The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-05-27
FFTH DAY OF TRIAL
|BYNUM REITrRATEs CHARGES

Says That Judge Adams Told Him In
Spring Of 1905 That He Was Go
ing to Birmingham te Get g., ,OOt
Out OF . Goal Deal, and After Re,
turning Home Adams Told Him II.
Got the s25,oo and Brought D,
Rack wifh Hfm-At rormer Hear
ing Adams Said He Made NJ
Money, Except Salary. In Okla.
hOma.
(By Andrew Joyner. In Raleigh New,
| and Observer
Greensboro, N c., April 5.-Tht
evidence in the Adams-Butler libel
case was closed by both sides at noon
to-day. after having been on day and
night since last Wednesday morning
and argument OF counsel began after
noon recess.
Judge Adams was not placed or
the stand again, but Judge Weaver
being recalled by the prosecution in
answer to deposition Of Congressman
Stevens. OF Texas. that he had told
Weaver to his face that his citizen.
ship court was corrupt and Weaver
had replied that is hard TO take.
Judge Weaver testified that when
Stevens did not resent 1t but walked
out of the room.
Congressman Stevens. who has
been present at the trial for several
days. and who had testified in person
| that the reputation of the court In
Oklahoma was very bad, left for
Texas last night.
Bynum Springs Surprise.
The defendants closed their case
| by sensational bit of evidence from
ex-Judge w. P. Bynum. Introducing
no other witness. Bynum had testi-
| fed that Adams told him he had
made twenty-five thousand dollars in
coal mine deal shortly after the ex.
piration Of his tudgeship. In his evi,
dence Saturday night Adams vigor.
ously denied this, explaining that By
mum had misunderstood him, for he
lost two hundred dollars by not max
ing deal he had in view. Bynum
| this morning related with particular
| ity the alleged conversation with
| Il q inGf q ha aR fr
Birmingham with a suit case in his
| hand, in which Adams stated he was
on his way to close a deal for coal
properties in which he would make
twenty-five thousand dollars; that af.
ter Adams returned, he told him spe,
officially that he had made the deaI
and brought every cent of money
back with him. This sensational
climax to the long drawn-out evi
dence in the case produced an evi
dent sensation In the courtroom.
The Evidence Closed.
When court adjourned at clever
O'Clock, Saturday night, Judge Adam.
was still ON the stand as a witness
Solicitor Fuller announcing that ht
would conclude his redirect exami
nation in few moments Monday
morning.
When court opened at nine O'Clock
this morning, Judge Adams was no
placed on the stand again, but imme
diately a large number of characte
witnesses were sworn.
The evidence in chief of ex-Judg'
Adams Saturday night was as fol
lows:
Adams ON Stand.
Am forty-eight years old, born II
Surry County. Lived in Caswel
lCounty a number of years; been II
Greensboro since 1908; clerk of Gas
well Court fourteen years; Judg
tSuperior Court two years; nominate
for Congress in 1908: was Secretar
land Treasurer of North Carolin
Railroad; Chief Justice of Citizenshi
Court from July, 1902, to July, 1905
was Republican candidate for Cover
nor in 1900. The publication wa
absolutely false. He wrote the opin
ion in the case giving Mansfield, Nc
Murray and Cornish the $4,000
fee; that he did not receive a penn
for this or any other act as officer G
the court; that he didn't even kno'
Joins, nor had he ever seen him
that he didn't participate in any {
the politics Of the Indians; that b
| -, y.r,1x, xx,art - rfchf ~ spro oS =, ~, n,
ter Of curiosity to see an Indian Les
fs1ature in session. Had no such cor
, versation with Hackett as he test
fed to.
There has never been what yo
might say intimacy between Mario
Butler and myself. always tried
: treat him courteously, but KNOWN
his character, I always held him ;
arms length. At the time of tn
, publication. and Immediately prece,
ing it, our relations were exceeding
y strained. l was in Washington, Blu
t Ter came to my room and began tall
: Ing politics.
COLLECTION by defendants. obje
tion over-ruled.)
r Judge Strudwfck, for the prosec
: tion, said the State proposed to sho
:, that Butler, after finding that
r could not run Adams out OF the co
{ test for Craftsmanship OF Republics
j. State Committee. to be elected ApI
{ 80. 1908. he proceeded to malicious
!, publish the article of April f3rd
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