Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-10-02
Trial OF PATRICK FAHEY
Ihs Evidence of the Prosecution and
the Defence.
ATTEMPT TO lMPEACH vANSAN7
Fahey Denies Urging to Swear
Falsely.
JOHNSON ADMITS THAT HE DID SO

taelloh dney entered Gne prisoners
oox IN General Sessions Court Thursda,
morning and with upheld hand heart
sne indictment read which charge
him with the subornation Of Fredericl
sansant to commit perjury.
The jury as completed is as follows
John A. Lockerman, Appoquinimink
wesley j. Husbands, Brandywine Thos
Stafford, White Clay Greek; Robert
"a. Cam, Penoader; Frank Pordham.
Ned Lion John ID. Lyman, Blackbird
James Y. Wilson, Appoquinimink Ed.
msrd Melchoir, Wilmington; James T..
Racine, Pencader; John p. 7. Fuekel,
wilmington; George Ecbenhoffer, st,
Gaorges, John A. Jolls, st. Georges.
Attorney General Ward read the
Lynn indictment, which charged Lynn
with obtaining S56 of county money
under false pretences on bill in the
name of Lawrence M. Whiteman.
Court Stenographer E. @. Hardesty
fhen took the stand and at Mr.. Ward 's
{equest, read from his stenographic
notes OF the Lynn trial, evidence given
by County Comptroller George d.
kelley, Lawrence NJ. Whiteman and
John Lynn. He read transcripts of the
testimony OF Caleb johnson and Fred
eriok Vansant.
Nno PurpoSo oI bnlS reading was to
snow the materiality of the testimony
given by pansant that he was at Lynn's
house, saw johnson and Whiteman
there and saw Lynn pay money to
Whiteman. Vansant's evidence was also
that he went out with Patrick Fahey.
and said he fixed the time as between
the 10th and 18th because ne went
with Fahey. The reading of the testi-
mony brought out the skilfulness of Mr.
| wards cross-examination of Vansant
las to the reason he remembered the
! time OF the alleged visit to Lynn's.
Inc hrst witness examined was
Deputy Clerk of the Peace George A
lJanvier, who presented records of the 1
court as to Lynn's trial, December last.
and Lynn's sentence on December
oath to pay fine of So, 900 and to be
Imprisoned one year for obtaining
money under false pretences. He also
testified that Frederick Vansant was
ono of the witnesses. The Indictment
on which Lynn, together with the
RECORDS, was put in evidence. Mr..
Janvier could not recall positively
who were the judges in the Lynn trial.
and the records did not disclose their
names. AS appears from the Fahey
Indictment they were Chief Justice
and Grubb.
y \, Mr.: Biggs asked no questions of Mr.. |
ofanvier.
Il From the examination of Frederick |
kansant in General Sessions Court |
81 bthursday afternoon IN the Patrick |
w'abey case:
d by Attorney General Ward-"You |
Nave in fact testified here that the |
testimony YOU gave in the Lynn case
was untrue?''
Vansant-"Yes, sir, |
What induced you to SO sweaS?"
Mr.. Fahey. - n
State to the court and jury what |
indaced you."
II was working at Ninth and Girard
on IatnalI street, tearing down some
houses. ! think there were five houses
there, II am not mistaken, that we
were tearing down and Richard Fall
and MIR. Comegys and Charles Collins
were helping me tear them down; and
mr. Fahey and Mr.. Lynn drove around
tnere, ana hoiloed for me to come
across to them
for youf''
"On the opposite side of TatnalI
street. went across to Mr.. Fahsy
and Mr.. Lynn. and Mr.. Fahey said,
tlnterrupting witness -" Where was
Lynn when Mr.. Fahey started to talkPn
why, suppose maybe 10 or Is feet
Or little further than that down Che
street from him. Mr.. Fahey said.
Fred, johnson had been up before
Bird and stated that he saw LYNN give
Whiteman this money in the presence
y you'-that is, myself. / said, 'Mr.
tahey, have not anything to do with
mat. never saw Mr.. johnson there,
never saw anything about it and
know nothing about it at all. He
aid, i know you did not, but we ,
iave got to do something. Lynn is in ,
hole, and liable to go to the work
louse ana may get in hole, and you {
snow now things are, and we want to
leip him out if we cam [ said. .Mr /
.aney, l cannot do anything like that,
aid, No, but you must do sometbino j
or him; we have got to do the best
We can. said, i cannot do it,, and
hen he walked down to Lynn and they !
10Th came back towards me. and of
curse they both came at me: one 4
aging one thing, and the other another, 7
u course, L cannot remember every. /
hing they did say at the time !. n :
you'd be impossible, and could not i
% such a thing. They made some /
usgestions what they would do and /
'hat he would do if would do 1t. >,
What suggestion did he make that
Q would do If you would do it?,' /
We'll, he said If l would saw that :
saw johnson and Lynn and White =
nan have this transaction on the porch ),
hat he would swear that he had taken :
le out there. l said, 'Mr. Fahey Won =
i'd not take me out there because I =
ever was out there. | don't know :,
nything about il. Well, he said. IL :,
on say that you went out there with
ie, will swear that / had taken Won n
ut there. And of course they talked =,
n and planned one thing and another % %
nd finally, of course. | gave my con. A
'nt that would do it, by him saving =
nat he would swear that he lad taken =
10 out there. . /,
LAWRENCE NJ. wHITEMAN, ii
Lawrence NJ. Whiteman was the first v
illness on the stand at the afternoon
'ssion. He said he was witness for
le State in the John Lynn case and al
as the Lawrence NJ Whiteman re- IA
'rred to throughout that trial. He "
'stifed that at the morning session
. heard the testimony Of Court be