Evening journal., 1909-04-09

Norris make such a statement 20 DIR.
Hammond. on Attorney-general Grsy's
motion the testimony was stricken out.
WANTED TO GET EVEN.
Benjamin Wilson. the next witness, tes--
titled that ten or fifteen days after cleo
ton Morris told him in John Watson's
oyster house that he Morris was going TO
get even with Barr for causing Morris
fathers arrest.
William ]. Curdy testified that Hall told
him he had been offered 500 TO TESTIFY
against Barr Curdy denied that he had
tried TO get Hall to go away OF that ne
had offered or given Hall money to so
away. Attorney-General Gray's only ques-
ton in cross-examination was as to wheth-
er curdy is not indicted on a charge OF
getting Hall to go away, and Curdy replied
that he is.
Elijah Lynch testified that he saw Hall
at Halls aunts home in Selbyville after
Hall had less Georgetown and that Hall
had told him that Barr did not "men-
ton election to him. Lynch denied that
he told Hall to remain IN Selbyville until
after court. but he said he advised Hall TO
write a letter to the attorney-general tell
ing the circumstances and he believed it
would be made all right Lynch said he
told Nall the best thing TO do was to go
back and tell the truth. In cross-examina-
tion Lynch denied that he told Hall he
would telephone to DR.. Layton about it,
and II they would not do anything TO
Hall he could go home.
Harley Conoway testified that in a
Marble yard Hall had told him he was
getting paid for what he did and Barr
never did anything for him. He also tes-
tihed that Hall I'm stable told him Joseph
Green and Charles Hailoway were paying
him OHalD s1Oo to testify against Barr.
w. +. Blackstone testified that he heard
part OF the conversation between Morris
and DR.. Hammond in the drug store. He
said he didn't hear Morris say he was
going "to get" Barr, but he did hear DR..
Hammond say to Morris What's the use.
II would be one mans word against the
other" Blackstone didn't hear Barr's
name mentioned but did hear Morris say
that he was going to get whoever tried
to buy his vote.
Charles Ellingyworth testified that he
heard Morris say in watsons restaurant
that he was going to put Barr in Jail be-
cause Barr had put his father in jail.
George conoway gave similar testimony
as Ellingsworth.
Character Witnesses Called.
Alfred b. Pepper testified that Benjamin
b. Morris reputation was bad and he
would not believe him under oath.
Magistrate William A. Warrington gave
Morris a bad reputation for peace and
veracity and would not believe him under
oath. William J. Mustard Frank wilkins.
Ebenezer Workman and Samuel r. VIII
son all gave Morris bad reputation and
said they wouldn't believe him under oath.
Levi II. Wilson. an aged man. said
he would consider Jonathan p. Halls
reputation bad If it was mine" Harry
Hudson, Hiram Z. Short, Levin Der
rickson and William II. Torbet al
gave Hall a bad reputation and said
they would not believe him under
oath.
The various witnesses as 20 char
acter were shy IN recalling many in
stances in which they had heard the
regulations of Morris and Hall dis
cussed.
Miss Dorsey Hall, sister Of Jonathan
p. Hall, was called by the State in
rebuttal. She was present when
Elijah Lynch and her brother had u
conversation in Selbyville. She said
she wanted Hall TO go homo on the
morning train. but Lynch wanted him
to hold over until the morning train.
She testified that MIR. Lynch said he
would telephone to DR.. Caleb r. Lay
ton and if il was alright they could
let Mr.. Barr CO." and Hall could 20
as easily on the afternoon train. She
testified that Lynch told Hall he
should go back on the afternoon train.
Miss Hall denied that her brother had
said in her and Lynch's presence that
Barr had not talked TO him about cleo
tion on or before election day or at
any time.
Or. Rowland G. Paynter, Phillip c.
Green. Charles T. Purnell. William j.
Wilson, George II. Blizzard and Sey-
mour Macklin gave Hall a good repu-
tation for truth and veracity.
John g Abbott, Charles T. Purnell.
Charles r. Jones. James II. McGlothen
and Philip c. Green gave Morris a
good reputation.
It was after both sides rested that
counsel for the defense asked the court
/ to return a verdict of not guilty on
! the grounds stated previously. The
court adjourned until morning to hear
argument on the prayers.
Or. Caleb r. Layton to-day said
there was some mistake about him be-
ing telephoned 10 by Lynch about the
case. DIR. Layton said he was in
/ Washington at the time IN question
] and was not telephoned to there.