The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-13
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receive $40 a week as campaign man
ager and that he was also to receive
81, 900 in casel Brierley was not elected
Mayor. 1t was this ST. 900 that the
plaintiff is after. What Halliday vas
TO get in case Brierley got the mayor
atty he did not say. +
In the bill of particulars set forth
1t was stated that the plaintiff imam
aged the said defendants campaign
from June 25, 1906. but said defendant
was not nominated for Mayor upon the
Democratic ticket, nor was he elected
Mayor on the 9Th of November, 1906
In answer TO questions Halliday said
that when he first met Brierley the latter
wanted him to go to work for him.. 81
demurred," said the witness, and urged
him to get someone else. / told him he
should get as strong a man as he could.
We talked about the matter off and on
for three weeks. and 1t finally ended by
him saying that he wanted me and no
| one else. He asked me how much 1 was
earning ard / told him $50 q week. He
said that he could not expect me to work
for MIN for less, and offered me $40 a
week. l told him 1 would not care to risk
my position in the telephone company fer
practically the same salary as 1 was get
ting.
IT said to Brierley," added the witness,
that If I had a favorable chance to ad-
vance 1t would be different, but as It
seemed only temporary, 1 demurred. !
told him that II he failed Of election my
position would be gone. I resigned from
the telephone company, where I was
getting $29 a week. / was getting $40 as
secretary for the Democratic League"
Then the witness got down to the meal
In the matter, saying that he was promised
$1,000 bonus, after some hesitation or
Brierley's part.
Asked as to what he did to earn his
money, the plaintiff said that he made
speeches, arranged for meetings and did
other work such as is done by campaign
managers generally. He was in the office
from 8 a. m, he said, and did not really
leave before II or l o'clock at night"
On the cross-examination by Mr.. Camn
ton the witness was asked: was Mr.
Brlerley candidate for the Independent
party?"
mo, sir, the Democratic party,
Sure of that?"
Yes, sir. He agreed not to run indie
pendently.'
Sure of that?'
Absolutely"
What was the first thing you did?"
Prepare his platform"
you have nc contract in writing?"
NO" answered the witness, with much
emphasis; II very foolishly thought that
was not necessary"
did you withdraw his name from the
convention?"
mo, sir; Charles NJ. Mason did"
"Who told Mr.. Mason to withdraw the
demanded Mr.. Campton sharply,
IT did,"
$50 you really withdrew 1t, didn't you? p
queried Mr.. Campton.
The witnesses answer was a sharp mo,
SIR" Then Mr.. Campton spoke with ear.
|casm:
but managed his campaign
To this the witness, in whitening scorn,
almost yelled:
Managed his campaign! No, sir! No
body managed his campaign Nobody
Icouldl'
On further cross-examination the wit.
ness denied that he had ever received any
loaus from the undertaken and said he
had waived the claim of salary because h,
did not think he ought to take the none
under the circumstances
Mr.. Halliday said that he worked TO
Colonel Stevens, Of Hoboken, after tn,
Brierley boomlet had collapsed.
Continuing. Halliday said that Brierle.
had said that when he saw the boom col
IdpSllB, OClODeT q, lJUo, ne nau IOlQ MIN
the witness, that he, the defendant, woul6
pay all his debts. I asked him whether
that included the $1,000 bonus" Halliday
added, land he said 1t would"
Llewellyn e. Pratt, formerly of Nutley,
now living In Ohio, was called. He was
interested in the campaign in question, and
testified to a certain conversation between
the parties in suit In the presence of the
witness, who said:
Halliday said that he wanted to talk
matters over with Brierley in my pres
ence. Halliday said to Brierley: You said
that you would pay me $40 a week until
December /, or, in case you are success
full, my services with you are to be con-
Itlnued at least that much. In case yon
are unsuccessful l was to have a bonus Of
81 1000 to reimburse me for the loss of my
position To all these statements Brier-
ley nodded his head and said: Yes, that
is the understanding"
Pratt was not shaken in the story of
this conversation ON the crOss-examination
who added that he was interested In the
Brlerley campaign and that he frequently
met the undertaken at the rooms of the
Democratic League, where the CONVERSE
ton Is alleged to have taken place.
A motion for a non-suit, made by Mr..
Campton, on the ground that the contract
was not completed and that the plaintiff
himself had prevented its performance,
was denied by Judge Adams and the Brier-
ley side prepared for its defense.
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