New-York tribune., 1911-02-22

wanted something better-vas looking
for a judgeship. he told me-"
The witness told Foelker that he had
put him and thousands Of others out OF
business. and asked him why he had
voted for the racetrack bill. he said.
Foelker rerliod that all the other side
offered him was Democratic assistance,
and he didn't need that, and that he had
heard Of large sums going to others, but
no money came to him, Ray testified.
Are you a racetrack tout?" Mr.. Mott
asked abruptly on cross-examination.
NO. I'm not" Ray shouted.
You came here to get even with
Foelker for putting you out Of business,
didn't you?" asked Mr.. Mott.
The witness said he didn't know what
Mr.. Mott meant by getting even"
What You have followed the races
for twenty-five years and don't know
what getting even means?" Mr.. Mott
blandly demanded.
Mr. Mott went after the two women
who testified hammer and tongs on
cross examination. In answer to his
questions Mrs Gardner. the defendants
wife. said she had known Mr.. Gardner
for thirteen years She had been on the
stage about six months in musical COM
edv. and left the stage about three years
ago. Mr. Mott wanted to know If she
was named as correspondent in the for
mer Mrs Gardner's divorce suit.
Il was not" she replied; mot in Mrs
Cardner's successful suit" she added,
hotly
she said she had never been Gardner's 8
secretary, but had done work for him at
various times. She went TO Wilkes
Barre last August, expecting to marry
Gardner the following week, but they
we're unable to get married until Sep
tomber %, and she had stayed there and
continued to work for him. They were
STAYING at the same hotel, she said In
( rerly to questions. but Gardner did not
+ ray her board bills and was not support
ing her at that time. The witness said
she had never taken a trip West TO seat
/ tie and Denver. as Mr. Mott suggested.
/ Mrs. Hall not only fatty contradicted
her husbands story, but said that ne
f., had written several Black Hand let-
/ ters 10 himself and TO her threatening MS
/ own life and then concocted the Story
Of having been shadowed and hnaHy
stabbed by emissaries Of Gardner
/ On cross-examiration Of Mrs. Hau MT
. Mott put letter in evidence when the
/ witness identified as one she had written
| 10 her husband here as late as last sun
day. II read:
Don't write any more about '. y. l
am patiently waiting for money ana l
am hard pressed for it. Wilson, the de-
tec,ive. was down here, and ianted me
10 go 70 New York and testify but re-
/ fused. as | didr't want 10 get mixei up
/ in that affair You needn't look up
! V. Ms police record. | have put him
out Of my life forever, so please don't
mention him any more"
Mr.. Mott asked her who ''V. n" was
and she refused 20 tell.
ION the ground tha. it would tend TO
degrade and incriminate you?" asked
/ Mr.. Mott.
Mr. Steuer took the witness l hand
/ before she could answer and instructed
her TO say who "V n" was She said
/ his name was Van Norden and that :
was a bond salesman here. Mr.. Mott
/ asked her why she said in her letter that
/ Van Norden had gone out of her life.
Because Mr.. Hall thought he had
| come into it," was the answer.
The witness denied that there was any
thing between herself and Van l'orden TO
f. justify criticism. He was a friend OF
her husband she said. and had been
brought 10 her home and introduced TO
her by Hall
The defence called Magistrate Alfred
3. Voorhees,, of Brooklyn, Howard J.
Forker District Court judge. ard sew
eral other character witnesses. who tes-
tifed that they had known Gardner for
several years and that his reputation
for veracity was good.
Charles " Scheuk. a bond salesman
for the Tanger Developing COMPANY al
! Scranton Penn testified to being pres
/ ent when Gardner and Hall talked in
this citv on October 90, 1910. when
Hall accused Gardner Of getting him out
of his position with the developing COM
PAW and threatened Gardner that he
would make trouble for him through Mr.
Elder in Brooklyn unless he had Hall
+ reinstatcd Mr.. Mott produced letter
on which the witness identified the sig
nature Of Frederick Quimby. president
Of the Tangier company, written TO the
/ compary's agents In Scranton in which
I Mr.. Quimby wrote that Hall was still n
/ salesman for the company in that ter
/ ritory on November 8 1910.
Halls Relations with Gardner.