New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-18
CONGER ON STAND
DAY OF SENSATIONS
IN .GLLDS CASE.
"CIcTeland Agreement" Letter
10 Be .Gdmittod-Chemist
Tesfifos for Prosecution.
IN, r.,.r.rA 20 n. Tr.l..re.l

Ann, March Twin q theatrlcahsm
,,eurnassed 81 any stage ~ its course and
=. e,,.ies Of sensations edualling IN interest
a., ~ rhe testimony ~ tho previous days
sbe taking - testimony in the Aids bribery
80 practically was closed to-day II was
-, orite ended. for. returning 20 the hght
-, r,,e perfinncity ~ a Thoroughbred night
,,e bulldog. Ianes "A. Osborne. counsel Tor
r,,.,cr Rrnn Conger succeeded In getting
,..,,,,- Davis 80 override a FORMER decision
.,,s,,s, fhc Coiger side. by this Osborne
IN no able next Tuesday morning 10 aave
..,.-,s Al evidence mas Cleveland agree
,.,s,tr letter. showing thai oonoern IN
,....s senator Aids WAS intcres'r~ was
s.-,sr.aiuy share % illegal pools ynst like
- III which Ire Conger bridge com
rarios we're interested.
os,,orne vii have one hour u hnish ne
-. A. thar particular. Then she defence
IN lave until r. M IN Tuesday 20 SUM
-, 81, onua. using tNo lawyers. n desired.
-. ConCrF side must complete tie sum
,,,ar M on "wednesday. after which the
as. v-iu 20 ~ the sury. the Senate COM
r,iftee of the whole, which viii vote on SIS
-eport 10 the senate on the following Tues
dsy.
IN. frrt IN tho series ~ sensations which
ia
this afternoon during decentralization 81
Joseph A. Deghuee an analytic chemist
from the Isederle Laboratories, put on the
ftand hy Mr. Osborne This witness had
testified that he examined the writing on
are famous $3.50 check and she correspond
,rr stub. and that al the writing on the
Cub appeared % him 10 be about the same
ere He sWore thm he had used only
Microscope. ana hs6 made no chemical
Chemical Test Ordered.
Ar Is-tleton MADE q great poini - this.
frnmsdiately when ar Osborne took the
uitness on redirect examination, ne or
ssFsd him 10 take the check stub and make
the chemical test then and there.
This "a. dramatic. almost Understandable
bluF wons 60 nov. a. fhe eleventh hour!''
shouted ar. Lftfleton The Othef side has
had sulpia opportunities 10 make this test
Il they desired. Now they know our chem
a. las gone home. Counsel knows this
outhurst IS only another attampt 10 set
headlines In the newspapers"
DO you object 20 this testg- Queried Mr..
Osborne.
This graded Mr.. IattlstOn into another
inpassi0ned protest against the unfairness
az such q proposal 81 this time, just as
me hand ~ tho clock is about 20 touch
the last moment and We are using every
EFFORT % finish this case"
NJ Osborne offered 10 let his handwriting
expert and David n. Carvalho, the Aids
handwriting expert. make the tos'. n Mr..
littleton was afraid ~ the chemist and
wouldn't wait 10 send for his own chemist
~ Iittleton could not sec tho force Of
that proposition. though. ana declared that
he would not hold himself bound 10 finish
The case this week II the test were allowed
Thereupon senator cobb. the new leader.
said the proposition seemed unfair 10 the
Science Senator Bracket interposed that
a. rebuttal Mr.. Osborne distinctly had the
Figit 20 make this test n IL would contra
d. testimony brought out by the other
side.
oh I'm not afraid OF the test" retorted
Mr I.ttleton. sngrilv: hut 7 never heard
af such proposition before any court IN
me land. and I appeal 70 every lawyer
mere which he did, with much oratorioal
power.
Bracket Holds Test Permissible.
None ~ this enters into the equation"
remarked Senator Bracket. IN an icy tone
.If me defence holds that these inks are
cinerert and a test viii show whether they
are fbe same p test is permissible