The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-18

they were like hounds after a RAT win
ing TO secure conviction by fair means
or foul II was to the interest and If
was the business Of the inspectors 10
convict inspector Mayer purposely re-
trained from taking down the state
ments OF the Groffs Mayors integrity
vas not above suspicion. and his words
should be weighed with the greatest
caution.
Tullis' Accuracy Questioned.
The honesty and integrity of Mr.. Tul-
us the stenOgrapher who took down Ma
eheh 5 statement the day he was arrest
60. was not in question. but ne was in
accurate, and in one place the tvpewrit
Ten statement showed an affirmative
put the original notes showed a mega
i've The speaker did not wish 10 i'm
pugn the honesty Of anyone. but IL was
his duty TO show that the inspectors
Who had been most active in WORKING, nm
the charges against Machen are now oc
c1pying better paid and more responsi-
pie positions than they had before.
Machen's duties as general sunerin-
tendent Of free delivery were described
and Mr.. Douglass insisted that there
was nothing wrong in the fact that Miss
Liebhardt signed Machen's initials to
the mail.
Mr.. Wynne's Duty.
sir. Wynne was Machen's sunerior
and IL was his duty TO have INSPECTED
pls mail Mr.. Wynne had allowed
Aachen 20 spend $4,000 after he sus-
pected Machen OF being crooked. =" The
excuse was that an investigation was
expected but that was no ground for
allowing Machen 10 spend money n
htWmna a
improperly.
You can't explain It," said AR
Douglass. There is a skeleton In the
closet and somebody has been behind
The whole thing. You may study for
weeks and weeks. but VIII not find ont
Yhy the inspectors went into Machen. 4
tecOrd alone.
"COurted Investigation"
. Mr.. wynne allowed a man he
thought dishonest 20 spend $4,000. Is
fhere anything to compare with that IN
Machen's career? Machen sent to the
AUDITOR office for an Official to espe-
fialiy investigate the free delivery d.
vision. What more ludicrous could be
Imagined than that a man would ti1rn
pm the light with one hand and with
the other try 10 get his hand into the
public pocket All through the trial
there have been threads OF insinuation
snd they have been throwing mud on
this defendant"
J. J. Howley, chief clerk to First As
Slstant Wynne. was attacked and Mr.
Douglass said HOwley and Wynne were
as nice pair as the case could produce
An "Acrobatic Feature"
The explanation by Mr.. Purdy that
Aiachen reduced the price OF fasteners
D. order to cover the tracks OF a con-
spiracy was ''the most acrobatic feature
Of the case" said Mr.. Douglass. II was
an absurdity, for had Machen been In a
Conspiracy he would have used his pow
Sr TO keep the price up instead OF TO put
u down. The explanation OF Mr.. Purdy
Was another instance of mere suspicion
and cruel innuendo
The bringing in Of the evidence CON
eerning the Miller fastener was useless
and unnecessarily prejudicial as the
defense had shown that Miller not only
CID not have a patent. but had not
applied FOR one. His presence on the
stand was a confession Of weakness
npon the part OF the prosecution.
Absence Of all cOncealment in the
piece OF evidence IN favor Of the de-
Tense.
That concluded the remarks OF +. S.
Douglass. and Samuel Maddox, special
counsel for the Groffs then addressed
the Jury
Court then adjourned until 1:2O.