The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-15

down here to get them?" Ackerman
then replied with He did" 81 told
him | did not believe it, and he then
says, What do you mean?" 81
mean, says /, that / don't believe
McGranaghan would rent us the
boats and then turn around and rent
them to you and send you down after
them. ! am willing to divide up
with you" "Ackerman than says
Mccain go and arrest the whole
bunch" Ackerman then says,
Don't you know | am going to take
both boats and you with them?" He
then told again the occurrence in
the boats as heretofore described by
him.
On being cross-examined by G. p.
Searle he admitted that Ackerman
came up to him about 8 o'clock on
the day of the occurrance, like a
gentleman and denied calling him
liar when he said McGranaghan rent
ed him the boats for the day. He
also admitted that Ackerman offered
to take them to McGranaghan in his
automobile to prove his statement
and offered to pay 500 If Nc
Granaghan had not rented them the
boats. He also stated that he got
in the boat first and that Mccain got
in and walked past him to the rear
end where he stood up.
John Brain was sworn. He stated
that he lived in Pleasant Mount and
that he was one of the party with
David Lake at Rock Lake on Aug.
2. He corroborated most of Lakes
testimony of the affair but he said
he saw MCCann and David Lake
grapple in the center of the boat
He states that he saw McCann push
David Lake out of the boat and
when Lake attempted to get in again
he showed his fist in his face and
threatened to hit Lake if he got in
the boat again. He stated that Lake
got in again and was pushed out two
more times, the latter time by Burr
when Lake got in and stepped on
Burr's foot. His testimony was not
shaken by cross-examination.
Charles Bonham was sworn. His
testimony, too, was about the same
as the others as he was a member
of the party on Aug. 2. On cross
examination he admitted hearing
Lake say, when he had been thrown
from the boat, That's just what
wanted you to do" He stated that
the distance between the two boats
was about feet and that at the
time of the alleged trouble he was
engaged in taking out the poles and
fishing tackle from one of the boats
He also testified to Lakes shirt being
torn.
Ralph Benson was the next witness
sworn. He said he was in Rock Lake
on August 2 and had heard and saw
the occurrence in the boats. He was
~, ~ 1ol-
saw Lake showed out of the boat but
couldn't state who it was that did
it.
Hugh McGranaghan, proprietor of
the camp and two boats, next testi-
fed that he had leased the camp and
one boat to Lake and said they could
use the other when it was not other
wise engaged by other parties. On
cross-eXamination he said he had
leased the boats to Lake alone and
not to the whole party with him. He
denied making an agreement with
McCann a week previous for the use
of the boats on that day. He ad-
mitted meeting the Carbondale men
on the road when they were going
to the lake and talked to them and
admitted telling them to go right in
and use the boats. He said that if
the boats were out on the lake, to
call them in. He also admitted on
cross-examination that he had pre-
viously told David Lake of the ex-
pected coming of the Carbondale
men and Lake had said Send them
right in when they come" When
pressed for an answer as to why he
let the Carbondale party in when he
knew David Lake was using the
boats, he said that he thought they
would divide up the boats. When
asked by Mr. McCarty if a certain
Mr.. Reilly had telephoned him the
day before, he answered YES" and
told him to come right up. The Com
monwealth rested.
Lake was recalled by the defense
and questioned by Attorney c. P.
Searle.
You testified that you had made
all the arrangements"
81 did. l made arrangements for
myself and party"