Evening journal., 1910-11-23
HEFFLER CASE
NEARING END
Conspiracy Charge Will Go to
Jury in Court This
Afternoon
DEFENSE ASKS FOR
ACQUITTAL VERDICl

In General Sessions Court this |
morning a decision was handed down |
regarding the admissability OF tesu- |
mony in the Heffier case. Charles het-
fer was placed on trial yesterday on |
the charge of conspiracy to steal So |
COO from Louis Reches, Of this city |
Reches was induced to go to Philadel-
phia, where he, according to his testi- !
mony, met several people in a Tasker
street house from which two alleged
secret service men took his cash.
Among the witnesses called In the
case was Benjamin Silverman, who
was asked by the State as to former
conspiracy of which he was the vic
| tim to the extent Of $4,000. Mr.. Sat
/ terthwaite objected 10 any testimony
/ tending to show any former conspir-
| acy connecting Hefher. The court took
! the matter under advisement.
When court opened this morning Mr..
/ Satterthwaite, for the defense, argued
that the question as 10 other conspir-
acies alleged to include Heffier was in
admissible.
Deputy Attorney-General Wolcott
argued that such testimony as showed
a general plan OF conspiracy was
clearly admissible.
Chief Justice Pennewill In handing
down the decision said that on account
of the importance Of the question
raised the court had carefully con-
sidered it and held that the testimony
was admissible.
Silverman, who was on the stand
yesterday when the question Of the ad-
INSTABILITY of the question was raised
was then recalled and asked II Hef-
fer. with other men, had figured In
another case in which he had been
victim. Silverman said he attended the
trial of a man named Tiddlebaum in
Rochester. n. Y, whom Reches had
identified as the man he knew as Gold
stein. There was another man named
Fiddleman in the party. In June, 1903,
Silverman said Goldstein came TO him
and sold him two diamonds for $500
and witness resOld them for $500. Two
weeks later Silverman said Goldstein
came to him and agreed 10 Introduce
him to Heffer in order TO form a
partnership. Witness said the party
went TO a house in Green street, Phil
adelphia, where they met Hefher and
Tiddlebaum. This was on Sunday
and the newt day Goldtein, pidle-
baum and Heffier came TO his place
Z and he gave $50 on deposit In the deal
! they were to make. Silverman said he
asked them TO bring the diamonds to
witness store.
! Silverman said Heller remarked at
, the time that it would be too much
+ trouble to do that and that IL would be
best to go to No. 40 Pierce street,
Z where he rented room. The key
l was given to Hefiier. Witness said
: Hefier had agreed to put up $4,000
q for diamonds. GOldstein Is now In
prison I'm Rochester. n. Y. On that
> Thursday afternoon Silverman said he
: went to the Pierce street house with
s Hefler. Goldstein and Tiddleman were
In the room. On table in the room
were pieces of tissue paper. Silver
man said GOldstein said he was ready
Z to buy the diamonds.
9 Silverman said he gave Heffler the
, $4,000 and Heffier pulled out his
money and laid it on the table About
that time seven men burst open the
door of the house and the man claim
>, ing to be the captain of detectives
= = said the money was counterfeit. Sill
= verman's money was in the lot. TWO
= Of the detectives took Heffier, two took
II Tiddlebaum, two took Goldstein and
all the money and diamonds. Silver,
man said two other detectives held
ulIIl III Nuk IOOIl lOA mall Au A0uA hR
fore they let him go.
& In ross-eXamination Silvermar
said his place of business was at No
705 South Second street. He had Hef
+, fer arrested three times in connection
with the theft of his $1,000. Much
time was consumed here regarding
l. Heffier's different arrests. SilvermaI
IS was arrested on a charge of perjury
,f He denied that he arranged Will
Reches To have Heffier arrested il
. order TO keep Heffier away so that h'
l. could testify against him in the per
J. jury case
e. The state rested at II o'clock.
Ie Mr.. Satterthwaite asked for binding
,r instructions to the jury TO return Z
ID verdict of not guilty. He said the in
)f dictment shows that the defendant Il
n indicted on a charge of conspiring e
h cheat while the testimony goes t.
show that larceny had actually beei
committed.
The court asked If the defense coul'
define the conspiracy here and com
s. mitment of larceny in another juris
diction.
r Deputy Attorney-General Wolcot
v stated he had an authority covering
lie such a case.
a Mr. Satterthwaite resumed his ar
Is gument in favor Of his motion askinl
IN for binding instructions 10 the jury.
1T The court will decide the question
10 this afternoon.
pc At the afternoon session yesterda
of Reches retold the story of how h
lost $4,000 I'm March, 1903. When h
III went TO Philadelphia with Detectiy
rs Ratledge he said he identified Heffie
K among a crowd of men standing o
IN the street. This was about seve
months after he had been fieeced OF
as of his cash. He detailed testimon
e given by him before Magistrate SEQ
is in Philadelphia. In that Office
r said he saw a man named Silvermal
or He denied he said in Philadelphia tn;
he knew Heffier did not get his none
He denied he said he was told Hefii'
knew the men who got the money.
ct, He denied he made a statement
Is, a man named Hanker I'm New Yor
r. and that Needles and Goldstein got h
n money.
Ks. To Mr. Wolcott, Reches said l
r. ! uurora ont "a warrant for the arreef