common rumor with reference to Mr..
Hearn?"
mat he was weak man, If we had
a weak man in cur county"
What do you mean by common ru-
That it was in the mouths of good
many people"
VINO did you hear say that?"
uoht know that l can mention
anybody in particular; and don't
KNOW that l would, If l could.
Gan you mention one person."
don't know that l can"
AS 10 lhis common rumor-wiu you
define what it was?"
orally" Peopie een-
people generality"
DON'T know that IL was in the
NOUNS l..! OF any special class"
1ou mean he was regarded as weak
man among the DemocratsY' ~
Yes"
You said that that. statement was
common rumor, and TO be common rumor
It means IN the mouths Of the people; and
se. you uon know one man that said
mo, don't remember one man. brt 20
; it for you" N 81
DO you remember ever hearing a
| llpmnpTuf no oI
wen, / can't say that i did"
Did you ever hear any Regular Re-
! publican say thatf"
/ Il don't know whether they were Req
ulars, Unions or Democrats-I can't
say"
Have you in mind now the name Of
one man who did say itg"
Il told you while ago that l couldn't
remember the name of one man who said
/ it,"
'You say Mr.. Giles this afternoon told
you that Mr.. Hearn was regarded as a
weak man and that he went 10 him and
trieu to stiffen him up?"
yes, he said that TO me this after
noon' said Mr. Niven, and he left the
witness stand.
TRAIN FIGURES ONCE MORE.
: Former Representative Charles l..
Moore who was one Of the four men who
in 1885 stood out for Addicks TO the end
Of the session in the memorable fight
which defeated Senator Higgins for re-
election and resulted in Colonel DUPONT
being denied a seat in the United States
Senate. was the next witness called by
the Addicks people in behalf Of their man
Layton.
4 Mr.. Moore, where do you liyeY'
! In Georgetown"
What is your occupation?"
Attorney
J. do you hold any official position7