The Washington times., 1904-02-03
DEFENSE SCORES MINOR
VICTORY IN MACHEN CASE
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months. He did not remember when Lo-
renz went TO work and which order was
the first in after he was engaged. He
sent Lorenz his share of the Philadelphia
order, which share came TO about q. go
but he deducted $500 on the payment OF
the $500 which was to be given as his
cash interest In the business.
Mr.. Purdy-Dont you know that you
did not send a check for 800. or like
amount after November. 1885, and that
the only check you sent him until March.
$3.50?
Mr. Groff-No. sir.
Mr.. Maddox objected to the question,
but Justice Pritchard said he thought
II material.
zach Got His Share"
Witness explained he might have kept
back part of the money as capital for
the business. For the first three or four
years the payments were not the exact
shares. but IL the totals for the period
were taken 1t would be seen that each
got his share.
Mr.. Purdy pointed out that in 1886 the
Government gave orders for $50. 900 worth
OF fasteners. Lorenz was entitled to
more than $12 600 but witness said some
of it may not have been sent then, but
reserved for capital
Mr.. Purdy-What was Mr. Lorenz do
ing 10 get orders.
Mr.. Gron-When he was out of my
sight 1 don't know what he did. lie
told me some things he had done He
said he had been to Chicago and be-
heyed he would get a good order there
''In 1882"
II don't remember the year"
Another Dead Man.
Mr.. Purdy-Don't you know Washing
ton Hessig was postmaster then and
is dead now?
Mr.. Croft don't know.
Mr.. Purdy-Don't you know Mr. Hes
sig telegraphed the Postmaster Gener-
fer?
Mr.. Gron-No, sir.
Witness saw Lorenz from time to
time and received reports from him but
they were all verbal. He did not know
what Lo-enz was doing all that time
II there had been any correspondence il
had been destroyed.
Increase OF Sales.
Mr.. Purdy-Do you remember chat the
first year the mode of payment was
changed from drafts on postmasters to
treasury warrants, your sales Increased
from 81, 900 to $34. 500?
Mr.. Groff-It was an increase over
that year but not over the year before
Mr.. Purdy-And the next year-l9Oe-
the sales were $4,000?
-Ai- pioAA- ne FsSOENS Will SNOW
Money Still Owing.
Mr.. Purdy-You say the Government
still owes you S13.s0O and Lorenz is en-
titled to two-Ifths of that?
Mr.. Groff-Yes. sir.
Mr.. Purdy showed witness q check 10
Lorenz. dated November %, 1899 which
was just 40 per cent OF the Treasury
warrant OF the week before He then
showed similar checks and warrants for
1900.
Mr.. Kumler-what's the use in dupIi-
eating all this2
draw some comparison.
Mr.. Conrad-Its painful. but they'll
have to stand 1t.
mot 90 Per Cent"
Mr.. Purdy showed that some OF the
checks sent Lorenz in 1902 were not 40
per cent Of the warrants He said the
discrepancy was due TO small Incidental
expenses.
Warrants dated November 10 and 20.
1902. and I'm February. 1903 were shown the
witness. No money from them was sent
TO Lorenz. Witness explained that the
remittances Were held back. TO pay for
Lorenz's share in the cost OF 1000 fast
eners. which were manufactured and
stored away for future orders.
Mr.. Purdy pointed out that since No
vember. 1902. witness had not sent a
single check TO Lorenz.
about November. 1902. you heard abou;
this investigation and for that reason
stopped sending checks 70 George L.
LorenZ at Toledo.
Mr. Gron-No, sir.
Witness said he did not write n letter