Evening journal., 1908-03-10
TRY SCHAFFNER ON
SERIOUS CHARGE
Accused Of Having Attempted
to Persuade Persons to
Commit Perjury


Trial Of the case Of the state vs.
Alfred N. schaffner was begun In Cen
eral Sessions Court this morning. It
attracted an unusually large number Of
auditors, principal Of whom were mem
bers Of the bar, the latter filling the
space between the court room railing
and the bench. -schanner was brought
into court shortly after the hour Of
lopening, and occupied chair to the
right Of his attorney, william W.
Knowles. Mr. and Mrs schaffner sat
nearby. Schaffner greeted his mother
with a kiss.
The trial is likely to continue for
several days, and threatens to create
as much Of a sensation as that of the
Bisenman divorce case, disclosures in
which led TO the arrest and Indictment
Of Schafner on a charge Of having at
tempted to persuade persons to give
lalleged false testimony in the divorce
case
Attorney General Richards and Dep
luty Attorney General Hastings con-
Quoted the prosecution.
State Outlines Its Case.
In presenting the case to the jury
Deputy Attorney-Geueral Hastings
said Schaffner was indicted on a charge
Of instigating and attempting to per-
suade another to take a false oath,
which II taken would have been
perjury. He defined perjury, as well
as subornation Of perjury. pointing out
the penalties for each offense, and do
ciared that while there was no particu-
lar statute covering Schaffner's alleged
offense he was indicted under the gem
eral stagute which provides prosecu
tions for all offenses against the COM
mon law which are not covered by
specific statutes. Then Mr. Hastings
read the indictment. 1t substantially
charged Schaffner with having unlaw-
fully and wickodly attempted to per-
suade one. Roland c. Daniels, to give
certain alleged false testimony in be-
half of Isaac Eisenman in his action
for divorce against his wife, Bessie
Eisenman Mr.. Hastings, getting down
Int othe facts OF the case, said the State
would attempt to prove that Schaffner
had approached Eisenman and offered
" NnANlN MN a. QtNItH OF QANOIGG upon
payment of I00s Eisenman accepted
and later was taken to G. lawyers Of
fee. Mr.. Hastings said he would at
tempt to prove that Schaffner later ap-
preached Roland c. Daniels and three
other young men and offered to pay
them a certain amount Of money for
giving testimony in the Eisenman case
Mr.. Hastings said the men refused be-
cause they did not know Eisenman
They both agreed, however, to give
such testimony as Schaffner is alleged
70 have outlined. According to thu,
State. this alleged testimony was that
Daniels; a man named Harris; another
man named Phillips, and a woman
known as Zane, had been in the Eisen.
man house, at No. s12 East Second
street. and while there one Of the men
mentioned had given Eisenman legal
ground for divorce For this testimony,
which Mr.. Hastings said was later re.
peated by the men to Eisenman's at
torney, the men were paid.
The men who will give this testimony
are not perjurers and are therefore en-
titled TO belief" sand Mr.. Hastings in
concluding his address.
Frank l.. spealSman. prothonotary OF
New Castle county. who is the custad-
ian OF the records OF the Superior
Court was the first witness called by
the State. Mr. Speakman testified
that the records showed thee ntry OF
the divorce case Of Israel Eisenman vs..
Bessie Eisenman, ana that the hearing
IN the case had been gone into on Feb.
ruary /. OF the present year The
record showed further that Eisenman's
petetion had been denied.
Daniels on the Stand.
Roland c. Daniels who said he lived
at No 112 Justlson street, was the sec-
ond witness called. He said he knew
Schaffner, whom he identified. and tod
of meeting him in Cohan's pool room
about Ave weeks previous to January
%. Daniels said schaffner asked him
If he wanted to earn $40, aud when the
witness inquired what he was to do foi
the money. Sehaffner said get into the
Eisenman divorce case" Witness said
schanfner subsequently asked him tC
swear that while the witness was IL
the house OF Eisenman, at No. 312 Eaq
Twelfth street, on September 4, 1907
he saw Mrs. Eisenman, another woman
named Zane, and men named Harris
and Phillips in the house and that Mrs
Eisenman had been unduly intimate
with oen Of the men after they all had
drunk beer and smoked cigarettes
Dane dhilsDIPnntoyityL rGEi
Daniels said he was to identity III,
Zane woman and the men. who wer,
not to apepar in court, by means O
photographs which Schaffner had in hi
posseion. Daniels swore he had tol,
Schaffner he could not give such testi
mony against Mrs. Eisenman, but late
agreed 20 do so, whereupon Schaffne
took him to Eisenman's store and from
there to the law offices Of Howell S
England where Daniels said he secure,
S. after he had outlined to Mr. Englan,
the testimony which witness SAT-
Schaffner had outlined to him. Daniel
said Schanner was in Mr.. England
office when he received the money.
In concluding the direct examination
Of teh witness. Mr.. Hastings had Dan
iels deny tina he had ever been in tn
Eisenman house, that he knew Mrs
Eisenman. the Zane woman, Harris o
! Phillips. and that he had so toll
Schaffner. Daniels said he had no
I sworn as Schaffner had suggested.
Then Mr.. Knowles began his cross
, examination of Daniels by attacking
? his reputation, the object being to dis
credit him. Mr.. Knowles asked Dan
iels If he had not served a six months
sentence az Atlantic City for larceny
Mr. Hastings objected 70 the witnes