Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-01-08

| Great interest continues in the Neg.
lected trial, the court room being well
| illled most of the time this morning.
fhe Herald yesterday was only able
to publish the testimony introduced
in the forenoon. The main points of
the afternoon sitting were as follows:
Cross-examination was resumed at
2 O'Clock
Mr.. Larsh continued: Hamilton
kept the time book at the mill and
Dennison kept the time book at the
mine. had general charge of the
books at the mine German kept most
of the merchants bills at the plumb
Ing shop | was in Durango on Octo-
| ber 9TH and again about the 1lth or
9th. made n statement of the con.
dition of the company, which | pre-
scented to German and afterwards
gave to Boyle and Dennlson They
had 1t at the mine. They asked me
what the $1,000 item was for. and |
| told them 1t was the first payment on
| the bond
When Rivers said | was out of the
mine told him his power of attorney
did not affect my interest | wanted
the agreement and Rivers could not
lind it, German told us where to look
| or 1t in the safe and we found II and
| took It
| When the notes were signed | sign
n at the bank. and ! think Rivers
signed at the bank. German and
Boyle signed at the plumbing shop. |
signed the first note given at the bank
and then the one given to Gaines"
Mr. Larsh denied ever saying to A.
| b. Douglass that he was out of the
| Neglected mine, and that the boys
would have to look to the other boys
| Tor payment of his bill He denied
saying to Mayor Wall that he was out
of the Neglected. He denied saying
20 Billy White that he was out of the
| mine, and that White must look to the
other boys for his money. He denied
telling John Later that he had nothing
II the mine and WIS going to get out
OF 1t. that 1t was no good He admit
| nsd meeting Barry Sullivan on Octo-
Der 18th about four miles from the
Neglected, but denied that he told
Mr.. Sullivan that he was out of the
| mine, or that the other boys had to
pay the bills. He denied that he said
% Frank Hartman that he was out Of
the mine. that he had said that he
was disappointed in getting money.
aud that he had spoken disparagingly
of the mine and the district. He de-
MED telling Peter Blackburn that he
called German and Rivers suckers for
spending their money on the mine and
that he said he was entirely out of
the mine. He denied telling German
and Rivers he was sorry for them,
that he was after those Irish s. O. b. s
on the hill (Dennlson and Boyle.)
| Attorney Thomas resumed redirect
examination. Mr.. Larsh said: 81
wrote to German and inquired about
TIN mine, and told him had not had
IL pay day, but | was expecting one,
German replied that everything was
in the same shape as when | left, that
the merchants were pushing he and
Frank pretty hard, and that they could
not do anything for me.
Il was employed at the smelter
about five months before the contract
was made for the mine.
Il never selected any of the mine
samples from the mine for assaying
Dennison took the samples. | never
received any compensation for my
services except my board. When we
got up the prospectus | drew seven
dollars and gave three dollars to the
stenographer. | kept the other four
dollars"
Mr.. Larsh was shown the day book
10 say by whom various entries were
made. He had seen the pay roll the
last time about October 10Th or goth
He made the statement referred to OIL
his own volition. Witness said Rivers
and Boyle came to him about the 5tl
of October with time check in favor
OF Tom Dsnnison, and as the mine
was deeply in debt he refused to sigr
II. Connected with this occurrence
German and Rivers were on the street
'when Rivers said: stop German, he
is going to the bank to turn my checl
down" | tried to stop German, but ht
paid no attention to me and went righ
on.
Witness was asked as to the occu
| pdlDHS OF tne several persons II
whom he is alleged to have said h,
was out OF the Neglected mine, and h,
appeared to know all of them.
Continuing. he said: II believe tn,
mile owed Douglass about $40 Octo
Der 15. and some money to Wall ant
White Co. When went to Rico
owed Jim German some money. hav
ing given him typewriter In par
payment, | WAS never at the mine al
ter October goth. My attorney has
batch of checks issued by the min
, from July to October These ar
abont all the checks made from tn
1, time ! went on the mine until | lef
it,"
!, X. r. Gaines. formerly half owne
, OF the mine. was sworn at $3.50 p. n
), yesterday Il leased and bonded tn
, mine to w. ]. Boyle. my partner Al
drews in California, concurrins
When the August payment came du
. took note for my part of the tw
thousand dollars talked to Lars
and German at the city hall, havIn