The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-08

OF THE GOVERNMENT AT $780,
EACH SIDE LIMITED TO THREE
HOURS FOR sPEEcHEs-MANY
WITNESSES HEARD.
With the conclusion of the test.
mony Of w. S. Harlan, who was on
the stand in rebuttal OF the evidence
of j. G. Satterwhite, at 10 o'clock
last night, the last of the witnesses
in the case of w. S. Harlan, ct al,
charged with conspiracy to commit
peonage was heard in the United
States court, and this afternoon the
case viii go to the jury. 1t was de-
| cided to conclude all the evidence in
the long drawn out case. which has
covered a period of eleven days. and
yesterday afternoon instead of ad-
journing for the day at 6 o'clock
only a recess was taken for supper
and the hearing proceeded at 1880
continuing until shortly after 10
o'clock, when both the government
and defense rested.
Arguments Today.
This morning the arguments IN the
celebrated case will begin, Assistant
District Attorney Reese opening for
the government when court convenes
at $3.50 o'clock.
The court has limited the argII.
ments to six hours, three hours for
the prosecution and three hours for
the defense, and this will bring the
closing argument to a termination at
! 5 o'clock this afternoon, when judge
Charles Swayne will deliver his
charge to the Jury.
Many Witnesses Heard.
Many witnesses were heard during
yesterday, some If them being re-
called by both prosecution and de.
Tense. The first witness heard when
court convened was Will #. Sheehan.
who was on The stand the day pre-
vious. He testified ut length. He tuld
of his visit to Lockhart for the Mont
gomery Advertiser, on the staff OF
which he is special writer, and stated
that as a result of his visit he formed
an opinion chat QeOnage did exist at
the camps Of the jackson Lumber
Company.
DIR. w. \. ] Pollock who treated
the Bulgarian, Manuel Jordmons after
his arrival in this CITY. said that
when he first visited the man the lat.
ter was suffering from badly swol.
len leg, accompanied by high fever,
In his opinion the condition of tho
Bulgarian was due to kicks, bruises,
etc.
One of the governments star Wit
nesses was J. c. Satterwhite. EN-.
ployed at Lockhart as telegraph oper-
ator. He told of hearing a CONVEX
sation between Manager Harlan and
DR.. Grace relative to the foreigner
Mihaly, who had been reported as
J having run away. and testified to
hearing Harlan instruct DR.. Grace to
go after the man and when he was
caught to give him good scare. and
this would probably keep some of the
others from attempting TO leave.
In rebnttal of testimony introduced
by defense, the government recalled
Trurich Mlhaly, the foreigner who.
il is alleged, was captured and beaten
by Gallagher. Grace and Sander. Il
had been cOntended by the defense
that the arrest of Mihaly was because
he had stolen some clothing from an
other foreigner Witness said. how
ever, that he had never heard of any
stealing and that no one accused him
of stealing the clothing OF another:
that he had been whipped twice.
once on the road near Laurel Hill
and once at the camp when he ex-
pressed a desire to be changed from
enc class Of work to another. After
being given the beating he was placed
back at the work he had been doing.
He said before closing that Bender
stock. the man from whom It was
stated the clothing had been stolen,
had never accused him OF the theft
after he returned to the camp, or
informed him in any manner that any
one had taken his clothing.
c. Frank Dunkey, an intelligent
| Hungarian. was another interesting
witness. He said that when he left
the employ of the Jackson Lumber
G 'mpany in September Sander pro-
cured for him and another foreigner
named Garry passports addressed TO
the deputy sheriff at Florala. which
permitted them to pass that point
! without interruDtinn. He said Sander
J incurred of him his destination and
when told that he was coming to Pen
sacola advised against him going
there. telling him ne might be called
in court az witness and advised
him TO go 10 Montgomery instead OF
| Pensacola The witness was rigidlv
cross examined hut without his testi.
monv being shaken.
Manager w. 6. Harlan then took
| the stand in rebuttal Of the testi-
n,ony Of T. c. Satterwhite. who had
told that he heard Harlan instruct
Grace 10 go after Nihaly and Give
him GOOD scare The witness de-
MED any knowledge of such an &C.
cUrrence. and said that he positively
| had no knowledge Of any such CON
versation between DR.. Grace and him
self