The Washington times., 1905-10-29

| Q.-1 Ou say IN aQQlllOH 10 What You
testified to in answer to Mr.. Clagett's
questions. there were signs NO Betting
Allowed" and mo Liquor Sold?"
J A.-Yes.
Q.-You say only two wires went into
that building at that time?
| AT that time.
Q.-Don't you know that one wire is
as effective In transmitting a message
as a thousand?
! A.-No, sir 1 don't know that.
Q.-You say there were two instru-
! ments?
! Ayes
| Q-One was inside of the telegraph
office, where the messages were sent
of. and the other was on the side
where the blackboard was?
| Ayes.
| Q.-And the instrument that was on
the side where the blackboards were,
was the point where the result of the
races was called Offs that so?
| Allow is that?
| OIL understood you to say that the
man at the instrument which was by
the black boards was the man who
called off the races?
| Ayes
Ono man behind the other place
called off, lid he?
| A--No.
Odd you. in addition TO sending
these messages, send commercial tele-
gram:
| OIL tried to
Add you succeed7
Al sent one.
| Q.-Where to?
| A.-washington-
| Counsel for State object to the Ques-
| ton and answer. because II is an effort
| to show that on a particular occasion
| they did not violate the law by sending
commercial telegram. and asks that
| the testimony on this line be excluded.
| After brief argument on the question
| the court held: The court does not
think 1t allowable; the court cannot see
any bearing upon the guilt or innocence
| Of the prisoner IN the answer as to
whether they sent a commercial teie-
gram. He is indicted for doing a par
ticular thing, and the question whether
he sent a commercial telegram has
nothing in the world to do with it,
To the ruling of the court an exception
was noted.
Q.-Now. ] think you have misstated
fact. l understood you to say that
you went to this bureau of information,
and you took a sheet similar to this
(exhibiting a sheet, and put the name
Of horse on it. Now, did you not put
| the name of u horse on a telegram in
stead of this sheet?
Ayes. I did. / was mistaken when
1 said 1 put 1t on that. 1 put the name
on the back OF that for my own infor-
nation. / told the man 1 wanted to
make a bet on a certain horse, and
wanted him to show me how to do 1t.
He gave me one of these slips, and
showed me how to do it.
Odd you not take a telegraph blank
from the desk and write the name of the
horse on IL and send II of?
Al wrote the name of the horse, and
my initials. and gave 81 and sent It off,
I Q.-Mr. Rogers asks you about these
notices. mo Betting Allowed" mo
Whisky Sold" Tell the court and jury
when they were put up?
A--To the best of my recollection, 4,
was some two or three weeks after they
had started.
| The State here rested their case. and
\ the defense introduced as their first wit
ness. Arthur Wall, who being first duly
sworn. testified as follows:
| Q.-Mr. Wall, please state your name,
age. residence and occupation.
| A.-Arthur Wall; I was fifty-seven
years Of age yesterday. My business Is
brokerage business, and I am presi-
dent of the Maryland Telegraph ONCE
l reside in Baltimore, Nd.
Q.-fou say that you are president Of
the Maryland Telegraph Company-is
that an Incorporated body?
| Alt is.
| Q.-Mr. Wall. will you look at this
paper
! Witness is offered a paper, but objec-
ton is made to its introduction.
| The court asks Cor what purpose the
paper is offered, and Mr.. Rogers replies
that Mr.. Wall, the defendant. is
charged with violating a section of an
act relating to horse races and gam
bling; that there has been shown no
fact, and certainly no substantial tes-
| timony. to connect Mr.. Wall with this
| gambling: that the only evidence that
does connect him with IT is the written
documents in which he is described as
president OF the telegraph company.
He is held as an official of the com
pany. and, therefore, If as an official of
the company. he had violated a law. he
was as much amenable TO the law as
II he had done the acts as an individual
1 he Court-JuSt let the court know
what your purpose is in offering the
paper.
| Mr.. Rogers-The purpose is to show
that the Maryland Telegraph Company,
| or which he is president is an incor-
porated body I'm the State of Maryland
and has a right TO run a telegraph Of
| flee, and that he was acting as the
president and agent Of the company in
maintaining that telegraph office
The Court-That he was acting as
president of the company in the send
| ing of the kilograms?
| Mr.. Rogers-Yes, sir.
| Q.-Mr. Wall. did you, as president Of
the Maryland Telegraph Company. or
individually. lease any part of any build
Ing at Kenilworth. for telegraph or other
| purposes?
Al did; leased, as the attorney and
agent for the Maryland Telegraph Com
pany. the north side of this building,
which was 30 by 90 feet.
O.-WaS that lease in Writip17