New-York tribune., 1907-09-05
MRS. CARTER ON STAND.
DENIES RUNY4N'S STORY.
Returned Stolen Wmdsor Trust
Money to Him, She S7cedrs.

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Mrs Laura Carter went on the stand in her own
defence yesterday at her trial for accepting part
Of the $4,000 that Chester l. Runyan stole from
the Windsor Trust Company. Size denied that she
knew Runyan's identity until a short time before
she turned him over TO the police and said that
until that tine she did not know where he got the
morey that he gave her. She deried that she re-
ceived more than 5000 from him, and said that
she had returned this when she learned who he
was
Alfred Linn, Of her lawyers. in ttating the
case before calling her to the stand. accused Run
van of perjury IN swearing that he had given Mrs
Garter $4,000 Of the money that he stole. lie con-
tended that Mrs Carter had urged Runysn to get
together all the money that he could and square
himself with The police she learned
what he had done. and that she had told the
police, fearing shat Runyan would shoot her IL
she remained with him
Mrs. Carter, who gave her name rs Mrs. Laura
NJ Ison admitted that she had lived with Harry
Krkstein one time. and that she had communi
Gated with him after going TO the 1f4th street fat
with Runyan but denied that she had given him
any of the money that Runyan stole When she
called to the stand her voice was so low that
she scarcely could be heard. She said that she
had been married 10 Ison seven years ago, but
that he had abused her. that she had come to
New York in search OF work She was unsucCess-
full in finding it.
According 10 her story. she first met Runyan IN
front Of an uptown restaurant After that she said
that he went TO her apartment where he told her
that he had had trouble with his wife and called
her Il nice girl She alleged that on the Satur-
day before his arrest he to her when she was
not expecting him. and said that he was sick. She
gave him a drink after which he again asserted
that she was A nice girl and gave her 5000 in
blIlS- He suggested that she ought to put the
money IN safety deposit vault. s IT would arouse
suspicion If she went TO u bank with so much at
once.
carter said hat CHI Iyynx o,r,-
george. and that until July she had no idea
liaI ne was connected with any trust company.
On 'hat day she said that she his picture in a
newspaper. and told him that it his picture be
-ore he had his mustaChe shaved. He admitted
theF thai he was a thief and went to another
room. where he go; the money and dumped II on
'he table. She testified that she told him that he
coud not stay In the house after which he threat
ehed to blow her head off If she betrayed him. At
'nat time Runyan, she said, drew a revolver and
threatened both her and her negro maiG
Soon after this she telephoned to Harry Kirk
stem ana told him that she in trouble. She
SAID that it was not until the day that Run
yan read to her the story Of tie robbery from In,
newspapers. She told him then that he ought to
take the money back. and offered hin, the g. 0e0
that he had given to her. she said. 1t was after
lhs mat she had had a conversation in the street
with Harry kirkstein who told her to rot ,ba
$500 and give ii back. She then went 10 the ,alI,t
where she had put it and got the money telling
Runyan when she gave It to him that she was
afraid to keep it. Runyan. she said throw the
money in the bureau drawer
AFTER this Runyan so nervous that she vas
AFRAID TO stay with hm. She found an exc1sa 70
IeaNe the fiat and went to the nearest roIice eta
oh' where she told that she had the robber IN her
nat she said that until July she had no lsnovrI-
edEe OF how much money Runyan had in his pos
SESSION she denied that Runyan ever told he-
that he wanted her TO hide a friend
On cross-examination Mrs Garter set5 .h,. -
lu iiVeu with her husband for six or seven years
ne was farmer, she said. and worked IN tho
same cotton mill with her for three years Jidr,
whitman ruled out all questions as IA N. ,,hora
aoouts Of her child n boy. whom she sa,d +ls, h
leard from on Christmas. She said she had lived
win hirkstein for eighteen months in the ssfh
street house before meeting R1nyan
she admitted that Kirkstein had visited ba- T.,
the l4ith street fiat She said that she told bI,,
before leaving 65th street that she was roln, n
move and that she could see him any moro
she stuck TO her story that she had not given him
d cent of me money that she received from Run
yam she admitted. however. arranging a code o.
signals with Kirkstein by which he might know
whether or not Runyan in the fiat Mrs
carters story was told a straight forward ,va,,
and seemed to make a good impression ~, tho t,r,.
Before Mrs. Carter gave her testimony RuuvaD
was recalled to the stand at the request Of Juror
No J. He asked Runyan about the amount or
money left in the fat time OF his arros-
ttunyan said that he had S79 500 at first IN
inc presence OF Mrs. Garter. There was about
%f5O in the cEi1onier when the police called In
answer TO question. Runyan said that the drawer
above the one which contain I'd the money was
locked Runyan, after saying that he had given
$1,000 TO the woman, could explain how II WAS
that the police found only $54 40