Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-29
RUNYAN So CONF|D|NG
Did Not Think Laura Carter
Would Rob Him.
TELLS STORY OF DOWNFALL
Handed $4,000 to a Woman He
Scarcely Knew.
SHOWED HER THE WHOLE LOOT
Said He Did Not Think His Wife Had
Any Idea Where He Was
Hidden.
HOWED HER THE WHOLE LOOT

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NEW YORK, August 29-The trial OF
Laura NJ. Carter on the specific charge OF
receiving 5000 of the $4,000 stolen by
Chester b. Runyan from the Windsor Trust
Company was resumed this morning be-
fore Judge Whitman in general sessions.
with Runyan on the stand. Henry NJ.
Goldfogle the woman's counsel, immed!ate-
ly took up the cross-examination of Rum
yam
"Runyan, you told us that the defendant
and you sat on the bed and counted out
SO. 500 in money. Is that right?' was Mr..
Goldfogles first question
Il said 1 stood and she sat on the bed"
replied Runyan.
Mr.. Goldfogle asked Runyan how many
times he had seen the Carter woman be-
| fore he counted over the money with her,
and what his relations to her had BEEN
Runyan said he had seen her only five
times
The moment Mr. Goldfogle started his
| cross-examinatioD the Carter woman be-
gan to whisper to Mr.. Lind Mr. Goldfogle's
turn wrote out questions and handed them
| to Mr.. Go.dfogle. 1t was apparent that
the woman was taking an active part In
her defense.
Just Didn't Think.
Did you not think you were taking an
awful risk to trust yourself to d woman
you had picked up on the street and had
| only seen five times?"
Il did not think of it; no."
Didn't you think it was dangerous to
expose $79,500 to a woman sou had
picked up:"
Il did not think of it"
Did You not think she might up and
were asleep"
Il did not think Of that, either"
Runyan said that after he had been ar
rested he told both the police and officers
of the bank that he had given the Carter
woman $4,000, and told them that the
SUIT case was where she could get at it
in the fiat He had made one written
statement of the facts, he said. that was
in the hands of the district attorney. and
Mr.. Goldfogle demanded that 1t be pro-
duced
Wife in Ignorance.
Mr.. Marshall said he would produce II if
Mr. Goldfogle would promise to put il in
evidence. This Mr.. Goldfogle refused TO
promise, and Judge Whitman denied the
motion that the court order it's production
Did you tell any one that you intended
to leave homer"
NO"
Did you communicate with ypur wife in
any way after you left homer"
mo"
did she have any idea where you were?"
Runyan did not think she did
They came back to the chffonier I'm
which, Runyan had said yesterday, he had
placed the locked suit case. Today he said
that he had locked the chiffonier, which be-
longed to Mrs. Carter, and kept the keys in
his pocket. He said that he was not afraid
that Mrs. Carter would take the money, but
that some one would steal the keys from
her and rob her.
From the questions asked of Runyan 1t
looked if the Carter woman had made
most of the suggestions as to the method
of escape after the robbery.
Didn't you make any suggestions? ask
ed Mr.. Go dfogle.
Runyan admitted that he wanted to dis
gIIse himself as female at which the
courtroom laughed, and Mrs. Garter punch
ed Mr. Lind with her elbow and shook her
head.
Did any one tell YOU" Mr.. Goldfog.e
suddenly asked, that clemency might be
extended to you IL you made statement
about Mrs. Carter
No, sir; but | hope it will"
In your hope for clenency you TOOK INTO
consideration that the peop.e should be
kind to you because you had testified in
their behalf?"
Il am trying to do what think is right.
If they extend clemency, l shall be very
pleased"
What feelings do you have toward Mrs.
Carter"
NO IL will
NO i'll will because she told the police
where i!Se you were!
That ended the cross-examination, and
recess was taken.