The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-08-18
MORE EVIDENCE IN DETAIL
GIVEN BY ALEX. WRENCE
IN the Hearing of the Charges Preferred By
Marshall Morris Against William NOTES.
heard---Also Evidence of Others as Taken
Down By the Stenographer

oVerruled, and defendant eXcepts)
A. 1t was.
=. MI. Lawrence, in answer to a
question propOunded by General
Watts this morning relative to the
conversation had with Judge Notes
heard and yourself. at or near Kelley
livery stable on Anderson street, you
answered in substance that relative
to yourself as commissioner of the
county court, you told him you
thought it best under the circum-
stances, you thought it best for him
to resign. What did you mean by
| that statement, what did you mean
by under the circumstances"?
a. l considered he knew the con-
oitions and the surroundings, the
contract heretofore entered into, aud
the performance of the same, knew
what the court had done, and what
the conditions of 1t was, and that
under the circumstances, it was much
better for him to resign, than to
remain on the court, and | gave him
that advice the same as l would have
given my father, if l had talked to
knew what l meant.
Q. Al the time you had that con-
versation, were you confident that
Judge Mottesheard knew you were in
possession of these aff1davitS, end
knew Of these transactions had be-
tween Walker-Lawrence & Company,
and himself as member of the coun-
| ty court?
A. Yes, sir, as l do not see how
| it would be possible for him not to
have known it.
Q. Was there anything said at
| that time by Judge Mottesheard that
/ would lead you to believe that he
knew Of the existence at that time,
or any other time Of these transac-
lions which you have before stated
concerning this evidence?
A. l don't remember our CONVEX
sation at that time, but l have had
several plain conversations at dif-
/ ferent times with Judge Mottesheard,
and l have talked the matter over
with him in detail, and I cannot see
from the statements how he could
help from knowing the transactions
as heretofore stated in detail in re-
gard to the organization, and the
| working as heretofore mentioned.
0. Did Judge Mottesheard ever
deny to you personally tina. sucn a
contract did exist or arrangement or
Organization?
A. He certainly did not to my
Throwing.
c Aside from too conversation
had with Judge Mot :esheard in the
| county court, II when he came out
.; the co"ntv court room. wherein
he stated to you that you knew what
the arrangements were, the sontract
was, and did he ever say anything
that would cause you to believe that
| ne knew of and had knowledge of
the arrangement that had thereto
fore been made between s. P. Smith
and the Walker-Lawrence & COMPANY
and himself as the county court?
| COLLECTION by defendant; Quesl
ton withdrawn.)
y. Mr.. Lawrence, General Watts
has asked you relative to the endorse
ment Of certain paper for Walker
Lawrence Company and for your
self. Please state what amount M.
Hall endorsed for you Of the paper
observation-disclosures
A. Tne n!)'.rle1t OF IT,, notes
tor the money which was used
in Walker-Lawrence & Company
lamounted to $17,6O0.00.
q. Have you those notes?
A. have, they are in your hands.
q. For what purpose were these
notes, the money obtained from
these notes, used ty the Walker.
Lawrence & Company?
! Defendant objects; objection sus-
ta1ns, and plaintiff excerpts
O. Mr.. Lawrence, you were asked
this morning, relative to certain con.
lVersations between yourself and one
morgan Owen, an attorney at law
Row long have you known Mr.
Owen?
A. do not know how long
nave known him; / think | have
known Mr.. Owen about year, may
be longer.
=. You also stated that you hat
employed him as counsel for your
SELF and for the companies or con.
Germs in which you were interested
That is true, isn't it?
A. Yes, sir.