The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-05-20

greensboro for 5000. should
Judge. was worth $4,000 to-day.
praetfced law In Greensboro and
have been associated with Judge
Adams In many cases. Wnen ne
went to the Indian Territory he had
o very valuable practice In the Fed
sral Court, and has had a valuable
practice since he returned.
Redirect.
Cannot say that have heard gen
eral criticism of Judge Adams for
using his position as Chairman OF the
Republican State organization 10
bring revenue practice. Think IL was
three months after ne returned from
Oklahoma in 1905, before be opened
a law office again.
Write Letters to Law Firm.
Miss Mabel Case, stenographer OF
Greensboro:
Soon after Judge Adams came back
| In 1905, he dictated letters to the
law firm of Mansfield, McMurray Il
Cornish, and also letters to Mr.. Corn
ish. do not know that he made an
engagement to meet Mr.. Cornish in
| Birmingham. have destroyed my
notes and do not remember.
"A Costly Residence.
E. B. Tester was connected with
| Central Carolina Construction Com
pany that built Judge Adams resi-
dence In 1905. Irrespective of plumb
ing and heating, the house cost So
600. I should judge that the house
complete cost some $4,000 or $751;
600.
| CrOes-Examined.
I am a carpenter and contractor
with the Central Carolina Construc-
ton Company. I only knew about
the cost of heating and plumbing by
the amounts I have had to pay in
construction of houses. Am superin-
tendent of the construction company.
Judge Adams never ordered me to
leave his house because I was trying
to put faulty material. I went to
see Judge Adams about a settlement
and he said he preferred to settle
with DR.. Balm with whom he made
!. the contract. A deduction of $500
was made because the house was not
; completed in contract time.
C. r. Williams, cashier Of City
National Bank:
= The aggregate amount checked
= Tout by Judge Adams in 1901 was
i$15,34O.33. The aggregate from
al1902 was $11,877.69-the total FOL
= the two years being $27,218.32.
Congressman Stevens Present.
Judge Stevens whose deposition
/, had been previously read was sworn
and testified:
Am of Congress from Texas ant
ranking member of the Indian Com
mittee. 1 know a number Of peopl'
l in Oklahoma Was familiar with thu
1 |, contract for Indian chief between
McCurtin & Hunter in 1902, and o
Johnson & Mcleod in 1904. Wa
l asked if he knew Judge Adam
u Joins, McMurray, Mansfield & John
> son. Said he knew, if only in a gen
u eral way, and not permitted to testif
as to this. Knows w. B. Johnson
formerly District Attorney, and hi
character is good. General reputation
) Of w. D. Ledbetter, A. P. Cruise
witnesses whose dispositions had bee,
t read, are good. Testified to the goo
) character of Assistant Attorney len
u eral Woodruff.
Impeaches Judge Weaver.
Had a conversation with Judg
. Weaver. He spoke very disparag
T. ingly of the lawyers who represente
- claimants. 1 then told him that tn
= character of these lawyers was BET
ter than the character of the Judges
As for him, Stevens he believed tina
the lawyers were right, that he be
J. lieved that the court was corrup
Judge Weaver intimated that thi
- was very hard to take, whereupo
: Congressman Stevens said that ther
. were two present and they could Sc
/ tie it. Judge Weaver turned off an
y haven't seen him since then until TIL
10 morning.
~ Cross-Examined by Solicitor Fulle
= Never represented any of the CLAIM
~ ants. Most of the clients of Law
yers Cruise & Ledbetter lost out. E.
-, cry lawyer that I have ever hear
- talk said that the court was corrup
Many men who had no interest
-, the cases said the same thing. M
only interest was to prevent tn
~ court from robbing the Indian n
~ tives of half a million dollars throus
firm of attorneys.
oil Redirect by Mr.. Justice.
sci 1t is the duty of his committee
10 look after the interest of the Indian
I'd Custodian Of Records Testifies.
Id Miss Bell, custodian of the Re