The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-19

had gone around under the cloak OF the
church of God to rob people.
Mr. Wise. replying. said he did so mere
~ as a matter of courtesy to the Com
Say was that they expected to disprove
every allegation.
Evidence Opens Up.
Rev II. L. Weston was called as the
first witness and youthful looking man
OF small stature and round face made
his way from the ante-room to the Wit
ness chair.
Mr.. Watson said he was the pastor of
the Epworth Methods Episcopal
Church located on Randolph Street. Bur-
to came TO him on the 9Th OF December
and introduced himself as the manager
OF the Burton Lyceum Bureau. and pro-
posed to give an entertainment for the
benefit OF the church IN the Anex of
Murphys Hotel The witness gave in
detail the husiness-1ike conversation he
had with Burton. who assured him that
the ladies of Epworth Church would not
have any responsibility of any kind;
would not have to have any printing
done: would not have to do any adver-
Using. and would not have to sell any
tickets. After consultation with several
leading members of the church witness
entered into contract with Burton The
contract was here produced and read
1T was printed document with ample
blank lines filed in with pen. 1t was
drawn UP in regular form and literally
interprised with legal phraseology. and
had many such words as the .'afore-
sad, etc 1t was made between A.
chadwick Burton, mgr of the Burton Ly-
ceutn bureau, the party of the LIST part"
ana Kew. H. L. Weston, the party of
md ,,a-
that 1t promised the church people were
to get 20 per cent of the value Of tictets
taken UP at the door when the concer,
was given.
Objections and Exceptions.
men the commonwealth undertook to
r.oNe that the women were apart of the
, au' counsel for defense objected
taken the ground that his being casa
Of petit larceny. and specif,c cas. -
s IN point, any testimony that doser,t
year upon the obtaining of 50 from q
q. sands. Is irrelevant. The court NO.,
1nitted the questions concerning tho ~.
noted. eePtloh was
sness resuming said he first ma, a, =
ns women at the Langhlev uorsa
ie he had an engagement wiz, 30
r.. ihey were introduced to hin, -.
,na eeli' as MS wife and two niecess n, ~
Vie, = eldently told The witness tha, vi
did,,, se,,l hieces were getting along sn,a,
ton ,aI,, ~ tickets. Witness said b..
workers. 'ileces were his CO.
me me cross examination wos -
bo Mr.. Weston could ~ a'iel. but
Nh What street the Langley y,a. 'e a
MI FRANKLIN was the new str w. or
cen.,,. " me second from Main. Ia ~ ~
came to Richmond as pastor
lhe Star Witness.
E,o, naii mayor Mccarthy next" said NJ
ana then everybody co,n,nanoa,,
s.iuine around in their seats ana ~
~, signs oil an expectation of Soma
iiVe wire fun. The mayor. stjlI snirs
.s, came hurriedly from the witness nen
- ai.ef taxing the chair, he reached
uoWA IN his inside pocket and draw .,u,
u oatch OF papers. several long and we'll
iiieo envelopes and two pairs OF specta-
cies- During his stay in the witness chalr
ABOUT an hour and a half, he frenuentl,,
changed glasses.
Alter explaining. in answer 10 Mr..
Folkes's question, that he was the mayor
ana that heak'iew The accused probably
better thap qaybory else in this part of
the county docs" the contract was
shown him. lie declared that it was IN
his opinion fraud from beginning to end.
Burton told witness that he fBurton) was
the l.yceum Bureau that lie was the
whole thing. and that his two neices were
in his employ. This was objected to by
defence and objection peing overruled, an
exception was noted.
Resuming, witness said Misses Hamer-
~ and Edwards told him in Burtons pres
ence that they We're employed by4Burton,
who paid them $40 per week and their
board Another exception was here noted
Witness then proceeded 20 give an ac-
count of the interesting interview he mad
with Burton, Mrs. Burton and the
nieces q. the Langley, and how he got
the books in which was list of the con-
triputors to the concert fund. He recog-
nized three little red memorandum books
that were produced as the same he made
Burton produce that night at the Lang
lev. Counsel objected to the introduc-
ton of the books, on the ground that
they were Burton's property, gotten from
him under threats of arrest and tmprison-
ment. Objection overruled ann another
exception noted.
Resuming. the Mayor said he repeated
the demand made at Murphys that Bur-
ION should make q fair settlement with
Weston, and that In order to arrive at a
fair settlement it was necessary to see
the books. Burton and the women de-
MED that there We're any books, and he
then said: Very Well you Will get those
books or go to the station house" The
Mayor insisted upon telling things in his
own way and often he answered two
or more, even half dozen questions
when only one had been asked He Went
over the whole story from the first time
he had the interview with Burton anc
his wife and nieces in the Mayors office
through the exciting times at the Murphy
annex, and down TO the more exciting
scenes at the Langley, and he did 1t Ii
the same manner as in the Police Court
when Burton was on trial there.
Cross determination.
Mr.. Wise first tIok the witness in han,
for cross-exaninatop The cross-ques
tioning at first was in the nature of al
effort to show that Burton postiyel.
refused to give up the memorandum book
and finally produced the books after h
and the women had been fhreatened viii