Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27

PECTOR MAYER.
main to dinner, as he had not prepared
| for you?"
! He said nothing TO me about dinner"
answered Inspector Mayer in a manner that
| caused laughter,
Il fail to see the materiality of this line
| of examination" announced Justice Pritch-
''Will your honor indulge me five minutes
| longer?'.- requested Attorney Maddox.
! Yes" complied Justice Pritchard, with
/ sigh you may devote five minutes more
4 to this one point
After Attorney Maddox had concluded
! Attorney Kumler Intercepted the witness
| "Mr. Mayer" he asked. who did you
| confer with in Toledo. Ohio?"
Question Ruled Out.
| Mr.. Mayer said he preferred not to vio-
| late any condolences unless instructed to
| do by the court. 1t was ruled that the
! question was not relevant. The witness
| stated, however. that while he was in To-
| ledo he had talked with Mr.. Carr and Mr..
| Halstead, bank officials, who have testified
in the case.
"Why didn't you call to see me while
you were in Toledo demanded Attorney
Kumler. &c e.
"At that time had not the honor of hav-
ing heard of you replied Mr.. Mayer suave-
ly; "a matter that I much regret"
II feel Sighted" added the Toledo attor-
ney
Il am sure the inspector made mistake
in not making your acquaintance com
mented Justice ,Pritchard thereby causing
amusement, but proceed with the case,
gentlemen. -
inspector Williams Called.
Mr.. Mayer was followed on the witness
stand by Post i5Office Inspector Paul f.
Williams He testified that last April he
called to See Mrs. Lorenz at her residence
in Toledo. tOhio.d Mrs Lorenz at first de
clined to see the witness and his companion
in the absencesof her husband, but later
consented go seq them Mrs. Lorenz was
questioned According to the witness she
sta ted that She was not related to Machen,
and also declared that she had no knowI-
edge of aDiller.; b. Croft having RENTED
large sums of money to her, nor did she
know that her husband had received such
remittances. Neither did she know that
her husband had made any remittances to
A. w. Machen. 81. p
testified. he saw George E. Lorenz. The
latter at first denied knowledge of certain
Of the financial transactions about which
he was asked, but later declined to answer
questions.
To one inquiry regarding a check Mr.
LorenZ said to the witness:
THAT is none of your business. 1t is
personal affair. 1 do not propose to an
swer.'
rs your refusal based on the fact that
your answer might incriminate your" the
inspector asked Mr.. Lorenz.
II won't answer that" was the reply.
"Will you state what your reason lisp"
Mr.. LorenZ was then asked.
" Because woman's reason" Mr.. Lo-
REM made reply.
Plans for Separate Interviews.
Inspector Williams admitted that he
planned to see Mrs. Lorenz and Mr. Lorenz
separately. and that they should not have
an opportunity to confer with one another
between his visits to each of them. The
assistance Of Postmaster Tucker of Toledo
was secured to the extent of having Mr..
Lorenz at a certain hotel at certain time.
| in order that Mr.. LorenZ and his wife could
| not communicate with one another by
| telephone.
| The effort of Attorney Kumler seemed to
! be to show that the post Office inspectors
practiced deception on MIR. and Mrs. LorenZ
| ia keeping them apart the day the inter-
| views were had. Counsel for the govern
] n,ent smiled. but did not enter objection
/ to the questions.
| When asked why he had lodged around
| Mr. Lorenz and called first on Mrs. LorenZ,
| Inspector Williams replied:
I'VE had been given to understand that
| Mrs. Lorenz was quite able to take care of
, herself
"When you called on Mrs Lorenz did you
not know that the Greffs had never sent
! Ter. So
! "At that time we were acting on the
| theory that they had" said the inspector.
| At this point the usual midday recess
| was taken.
| Governments Position.
| 1t developed that a purpose of the defense
| Is to show that no money was ever received
] by Mrs LorenZ from D. B. Croft, and that
| she had nothing whatever to do with the
| transaction. The government, it was learn
| ed. does not insist that Mrs. Lorenz re-
f, ceived the money or checks, the position of
| the prosecution being that checks that were
| drawn by D. B, Croft were deposited to her
I account by George E. Lorenz
/ For three-quarters of an hour after the
| recess ended Inspector Williams was cross
| examined, first by Attorney Kumler and
! then by Attorney Douglass
| The next witness was Joseph D. Farrell,
i the post office Inspector who accompanied
! Inspector Williams the occasion of the
/ visits to Mrs. LorenZ and Mr.. Lorenz In
| Toledo His testimony was substantially
| the same as was that of Inspector Williams.
| Mr. Farrell was also cross examined at
length. utfnothing was developed.
| INSPECTOR Farrell left the stand at
| minutes before 3 o. clock. Inspector Crowell
| was then recalled to identify certain official
papers relating to Croft fasteners.
| When the examination of INSPECTOR
| Crowell was concluded the government an
! nounced itsscase in chief closed, and an ad-
/ journment was taken until tomorrow MORN
| ing at 10 O'Clock. when the defense will
| open.
/