New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-03
ALSO PAID COOKE
$50 WARRINER SAYS.
Ruf Denies He Has Black
mmled-Pecpiiar TaHgle.

CINCINNATI.
IN. ss4s ~ which Charles T. Warmer. de-
fs.iifing local treasurer Of the Big tour
Rs,Iroa6. has confessed to have enhezzis1
rras Maid 70 him BY Mrs. Jesnnstts stewart
Ford and Edgar 2. Cooke, Of Chicago. 7c-
rordinr "a WARMERS testimony TO-DAY N
The trial Of Mrs Ford for bIsckr1sn-
The witness calmly stated that during ths
seven years he was ernSezzlns The fu75s
~ the railroad he had been paving approx
,,stsJv 81 90 4 month each 70 COOKE s11
Mrs Ford The sensation caused ~ this
statement was intensified when Harrinsr
vent on TO declare that. 90 far IS - sn-T'
Mrs. Ford had been unaware that ne YES
shor, in his accounts
According TO Warmer. ne paid olacknst
70 Mrs. Ford because she knew fhst COOKS
had been short in his accounts when he Ls'f
the Big Four service and that when > a.
riner had succeeded him he had coucsaie1
this shortage
This testimony vas SURPRISE ~ -,
prosecution. for under e7e indictu1snt Mr.
Ford 4. accused Of receiving stolen unousy.
knowing IL to - stolen a Second in1icf-
u,ent. however. charged her with olacsrnah
only
- There VS. another unsx pe-ted tiIr1 in -
trial when IL became apparent ira. VA
rin.- has no intention Of accusing his
ououdsu1 friend Cooke, OF blaekraiL Ins
witness repeatedly declared thai Cook. HsS
never extorted nlonsy from Rim sis tns'
he had supplied him with funds for f1- sois
,urposA Of keeping Mrs. Ford quiet. as -
asserted she was equally dangerous 20 oo'o
Of them
The defence streve vainly 70 make Wa
rI7er admit that not only rad Cooke n4acS-
mailed him but that the enbszzler had 4ls1
been compelled 70 pay hush nnoney 20 N.Y.
Cook. and Cookies son. Warmer admired
that he had given considerable SUMS -
Mrs. Cooke, but he maintained that sH-
had never asked him for money. and sad
that the only reason he heIpei her and her
children was because they were ths ori@
ones felt au~ moral obligation rs assist
Pressed for further explanation, he ssif
he meant that they were innocent - ssv
vrongdoing and he did nor ike 20 see them
suffer.
The attitud. % Warmer Is not the lssst
curious feature in the strange case Hs
appears TO enjoy his cross-exanliuztfor-
Seated easily on ths witness stand plaT-
ing neEIiSentIy with a pair OF gold rfrnr1s1
eyeglasses which every nov and rhen -
stops 70 polish. he answers ali questions
with a smiling ncnchalsnce.
His cenposure is in stranzs contrast -
he is testifying-3irs- Ford ~esPs almost
continually
Judge Seing declined 70 stop the Pro
r.edines today on the motion Of tl1s DE-
fence TO dismiss because Prosecuting Al
torner Hunt refused 70 obey court or
der and furnish the defence with tran
script OF the grand jury testimony OF War-
riner The decision is not fnal, jugs
Swing stating that the point az Issue =
involved IN a case pending before TIE 81
urerne Court Of the state. and until that
is decided n. would hold the matter Il
allegiance.
He said that the defence ceuld take sI-
ceptiou 10 this course, and rha- It the s.
preme Court denies the contention t-s-
grand jury proceedings are jnviols-s a 10
ton for q new trial viii De entertained =
the higher tribunals decision IL DELAYED
bevond the conclusion OF the cz=e a. bar
William Thorndyse. Of counsel for -
defence. pressed the claims of his client
10 the transcript despite tts decision -
Judge Swing He declared thar Mrs Ec-d =
lawyers had not been treated fairy = t-e
case. and referring % Hunts References
20 additional names having ban men
toned before the grand iu--. said
II don't know ~ho the prosecuting a.
torney-s of=Ic- is shielding
The 1nSlnudco1 orc1Sct HUN = -
feet He denounced rh- statement cHs-
any 'mea higher Up" we're being protect
ed as an Infamous fslsehocd
The exchanges between TIRE st-c-rsys
became SO heated that the court vas com
PEELED 70 order both 20 their sss-S
TIE point which the defence Strovs - -
tablish vas that Mrs Ford vas not > d.
Hibernate blzckHlailsr, 6tlr that s1s aCcspts1
the money from Wsrrinsr As Cooke
friend. IN order 10 Be free 20 indulge n ns-
infatuation.
The name OF Frank D. Coulsto-k- Va
rineF's successor. vas again brought F1to
the records when Warmer testified - hsv-
ing learned through Cooke OF a quarrel b.
tween Mrs. Ford and Corustock n a Gu
cinnaJi cafe.
Prosecutor Hunt made several objections
10 the introduction OF Comstoek's name sn1
20 evidence being given OF War-iner-s RIA
tons with Cooke or others besides the d.
PENDANT He was ovsrruled each tim. 81
the court. bur The controversy caused NJ
ThoTndyke to rsiterate his assertion that
there were others involved In the sao-ca-s
whose names he intended should :. ~
posed. Warmer was stiI on n. s.su5
when court adjourned.