The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-06-13
Defendant Completes
Five Days of Evi-
dence Giving.
SEEMS TO BE PLEASED
Hours of Afternoon Sessions
Prolonged to Expedite
the Case.

| The trial of William German Crawford
| In Criminal Court, No. /, on tie charge
of conspiracy against the United States
| arising out of the contract for carriers
| satchels in June. 1902, is fast drawing
| TO close. Before many days have
passed the defendant will hear the YER
dict of the twelve men in whose hands
| rest his horor and liberty
| Today Crawford completed his testi-
| mony- For five days he occupied the
witness stand, and there is hardly a
| point In his connection with the contract
| of June 25, 1902. which has not been
| touched upon. For two days or more,
under the skilIfuI guidance of his bril-
liant attorney. A. S. Worthington, he
| pifced before the jury everything ia
vorable to his cause, and then under
went severe croSs-examinatio ton at the
hands of Major Holmes Conrad the
special attorney of the Government who
Is assisting District Attorney Beach
Ihe cross-examination was thorough in
every detail, and Crawford did not es-
cape making a few contradictions. Fur
thermore. some of his explanations were
not clear. On the other hand, he car
RED good many OF his contentious,
bearing them out by his own statements
ana documentary evidence
i Crawford seems to be pleased with his
showing. as he has been talking and
/ smiling frequently with his friend and
sperial attorney, John G. Carlisle, for
mer Secretary of the Treasury. NIr.
Carlisle paid the strictest attention to
Crawford's story, and smiled in ap-
.>roval every time he got the best Of
Major Conrad in the skiilful thrust and
parry game which went on between the
two for nearly three days.
Crawford Seems Pleased.
Just when the case Will go to the jury
is not certain. The court today extended
the hours of the afternoon session from
to % O'Clock. All the evidence may be
IN this afternoon or tomorrow, and then
the arguments to the jury will come.
II is likely that the Government will
make three speeches TO the jury by AS
sistant District Attorney Keigwin, Dis
trict Attorney Beach. and Major Con-
rad; while John G. Carlisle and A s.
Worthington will address the jury in
behalf of Crawford
Major Conrad Had Forgotten.
Before Crawford resumed the stand in
the morning Justice Wright called upon
Major Conrad to produce the authori-
tie: upon which he based his objection
to ruling of the court yesterday after
noon.
Daring the cross-examination yester-
day afternoon Major Conrad was call
ing Crawford's attention 10 certain diff
ferences in his testimony and that Of
Banker Trask In regard TO the note
which the latter discounted for A w.
Machen upon the recommendation of
crawford The Governments attorney
was asking Crawford II ne did not know
that Trask said certain things differing
| from what he told, when Mr.. Worthing-
ION raised an objection. arguing that
| GTraWford was not charseable with what
op1ection- whereupon Major Conrad de-
eiared that the ruling was not in ac-
cordance With the authorities.
Justice Wright challenged Maior Con-
Tad TO produce his authorities in court
this morning
| II shall expect you 10 produce them
Tbs gGs ereing nays ANY, he said the judge
lor conrad TO cite his cases. The ma
oer srniiingly replied that ne had forgot
| ten ali about the matter and wished 70
Supported His Ruling.
Justice Wright. however, was not of
this frame Of mind, and straightway
read a case or two supporting his rul-
| ing
| After this little spat between the
court and the Governments counsel.
| Crawford resumed the stand and COM
| pleted the crosS-eXamina ton
| Crawford was asked If he was still in
the employ of the Postal Device ard
| Lock company. He replied that he re-
| signed In January, 1904.
| The cross-examination was closed at
II O'Clock, and Frank H Shipe, one of
| the Gle ks at the Raleigh Hotel. was
called for the purpose of fixing the da te
| 0L o. LoTenz' 8 visit TO Washington in April.
lSG2 Crawford testified that he had sew
| eral conferences with Lorenz between
Aprli II and April 25 1902. during which
,Iine ne and the ex-postmaster of To-
Iedo arrived at the understanding which
! resulted IN the contract of June 1902
Lorenz denies that ne saw Crawford on
his April visit and SAYS that he was
/ mere but two days in that month.
Inc register of the Raleigh Hotel
SHOWS that Lorenz was here on April 16
!YN registering at p. m. and leaving
o'clock or April IS, 1902
Crawford was called for a sbor+ -
direct examination, and left the stand
at II :35, after having been In the Wit
| ness chair for nearly five davs His
cross-eXaminatfon occupied about two
and one-half days and was oI1ite Sc
we're.
To Prolong Afternoon Sessions.
During the morning Justice Wright
| announced that beginning with today
the afternoon session will be prolonged
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