Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-31

plain HIS motives In sending Dema1est
before the jury and the issue ended
there.
Cox said that Rock sent him o
check for the 800 expense money
and that he cashed the check at q
1 local bank. He could not remember
exactly. but nc cashed II either at the
First National OF Citizens and Marine
banks.
The witness didn't know whether
he spent all of the 800 on the trip
to Charleston or not. He took some
OF his own money with him. but
culdn't remember just how much. i
was between t25 and $50.
Locked His Store Up.
| Here Captain Berkeley asked the
witness who ran his furniture bust
ness on Twenty-e.gbth street while
he was at Charleston. The witness
! said that he locked his store up as
business was dull then In spite of the
| fact that II was just before Christmas
In opening his ross-examination,
Captain Berkeley asked Cox what has
occupation IL. The witness replied
! that he had none now. but that he
was In the furniture business up 10
eight months ago. He said that he
closed his business the latter part
Of December or early in January, he
cosldn't remember which.
Captain Berkeley asked him how
he had lived all this time without
working. Cox replied that he had
lived on money that he had been
saving for many years. He was ask
ed in what bank he had his savings
deposited and replied that he didn't
have them in any bank He kept
them at home, he said He said Ut
cost him $50 a month to live. He lost
some money In the exposition.
His Memory is Bad.
During the past few months. the
witness said. he had sold lot OF
furniture He did not remember how
many sales, nor could he remember
from what furniture factory he bought
the stuff. Finally he said that ne
hadn't made so many sales. He had
sold some furniture to Mr.. Werth-
elmer for 1925. the price which he
lCoO says he paid for the furniture.
Where was your profit?" asked
Captain Berkeley,
"Oh. that was between Mr.. Werth-
elmer and myself" was the reply.
did you owe Mr.. Wertheimerr
Nh he owesf mo -
Then i don't quite understand
your profits?'
Well. that was between Mr..
wertheimer and myself" again re-
piled Cox.
Neatly all OF the time that he was
on the stand Cox leaned his chair
back against the railing around the
judges bench and kept his hands
folded in his lisp. Occasionally he
would twist his thumbs, especially
during the REORGANIZATION and he
appeared TO be slightly nervous.
When the attorneys were discussing
the postponement of the case. Cox
said in rather low tone that he
would Ike to have the case settled
before the election. However. the
court stenographer said that he could
not attend court Monday and it was
agreed to postpone the hearing until
Wednesday.
stenosrapher Can't Remember.
When the hearing was taken lip at
2 o'clock. j. z. Poole. a public ste
nographer, was called. He had writ
ten several letters for Cox to paving
companies, but couldn't remember
anything about them. j. p. FraIey
was then called and he gave the tes-
timony offered atoye.
V. r. Barclay was called and Cap
tain Berkeley started 10 question
him about letter which President
Bramiey wrote the witness relative
to the retainer here and the action OF
certain councilmen. The defense CD
jeetec and the objection was sustain
cd by Judge Brown.
When the. State rested. Attorney
Collier put witnesses ON the stand 10
prove Cox's good character Circuit
Judge Clarence ". Robinson was call
ed. first. He said that he had never
heard anything against Cox's chsrac-
ter and that bis business dealings
with Cox had always proven salts
factory.
Tells Of Alleged Eumor.
Fsrmer Mayor Allan A. Moss was
next called TO testify as 10 Cox's
character. He said that he had heard
nc more against Cox than he had
heard about any OF the other council
men. When asked TO explain. he said
that he had heard that all n them
got some money cut OF the recent
, paving contracts.
When asked last night Il he would
put any otLcr witnesses on the stand.
Attorney Collier said that he probably