The Washington times., 1904-01-27
LORENZ DENIED HE KNEW GROFFS,
SAY THE POSTOFFICE INSPECTORS

were arrested. The object was to have
two inspectors see each of the brothers
before they had chance TO have a con-
ference with each other Mr.. Mayer
denied that when he went to see Dillcr
. Cron he ordered Samuel Croft out of
/ the room. and that when Samuel came
TO the door he was told to keep out.
! Mr.. Maddox-Didn't Croft say You
/ fellows would let a man rot in a dun
geon if you could advance yourselves
a peg?"
'Their Idea of Fun"
Mr. Mayer-He did not put it that
/ way. He said we were never having
any fun unless we were getting people
: into trouble. UaUghter.)
Mr.. Maddox-Did not Mr.. Croft draw
/ out his watch. say it was twenty min
utes to Y, and that he could not invite
J you 10 dinner because he had made no
: Preparations?
Mr. Mayer-He never said dinner to
me. 0aughter.)
Justice Pritchard gave Mr.. Maddox
/ five minutes more to continue that line
/ Of cross-examination. Mr. Maddox then
confined himself to tracing the course
/ OF events on the day the Groffs and
Machen were arrested.
/ Mr.. Kumler asked Mr. Mayer If he
had been TO Toledo on the investigation.
/ The reply was he was there two or three
/ times.
Mr.. Kumler-With whom did you con-
/ suit there?
! Mr.. Mayer do not want to answer
\ that unless compelled. Postoffice inspec-
tors frequently receive information from
I sources which are confidential and
W hgF do OF 70 Il
/ Judge Pritchard ruled that witness
I would not have to answer the question
/ unless the person who gave the infor-
nation was a witness.
Not Looking Up Regulations.
/ Mr.. Mayer remarked in answer to the
question that he was not looking up rep
/ utations in his trip to Toledo. and did
not go much into the history Of the
! LorenZes.
! Witness did not remember that Mr.
! Halstead, of the Home Savings Bank
/ had told him the deposit slips of tn,
/ Lorenzes were all IN the writing OF
/ George +. Lorcnz. His suspicion against
/ Mrs. Lurelz WAS due 10 the number OF
drafts from her 10 AIachen.
! Mr.. Kumler-Why didn't you come to
see me?
Mr. Mayer had never heard of you
( Mr.. Kumler
Mr. Kumler-Didst you know that ]
/ conducted the examination before the
/ commissioner
Mr. Mayer didn't know Of you on
my hrst trip, which is to be regretted
Of course.
Justice Causes a Laugh.
Mr. Taggart-An Of this is Irrelevant
Mr. Kumler-I want TO know why ne
! didn't come to see me. He could have
! gotten AL the information in five min
/ utes-
Justice Pritchard-I'm sure nc made o
mistake IN not seeing you. judge. but it's
4 too late 10 rectify the mistake now. Pro
/ ceed with the case. lLaughterI
} Yisi. TO Lorenz.
/ Paul r.. Williams. Postofice inspector
was the next witness. lie had met Nj.
and Mrs LoreHz at Toledo. on Apr,I
p, 1902, In company with j. = Farrell.
/ Inspector. SIR Lorenz was not at home.
and Mrs. Loreuz refused at nrst TO sce
them in the absence OF her husband.
! When they sent up their cards. Mrs.
/ Lorenz left them waiting a quarter Of
an hour, and then saw them.
! Mr.. Williams explained 70 her the OBJ
4 sect OF his visit Re wanted 10 know
about BIachen Size replied he was a
/ friend of hers and Of her husband. Mrs
( I.orenz denied she had any knowledge
/ Of herself or husband receiving checks
or drafts from the East or Washing
+ ION FOR hundreds OF dollars. Sic was
J especially asked about the receipt in