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


Court Adjourns Until Tomorrow
morning At o o'clock.
Proceedings August 18th, 1910.
A. c. LAWRENCE. resumed and
examined by Mr.. Bledsoe, testified
as follows:
.. Mr.. Lawrence, during the
Year in which you have stated you
were in litigation with the county
court through Ira Mottesheard and
others, did IRA Mottesheard ever
come to the ONCE or place Of bust
ness Of Walker-Lawrence & COM
pany?
A. He did.
Q. (The defendant, by counsel.
objects to the foregoing question. as
immaterial. irrelevant, and because
this subject was not gone into on
cross examination, and this witness
has been examined at great length
and cross examined at great length
by reason of the direct examination.
The court overrules the objection
and the defendant excepts.)
Q. How frequently?
Collection by defendant; over
ruled; exception)
A. He was there on several oc-
casions. l could not enumerate them.
l. Q. State whether or not anything
in connection wi tn the transaction
with the county court, in which Mr..
Ira Mottesheard was acting as an
intermediary ever took place be-
tween yourself and Ira Mottesheard
In the office Of the Walker-Lawrence
& Company, and II so, what?
defendant objects; objection
overrules, and defendant excepts.)
"A. Yes, sir.
Q. State what?
"A. He stated, he came there on
numerous occasions, but 1 could not
state just what occurred on any
certain, or on all the occasions, but
l know that he talked over the nat
ter of granting the license, and the
matter of payment at time, how they
ought to have been paid and to be
paid, and l am not certain, but l
believe my best recollection now ID
that l made him one payment Of the
payment referred to by me in this
proceedings, in the Office or the room
adjoining.
(The defendant, by counsel. moves
the court to strife out the last
that no such alleged conversation
or alleged payment is embraced in
the charges or any of themy or speci-
tications or any Of them, and the
defendant has no knowledge of it,
Counsel for plaintiff says that
this is one of the questions reserved
by the plaintiff forqdirect examina-
tion.) 49,.
(The court overrules the motion,
and the defendant exeepts.)
Q. Mr.. Lawrence; in what way
did you convey to the county court
and to Judge Mottesheard, the in
formation as to what applicants you
desired to have approved?
(The defendant, by counsel, OBJ
jects to the foregoing question. Rul-
ing reserved by the court.)
q. You stated ON your original
examination certain methods by
which you communicated to the coun-
ty court and Mr.. Mottesheard, the
information as to what applicants
licenses you wished to have approved
I will ask you If there was any other
method used by your company than
the one stated?
Collection by defendant.)
MIR. BLEDSOE: This question
was omitted from the original ex-
animation, because at that time we
did not know whether we could have
certain evidence, had not consulted
certain witnesses, and 1t was for
that reason that asked Your Honor
to recall the witness and ask him
some questions bearing upon the
timony- of other witnesses. l
have stated, would have asked both
these questions on the original ex-
animation, If it had not been for that
reservation.
GENERAL WATTS: We do not
consent to this. witness being retired
now, and wait until other witness
come on and testify and then resume
his examination.
THE COURT: If the recess Of
this case, in the opinion of the court
that evidence should be admitted,
then OF course, l will permit the
witness to be recalled.
SOL COHEN, called as with ess
for the plaintiff, being duly sworn,