Evening journal., 1909-06-03
CLICK ON THE
WITNESS STAND
Jury in the Case Will be
Charged Tomorrow
Morning
ARGUMENTS TO THE
JURY THIS AFTERNOON


soliciting campaign contributions on gov
eminent property. Closing arguments are
being made by counsel this afternoon, but
in Difference to the wishes Of the jurors.
Judge Bradford will not charge the jury
until tomorrow morning.
The defense introduced its testimony
as soon as court met this morning. and
Mr.. Click went on the stand in his own
behalf
David II. Reinhardt. Of counsel for the
defendant. in addressing the jury said
that the defense in presenting it's evidence
would occupy as little time of the jury
as possible He said that about January
]. 1907 Mr.. Click was approached by T.
Coleman DUPONT and employed at a salary
of 500 a month Mr.. DUPONT was chairman
Of the Republican States Committee and
he engaged Mr.. Click to take charge OF
the card system assessment plan. These
cards were provided and Mr.. Click then
started out TO find the office holders and
presented them with the cards in question
and explained the plan on the card. Mr..
Click he said, did not insist on the man
paying the contribution and when the plan
was refused by any office holder, Mr.
the State Central Committee.
Mr.. Reinhardt said that when the
cards were handed by Mr. Click to
United States Marshall William r.
Finn, the latter, as he testified, OBJ
jected to the word Assessment" on the
card. Mr. Click, he said, took the cards
back and discussed the matter with
Chairman DUPONT with the result that
these cards were destroyed and new ones
were printed with the word "subscrip-
ton" substituted for assessment.
Mr.. Click, he said, had never solicited
any money, but merely explained the
plan on the card.
Mr.. Click Testifies.
Mr.. Click at this point then took the
witness stand. He said he had been a
resident of Wilmington for between
four and five years and at present was
employed as fiscal agent for the Drain
age Commission.
Mr.. Reinhardt asked the witness II
he had ever been employed by the
State chairman Of the Republican
ticket.
Mr.. Nields objected on the ground
that IL was irrelevant and that the
defendant could not hide behind an
agent.
The court ruled out the question as
TO who employed the witness.
Mr.. Reinhardt asked that an excep-
ton be noted.
The attorney made several attempts
to connect Mr.. Click as being employ
ed by the State Central Republican
Committee. but the court each time
ruled out the question.
The witness was asked II he handed
John w. Mitchell, deputy United States
marshal the card which was offered
in evidence, and he replied that he
did.
did you prepare the literature OF
the card?'
II did not"
''Did you have anthing to do witt
the card other than TO present the
card to Mr.. MITCHELL"
Mr. Click said he would like t.
answer the question but desired T.
make an explanation, as he had some
thing more to do with the card thar
merely present it to Mr.. Mitchell.
The court refused to allow him t
make such explanation.
The witness was asked if he partic'
ipated in any way with the passage o
the resolution which provided for thI
matter which appeared on the card.
L did not" replied Mr.. Click.
Mr.. Reinhardt then asked the witnes
I'm detail, if he had anything to do will
the preparation of matter on card, ant
each question he asked along this lin'
was objected to by District Attorne
Nields. and was subsequently ruled ou
by the court.
Ask what his conversation with MI
Mitchell was, the witness replied that a
we'll as he could remember he handel
Mr.. Mitchell the card and told hin
the card was from the state Centra
Committee, and he explained the liter
ature on the card. The witness said h
did not ask MIR. Mitchell for any 20
htical contributions and did not attemp
to persuade Mr.. Mitchell 10 sign tn
card. He said he had called on MI
Mitchell three or four times.
Asked if he saw United states Mar
shall William r. Finn in the Fedora
Court room, the witness said he did. an
asked what explanation he mad mad
20 that official, he replied. Yes tn
same as did TO Mr.. Mitchell.
Roosevelt Not In II.
The witness said in reply to the evi
dence of Mr.. Finn who testified o
Tuesday that Mr.. Click had told hir
AHdl nc Hdu ltilhtu the lidll oNSA WI
President Roosevelt, that there mus
have been some misunderstanding as h
certainly did not mean to convey I'll
impression that he had discussed tn
matter with President Roosevelt an
that the latter endorsed the plan.
Asked what conversation he had wit
Postmaster Douglas c. Alice at Dove
the witness said he handed Mr.. ALE
the card in an envelope and told hil
to consider It. The witness did not rs
member saying anything else as re wa
anxious TO make a train.
With regard to Thomas L. Masoi
postmaster at Clayton. the witness sal
he did not recall advising Mr.. Mason
make the contribution set forth on ii
card as Mr.. Mason testified on Tue:
day. He also said he did not ask NJ
Mason for a contribution.
Mr. Reinhardt asked the witnel
what his interviews with Colonel
NJ. Leitch, deputy internal revenJ
Continued on Second Page.
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