Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25
TRIAL OF WAGE RESUMED
TESTIMONY HEARD IN ALLEGED
BUCKET SHOP CASE.
Witnesses Tell Jury of Their Trans
action With Stock Broker.
Attorney Given a Witness.

The trial of Percy Wade. indicted for
setting up gaming table in conducting
an alleged bucket shop" was continued
today in Criminal Court No. before
Justice Barnard and a jury. The testi-
mony Of several customers of the stock
brokerage firm was given. and George r.
Lee. former employe of Wade. told OF
the latter's method Of doing business. A
ruling by Justice Barnard was considered
favorable to the governments case.
The court held that it made no differ
ence how any other broker dealt in stock.
but the defendant must show his business
not to be unlawful The defense tried to
show that the method of conducting bust
ness in Wades office did not differ ma
terially from that of brokers allied with
the New York Stock Exchange The
court declined to allow the question to
be answered
The first witness called today was Gus
tave Lansburgh. who told of his dealings
with Wade q Hedges and with Wade In
d1vldually prior to August 20 last. the
date named In the indictment. On cross
examination he was asked If he. had not
dealt with other brokers in a similar man
ner. out on objection Justice Barnard
decided that he need not answer, as
this matter had no connection with the
defendants case. Mr.. Lansburgh ad-
mitted that he had read q contract which
governed his dealings in which it was
provided that If stock delivery was de-
sired three days notice was to be given
to the defendant
Charles +. Harris. a clerk in the PEN
sion office. was the next witness. He told
or his dealings in stock with the de-
PENDANTS office. and testified that he never
owned any stock and never received any
certificates Of stock. He said Wade in
formed
New York firm of NJ. ]. Sage & Co. and
that he used the Celia wire.
Favors Defense.
The testimony of George NJ Dow of
the patent Office. the next witness was
regarded as favorable to the defense. He
declared that he made a contract with
Wade to deliver stock certificates in all
his dealings, If necessary. Some of the
questions put to this witness by Mr. Bak-
err were objected to as leading and Mr.
Baker referred to the witness as ''hos-
tile"
George r. Lee. telegraph operator. for
merly in the employ of the defendant, told
of his duties in receiving orders from GUS
toners and transmitting them to the
Stock, Grain and Provision Company's of
flee in Jersey City. He said the business
transacted by Wade varied from 400 to
LOCO shares day. mostly iR twenty-share
lOtS. LII Ills service or SIX months In
the office he said he only ordered one
actual delivery of stock On cross-sxami-
nation Mr.. Lee stated that Mr. Wade
never allowed any customer to deal off
the board that is. to take a quotation and
bet It's rise or fall without recording an
order to buy or sell as the case might be-
VOORHEES, Lent of Jersey City. operator
at the offices of the Stock Grain and
Provision Company. was the next wit
ness. He described the offices in that
city. and declared he had never sent a
message to deliver stock. He did not
know but that some other operator might
have done so or the order might have
been given by telephone.
1t is expected that Assistant United
States Attorney Harvey Given will take
the stand late this afternoon or tomorrow
morning. He will tell the jury of the
raid last August and of conversations had
with the defendant as to the nature of
the business conducted by Wade