Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-02-07

said John W. Thompson saw him at the
Street and Sewer Department the day
Rfter the subpunas had leen served
and suggested that he lGodwinl leave
the city as he tThompsonl had been
subpmnaed. As matter OF fact God
win Ind also been subpmnaed at the
| that time and could not leave. Asked
whether Thompson said the suggestion
WAS the wish OF some other party, God
win said be did not remember.
AT the request OF Chairman Knox Of
the COMMITTEE, Mr.. Whiteman asked
Goodwin whether he had ever impaired
any Information to him Mr.. White.
man !, witness said he bad never done go
and never spoke to Mr. whiteman until
| the preceding night. No information
had come from him.
| On redirect examination by Mr..
| Hillee, 10 reply to Mr.. Hilles. witness
said be thought Secretary Wiley over
heard the conversation between witness
and Thompson at the Street and Sewer
Department office, although he and
Thomson were Just outside the door.
Witness alleged that Thompson did not
know that be had been suhpeuaed.
lie reiterated what hs had tod MIR.
Whitelnan relative to the conference
between Thompson and himself con-
corning his Godwin's) leaving the
city TO avoid testifying in the case.
| Mr.. Whitemau questioning Mr..
Hilles' right to oross.examipe his own
witness, Mr.. Hilles said 1t was an ex.
traordinary circumstance, as some Of
Godwin's testimony was surprise to
Mr.. Ross and his counsel.
In reply to Mr.. Hilles, Goodwin said
after the conference the first person he
told OF 1t was Mr.. Wiley. Witness
could not remember who he next told.
The circumstance. did not impress
itself upon his mind, saying Thompson
just told bin he had better get out
OF the State" Witness could not re
member whether he had spoken to Mr..
Ross or his counsel about the confer
enoe. He visited Mr.. Reinhsrdt's
Office once, and witness thought Mr..
Reinhardt asked him to tell what he
knew about the matter, but be thought
be said nothing about the Thompson
natter or the afiidavits, giving as a
reason that other people were around.
Witness said the conference with Mr..
Ross, of which he told the preceding
night, took place the day before be was
subpanned, 10 the corridor Of the post
office near the elevator, but he thought
there Was nobody else about. Witness
did not discover anybody IN the ele-
, yator, but he thought il anybody had
been there Mr.. Ross would have seen
/ them. Witness was asked to whom be
, first spoke OF the conversation with
Mr.. Ross. He did not want to reply,
but Mr.. 'Hille1 insisted, whereupon he
said: II would rather not tell. Mr..
Hilles; | am afraid 1t would not do
you any good. don't want TO bring
the gentleman into it, IL am afraid
, you will have to bring him into IL, -
Mr. Hilles said. "It makes no differ
epce whether it will or will not benefit
! me Or Mr.. Ross. l want the truth. ~
Witness replied that he told William
II. Head, but he did not remember
telling il TO anybody else.
! Asked what transpired at Mr.. Hilles'
office the sans day, witness said he and
Mr.. Ross went to Mr.. Hilles' office To
"straighton out the affidavit matter. -
a Asked what he meant by that, witness
! said Mr.. Ross wanted to speak to Mr..
] Hilles about a matter he had told Mr..
: Ross; he having told Mr. ROSE that
Lucius Q. Jones had gone to his house
: y noon on that day and told him John
/, Thompson had been to Mr.. Whitemauit
office and told Mr.. Whiteman that there
+ were six sffidav:ts that we're not right.
i What do you mean by STRENGTHENING
out the affidavit matterP" Mr.. Hillef
asked.
"Mr. Ross he replied, wanted Il
tell you what Jones had told me-
/ "Do you remember Mr.. Ross asking
for the affidayits and my getting them
, out OF the safer"
mo. sir. did not bee you get them
out of the safe. All l saw was wha
Mr.. Rose took out of his pocket, ano
he spoke about Withdrawing any thai
4 were not right"
r Ibid you and Mr.. Ross have con
y versation with me in my oflioe?'''
i Eyes, sir"
twhat was said firstY''
. 81 think Mr.. Ross spoke first. Il,
r. said he would like to bother you
I little, but you said you could not stant
J 1T that you was nearly worried tt
{ DEATH"
Q what was / worried aboutg"
4 "About business / suppose
What did you have to sayP"
4 81 said: MIR. Hilles, what do yor
Q think Of the John Thompson case, ant
Q said he was no good and had squealet
}. on US, and said he cannot be trusted
. can he, Mr.. Hilles2' and you said mo,
!, mo, you did not think he could"
t Witness continued, saying that Mr.
d Ross asked him whether he could poin
8 out the fraudulent aitidavits, and he re-
Q piled that he could pick out some o.
IS them. He thought theirs were sever
and they we're all taken out.
J., Mr.. Hilles asked the witness: "Dit
I not ask you: What IN q, DIS nam,
Is did you fellows mean by doing thii
/. thingS (referring to the fraudulent
J. affidavit matterl and did you not repl,
!. that you had nothing to do with it?'
Witness replied in the affirmative say
o ing he "had nothing to do with getting
|. the men In the ROOM" He also said hi
:. knew OF the representations
9 Mr.. Hilles asked the witness IL Mr.
g Ross did not tell him he would rathel
: have lost the contest than have hat
!, this thing happen referring 10 tn,
. fraudulenr Rftidavits).