Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-11
SHORTAGES TOLD
OF BY WITNESS
Gives Testimony to Effect That
Hudson Did Not Get All
It Ordered.
DOCUMENT AND ROLLER
SHELVES ARE MISSING
Trial in Court House Case Is Be
ing Continued Today Before
Justice Swayze.

JERSEY CITY, July 11.-A few
minutes before adjournment of the
Hudson Count Court House con-
spiraey trial yesterday the prosecu-
tion called a witness who was the
5 irst one to give sensational testi-
mony. He was George S. Baxter, an
assistant to County Prober Cameron.
He was In the witness chair ten
minutes. In that time, after quail
flying as an expert, he testified that
he had made inventories of all the
different classes of furniture installed
In the new 49, 900, 900 Court House, and
comparing them with the architects
order for all furniture, and had dis
covered considerable shortages.
These shortages, either not delivered
or hypothecated, were four oak
tables, two typewriter desks. 1,451
document file shelves and 1,034 roller
shelves, such as are used In ming
cases.
The witness had only gotten that
far when Supreme Court Justice
Francis ]. Swayze announced that
the hour for adjournment had ar
rived. To suit the convenience of
Common Pleas Judges Blair and
Carey, who have sentences to make
today, the trial was adjourned until
today.
In one instance a wood furniture
expert, who claimed that he Is a
manufacturer of such furniture as is
Installed in the new Court House,
said that his factory was located in
Seventy-fifth street, Manhattan. Mr..
Lane, cross-examining him on the
location of his factory, discovered
that the street number he gave
would place the factory location In
the Hudson River.
He said that his factory was at
s1S West Seventy-fifth street. One
of the lawyers for the defense, know
ing the neighborhood, questioned the
existence of a factory there. After
the noon recess Mr.. Lane cross-ex-
amined the witness about his factory
and pointed out that 318 West Sew
enty-ffth street is a purely residen-
tial section. Mr.. Hester then changed
the number to SIS West Seventy-fifth
street, whereupon a lawyer for the
defense said thai that would place
the factory out somewhere in the
North River.
Here the witness appeared to be
tangled. He managed to get him
self together again n then n
nounced hat he meant East Seventy
fifth street and not West Seventy
fifth street. and supposed that ne had
been saying East all the time.
Han Henning, the expert for the
State who reused the ire of Justice
Swayze Tuesday by his lack of
knowledge of the matter before him,
was on the witness stand yesterday.
At one time he was examined con-
corning the cost of two cuspidor
cleaners. He placed the value of them
at figures much lower than the coun-
ty paid, but on cross-examination
was unable to tell where he got his
figures. He said that he had visited
a store in New York city and there
got the prices OF these articles. He
failed to tell the name of the man
who gave him his information and
couldn't tell the location of the store.
Colonel Walter 8. Whittemore. the
engineer who worked on the alleged
Newark turnpike and Belleville turn
pike paving scandals. was another
witness called. He gave testimony
to show that he had made inspection
of the metal furniture in some parts
of the Court House with the use of
gauge measures. On cross-exami-
nation by Gerard Roberts, counsel to
George c.. Metzger, manager of the
New York sales offices of the Art
Metal Construction Company, of
jamestown, N. Y, and one of the
defendants, the witness admitted that
he knew nothing about metal fur
niture n that he never had any
experience in measuring any Of it
until called upon to do so in the
Court House.
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