Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-14
TRIAL TO END FRIDAY
AGREEMENT REACHED IN CASE
OF WIN. q. CRAWFORD.
Prayers Discussed--Jury Excused Un-
til 10 O'Clock Tomorrow-Ths
Testimony All In.


cused OF conspiring with August W. Ma
chen and George e. Lorenz to defraud the
United States in connection with q con-
tract for supplying the Post ONCE De-
partment with letter carriers satchels and
straps, will end Friday afternoon Of this
week.
An agreement to the foregoing effect was
reached today. The introduction of evil
dence was finally concluded at II 80 o'clock
this morning, when the jury was excused
until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning Upon
the conclusion OF the introduction Of evil
dence 1t was plain that the remainder OF
today would be consumed by the discus
sion OF prayers for Instructions counsel de-
sire that the court shall give the jury. In
this discussion of legal points the jury is
not concerned Several motions made by
the defense that certain portions Of the
testimony be stricken from the record oc-
cupied the court until the time for the TAX
ing of the usual midday recess. The dis
cussfon of the prayers began at the OPEN
ing OF the afternoon session, and was In
progress at a late hour. The summing up
of arguments Of counsel to the jury will
be started tomorrow morning
Argument Of Attorneys.
The attorneys will have the right of way
until Friday afternoon. when the jury will
retire to consider verdict. The attorneys
ere to agree among themselves as to the
oNlSioH OF the Two Gays set aside Tor the
Summ1ng-up arguments.
Nearly everybody present breathed a
sigh of relief when it was made known
that neither the prosecution nor the de-
tense had further testimony to offer. and
the jurors were certainly pleased when
told that they were excused until tomer-
row.
The proceedings today began by the pros
ecution calling Wade Chance as witness
in rebuttal Mr.. Chance is now resi-
dent of London, England. He was for
merry private secretary to Spencer Trask
a banker of New York, and served as pres
ident of the Postal Device and. Lock Com
pany, of which Crawford was general man.
ager. Mr.. Chance journeyed to this city
from London for the purpose Of testifying
as a witness for the government in the
Crawford trial.
Books Submitted in Evidence.
During the examination of the defendant
certain books were produced which Craw-
ford claimed were records he kept of his
transactions as general manager of the
which he submitted from time to time to
Mr.. Chance. president of the company
to be checked up by the latter. On direct
examination today Mr.. Chance stated that
he had never seen one of the books: had
not seen certain pencil entries in 1t and
had never been told by Crawford that
Lorenz was paying back to Crawford %
per cent OF the money sent to Lorenz by
Attorney Worthington conducted the
cross-examination of Mr. Chance with such
vigor that United States Attorney Beach
protested against counsel ''intimidating the
Witness"
The cross-examnation soon secured from
Mr.. Chance the admission that he had seen
the book In question and that he noticed in
1t some figures he had made himself. His
failure to recognize the book at first. he
said. was due to the fact that he had not
looked at the back part of 1t.
Attorney Worthington thereupon made a
somewhat elaborate test of the memory of
strange that. although Mr.. Chance had alb
solutely forgotten many other things, he
was able to say that he would remember
it if Crawford had told him that
Lorenz was to pay back to Crawford 20
per cent of the remittances of the Postal
Device and Lock Company.
Motion to Strike Out.
After the close of the testimony and the
departure of the jury the defense, "in or
der to keep the record straight" moved to
strike out the testimony relating to remit
tances by Lorenc to Crawford, and the testi-
nnony as to whether Crawford communi-
Gated. Or intended to communicate to the
Postal Device and Lock Company the fact
of the remittances to him from Lorenz and
of his intention to settle with the COM
pany. The motion was overruled and an
exception noted
The court also overruled a motion of the
defense to strike out all evidence relating
to a draft for $500. "unlawfully sent by
Lorenz to Machen. in pursuance OF the al
legged conspiracy"
Next Attorney Worthington moved to
strike out the portion of the testimony of
LorenZ that related to a conversation with
Machen. in which Lorenz claims SIachen
told him of the existence of an alleged IN
Outstanding between Machen and Crawford
In regard to the satchels contract, which
deal, it was declared, existed prior to Io-
renzs first meeting with Crawford. The
motion was argued at length and wen over
until the testimony on the point could be
read.
During the argument Attorney Conrad
took occasion to remark that George E. Lo-
REM was a tool-a willing tool throughout
the Groffs for undertaking to do something
which he never did. His course was the
same in this transaction"
Court Overruled Motion.
The court overruled a motion made by
the defense that the government be re-
quired to elect upon which count OF the
Indictment It would depend. and overruled
separate motions that the jury be directed
to render a verdict of not guilty on the
first, fifth and sixth counts. 1t was ex-
structed that verdict can be returned I'M
der one count only. ,4
The discussion of the prayers for instruc-
lions next in order.
1t is understood that the opening address
to the jury tomorrow will be made by
United States Attorney Beach. he to be fol-
lowed. In the order named. by Attorneys
Worthington and Carlisle, for the defense;
Attorney Conrad, for the government will
make the closing argument.