The Washington times., 1904-02-05


property was wiped out in 1893 because |
Of the panic of that year and because /
the Standard Oil Company reduced the |
price of oil below the figure AZ which !
re could produce It,
Mr. Purdy. in answer TO an objection. !
said he wanted TO show how unlikely
II was that LOrenz would purchase Ma /
chenS interest In 1898 and give NOTE
for SIS 600. Lorenz said when the note
was given prospects were excellent. and
the company which bought him out bad
made half a million dollars.
Justice Pritchard-Don't let us discuss
the Standard oil Company, for we Will
be here all day IL we do.
Mr. Douglass-Yes, sir. We are afraid
OF them. too.
Half Receipts From Croft.
Mr. PurGy cross-examined the witness
on the book in which had been kept
record of his payments to Machen. Wit
ness said that art of the time he paid
Machen half the money from Croft. but
IN the early gears he paid less, as he
could not afford 10 spare it. He also
| sent Machen money from other sources.
one instance wus a check for $500 de-
I rived from the sale of oil property, and
which was applied on the note.
Mr.. Purdy showed that at the time
/ that $1,jC0 was paid. Lorenz got check
/ for 5000 from the GrOns. Witness dld
not know II part OF the 5000 was sent
4 TO Machen. Witness said the 81 300 from
| the oil property was all he could spare.
| Mr. Purdys object was to show that
! Lorenz simply forwarded the oil check
4 instead OF drawing a new one for Sl,5OV'
/ which the prosecution claims was Nd
chen's agreed share OF the $1,000.
Even to the Odd Cents.
Witness was shown checks to Machen
which were just half the amounts ne re-
ceived from the Groffs. even to the odd
cents When he began getting money
from the Grons he determined, when
| ever possible. to send Machen half OF Il
and gradually pay the note for $3.50
"Why did you send just half?' per-
sisted the Assistant Attorney General
Because l wanted to send him Just
half" came the equally persistent reply.
Always one-Haif.
Mr.. Purdy showed that three checks
sent Machen at different times. aggre-
eating S43025. were just half of two
checks the Groffs sent Machen two
weeks before. Several other instances
Of checks sent at different times aggre-
: eating hair the receipts were shown.
The book in which Lorenz kept a rec
ord Of his payments TO Machen was
shown not to contain three items. LO-
REM said the items represented other
transactions, probably his purchases of
mining stock in which Machen was In
, terested-
Witness positively denied that he had
an agreement with Machen 10 pay him
half the Groff remittancas. He conceiv-
ed very early after getting the Croft
money on the note. i.-e kept no record
OF his receipts from the Groffs, as none
was necessary.
Mrs. Lo=enz's Part.
5 Mr. Lorenz said he had no idea of
conceaIment whatever in having his
wife sign the checks to Machen. The
7 very opposite was the case, and all the
banks In Toledo knew he was dealing
with Machen.
!. Mr. Purdy-Mr. Lorenz, no bank in
! Toledo knew you were sending back 10
! an official in Washington nalf the
. money you got from Washington.
Mr.. Douglass-AEd you don know it.
Mr.. Purdy.
Mr.. Purdy-Yes, we do.
Court then adjourned until 1:30.
Pritchard to jury.
| Mr. Lorenz was on the stand after re-
cess. and Mr.. Purdy continued the
cross examination. His share of the
profits was to include everything after
e the Washington order for fasteners.
Just before court convened Justice
7 / Pritchard took the jurors to the general
: term room and had talk with them
When he returned he said he wanted to
, ! tell the jury something but could not
say what il was.
whether he was getting his full share
from the GrofTs He knew them bu;
/ slightly. but he had the utmost conf
Z dence in them II never went 70 the
, department, examined the records OF
{ | made any effort to verify the GTOn
u ! statements OF sales
n Suspected a Motive.
Mr.. Lorenz, when asked about his IN.
G terview with the inspectors, said:
y Il was convinced that this prosecution
: or persecution, Of Machen had some
Interior motive, and / determined Il
say nothing until the proper time, wheT
/ would come out and tell the truth
/ knew there was some ulterie- motiV'
L and would not say anything
n Witness admitted that he received a
n telegram from Machen and came tc
Washington in response to the tele-
= gram and talked with him about this
o case. Witness would not say whether
NJ. the interview with Machen took place
= before his interview with the inspec-
- tors.
Mr. Lorenz also admitted that after
: the inspectors had seen him he had ar
9 interview with Machen in Pittsburg
e He could not remember II he went tC
u Pittsburg because of a telegram from