The evening Republican., 1902-09-26
that he would swear that he had
taken me out there"

taken me out there"
UNDER CROSS EXAMINATION.
| Mr.. Biggs put Vansant through o
rigid cross s-examination.
! What does the Lord say about
those who make a false oath?" ask
ed Mr.. Biggs, after some prelimia-
nalies. .---.
| And yet you went on that stand
and took an oath to tell the whole
truth, and yet you did not tell the
truth?"
Eyes sir"
Wouldn't you rather enter the
kingdom of heaven than accommo-
date Mr.. Fahey3"
II did not think anything of the
consequences at that time"
Then when you swore at the
! Lynn trial, that you saw this money
| paid, you knew you were swearing
to a lie?"
81 did, knowingly
DO you remember Mr.. Fahey
! meeting you in his Office the morn
ing after the Lynn trial!"
II do"
do you remember him speaking
to you about your testimony"
II called his attention to it,"
''Did'nt he say to you in the pres
ence Of John Campbell that you
were wrong, that you were work
ing at Silver Run road at the time
you said you were at Lynn's2"
HE didn't get the book until I
called his attention to it.. He got
all the books, and looked through
them. I knew l had made mis-
take"
Did you fix the date yourself
that it was between October 10 and
II when you were at Lynn's house2"
"Yes, Sir Mr.. Ward led me into
it on cross ss-examination. We were
not to fix any date"
Didn't Mr.. Fahey say to you, if
Mr.. Bird OF Mr.. Hayes don't put you
on the stand to correct your testi-
mony you had better go tell Mr..
Ward you made mistake."
II don't remember anything
about that. l have sworn falsely,
and have learned dear lesson and
don't expect to testify false again"
God grent that you may not"
exclaimed Mr. Biggs.
Mr.. Biggs asked Vansant if he had
found by the books that he had
worked at Silver Run from October
10 to IL, but Mr.. Ward objected,
claiming the books of Mr.. Fahey
should be put in evidence.
Argument by counsel followed.
Mr.. Bisgs claimed the question was
necessary in order to- attack the
credibility of Vansant's testimony,
and would prevent the truth going
before the jury. The court ruled
that the testimony was admissible
by way of cross examination, but
was competant to be put in for the
defense.
Mr.. Blggs asked Vansant about
several conversations he had with
William Campbell about two weeks
tc.orc the time set for his trial, the
purport of which was that he had
been driven from Silver Run road to
Delaware City on October II. To
all of the questions Vansaut SAID
he "could not re me mi ber.' Vansant
said he could not remember calling
aside at Fahey's shop
shortly before the trial. aud say.
you are the only one who
can do me any good. can put you
and Pat Fahey IN Jail If l want to-"
Mr.. Biygs inquired of Vansant if
he did not try to get Campbell to
swear that he drove him up from
Silver Run road to Delaware City.
also tried 10 get Campbell to 60 to
Walter Fl. Hayes's office. Vansant
''could not remember" but said
lc had asked Campbell several times
60 to hayes's Office.
Mr.. Biggs then asked Vansant 1t
lie did not try to get George R. Tar
,utton to come into court and swear
hat he (VansanD was ia Whining. +
on on October II, 1900. Mr. Ward
objected on the ground that 1t was
improper and immaterial. Mr..
Biggs argued that it was to attack
he credibllitv Of Vansant. He des-
ribbed the witness as "not only an
ccompllce, the like OF which has
ever beheld before in any court
d. this state.'
Mr.. Biggs declared that Va nsant
irst tried to get witnesses to swear
'e (VansanD was 10 Whining ton
I ON October 10 to y and failing
n this he abandoned it and tried
0 cnsnare Patrick Fahey in the
,eshes Of the law aud thereby saved
imself.
Mr. Biggs eontended he should
ave the widest latitude. Mr.. Ward
rgued otherwise, but the CO urt ru-
ed that the testimony was adms-
BILE in order to attack Vansant's
redibll ity.
In reply to the question Vansant
aid he did not ''try to get George
}. Tarbuttoh to testify he was in
on October IL, 1900, but
aid he tried to get Mr.. Tarbutton
, go to Mr.. Hayes Office and tell
that he knew.
Vansant said the first time Lynn
nd Fahey came to see him was at
le Girard street houses. 1t was
Nv days before the Lynn trial was
} be held The first conversation
g had with Mr.. Caleb johnson
'as on the same afternoon. He add
1 that they practicel their testi-
,ony several times so that one
'ould not swear to one thing ard
mother to another thing.