Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-20
MOUNTAINOUS ARE
ON TRIAL HERE TODAY
lcontInued from Flr.t Psge.l


Mr.. Tumulty followed his secretary
TO the stand, and said he received
the letter dated May 20, from Mr..
johnson.
After reading the letter he said
he forwarded the first letter to the
prosecutor of Morris county.
Attorney Bacon read the second let
ter and asked the witness If he re-
membered it.
He said he remembered reading II
and handing it over to Mr.. Taylor,
of the United States secret service.
Cross-examined by Attorney Will
lam Tyack, jr., Mr.. Tumulty said
he could not recall whether the letter
was delivered to him in the en-
yelope.
could a letter be substituted in the
mail?' asked the attorney.
"Why, of course, it could; any
sane man knows that replied the
witness.
"Then I'll take it for granted that
you're sane" the attorney replied
| Tyacke then told Mr.. Tumulty how
he had testified at future hearing
and asked If that was not right.
well, I'll take your word for it, il
you say So" he replied in sarcastic
voice, which created considerable
laughter.
Tumulty was then excused and left
the courtroom He was followed by
the ambitious members Of the Wilson
League
George 3. Quinn. a detective, said
he went to the place where the money
was supposed to be left and saw
Dunn riding back and forth on a BIZ
cycle past the rendezvous named on
tho night the money was to be left
there.
davenport was also in the vicinity
he said, hanging around the railroad
crossing. There were also many
people passing on bicycles and in car
riages and automobiles. the witness
admitted on cross-examination.
Norman S. Hobbs. another detective
employed by Mr.. King, corroborated
the testimony of Quinn in regard to
Dunn and Davenport being in the vi
cinity. He said he saw the bag
hanging under the bridge and noticed
that Dunn especially seemed. to be
watching it. He said he had been
sleuthing there for several nights,
and either Dunn or Davenport was
around most of the time.
The jury drawn was as follows;
Phillip II. Rutter Irvington; George
r. Brandenburgh, Newark; Elmer
Dickerson, Denville; Charles B. Dun
can, Newark; John T. Griffith, NOR
ristown: Stephen c. Griffith, Norris
town: Charles c. Oliver Morristown;
Frank e. oliver, New Vernon; Mich
ael p. Roche, Newark; John l.. Tall
bridge, Morristown: James III. Tin
| dali, Trenton: Charles r. Whitehead,
Morristown. There were no objections
to jury members by either side.
Handcuffed to Deputy Marshal
Beekman, Davenport and Dunn were
brought in the courtroom.
Dunn was smoking and Davenport
was smiling, and both seemed conn-
dent of acquittal.
|. Many friends from Wharton were
in the court room early and told the
prisoners about the riots that have
been going on in their home town.
Asks Indictment Dismissal.
AS soon as the jury was drawn and
| the case opened. Attorney Tyacke
moved for the dismissal of the COM
plant, on the ground that it was inn
| properly drawn. Judge Rellstab
overruled the motion; and the case
| went on.
Dunn, with his brother Warren,
alias "Pete," and Davenport were
arrested in the Wharton mountains
last November by United States Post
office Inspectors Butler and Larrabee
and Deputy United States Marshal
Beekman.
! They were charged with sending
two letters to President Wilson. one
demanding $4,000 and the other $1,000,
on penalty of death for refusal. The
letters were sent, from Wharton.
The threatening letter sent to
President Wilson, then governor, was
as follows:
NEW YORK PARTY. Nov. tn IL
1912 for Woodrow Wilson. l am now
agoin to warn you of what we are
agoin to do to yu as we did not warn
teddy nor Mckinley either, they got
SCOT just the same and if we don't
get what we ask you for you Will
got the office as president yes and
we are death on ." Cthe ditto marks
were directly below the word "presi-
dent" on the line above), so now VIII
son IL you have got $1,000 dollars for
this party we will spair your life but
if not we will SCOT you before you get
in the office as sure as your name Is
Wilson so we will give you time to
Think the matter over so you will no
what to you are doing wright or
wrong, but If you don't send the S., 900
you or some of your people will be
sorry that you didn't say Wilson we
are not. abit backward in telling you
what we mean to do to you so if you
want to live and holdyour office just
send $1,000 in gold by Nov the "a and
send it by mail if you don't send it
we viii be on your track soon
address,
p. ]. shadunk. r. F. D. route 2, box
40. Wharton.
n. j."
While the two prisoners were or
trial in this city another letter of the
1 same character was received by Mr.
Tunulty from New York city. Presi.
dent Wilson at the time was in Der.
| muda.
Warren Dunn, who was arrested
with the others and later released b,
United States Commissioner Stock
ton, is in the court room. waiting tt
be called as a witness for the defense
Butler Tells OF "CoDfession.,
Francis A. Butler, a postoffice in
spector, who was instrumental il
gathering the evidence which pointet
to Dunn and Davenport as the au
thors of the black-hand letters, wa