Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-31
SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE
GIVEN BY J. P. fRAltY
Witness swears Accused Said sureh-
sr Would Pay Note, Given to Get
Him Out Of Constable Race, When
Ne Go. $1,000 from Paving contrae-
tor.

Councilman Ernest c. Cox took tie
stand In his own defense IN ahe So'
rorat.cn Court room yesterday after
noon NJ his hearing before Police JUS
tee Brown ON two indictments
charging him with soliciting brides.
Following his direct examination by
his counsel. Attorney Fay S. Collier
OF Hampton, he was subjected to
griliing cross examination by Com
monwealth's Attorney Berkeley ana
fhis had not been completed when
court adjourned at ) o'clock until next
Wednesday morning AZ 1880 O'Clock,
when the trial will be resumed and
Cox will be recalled to the stand.
One of the sensational incidents OF
the day was when J. 2. Fraley tesu.
fisd that Cox ted him that note
that had been given him tFraley) by
fbrmer Councilman A. +. B-rener,
would be paid when Burcher received
s1.ovJ he was 10 get from Contractor
J. w. Davis, who recently laid The
vitrified brick paving In the city.
The witness said the note in question
had been given him in consideration
Of his Withdrawal from the race for
the Democratic nomination for con-
stable.
Denies pemares.'s statement
At the outset Cox emphaticaliy de-
neid that he had ever approached Gem
ersi Manager +. b. Demarest. OF the
Cleveland Trinidad Company, and
asked him for money TO AK the boys
so that they would keep quiet about
the repairs TO the sheet asphalt paw
ing here. He said further that he
had never asked Demarest for any
money at any time. He knew De-
marest, having been introduced 10
him by City Engineer Pearse.
In explanation Of the letter which
he wrote the Cleveland Trinidad Paw
ing Company. asking fer $500 for
exrsnses as soon as possible ne said
that President Bramley when here
last May had asked him TO go to
Roanoke to help land a contract there
and had promised 10 send him $le0
for expenses. He did not 10 to Roam
eke because the 500 was not forth
coming
Was to Get Big Money.
On ross-examination by Captain
Berkeley Cox said that he had re-
ceived 500 from J. c. Rock. tue pres.
ident Of the Philadelphia paving COM
pany, TO defray his expenses 10
Charleston, W. Va. where he went
last December to try 10 land con-
tract for Rock He said that Rock
had promised to give him a Ia sis6me
sum Sf money In the event that the
contract was landed Rocks COM
pany did not get any part OF the con-
tract. therefore. Cox got nothing rom
him. He said that he and Rock did
not agree on any sim which was 10
be paid him IL the event that he did
land the contract
Replying to a question from Cap
tain Berkeley. Cox said that he went
to Charleston m December and that
on the night tina. the bids for che
paving here were opened Rock came
here enropie from Charleston for
Philadelphia to BE- present at the
opening Of The bids Cox had re-
turned frvm Charleston only few
DAYS before after being there with
Rock Witness said that he had not
promise,. 10 vote for-Rocs as nc
wouldn't vote for anything thst
wasn't rccd.-
Did You TAink Il Rieht7"
I'D YOU think Is vas right 20 &C
cept money from contractor who
had hiding pending before. the coun-
Gil on which yCa would have to
pass asked Captain Berkeley.
7 didn't see any harm in u. That
vas a different proposition" replicc
the witness.
''Barcher never gave me dollar
lie had no business giving mc any
moaey that know Of said Cox IN
reply 10 a Question
You came 10 me- last Saturday and
waited 20 20 before che grand jury
What did voc want 20 tn the grand
iBryy- asked TIC comnonwesnh-s az
fornry.
Mr.. cgIiier cbjccicd 10 the auesticu
and Justice Brow sustained him. Nr
Cc'iier sid hat Captain Berkeley az
net ~ Cox 20 before the grand jury
1uf he do let -the other man.- ~
fsriaz 70 sDrmarrss. 50 tsfore IN.
jurs
\ didn7 bet Cox 3, before th'
ersrd 5pry hccsusc couid not hav'
prosecuted BIN 4 7 had replied Cap
tain B-rkeiey.
The Commoneeaifh's ssiorncy thci
h<san e explain hos Dernsresf cam
- 20 bcf,rc thr iurr. Jusfice Bro.l
ia'srFuptee b. sayiar thst he Old no