Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-26

claimed he didn't get. - E3
"Did you take train from there?''
mo, sir, l walked up the street y
"What did Phillips go down for?n
"He went with me. !"
"What did you expect to gain by
going down with Wbiteman?"
TO see If he could remsmber that
he had done this work; but he did rot
seem to remember.
Mr.. Ward had Mr.. Lynn repeat his
statement that he made out the bill ip
accordance with the memorandum given
him by Whiteman, yet he declared
Whiteman claimed more, possibly about
50. so, for the work Of an..additiopal man.
''Did you take an acknowledgment
from him?" E
"No.'
"Do you not take receipt 10 the
case of disputed money!
"If we stopped to take receipts from
every man it would take long while
to pay off few men,"
"Whom do you mean by we?' y y
Lynn and Phillips 2 s
Was this matter of Lynn and
Phillips?"
"No, but the county did business the
same way.
"Did you give whiteman the money
for campaign purposes?o
Question objected to and ruled out
SAYS HE SAW LYNN PAY rag MONEY.
Frederick Vansant was sworn. Direct
examination by Mr.. Bird:
DO you know John Lynuf"
Yes, sir.
"Do you know the man tWhiteman)
who was on the stand when ! called you
up yesterday
by sight.
"Did you have occasion sometime
between the 5th and 18th of October,
1900, to visit the house Of John Lynn
at Elsmerei"
"Yes, sir; through Mr.. Patrick
Fahey; went with him. b"
"pid you see John Lynn thsre'"
"Did you zee Lawrence M. White
man there?''
Yes
"Did you see John Lynn pay hin
money, aud il SO, how muoh9''
81 saw him hand him money and
heard him say, i owe you $685.
heard them wrangling. but went back
to Mr.. Fahey."
TIE witness was asked II Lynn said
to Whiteman "Thar is the jest |
can do for you, ana he said he spoke
to that effect ~. fGNf
On cross examination, MIR. Vansant
said he worked for Patrick Fahey, and
went TO Lynn's at MIR. Fahey's request.
lie had located the conversation op the
porch, but now said that he was stand
ing at the fence. possibly 12 feet frnm
the men. He did not hear the sub
iect OF the wrangling. Caleb johnson
was there, too, about two yards from
him. tk
The witness had difficulty in FIX ng
the time of the meeting st Lynp's lie
said he and Mr.. Fahey left town be
tween and o'clock, 10 Mr,Fshsy
carriage. He did not recollect hav NJ
seen Whiteman before the time at
Lynn's, He knew Whitsman's name.
having heard Mr.. Lynn address him AZ
Mr.. Whitsmau.
ANOTHER SAW THE MONEY PAID.
Caleb johnson was sworn. He SAID
he vas stonemason, and worked q
part of October, 1900, for the b. a. ..
railroad. He had worked for Lynn &
Phillips and Patrick Fahey.
Were you present ut John Lynn's
house about the 18th Of ootober?"
''Yes, sir. " 44s
"Do you know Lawrence M. white
man?''
81 know him when see him, .
WAS Lawrence M. Whiteman at
j John Lynn's house?"
"Yes, sir. -
sis there any doubt in your mind
about it?''
81 think there is not.
Ibid you hear a conversation in
which loud words were used2''
.sl did ~ f.tt H.l
Did YOU, see Lynn pay whitemsu
II did. heard Lynn say, / owe
this money; that is all owe you,
S56. =" HuSp
did he hand it to hIm?p
"He did,"
"Did you hear anything said as to
what the money was for?''
IL did not" ltgl
Ibid Whiteman take the moneyYu
"He did" s
On cross examination: sasl
1.-The conversation IVES going on
when went up the steps. was there
five minutes before the money was
handed over. 1t was, suppose, half
past or half-past 8 O'Clock. y
"What were you there fort"
ITO see about work. -
Had you worked for John Lynuf"
eyes. - ra s4-l
"On county work."
"Yes. -
"You have worked for Patrick
Fahey?"
"Yes.
''How lately?''
1.-TWO weeks.
'How lately have you worked for
John Lynn
-Four weeks.
Ibid you ever see Whitsmsn before
you saw him at Lynn 's?o
street,
LYNN's PARTNER TEsTIrIER
George W. Phillips OF 10l4 Monroe
street, partner OF John Lynn, testified
that in November last he went with
Mr.. Lynn to $50 Market street; he
into front Office. He heard no con
yersation. Afterwards with Lynn and
Lawrence M. Whiteman, he boarded
car at Seventh and Market streets On
the way down to the station he sat
close to Mr.. Whiteman, and knew that
Whiteman and Lynn were talking OF
the s56 bill, but did not hear Lynn say
anything about offering $500 to White
man; nor did he hear any other offer.
ii any offer had been made, he thought
he would have heard it. T" fS
On cross ss-examination, he said he
would not undertake to say that he
heard all the conversation.
THE WORK ON THE BRIDGE.
Atwood johnson. who residus about