The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-14

as to the kind of witness /Williston
was for himself on direct and cross
examination. With the exception of a
few minutes in the morning during
which time Harry Moose city clerk of
Gary testified as to Wiliston's appoint
ment as a member of the board OF pub
lie works, the entire day was given
over to the city engineer
DOESN'T LOOK THE PART.
In appearance Williston is pleasing
His features which are not extraordi-
nari1y strong, are regular, remarkably
So He has a boyish face with an un-
conscious innocent expression which is
striking now that he stands charged
with the crime Of soliciting and accept
ing bride. He is thirty-one years
old and is a graduate of the engineer
ing department of Ann Arbor UNIVERSE
ty. According to his testimony on d.
rect examination he has held a number
of positions as civil engineer. among
them one under the Panama Canal
Commission. His comely wife a blonde
young woman. dressed in a tan colored
cloth suit, and their prattling little
daughter made their first appearance In
the court room yesterday afternoon,
while he was in the witness chair. The
childish voice of the little girl was soon
heard above the converse lions in the
court room, and as was to be expected
drew the attention of the jurors to
itself and mother who had taken a seat
inside the railing Their presence was
of short duration however as the
mother responded to Judge Van Fleets
pleader for her fathers innocence.
GOES OVER RECORD.
On direct examination Williston went
over the salient points of the dicto-
graph record. with object as outlined
by the defense in its opening statement
on Saturday, TO tell the jury that the
money he accepted from Dean, his ac-
cuser. was to be used for the purchase
of options on four lots on the east side
of Adams street in Gary between Tenth
avenue and the Gary and Western rail-
road for a site for Deans heating
plant. williston stated that he thought.
the Dean franchise better than the
Nyhoff the A. F. Knots franchises
which were pending at the same time
What did you mean when you said
to Dean. They can't get my vote a s long
as you and / understand one another"
Attorney Knots for the defense asked
him.
Il meant that I would be for his
franchise long as he would live up
suggestion to quiet the unconscious
to the terms of it," answered Williston.
SAID DEAN STILL OWED HIM MONEY
The witness maintained on the stand
that up until the options were closed
up the 1926 which were paid him by
Dean belonged the latter and that Dean
still owes him the two thousand dollars
promised him.
Williston took credit for having made
Dean rewrite the franchise three or
four times and that it was owing to his
suggestion that Dean agreed to lay
stubs from the main feed pipe In the
alleys to the property lines. thus saw
ing the property owners on the average
of ono to one dollar and a half foot.
The defense was particular to lay the
foundation for another avenue of attack
on Dean in the closing arguments by
getting statements from williston into
the records and before the Jury that al
the solicitation of Dean he drank more
cocktails and whiskey than was good for
him, and that Dean accepted the hos
pitality of Williston's home for sun
day dinner even after the city engineer.
had walked into the trap set for him by
Dean.
ANSWERS LACKED FORCE.
To the disinterested spectator and
auditor, Willistons answers seemingly
lacked that positiveness, force and de-
fiance which one naturally expect to
hear from a defendant wrongfuily ac-
eused. His attitude might however be
explained by a modesty which he car
ried naturally
1t was two O'Clock when Attorney
Parker took the witness in hand for
nerve racking cross-examination which
served the purpose of getting the dead
ly photograph records before the jury
once more by Williston's own admis-
sions and with that emphasis that the
state tried TO put onto the salient and
discriminating statements. 1t was after
five o'clock after he finished with him