The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-11

due on the 18th of July, and he came
around to my office with $500, which he
paid on account and made a new ninety
day note for the balance. l have since
passed this note to E. A. Saunders y
Son, and I suppose they still have it, as
it is not due until October
NO RECORD.
Mr.. Richardson cross-examinad the wit
ness, asking if any record Of this :aon
had been made on his books, and Alr.
O'Sullivan replied to the contrary.
Hero Mr.. Carter stated to the court TIA
the defense had closed their ease. ana
Mr.. Richardson offered to submit the
case without arguments, but Judge
Crutchfield would not think of it. stat
ing that he wanted to hear from the
attorneys before making a decision.
Before. however the arguments are
commenced I would like to ask Mr.. GUIDE
and MIR. Weinbrunn a question or two
and the latter was called to the stand.
did you ever state before the Street
Committee that you had never paid Mr..
King any money!"
Yes
did you swear before the grand jury
that you had never paid Mr.. King any
money!"
Yes
''Why?''
Can you swear a lie to protect any
body?"
That's what did do
Stand aside
MIR. GUIDE. CALLED.
Mr.. GUIDE was then called and the same
question was put to him by Justice
Cru:chf1eld. but he did not reply as read
lily as did MIR. Weinbrunn as Mr.. Rich
ardson stated that he objected to dis
l.
Il don't know anything about the
grand jury said the judge, What I
want is the truth"
Mr.. GUIDE then said that he told the
grand jury that Mr.. Gasser still owed
him s166, adding further that he had also
told the Street Committee that he had
never paid any money to Mr.. King.
Later I was advised that l was in
the same box with King" said GUIDE.
land swore before the grand jury that
I had never given him any money. y
lawyer told me to keep my mouth shut. =
MIR. Richardson cross-examined the
witness asking what lawyer had told
him to keep his mouth shut
Zone OF Mr.. Kings attorneys" answer
ed the witness.
Il never advised any man to swear to
a lle,'' said Mr.. Meredith, arising from
his chair.
1T was a former attorney of Mr..
Kings who gave me that advice, stating
that I was as deep into 1t as he was,
put in Mr.. Guide
Judge Crutchfield then said that in
View of this statement, he thought Mr..
Weinbrunn should be recalled and given
an opportunity to make another state
ment. This was done and he said that
he had made his statement before the
grand jury on the advice OF lawyer,
the same one who advised Mr.. GUIDE
THE ARGUMENTS.
In his speech. which was one of the best
efforts heard in Police Court in many a
day. Mr.. Richardson stated that no duty
he had ever before performed gave him
more pain than in having to appear
against John NJ. King. He also said that
it grieved him to think that the fair name
Of Richmond had been smeared by NUM-
cipal corruption. Mr.. Richardson took the
testimony of each witness and reviewed
it thoroughly. bringing the strong points
for the prosecution prominently to the
front. He wanted to know what became
of the money which King claimed to
have borrowed from O'Sullivan, stating
that the prisoner had testified to needing
$1,000 for a certain purpose, and showing
that in case he received the $50 from
O'Sullivan and the $3.50 from the contrac-
tors he would have had nearly all that
he was looking for
In rebuttal, Mr.. Richardson said that
Messrs GUIDE and Weinbrunn had mo-
tive in swearing falsely before the grand
jury but they could not possibly have
motive In swearing falsely in Police
Court. He argued that they had told the
truth, and their evidence should be re-
garded as the Whole truth. There was no