Evening journal., 1914-08-04

Chief Blacks Statement.
CHIEF Black testified that he saw
/ the watch In the City Court, but he
never saw it after that He said Ser
geant Schell told him about the tele-
phone call for the watch, but Schell
was not clear as to who had received
the watch to be delivered to the up
per court He felt sure, however, that
the watch was sent to the court
house Chief Black said the man who
took Il up may not have know what
he was carrying.
Samuel Cont testified to Glielmi
asking him TO get some one to write
letters for him. He said Clerk OF
Council Dillon wrote the letter which
| was sent TO Council and John Cur
lett wrote the letter sent to MT
Bowers, president of the police board
and which Mr.. Bowers produced. He
said Curlett had heard him talking
about the matter and he asked him
to write the letter because Curlet
could write better than he could. He
denied that Curlett had said he would
get the chief OF police in trouble or
that he would get the police commits
sioners in trouble He said Curlett
made no threats against anyone. Con-
q denied that when Mr.. Dillon wrote
the letter he (ContD had taken an
oath not TO tell who had written the
letter and he also denied that he had
given Dillon his word of honor not to
tell anyone who wrote IT, He said he
talked 20 Dillon In the cigar store at /
Sixth and Market streets and later /
when he went to his Office on other |
business he asked him II he would |
mind writing the letter for him. He |
said he showed Dillon a copy of the /
letters Gllelmi had received from the |
attorney-general' Office and other
letters received by him In connection
with the case The witness stated
that he read the letters TO Gllelml
and had him sign them. He explained
TO him the meaning of the contents.
Cont testified that man had
STONED in the cigar store and told
him TO publish the story Of the miss
, ing witch in the Sunday Star. This
, man. whom he did not know, ne
, claimed. told him to ask Dillon as to
thc proper method of procedure In
p bringing the matter before Council.
I lie later delivered the letter to the
4 young man In the mayors Office. lie
T. said Dillon did not ask him not to
saw anything about t. Mr.. thinner
l. mann thought the witness said he
e gave Dillon his word OF honor not to
= tell who wrote the letter. but Cont
o denied that he had made such state
inent. claiming he did not give his
* word of honor to keen the matter
Ie quiet
II In response TO questions from Mr..
Dt Lynn, Cont denied that when Dillon
10 gave him the letter he said: THAT
milan fold
he him that ought to help him out. He
Up denied that Dillon had made any
D. promises to him or to Gllelmi, and he
Id denied that Dillon had said. That
r will show up the police department"
The witness said Dillon did not say
id anything about the police depart
TT mcnt.
m Writing Of the Letter.
,e. Cont testified that Dillon was
s- present when he Cthe witness) was
I'm talking about the subject, and the
he strange man whom he described of
ed medium build and having gray hair
he told him to ask Dillon about the
method of procedure IN bringing The
as subject TO Councils attention. HI
he said Dillon told him he could writ
re-. TO the police board and they woul,
,as let him know about the watch Cont
ne said he asked Dillon TO write In
.on letter for him and he did. He claimel
w he composed the letter, but Dilloi
IL made what corrections we're neces
no cary. He denied that Dillon haS
as told him TO get the letters Glielm
nj. had received from the attorney-gen.
an erals Office, and stated Glielmi hat
brought those letters To him TO hav,
y. him read them 20 Glielmi, who can.
= ] mi rnuH
he said he showed them to Dillon and
n. told him TO put them on the end oil
as II.
he He claimed the letter he sent e
m. Council was in a sealed envelope. IT,
was shown an envelope with Dillon's
he name printed in the corner. II wal
Vi addressed to Chairman Cook Of IN,
to special committee in billions hand
up writing He denied that he had sen
le- that envelope. IL was evident that the
* envelope displayed had been address
ic- ed after the special committee hat
he been appointed. which was some tim,
ne after the receipt OF the letter Of com
us plant by City Council sitting in reg
ia ular session.
,er Cont testified that Glielmi was thu
&c only one who ever hunted him up II
reference TO the watch.
Glielmi was recalled and testified
~ that no one ever went TO him and sal,
;er he could help him get his watch. Hl
vs said he went TO Cont and asked hin
,rs to get some one 10 write the letter FOL
al him. He denied that he ever went d
Ice see Dillon about the subject. He sal,
H. Cont told him the letter was goinI
ps TO Council and Council would see tina
ir. he got had his watch returned to him
a Mr.. Bowers and Mr. Zimmerman
ed put many questions to Glielmi rela
ch tive to his statements that he did no
he know what was IN the letter ant
i'm Conti's testimony that he had real
in the letters to him when he signel
Of them and they wanted to know hoy
he reconclled these varying state
led ments but the witness said he ha
be- been told the contents OF the letter
see would get his watch for him. III
Or declared he had never told Cont tina
ed he had seen his watch at the Marc
term of the upper court.
to Cont explained when recalled tina