The evening Republican., 1902-09-26

The examin alton OF Fredric
Vausaut and Caleb Johnson VIII
are the states principal withesse
10 the case against Patrick Fahey
charged with suborning or indu:
ing Friedrich Vansan; to sweal
falsely 10 behalf Of John Lynn, dur
Ing the lattcrs trial last December
took up all Of the Afternoon sessio,
OF the Court of General Session
yesterday afternoon. Both Varsan
and Johnson admitted on the s:ant
that they had given false tesllm my
in the case of the State agaius1
JohnLynn. The state had not close.
when court adjourned uutil this
morning.
\. JOHNSON ON THE STAND
r Caleb Johnson was the first " it
ness called by the state in the aftel
noon. johnson testified at th.
Lynn trial that some time, betwe Ell
October 10 aud II he was at Lyn n,
house and saw Lynn hand soms
money 10 Laurence Whiteman.
Vansant also being paesent.
- Attorney-General Ward asked
johnson if he was at the house OF
Lynn at Elsmere in October, 1900, al
any time and saw money paid over
to Whiteman by Lynn. Mr.. Bigg<
called the attention of the court to
the fact that by his admissions
he might prove himself guilty OF
perjury, and thought tho court
should caution him as to his testi,
mony. Chief Justice Lore told
johnson he would be bound by any
thing said, and he did not have
to answer any iDcrilninating ques
6ons.
!. johnson, however, said he had
never seen Whiteman receive any
money from Lynn at Elsmere, and
he admitted that what he testified
to at the Lynn trial was entirely
false.
Mr.. Biggs asked johnson what
he thought should be done to a man
who committed perjury.
Are you speaking of the law OF
man or the law of God2'
II suppose you could take both
Into consideration.
johnson declared no inllcement
had been held out to him to return
and testify.
J johnson said lie first spoke to Van
SAINT OF his intention to swear false
ly. 1t was some time in November
after Lynn had been indicted. He
saw Vansant where he was work
ing
Before the trial Johnson said Levi
c. Bird first examined Vansant and
then examined him as to testimony
that they were TO give. Lynn told
him to see Nansant, johnson testt.
fed. Lynn told me to 60 see Van.
SAINT and make sumo arrangement as
10 what " as to be said ana done at
the trial Johnson added. He said
he called Un Vansaut three or four
times and "wanted our lies to agree,
as he admitted. "The understand
Ing was that we were to be at Lynn's
house al a certain time andsaw Lynn
pay money oyer to Wlitsmln. 1t
seemed to he all untrue what we
were going to testify to. Boil, Of US
made suggestions. Vansant said to
me we must testify that We saw
Lys o pay Whitem an a certain amount
Dt money. Lynn had previously spok.
pn to me about the same thing. John
Lynn first suggested that |
Bwear l Saw Whiteman pay the
I thinkit was somewhere
about Elsmere. l do not think 1t was
At Lynn's house. 1t might have b.en
before and 1t might have been after
Lynn was indicted,
'Aiter the Lynn trial, did you 60
away?"
Eyes. sir, l went to Baltmor. aud
"Why did you go away?'
'One reason was l was out OF work
and again understood Vansant was
arrested and thought 1t would b,
my best chance to go away then.'
"When did you first return"
/, ''S0metimc last MARCH,,
'ADid you have permission from the
Attorney general to come home?"
"No,sir.
"Did'nt your wife go to the attor.
noy. general to learn II the attorney.
general would forego your prosecu.
lion II you would return homc?'
Attorney.General Ward objected,
IN the ground that Johnson had no
knowledge Of it, and the
,ourt sustained him. johnson said
10 received no offers OF immunity
rom prosecution II he would return.
"You are not afraid OF b,lny pros.
'cuted for that perjury, are you?,'
II am not saying anything about
hat" replied johnson. -
After deliberating the judges de.
Jared the foregoing question adm is.
lble. on objection by Mr. Ward, and
Mr.. Biggs noted an exception.
On rOSs-exa'nination Johnson sal d