The Washington times., 1905-10-29

book. and, as I understand it'll am not
swearing to this-I think he said hs
could not send 1t there, as it was not
listed. That is TO the best of my knowf-
edge.
Odd you 20 into more than ors
Office there that day?
Al don't think did-in sels-
graph office.
o.-How many telegraph Offices were
there?
Al don't know.
Q.-How many efforts did you make
TO transmit message from Harpers
Ferry to the pool room?
eA.--I may have gone back there the
second time, but whether 1 made an
EFFORT again I cannot state.
Odd you inquire for r. P. Lee .
Co.. in Harpers Ferry?
Ayes.
| Q.-What were you told?
Objected to. as witness cannot state
what ne was told.
( Objection sustained.
! Odd you find any such place. -
any such company.
Al was told that Nj. Lee had q
residence. or place Of business up there.
Q.-How far was that from Has.
pers Ferry?
Al don't know.
Odd you visit Mr.. Lees place
there?
Al don't know: went in several
places.
Odd you not tell me that you Wis
tied both the Western Union Telegraph
Ofice, and the Postal Telegraph ofice,
and they told you there was no com-
munication from there TO the Kenfl-
worth pool room?
objected to, because the attorney
cannot contradict his own witness.
Objection overruied- Exception
Al am not testifyfng now to the
fact that I ever visited either one; ft
might have been the Maryland Tele-
graph Office that I went in 7 think
am sure In saying that did not tell
you that visited both Offices. might
have used the words Western Union. or
Postal IN talking to you
Odd you not tell me that you tried
to send a telegram from Harpers Ferry
to Ken:lrorth poolroorl. and you could
not do so?
Al told you that the operator told
me that he would have 10 send it
through Washington or Baltimore.
Q.-But did you not tell me that you
tried to send a message from Harpers
Ferry TO Ken;lworrh, and could not do
so?
Al told you that 1 tried to send
message, but could not do it-not direct
iy there
o.-what did you e~er tell me about
r. P. Lee & Coz
Objected to by counsel for defense
. Objection sustained by court
o-Mr afohlsr. what did you tell me
about your effort TO visit the office Of
P P. Lee & Co, at Harpers Ferry, w.
Va?
The court-Mr Hagruder. that viii
rot do. He IS here to tell you what he
knows about this transaction. but he
cannot tell what he told YOU You can
ask him. of course. relative TO the SUD-
ject about which you and he talked. and
he may give you the same answer now-
Question unanswered. and witness re-
lincrishe5 for cross-examiaation-
: No croSs-exa nlination-
Howard Brooks, being first duly
I sworn. testified as follows:
Q.-what IS your name?
A.-Howard Brooks
Q.-what is your occupation?
A-Reporter on the Washington Star,
; of Washington. D. c.
Odd you accompany Mr.. Mohler to
4 Harpers Ferry in May, 1906?
: Al did; don't remember the date
/ Q-what did you DO down there that
1day?
thing in connection with the Kenilworth
business. and TO see If kilograms were
sent from Kenilworth TO Harpers Ferry,
to r. P Lee & Co.
Q-Did you visit any telegraph office
there?
Al think there is only one Office
there the Western Union
ODD you try TO send a telegraEz
back?
Al did not. but one of the other gems
tlernen did The boy in the office looked
in his book. and said he could not find
any such place in his book.
Odd he say he could not send the
telegram
Ale said he would have 70 wait urls
til his father came. He was q mere
hoy; so we went back and saw his
father. and his father said there was no
| such place in his book. He said he
could send it by washington. but he
didn't seem 10 know very much about
it. We asked him IL ne knew R. P.
Lee & Co. and he said yes, that ha
lived across the river
Answer objected 10, as being so clearly
contrary to the laws or evidence
BY the court:
| O-Who is R. 2. Lee & Co
Mr.. Magruder-He is the man To
whom many OF the telgrams were adj
dressed.
Q.-Mr. Brooks. did you try TO locate
r. P. Lee & Co.?
Ave made some Inquiries about
him.
Odd you locate him?
Although the operator; and some
other people said he had home across
the river There were some telegrams
In the Office for him that had come that
day. TWO thick envelopes
ODD you see these two kilograms
delivered?
A.-No; only saw them there
Q.-How long were they there. to your
knowledge without delivery?
A-That 1 could not say. think we
went up on the afternoon train. and