The evening Republican., 1902-09-26
Both Admit That They Gave False
Testimony
A VERY INTERESTING SESSION
Both Witnesses Admit That They
Gave False Testimony in the Lynn
Case. Vansant Declares That
Fahey Proposed Perjury.

that two or three days elapsed bctwec
The time Lynn first broached The fab
rcated testimony and when lie frs
spoke to Lynn about it. He ha
been working for Lynn previous t
that time.
CAPTAIN DUNCAN TEsTIF:Es.
Captain George W. Duncan,
keeper OF Port Penn light honse,
: was next callel: Ga October 6. 1870,
work ON Silver Run. road was com.
mcnced, Patrick F.hey having the
contract. The first work begun on
October 6, was the building of sta
bles, and Frederick Vansant was ii
charge OF it. Vansant was at worl
on Monday, October s, and he
thought Vansant was at work on
October 10, and SON. other d avs,
but was not positive.
William H. Duncan, son of Cap
tain Duncan, said -Vansant worked
at Silver Run road on October s,
and remained there all the week
building barn.
John Hinton said he was employ.
ed on Silver Run farm in October,
1900. Vansant went to work build.
ing Il barn on October s, aud remain,
cd there all that week.
VANsANr ON THE STAND.
Frederick Vansant, another star
witness ut the Lynn trial was next
called. At tho trial he had testified
that he, on October 10, had seen
Lynn at his home in Elsmere, hand
some money to Lawrence M. White
man.
On tho stand yesterday he said he
never saw Lynn at any time pay
Whiteman any money, and never
was at Lynn's home when Caleb
johnson was there, or Whiteman
was there. For six years, up to the
present, he had been in the employ
of Patrick Fahey, and was in his
employ in October, 1900. He was
employed after October 8 on Silver
Run road.
In roply TO a specific question
from the attorney general, Vansant
said his testimony in behalf of Lynn
was entirely false and perjured.
Continuing in response to quos-
ton from the attorney general,
Vansant said:
II was working at 9th and Girard
on Tatnal street, tearing down some
houses, think there were five
houses there il I am not mistaken
that we were tearing down, and
Richard Fall and Mr.. Comegys and
Charles Collins were helping mo
tear thom down; and MI. Fahey
and Mr.. Lynn drove around there
and followed for me to come across
to them.
"Where We're you when they hol-
lowed for yOu?"
"On the opposite side Of Tatnall
street. | went across to Mr.. Fahey
and Mr.. Lynn, and Mr.. Fahey said:
Fred
Mr.. Ward Gnterrupting witness)
Where was Lynn when Mr.. Fahey
started to TALK"
why, l suppose maybe ten or
fifteen feet or a little further than
that down the street from him. Mr..
Fahey said: Fred johnson has
been up before Bird and stated that
he saw Lynn give Whiteman this
money in the presence of you, that
is myself " l said: 'Mr. Fahey, I
have not anything to do with that.
| never saw Mr.. johnson there,
never saw anything about it and
know nothing about it at ALL He
said: II know you did not, but we
have got to do something. Lynn is
in II hole, and liable to go to the
workhouse and | may got in a hole.
and you know how things are, and
we want to help him out If we can"
| said: Mr.. Fahey, l Icannot do any.
thing like that, it might get me in
a hole and he said: No, but you
must do something for him; we have
got to do the best we can l said:
1 cannot do it; and then he walked
town to Lynn and they both came
at me; one saying one thing, and
the other another OF cours,, can.
not remember everything they did
say at the time. They made some
what they would do and |
what he would do il l would do it,"
What suggestion did be make
hat he would do il you would do
t"
well, he said if I would say that
saw johnson and Lynn and White
man have this transaction on tho
porch that he would swear that he 7
nd taken mo over there. ! said. |
Mr. Fahey you did not take me out |
hero because l never was out there. !
don't know anything about it, !
Well, he said, IT you say that you
vent out there with me, will swear
hat | had taken you out there
And of course they talked on and
damned one thing and another, and
inally, of course, I gave my consent
hat / would do it by him, saying