The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-08-18

| =. Were the papers which we've
referred TO or which were taeel
from the office of Mr.. Owen, papers
which you had left there and which
belonged to yourself or to the COM
pany in which you were Interested?
"A. The papers which I took DO
longed to me and my Arm that l
represented, and If they had not.
| would not have taken them. i
think l have all the papers.
! .. And the papers which were
taken from the office OF MIR. Owen
were left by you with Mr.. Owen as
your counsel?
A. Yes, sir, and Tor the counsel
for the different firms and persons
represented, and the papers re-
ferred to as having been taken out
Of Owens office by me. Mr.. Owen
looked at that paper in my Office,
and never had it in his office, 1 don't
think, and l think he will so state
that he never had possession Of that
paper as referred to by counsel,
General Watts.
Q. Mr.. Lawrence, General Watts
on cross examination, asked you con-
corning an examination had with one
Grant P. Hall in a certain bank build
ing in the city of Charleston, some
Of the conversation you detailed. 1
will ask you now to state what else
occurred, giving that conversation
which you have not heretofore stat
ed, or spoken Of.
A. That was upon an occ aston,
and after, as 1 remember it, that he
and other members of the county
court had refused license, and If I
mistake not, it was after he had
| retired from the bench; I may be
mistaken as to that, but know the
| conversation occurred, and in that
conversation. from about eleven
O'Clock in the morning until about
f1ve-thirty In the afternoon, We went
| over, believe, the whole matter in
question in regard to the court grant
matter carefully as to my situation
personally and the company's situa-
ton, taking up the different con-
tracts and agreements with the
court, and explained to him that I
could not see why he and they know
ing the conditions as they did, that
they would persist in pulling me-
down, and that knowing as he did
In detail the work and inside organ
| ization, as regards to the court,
Judge Mottesheard, and other friends
| could not see how he could advise
and act as he had acted, and I pre-
| vailed up on him in every conceiv-
| able manner tnat l could think Of
and stated to him that the firsz agree
ment and the check had been given
Press Smith in regard to the original
contract entered into. and l could
not see how that If those things
were kept on as they was, that they
would bring out and ruin us all; and
he stated, as l remember, that they
did not see it that way. and I says,
well, I hope it will never come up,
| put II 1T does, you will find out that
you have made serious mistake,
for there cannot be any question as
to the situation in regard to the &C.
ton Of the court in regard to tho
payment of the money, and you will
find it OUT.
@. And I believe you have before
stated that Mr.. Hall was in possess
ion of facts from the beginning, as
we'll as yourself?
A. l stated l did not see how he
could help 1T, because I certainly
told him everything I could think OF,
he was told, / related everything to
him in detail, without fear or favor,
and / do not see how he could have
kept from knowing it, and | do not
see that there is any question as to
mis- knowing the manner in which
our company had been conducted, and
the way 1T was handled, and how 1t
had the power and control Of the
Whiskey situation through and by
the influence of the court, and know
Ing we'll that he had the business
and everything of that kind how
that he could escape and deceive
himself and his friends and pull
them into trouble, pull me into
trouble, and when I have been his
friend, as loyal as mankind can be
and / could not see, says, "Mr. Hall
lets elect some of our friends, and
arbitrate our difference, let's not &c
on into it and ruin our friends AMI
ruin our lives"
q. (By General Watts) Was all
this talk Won arc DETAILING ,ou, -,