Evening journal., 1902-01-29

Captain Black some time later, but he
could not say when. The third letter
addressed TO Levy Captain Black
thought was given to him in February.
Captain Black testified that he called
the attention of the chief to the news
paper articles as soon as they were
printed
Chief of Police Massey upon being
recalled was asked concerning the fol-
lowing testimony of Captain Black:
He called my attention to this hand
writing on these envelopes and told me
THAT when letters came in the mail I'm
that handwriting If he was not there
to take care of them until he came In,
and was asked by Mr.. Nields
Did you ever make such a statement
TO Captain Black? Did YOU ever use
words similar to those?
No. sir. had no occasion TO.
Did you ever make any mention OF
any correspondence of Levy to Captain
Black?
No, sir.
You stated that you received one or
two letters from Levy?
Yes, sir.
Blacks testimony In reference to
Massey taking a bankncte from a let
ter and telling Black that it. was a
present from Levy was then read to
Chief Massey and the chief was asked:
Did you ever have such a converse.
ton with Captain Black?
No sir. / did not The person who
had such a conversation would be a ht
subject for Farnhurst
Chief Became Indignant
To forestall the learned counsel in
his examination. you say then that
Captain Black perjured himself when
he stated that?
! say that he told an untrudh. a will
ful untruth
On page 10 from what have read
you where he stated about a certain
conversation in regard 10 the receiving
.of letters. did he periure himself when
he said When letters come In the mail
In that handwriting II he was not here
to take care OF them until he came i'm?
| say he did. have reasons for say
ing THAT He made statement In my
office one day, after he had gotten IN
Ia little trouble, which / knew nothing
about until he told me He said: II I
go down under this thing, I will say
and do anything. to get anybody else
i'm trouble, whom I think knows any
thing about 1t.
What was the occasion of that con-
.versation?
Il was the day after he was caught
by someone out with another man s
wife. l never brought This up
Caught where?
Out on the Kennett pike
In a carriage?
/ believe so. He admitted that day
that II was true and afterwards denied
1t.
All il amounted TO was that he was
riding in a carriage with a lady who
was not his wife?
Yes, sir.
Captain Black on page n says that
in February or March, 1901 he re-
ported TO Mr. Pyle that You took mon
ey out of letter received from Mr.
Levy. Did Mr. Pyle ever speak 20 you
about that?
No, sir / never heard that until Il
was mentioned in this room.
Captain Black on page 10 says that
Mr. Pyle said that he reported this oc-
.currence Of your receiving a letter and
taking money out OF Il to Mr.. Clark
son. Did Mr.. ClarxsOn ever speak to
you about such a thing?
No sir; not to my knowledge
don't remember ever being spoken to
about it until in this investigation.
You never heard it until II was
brought out here?
No, sir.
I come now to the theatre incident in
Philadelphia. VIII you state to the
Commission that occurrence, which
you did not state In your direct or
Cross-examinatiOn?
Yes, sir l will just state that / did
not think of it until III was mentioned
here, as 1t was Of such nature that |
had not given Il a Thought and did not
.consider IT, One day during last win
ter, / can't tell you the date, ii was
while Ben Hur was In progress in Phil
.adelrhia at the Chestnut Street Thea
tire. was in Philadelphia and / was
just going to the station. Broad street
station from the Central station, to
come home. IL was late In the after
noon or late in the evening, I think
before supper / came in off the Mar
ket street entrance. AS / did / noticed
q great many people tplhih6 uul da
though a tran had just come in and as
the crowd came up through the gates
/ noticed a great many Wilmington
people. / stopped to see who did come
as | found It was a Wilmington train
! spoke to several people whom
knew While l was standing there Mr.
Levy came up. I did not notice him
until HE spoke to me and he had q
lady with him whom he introduced. Il
was his wife Just passed the time Ol
day or something like THAT He says.
By the way, do You ever go to the
theatre? ! says yes. He says. We
have a pretty good SHOW. | am stuci
for some tickets, q benefit Would
YOU accept a couple from me? ! told
him yes. l would be glad to have then
TO go 10 the theatre. He says. All
right ] will send you a couple Tha
Is about all that passed. He sent m'
Those tickets. and | remembered afte
1.-THE theatre incident was mentioned
remembered distinctly that it was
typewriter letter. / received The ticket
land 7 might have taken my wife, bu
she had a previous engagement bu
BLACK was here I says TO him HoF