The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12
GROULS ON TRIAL..
Grave Robbers Before the Court of
Justice
INVESTIGATION is UNDER WAY
Alexander Claims That tie Is of Good
Moral Character While the Negroes
Who Testified Are Not

Indianapolis, Spccial.--rhr defense
IN the trail q! DE- J. G. Alexander,
charged with being Implicated in the
gray" rohbing cases. outlined its evil
Gene" as soon as the court opened
Monday. The opening statement was
made by MIR. Ppaan. The defense. ac-
cording to Mr.. Spaan. proposed to
show that Dr. Alexander was Of good
moral character, while the neg'ocs
WIZ testified against him were dis
reputable and unworthy OF belief The
defense is tnat when Cantrcll and
Martin went to Or. AlcNandcr'S office,
they Wen, there for the purpose Of Sc
curing employment 70 clean up the
college. as. they had done that kind Of
work at Chicago and other places. Dr..
Alexander told them that such en-
pl0yment was ont Of his department
Dut to call again and he would give
them an answer. In the meantime he.
consulted with several members OF the
faculty and was told that he might en-
pioE tantreli, and DR.. Alexander
agreed to pay him $50 for the work
OE TN" second day CantrcIl told him
mat ne was furnishing dissecting sub
Jrrts for colleges and would like TO
furnish some for DR.. Alexander. DR..
Alexander replied that If he could gel
the bodies leEit!matrly he would pay
for them
The defense said that it. would show
that while Cantrcli was before the
grand Jury he went to telephone and
called up Dr.. Anderson whose Of
ice was across the hall from DR.. Alex
ander's office in ;hn ClaypooI building
Canirrll the defense asserted made
himself known and asked DR.. An:icr-
son TO inform Dr.. Alexander that he
need not fear, thar he tCantrrlD was
being paid for what he was doing and
that no harm shonld come 10 DR.. Alex
andrr. The defense said 1t would show
that Cantrcll had received $55 and
that this money came to him at differ
Hnt times in white envelope with no
signature and the address written in
disguised hand.
The theory Of the defense as set
forth to the jury was that some one
mad sent THIS money to Cantrcll to pay
nm fOr the testimony he was giving
before the grand jury. Mr.. Spaan said
that the defense would introduce expert
testimony to show that a man nfIlct-
cd as Cantrcll was. as shown by his
discharge from the army. was a moral
monster and has no conception of
right and wrong.
Bowen Not Satisfied.
Washington, Spcial.--Although Mr.
Bowen and the other ncgOtiatOrS are
closely guarding the provisions Of the
several protocols. it is understood that
the demands whirn are known to exist
in, w., a FOL
rs they are at present drafted which
Mr.. Bowen cannot agree to. concern
an increased payment by Venezuela
prior to the handing down Of The
liaguc'S decision regarding the allies
contention for preferential cOnSidcra-
ti0n in the settlement Of their claims.
IT is reported that Germany asks that
she receive in addition to the $27.3o0
cash that Mr. Bowen has agreed to
pay. il certain percentage OF the GUS
toms receipts until the remainder OF
the money demanded in the original
ultimatum addressed by Germany to
President Castro, last autumn. is paid.
Italy. it is believed is insisting on a
similar, demand though the amount
asked for in her ultimatum was over
$50O.000
1t is the principle, however. to
which Mr.. Bowen SO strcnuously OBJ
jcctS, and which he has informed the
German and Italian ENJOYS he cannot
subscribe to. Until their protocols are
relieved Of these objectionable dc.
mands. Mr.. Bowen says that they
must remain unsigned. He contends
that Germany and Italy are insisting
on preferential treatment. question
which they agree in their protocols
shall go to The Hague.
1t is the firm opinion of both the
Italian ambassador and the German
minister that the insertion in their
protocols of these demands is the re.
suit of serious misunderstanding on
the part of their Foreign Offices of GER
tain phases Of the negotiations which
were supposed to be settled. They arc
using every effort to have this mis-
understanding cleared up and have in
formed Mr.. Bowen that they hope to
submit their conventions to him in a
few days.