Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-20
CONCLUDING SESSION
l. --,v
Large Crowd Attracted tothe
Crawford Hearing.
BIG ARRAY OF COUNSEL
ADDRESSES BY MEssRs. WORTH
INGToN, CARLISLE AND CONRAD.
Caustic Criticism of George E. Lorenz
by the Attorneys for the
Defense. s 49,.

This. the concluding session of the hear
Ing in the Of William G. Crawford.
accused of conspiring with August w. Ma
chen and George E. LorenZ to defraud the
United States in connection with a contract
for supplying the Post Office Department
with letter carriers satches and straps,
proved the banner day of the trial In more
than one respect Not even when Machen
pleaded guilty there an audience SO
large as was present in Criminal Court No
ftoday. Notwithstanding extra seating ia
ciiitfeS were provided, all the chairs and
all the standing room were occupied from
the moment of the opening OF court this
morning. In the extreme rear OF the room
line of auditors. including several prom
inent members of the bar stood on bench
throughout the day.
1.-THE announcement that Col A. s. Worth
ingtont, John G. Carlisle. former Secretary
of the Treasury. and former Solicitor Gen
eral Holmes Conrad would all address the
jury today proved a drawing card. Early
In the session deputy United States mar
shals were stationed at the entrance door
ways TO prevent further crowding in the
court room. The attendance Included sew
eral women. --.--
Attorney Worthinston. who began his ad
dress at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
spoke until 3:15 o'clock. when court adj
journed for the day. Mr.. Worthington re-
stunned at 10 o'clock this morning and con-
cluded at ll:23 o'clock. having been on his
feet. in all, three hours and forty minutes
of the four hours allotted to the defense for
the summng-up addresses.
Attorney Carlisle had only a brief period
at his disposal but In the midst of his
marks United States Attorney Beach cour-
teously' offered to extend him further time
Mr.. Carlisle spoke for forty-five minutes.
A recess for .three-quarters of an hour
was then taken, and at I O'Clock this af
ternoOn Attorney Conrad. for the govern
ment, began the final summing up talk Of
the trial. He addressed the jury for a little
more than two hours The charge OF the
coart followed. The retirement of the jury
to consider verdict is the next step
Iat Lorenz Denounced.
During the addresses today there were
frequent exchanges between counsel. Lorenz
was denounced in scathing terms by the
attorneys for the defense and the attorneys
for the government were criticised for not
listening to Crawford when he wanted to
make a statement in the United States at
terney's office, although 1.-The blood had
been sweated out of him. while he was in
the Office of Chief Inquisitor" Bristow,
and for putting Lorenz on the witness
stand in this trial and asking the jury to
believe him, when the government knew
that he had committed perjury in very re-
cent trial. Maj. Conrad objected to the
criticism OF the governments attorneys and
threatened to reply In kind when he faced
the jury for the final address.
Crawford retained his composure to the
end and smiled approvingly at the partic-
ularly good points scored by his legal rep
resentatives while before the jury.
The jury has displayed unusual interest
In the proceedings and several members of
the panl, provided with pencils and pads,
have from time to time noted the remarks
of the speakers for future reference
Mr.. Worthington Resumes.
Mr. Worthington. who spoke yesterday
afternoon from / o'clock until 3:15 O'clock
resumed his summing up argument to the
jury at the opening of court today. He re-
ferred to the contract of June 3, 1902, be-
tween the Postal Device and Lock Company
and Lorenz. and argued that Crawford at
the outset honestly believed that profit TO
the company of 25 cents on each bag would
be a fair arrangement. but later insisted
that Lorenz should make more equitable
arrangement.
1t was denied by counsel that Crawford
tute for leather" Attorney Worthington
declared that there are a hundred substi-
tutes for leather. The speaker took issue
with Assistant United States Attorney
Keigwin regarding certain statements made
by Mr.. keigwin in the opening adj
dress yesterday Among other things. At
torney Worthington asserted that the gov
ernment's attorneys had presented the case
carelessly. This impelled Attorney Conrad
to object to Attorney Worthington indul-
ging in personalities and to threaten to
reply In kind.
Attorney Worthington discussed and ex-
planned Crawfords account books as man.
ager for the Postal Device and Lock Com
pany, and recalled the fact that Mr.. Chance,
president of the company, had contradicted
himself hatly regarding those books. In
view of the contradictions, according to the
attorney who was speaking. the jury should
not believe Mr.. Chance.
1t was stated by Attorney Worthington
that Lorenz and Machen wanted the con-
tracts that figure in the trial cancelled and
destroyed. This Crawford refused to do I'M
Ill he could see Spencer Trask. Attorney
Worthngton added that the contracts upon
which the government relied to convict
Crawford were available for use in court
by virtue of the conduct of Crawford which
conduct was not that of guilty man
Machen's Visits to Crawford.
The speaker took up the visits of Machen
10 Crawford in the spring of 1903. when
Machen explained that an investigation of
his office was going to be made and that
everything was all right except that there
was nothing on record to Snow the under
standing between the Post Office Depart
ment and the contractors regarding the
Lamb straps. The purpose of Machen's
visits to Crawford. Attorney Worthington
said. was to suggest that they should get
up something In order to bolster up the
RECORDS. But crawford would not do It
The conference at Attorney Worthington's
residence between Attorney Kumler Lo-
REM, Crawford and Attorney Worthington
was touched upon II being pointed out that
Crawford at that conference told the same
story OF his connection with the case that
he told in court.
Attorney Worthington paid his respects to
Chief lnqulsitor" Bristow of the Post Of
nee department. wondered II Lorenz had
told the same lies TO the United States at
torney he tod here in court" and If the
United States attorney had been green
enough to swallow the story.
w hen Crawford was summoned to New
Orleans, TO the bedside of his dying mother
the bloodhounds We're baying on his
track, Attorney Worthington said IF he
had been guilty he would have felt their
hot breath. but he was innocent so he
thought they were after someone else"
Attorney Worthington told of his visits
to the United States attorneys office of his
offer 10 have Crawford tell all he knew of
the satchels contract matter and of the re-
fusal of the prosecuting officials to him on
the ground that they did not care to hear
from men accused of crime.
If the government doesn't want to know
what a man has to say who is accused of
crime. Attorney Worthington Numbered