The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-14
Now a Convict in Ohio Pen
itentiary, Formerly Treas
urer of the Big Four.
Averrs There is no One
H ig gher up Involved.
Knows of no Illegal
Rebates.
Mrs. Ford Appears Very Weak AZ
ter u Year Spent In Hospitals.
Answers Questions In Almost In-
audible NOice-Mct Cooke In 1908.
Rr United Press wlre.


Cincinnati. June 14.-Charles l..
Warriner, former treasurer of tho
Big Four railroad. now convict at
the Ohio penitentiarY. finished testify
ing few minutes before Mrs. Jean
nette s. Ford, the woman I'm the
Warrner case. took the stand In the
trial Of Edgar s. Cooke. charged with
| embczzlng $4,000 from the railroad
His Testimony.
Warriner was on the witness stand
for another hour Wednesday and be-
fore ne left II he was made to tell how
he robbed the Bif -Four railroad. how
much he had returned to the railroad
company and had declared again that
Cooke was short. He testified that he
had returned 100000 to the Big Four
railroad.
That he gave Edgar s. Cooke. whom
he accused of being short a letter Of
recommendation in order 10 protect
himself. This answer was later ruled
cut.
That he stole money from the Big
Four while covering mp the shortage
of one month with the money re-
| ceived on the following month.
That he knew nothing of Illegal re-
bates by the Big Four railroad; and
that he did not know of a theft of
$2,OOO.00O from the Big Four treas
urcr in addition to his own
That there was no one "higher up
Involved.
Condition Arouscs Pity.
murmur OF amaZement and pity
arose fromhIheIhun1reds Of spscta-
tors in the lerdwded court i'room as
Mrs. Ford was brought forward in
i her .NyhleI ehar Accompanied by hos
pital attendants Many OF those pres
ent had seen her last year when she
was on trial and the contrast seemed
10 make a. visible impression On all
of'then, igav) rathf.DN
The regular witness stand vas pull.
ed aside in order that the invalid
chair bearing Mrs Ford, lcould be
IIlaced close 70 the jury. Mrs Ford
was unable To stand up when the oath
was administered To her and Deputy
Court clerk Zeidler came beside hcI
chair In order 10 swear her. IIe'
right hand. once plump and round
looked frail and thin as she trembling
ly raised It to be sworn and the fingers
of her hand crooked themselves In q
manner than indicated her helpless
ness To control her movements.
Her Testimony.
Assistant Prosecutor cash then be
gan the examination by asking he
her full name. She replied I'm a vote,
so low that she had To be requested /,
repeat it. She was trembling vlo
lently from head to foot and tried L
steady herself by supporting her hea
with her left hand.
! "Wherc have you been liNingf' sh
was asked
"At the Bethesda hospital and n
Scarlet Oaks"
you have been a patient at thes
= institufionsi for some time"
Yes"
who has paid your bills ther'
Mrs. Ford?"
e After slight pause and with
Il uuaver IN her voice, she answered
, "rhey are not paid"
Have you any means or propert
now2"
Nothing but some furniture her
o and in Chicago which nay attorney
arranging 10 sell"
"Do you know the defendant, Ed
n gar S. Cooker"
G Very we'll" answered Mrs. For'
firmly but without looking at Cook
Tell the jury when YOU first me
him"
- 1T was some time in 1901"
Il "Where was he living at that time?
AT the san Rafael flats"
"How soon after you first met hil
g did he call on you?'
, Il don't know the exact date bit