The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-30
TIE SPREYER TRIAL;
 EVIDENCE ALL IN Case Given to Judge Robin son Without Argu-
 nlent.
STATES ATTORNEY
Severe in the Cross Exami- nation of the Ac-
 cused.

The testimony in the Spreyer disbar- ment trial was concluded yesterday afternoon before Judge Robinson in the superior court. At the finish of the tes- timony the case was given to the judge without argument. From until nearly 5 o'clock a conference took place be- tween the judge and lawyers. During the hearing yesterday the court room was crowded, many we'll known law yers and citizens being among the on- lockers. The accused again took the stand at the opening of the court. and during his testimony, while admitting holding the money which he is charged with wrongfully retaining, he stated that he did so under an agreement. In the story as told by him, partly Tues day and finished yesterday, he said in. substance that he had retained the S215 given him by Charles H. Remkus on an agreement that he was to have half of what he could have rendtted by the city court officials. Through MT. Rem kus' interference. he said, the matter went into the air after he had arrang- ed for the calling off of the fine. He therefore retained the money.
 Yesterday morning when questioned by his attorney, Hon. Joseph Barbour of Hartford, MT. Spreyer stated that Attorney Walter J. Walsh had first ap- prised him of the action of Mir. Rem kus in demanding the money. He told MT. Walsh of the agreement. and when it was suggested that disbarment charges would be brought against him l if he didn't give it up he told them to go ahead as he wouldn't give it up because. it was his.
 Under cross examination by Mir. Will Hams. MT. Spreyer at first was calm and told a story that substantially agreed with his evidence on his direct testimony. Afterward, however, he be- came confused and at critical times stated that he didn't remember exactly the circumstances which called for fre- quent interpretations by Judge Robin son from the bench. who asked him time and again to explain statements that he had made before.
 | MT. Williams at the outset asked him If he hadn't been inquired into by the l bar grievance committee on other mat l ters than the one in question. Mir. Spreyer answered that he had on two occasions. One was In relation to his reported wrongful receiving money | from Miss Jacobson, which he denied having done. and the other as to hay ing received jewelry from Fry's pawn shop. MT. Spreyer admitted the Jac- obson affair came first, the present matters next and the Fry matter last.
 He stated that he supposed that when
 he had paid back the money, even
 though under protest, the matter was
 ended.
 MT. Williams went into his testimony of Tuesday afternoon and asked ques-
 tions as to statements made then. MT,
 Spreyer was asked time and again if he had made a state
 ment and he said that he
 couldn't remember exact details. After he had admitted having the money and
 trying to get the fines remitted MT Williams asked him if he didn't think it was unprofessional for him to rep resent to City Attorney Howard Webb
 that the Remkus family was destitute, 1 in order to have the fine remitted, while at the same time he had the money for
 the fine in his pocket. MT. Spreyer an- swered that he believed that his con-
 ceallng the knowledge of the money
 was proper.