Evening journal., 1908-03-11
.SCHAFFNER CASE
NEARS The JURY
Both Sides Closed This
Morning and Verdict Ex-
peCted This Afternoon
TANGLE DEFENDANT
IN CROSS-ExAMINATION

Trial OF the case Of the state VS..
Alfred l.. schanner will come to a
close in General Sessions Court this
afternoon Both sides closed at 1870
o'clock and argument before the jury
followed Each side was limited to forty
minutes Judge Spruance will ohnrge
the jury Immediately after o'clock.
Schanner was on the stand for cross
examination the greater part OF the
morning and under the grilllng was
confused greatly He conMadicted
statements made by him while under
examination In the Eisenman divorce
case, but denied that he had been en-
gagged by Howell S. England. attorney,
take any part In the divorce case.
He admitted that he had solicited di-
vorce and accident cases for purpose
OF gain and that at least one of the
accident cases had ben given 70 Mr.
England. Another similar case had
been suggested TO Artemas Smith. an
attorney
Mr.. England under oath, made a
complete explanation OF his connection
WIN the Eiso~~,-- ---- He declared
schaffnes had not turned tho case over
70 MN ana engaged
Sehahfnes TO look up the testimony AS
climax the State called six witnesses
VINO swore Schafncrs reputation for
truth and veracity was bad and argu-
ment before the jury followed
Schaftner returned to the stand inn
mediately after tho opening of court
this morning TO undergo the cross-ox-
animation, which was conducted bv
Deputy Attorney-General Hastings
MT Hastings began his examination
by asking Schanfner what business he
Followed In September and November
schanner replied. soliciting accident
and divorce cases" He explained that
MS purpose was for financial reasonr
lie said he got a percentage Of all fees
paid In the cases. He said he had
turned over some OF his damage cases
70 Howell S. England. but denied ever
taking any divorce cases TO him. Wiz
ness said he solicited most Of the di-
vorce cases for Philadelphia lawyers.
because Wilmington lawyers were too
W mr."
Have you not gone to unrepresented
defendants in certain divorce cases
and suggested lawyers 10 defend
them2' Mr.. Hastings inquired.
mo; except when relatives Of the
defendants requested me to do 30"
was Schaffner's reply
Then Mr.. Hastings asked Schaffner
II he had not approached a Mrs. Pike.
who was represented by Mr. Hastings,
and asked that she engage anouhcr
lawyer. Schaffner replied that he had
done so because relatives Of the
woman had asked that he get another
lawyer for Mrs Pike
/ lSehaffner Explains About Photographs
Mr.. Hastings then referred 10 some
length to the testimony given by
ISchaffner in the Elsenman divorce
case. At that time Schanner said no
approached Daniels about the Esen-
man case. Schafner swore yesterday
that Daniels had first approached him
on the subject
Again referring TO Schaffner's testi-
mony in the Eisenman case, Mr.. Hast
lings asked the witness IL he had not
sworn at that time that he got the
photographs which were to play such
an important part in the case, as the
transcript Of his testimony showed.
Schaffner said the statement was part
ly true. Harris, however, was with
him, SchaffHer said. when he got the
photographs at Nos. Ga Fench street
land 200 Poplar street Witness said
Harris, who was named as one Of the
Correspondents in the Eisenman case,
put him on to the pictures" II was
the first time Harris had been brought
prominently into the case
Although Schaffner said he did not
know any Of the persons whose photo
lgraphs he and Harris had obtained, he
admitted later that he had marked the
photographs upon Harris direction,
and had given the four photographs TO
Mr. England because he knew the per-
sons represented would not appear IN
court. Witness then said the photo
lgraphs were Of women known as zane
land Walker and men named Phillips
and Murphy. He said he did not have
"a photograph of Harris. Schaffner
swore further that he had not exhibit
ed the photographs Of the four divorce
case witnesses in the pool room, as the
State had shown, but had shown them
to the men for the first time in Eisen-
lmans store.
Concerning Bessie Storer. who gave
Testimony for the State yesterday af-
Iternoon, Schaffner said he had been
sent by Daniels TO see the girl with
the rag time coat" Witness denied
that he had asked Miss Storer to give
Testimony in the Eisenman case. Be
fore leaving the stand schaffner ADJ
mitted that he had served term
of Imprisonment for forgery and libel.
Then Mr.. Knowles called Howell S,
England to the stand.
Mr.. England on the Stand
Mr.. England is a member OF the New
Castle county bar II was he who
prosecuted the Eisenman divorce libel
out of which the present case pro-
lceeded. He swore that he had been
counsel for Eisenman since 1908 and
had been engaged by him in Septem-
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