The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-10

md Lock Company. which charged hin
with embeszlement. was not giving
the road the proper rates on his chip
ment The prosecution retaliated BY
saying that MIR. Barnes had been per-
e,,nled to swear out the warrants only
after the persistent efforts of Detective
Mcmahon. who was the chief source OF
the testimony brought against the pris-
oncr.
Mr.. j. Stuart Hopkins secretary OF
Abe firm, was the first witness calico
Ue explained the status OF Barber win
the company---city salesman. under con-
tract. Mr. Pollock asked him Tor the
atatements OK receipts and disburse.
naents made by Barber. and he said that
there were none, only vouchers hhN'hs
been received from him.
Mr. Pollock made a great Eight to get
statements, but the witness denied tlat
there had ever been any. MIR. Pollock
eaid he had gotten the books OF the
concern only after he had threatened
Barnes and Hopkins, and he wanted
tie statements. Counsel for the defense
produced book said to have oeeh
kept In the uptown branch of the COM
pany. which was under the management.
OF Barber. Inc tA'N ~
livery of cafes and the receipts of
payments However. Hopkins would
not say this was q proper record. Mr..
Pollock asked the witness sharply why
lie had not brought this book in last
Saturday. and he replied that lie did
not know of its existence, although tue
book purported to he record OF al
the work done by Barber. and appeared
correct. Mr. Hopkins stated that Bar
Der had acknowledged the shortage Win
which he was charged ana that the
prisoner had begged for clemeney. me
prisoner had said We'll. j see you've
got q detective. and it's all up with
me-"
Owe Money to Barber.
It was stated that Barber had worked
mart of the time for Si2o month, ana
then for s140 month, and the defense
declared that the firm still owed Bar
Der 500. part of back salary, instead
of his being in debt to the firm.
4 Witness stated that Barber had asked
that SIS of his salary be sent every
week to his wife in Connellsville;. and
the checks were produced in evidence.
The examination went on for some time,
and then Mr. Pollock asked Mr. HOP
kins IL he had not called UP Miss Jen-
ME Rice. bookkeeper for the firm. and
who had been procured as witness for
the defense, and In order to prejudice
her testimony, told her that Barber had
circulated slanderous reports about her.
lie denied the allegation. which was
subsequently sworn to by Miss Rice
herself. Mir. Pollock WIS doing all he
could to prove persecution US the mo-
tive for the prosecution
Sergeant Mcmahon was then called.
He testified that he had a talk with
BARRIER, and that the latter told him
he would "fiS 1t up" with the firm.
Mr.. Barnes was put OH the stand, and
Mr.. Pollock launched forth to prove
that the witness was animated by spite
against the defendant The witness
denied that he had any feeling in the
matter; denied that he determined on
ported him to the Southern Railroad
as not giving them proper rates on
shipments, and denied that he had been
Influenced by A II. Hamilton. uncle !
OF Mrs. Barber. of Richmond. though
admitting that Hamilton had come to
see him often on the subject.
Replying TO Mr.. Folkcsi he said that
he had not sworn out the warrants UNI
til brought into the Commemorative |
Attorneys office and almost forced to
do so by Sergeant McMahon, who had
gathered the evidence. Many more
questions were asked. and much wrang-
ling ensued between the lawyers, Mr..
Pollock debating every point that was
raised,
Uncle Of Mrs. Barber TcstIrcs.
Mr.. Hamilton was an interesting wit
ness. He stated that Barber had adj
m.tted to him taking money from the
Barnes Company and sending 1t to his
wife. and had said that he wanted Ham
ilton to help him out. Barber had told
linn some time before that he had a
wife in Pennsylvania but had said he
was divorced from her Mr.. Pollock
tried to discountenance his testimony
by showing that he had spicd on Bar
ber's movements, because he wanted to
ruin the young man. Tho witness adj |
mttcd that he had stood in an alley
way near tho house OF Mr. Peasants |
and looked into BARRIERS house, hut did
so. he said, to see If Burbor had gone
away.
Miss Rice was called by the prosecu-
ton, Mr.. Pollock declaring that al |
though she was his witness lie would
not put her on because she had been
tempered with She identified the book
kept by herself and Barber in the up
town branch, ana said that proper
record OF receipts and disbursements
had been keG.' in II by both of them,
declaring .that entries were made by
herself OF Barber on the days sales
were made Replying 70 Mr.. Pollock,
she stated that Mr.. Hopkins had talked
with her over the phone and told her
that Barber had circulated reports re-
fecting on her character. She said
that she had been given a holiday one
day to raise money TO pay for BARRIERS
shortage. though Barber had never ad.
mitted the shortage to her, and she did
not know whether he was really guilty.
Mr.. Barnes she related, told her to tell
Barber that lie tBarnes) would give
Barber another position, The latter
refused II.
Two witnesses. Messrs. Wharton and
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