Evening journal., 1911-04-01


p Ratledge in Baltimore by accident
and spoke to him about her case She
also admitted that she knew Harry l.
Gillis, having gone to school with
him and further admitted Ratledge
and ellis visited her husband at
times when they lived at Carpenter,
Del.
Judge Ball tried to show that the
witness came here solely at the insti-
cation Of Ratledge and Gillis, but she
said she had only seen Ratledge once
before the time she met him by ac-
cident in Union Station at Balti-
more
The witness said in reply to a ques-
ton by Mr.. Clarkson, that she had
not thought of reporting the fact that
she had given money to Chief Black,
to the Police Commission.
RatIedge and Wardle Mlx-up.
Just before Mrs. Connahan began 70
give her evidence David Wardle, a
special officer, and James p Ratledge
had a wordy alteration outside the
door OF the Board room. RatledRe was
standing in the pasageway and War
die saying that he had received in
structions to keep the way cleared or
dered him down stairs. Ratledge al
first refused 10 go and after an inter
change OF words and Wardle threaten
ed TO arrest him, he went down the
stairs.
Following the testimony Of Mrs
Connahan. Stella Jordan, the person
she mentioned, was summoned to sub
stantate' her evidence, but differed
In h.. .F
Mrs. Connahan. The latter had testi-
fed that the conversation was held
in Chief Blacks private Office and
Mrs. Jordan said u took place In the
Office out side the railing The latter
also was not positive that Mrs. Con-
nahan gave Chief Black the S25. but
thought she did
The witness said that Chief Black
as Mrs. Connahan called him, I'm hel
presence. had told Mrs. ConnahaI
that she could open a house on payinl
him 500. The witness said Mrs
Connahan gave the Chief S25. which
was all the money she had at the time
and he then told her that 81 a head q
week for the girls In the house woulC
be all right The witness said the
Chief told Mrs Connahan that he
would write to her.
In cross examination the witness
said the Chief first told Mrs. Gonna
han that she could not open a house
as the Law and order Society wal
too strong for him.
The witness said that only she. Mrs
| Connahan, and Chief Black we're IN
the room at the time Mrs. Connahar
gave the Chief the money.
Wardle Not Present
At this juncture Mr. Ball called
Special Officer David Wardle and ask.
ed the witness whether she saw this
officer on the day they were in VIII
mington.
Witness said she did not remember
/ but was sure he was not present
when she and Mrs. Connahan had
their conversation with Chief Black
The witness said she came to Will
mington today with Mrs. Connahan
because she liked the Brandywine
and added that she always did like
Wilmington. She admitted. however
that she knew what she was TO come
TO Wilmington for. She admitted hav.
ing met both ellis and Ratledge, In
I Baltimore when she was IN Miss Con.
nahan's company. She said she mel
Ratledge aud Gillis again in Baltimore
this morning and said she though
they came on the same train with hel
TO Wilmington.
Mr.. Ball by this line of auestionihl
wanted to show aninus on the par
of Gillis and Ratledge against Chic
Black.
Defense Gets Started.
At this juncture Mr.. Satterthwsit
closed his case.
Judge Ball Immediately proceeded
I with the defense stating that h'
thought he coudd examine some o
his witnesses this afternoon. and
theerby shorten the investigation. He
, sair It would be pretty hard to out
line or disclose an the defense al
this time from the fact that there
was drag-net out and much evidence
that was unimportant and irrelevant
He said his client. Chief Black, wants
the true light thrown on the object OF
this investigation. He said he in
tended to further discredlt Elsie Bar.
ton; to show that the witness Heller
was a perjurer; that Megonigle, a
| former city lineman had been giver
the articles with which to make som'
repairs at the Chiefs house and tha
he did not use city property; and tina
he would produce a witness to prov
that the last two witnesses produces
by Mr.. Satterthwaite periured them
selves.
Mr.. Ball said he would also prov
} that the proceedings against Chic
. Black were q conspiracy to end III
usefulnes Of Chief Black in thi
J city.
} Wardle Denies Money Payment
The first witness called was Davi
Z Wardle. He testified that he was
Chiefs ONCE when Mrs. Connahan an
) the Jordan woman came from Bait