The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-15

crime weeks ago. Did not your sense Of
manhood suggest that you ought TO tell who
Didn't have the opportunity.
Lamar was the last OF the defendants
to take the stand. His direct test imony
dovetailed with consider able accuracy into
that Of his associates. Incidentally he
accused Detective Sergeant Kelly Of New
York OF attempting bribery. On direct
examination Lamar said. in reply TO ques-
tons
Il am an operator in stocks and have
lived in New York many years. After
my trouble with my coachman, McNahon,
on July LIST, when discharged him. be-
came the victim of great annoyance. My
place on the Rumson road at Set bright
was invaded by bands Of men at Light.
They gave cat calls and there were pist oil
shots. windows were broken and rigs and
harness we're stolen. My own employed 3
were demoralized by the invaders. ana
most of them became intoxicated and
useless.
Because of all this my wife's mental
condition became such that l had to get
who would do as told them, and l ap-
pealed to Herbert Thompson to get me
such men. knew that he was in a posi-
,ion to do so because Of his busir ess in
New York. On the night of July 2 Thomp-
son and went to New York. He left me
to get the men and reporte Ell later in the
evening at my hotel. The next morning
was at the Rector street pier when TT omp-
son arrived with the men, ready to go on
the boat to Jew Jersey. The men were
arrested by Detective Sergeant Kelly be-
fore they got away.
Q. Did the detective sergeant say anything
to you? A. Yes He said that my being on
the pier with Eastman and the other men
gave him, the detective, material for very
good newspaper story, but that lf WOulO
make it worth his while he would keep it out
" o. What did you say to that? A. said.
Really"
Lamar added that he went back to Sea-
bright that day and that Thompson came
down with Eastman and the rest OF the
gang the next day:
II told the men," continued Lamar,
what trouble had had and just what
wanted them to do-guard the house. On
July thanked Thompson men for the
services they had rendered and told them
that I would not want them any more, as
had got my own men back to discipline
and could look after my own property and
that Mrs. Lamar had recovered from her
nervous dread. / also told them that
would raw anything they asked. Mr..
Eastman eaid he would not take r., cent lcr
but that they would all like to have a little
fun. So | went over to Pleasure Bay with
them and hack. did go into two or three
barrooms with them to Rave drlnKs. but
they got drunk and unruly and was AFRAID
they meant mischief to Mcmahon, SO
sent my man, Dunphy, to warn McMahon
to keep out of sight I'M ~
Lamar on July ! and spent that cay and
July 8 and in New York.
o Did you help get bail for Eastman and
Brown? A. Yes. In their effort TO mt me my
enemies dragged in these men, ana 30 " De-
came my duty to assist Them
Are you n Hebrew. was Prosecutor fos-
ter's first question on cross-examinatloh'
o. Have v YOU ever been convicted Of crime1
"a O Have you ever lived in Georgia or
Omaha? A. Yes in both; l., o,
Lamar ~ Te or L sSu y' 1. No.
q We're you known in Omaha as l David
Lamar or David j.. Le Hd u a: AS he'heF
o. Mere YOU an operator in stocks IN
Omaha? A. No (the reply came after long
hesitation ., n.
caiisc this induring into the episodes OF my
life serves no useful purpose.
"That s not responsive. why diu you
hesitate?" persisted Mr., Foster
Lamar assumed a most dramatic pose,
faced the jury and, III the tones Oh talA
drama hero, replied:
Il assumed the name of Lewis for three
months to protect the good name and the
honor of q lady,
There was a litter in the courtroom.
Mr.. Foster did not try to find out what
the honor of the lady had to do with l'amars
to say that he was hot an
operator in Omaha.
Lamar wss temporarily withdrawn by
the defence to make time FOR the testimony
of Joe Fisher and Sam Geller, proprietors
of the Coney Island dive where Eastman
and Brown swore they were staying, on
July o, when Mcmahon was assaulted at
done the attempted alibi more good if it
had not been contradictory. Fisher said
that Monk Eastman and Joe Brown oc,
cupicd the same room at the Coney Island
hotel. Geller testified that they had sepa-
rate rooms.