Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-26
Mr.. Lynn testified that there was


..Did you pay him the s56?"
eyes. .
"Did be object to taking ir?'
"He took it and demanded more. y
Mr.. Lynn stated that he told White
man the S55 was all he could do for
him. He thought Whiteman later got
one more small bill of So from the
county for work this year.
Mr.. Lynn swore that when the war
rant cane into his hands, the words ''or
order'' had been struck out, he sup
posed by a clerk in the office of the
clerk Of the peaue.
Mr.. Bird asked for some fresh air in
the court room, saying that tho tenn
perature was q thousand. The court
then noticed that several person were in
the passsageway behind the jury box,
and Judge Spruance asked Bailiff
Monaghan why ne did not keep them
out Then Sheriff Mcdaniel was sent
to neip the bailiff and everybody was
sent from that part of the courtroom,
except the newspaper men. Former
Levy Courtman II. M. White, who was
sitting On the platform OF the witness
box, was among those sent out. Sheriff
Mcdaniel put Deputy Sheriff Smith on
EudEu db lDG Lhp poi 1oip nohu
out re-entered the courtroom by the
south door.
"Did Lawrence NJ. Wbiteman say to
you that the labor represented in that
X II was performed for New Castle
county, or on certain bridge in New
Castle county,"
Mr.. Ward objected, saying 1t would
be all right to ask if Whiteman did the
work, but that the question was not
whether anybody else did the work the
false pretence WAS in saying that White
man did the work.
Question allowed by Judges Spruance
and Grubb, Chief Justice Lore dis
senting.
"He did,
"Did one penny of that $50 go into
your pocket or did you retain penny
of it?''
mo / paid 1t to Whitsman in
/ greenbaok notes.
"iou employed Whitsman to do the
work."
| II did. -
"How long was he working theie?"
81 do not know, .
at was testified to by Lawrence M.
| Whiteman, yesterday, that after the
warrant was sworn out before the mag
istrate, and after your arrest that you
met him in Wilmington at $50 Market
street, We're you rhereH"
'les y
! "Why?n
81 wanted to see Harry Wniteman. "
"Why?"
81 mad retained him on other busi-
| ness. =
ibid he suggest to you to employ
him In this caser"
| Objected to-; ruled out.
| "Had you any idea of meeting
Lawrence M. .Whitemsnl"
After you met Lawrence NJ. White
man there, was anything said about
the 656?" #f
III tried to draw things to his memory
to show that / paid him the S56, but
he could not remember. asked him
if he remembered the dispute we had
over the bill. He did not. T"
where did you go from that Officer
"We went TO Seventh and Market and
took a car to the r., W. 81 b. station. "
"Who went with you?''
"Mr. Phillips +"
"Where did you sit?"
"About the centre of the car. White
man, | think, was between me and Mr..
Phillips.
Ibid you have any conversation in
e'aton to this case?''
Only about the $50.
Did you offer him 5000 to change his
testimony"
Never did,
Ibid you ever directly or indirectly
offer him any money!"
Never did. :"
"Did you at the station offer him
any m money! HIy !
"Have you employed anybody else to
offer him money!"
No, sir. -
"Did you offer to pay his fare that
nights"
"No, sir. "
TAKEN IN HAND BY MIR. WARD.
Gross s-examination by Mr.. Ward:
"You have testified that Whiteman
gave you memorandum on which you
made out the bill; where is that memo
randum?'
Il think destroyed it. -
"When did he give it to you?"
81 think in September, 1900.
"Wbat sort of u memorandum was it?''
IL think it was made out on a sheet
from time book. p"
"What did it stateY"
".About what is on this bill. +"
"Did it give any memorandum OF
dates2"
"Yes, sir.
"Where did you get it from White
mani"
"At my house in Elsmere. -
what time of day was it?"
1 tgIn auapino I tbink about a
week before the first of October.
did you move for the adoption Of
that bill?''
II don L remember. -
"Was that bill ever approved by the
Levy Court
! ~ don't remember; sometimes any
one of the members moves to pass the
bills of the different districts. :"
"Where was this work done, il at
all?"
"On Tweed's bridge, between Whits
Clay and Mill Greek hundreds. y
"When did you pay this money to
Whiteman?"
''1 think between the I'd and the
18th. "
Nearer the I'd than the 12th2"
Don't know.
''You fix those tlates because of the
dates on the warrantS''
"Yes.a
"You did not pay Whitemsr before
you get the money!"
"No, sir. "
when did he start into work there?''
Couldn't t tell you.
"When did he quit?'
Couldn't tell you that. "
"Do you now state that you did not