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

we buarded oar at Seventh and
Market etreets, | sitting between the
two men.
Mr.. Lynn asked me IL we could not
nx this thing up. l did not cay any
thing much.n
SAYS LYNN OFFERED him MONEY.
"Mr. Lynn offered to pay me to fix
"How much?"
1920. "
WHAT did you ssy?"
said nothing -
Attbe station the same conversation
was repeated. y
what did you say to the offer?"
did not accept the olTer. "
Was Mr.. Phillips thare?''
Not very near. In talking about
Strengthening this up, Lynn sa ID money
would De no consideration in this
matter. -
Did Mr.. Lynn make any other offers
to you Of money!"
and out. -
Did you permit him'"
No. sir. !"
On o,osa examination Mr.. Bird asked
the witness II there were any suspicions
concerning he work al mail carrier
Mr.. Ward objected
Mr. Bird said; God knows, II we
Gao show that there were we nsed to
snow it. y
The question was overruled.
Did you take a postal card out Of
the mail addressed to DR.. BALI"
Objected to by Mr.. Ward as not
going to the credibility OF the witness.
Question ruled out; exception noted.
Mr.. Whiteman denied that he was
ever connected with loan assoo alton.
He said he did not know Fred Vansant
and Caleb johnson, and persisted in
this statement when the two men were
called forward
Let me ask you" continued MIR.
Bird, "if between the 9th and 18th of
Oct ber, 1900, II you did not call at
the house Of Mr.. Lynn in Christiana
hundred, and have a dispute with him
in loud words over money he then owed
YOU, in the presence OF those two men?"
''No, sir"
"And did he not say here is s56, that
is all ! can do for you and all | will do
for your
mo, sir,
This witness said he first did work
for the county at Twesd's Bridge, Mill
Greek hundred, in July, 1900, for which
be was psid with a warrant OF s159 20.
What did that warrant fepresent?"
Work done on that BRIDGE
y Do you know that in September and
early in October, other men worked
thereYi,s --.- -, =
~ do notDknow.ps,
Gould it not have been done with
out your knuwledge?''
Question objected to. Mr.. Bird said
the object was to show that the county
had not been defrauded Of a penny.
Question withdrswn.
The witness denied that he dis
tributed S2l5 on account OF work on
that bridge. He denied alsu that he
visited John Lynn at Elsmere on
account OF county work.
"how did you happen to come to
your brother office'''
II had u telephone message to do 30. "
Had John Lynn then been arrested9"
don't know. suppose be was; the
papers said so.'
WAS there any charge made against
John Lynn before the committing
magistrates in which your name was
in anywiss connected?''
81 Was summoned to appear. | did
Lynn.a
you say that the first offer he made
you was Sl6P"
"I did not say he offered me S56; hs
said could have the s56. p"
In less than 20 minutes he offered
you SCOOP
"He offered me $780,"
''Did he take the money out Of his
pocket9n
"No; be said could have 300 to
settle It, ~
''Did Phillips hear him?"
II .hink not"
"what did you understand his offer
of 5000 TO be for?"
ITO change my testimony"
DO you mean 10 periure yourself?"
'And you rerused9"
II did."
"Did you tell your brother'"
"who did you tell first?"
"B. H. Ward. He made me tell
him. I"
"Did Mr., Ward ask il you had been
offered s20O?''
mo, sir. He asked if l had been
offered anything to change my testi-
mony.
"Did you not tell anyone else?''
mot that recolleot. 1t had become
the general talk Of tho neighborhood. t"
Mr.. Bird wanted the witness to tell
the name of someone who had spoken
to him, but Mr.. Whiteman said he
could not recall anyone. Mr.. Ward
objected. Mr.. Bird said il the witness
told the truth heinous crime had been
committed and they we're entitled TO
get all the light they could. The court
ru ed that Mr.. Wniteman had answered
and Mr.. Bird could not pursue the
subject further. An exception was noted
to the ruling.
Then Whiteman stepped down.
State Detective James z. Ratledge
testified that Lynn was arrested No
vemher 18th and his hearing was set
for the 10th.
The State rested about B. 40 O'Clock.
Mr.. Hayes stated that they had wit-
hesses, but fe.t it their duty to ask the
oourt to charge the jury to return a
verdict Of not guilty, on the ground of
variance between the proof and the
allegations 10 the indictment. Mr..
Hayes objected to the averment of
cheating and deCrauding the receiver
OF taxes and county treasurer. holding
that as a matter of fact, IL there was
an Intention to cheat anybody, 1T was
the county treasurer. That is, Mr..
Hayes held, the receiver of taxes and
county treasurer are separate Offices.
In the second place, Mr.. Hayes held
that the county treasurer has no such
possession or control of this money as