The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-15
WITNESS HATRED FOR TWO
DEFENDANTS is SINFUL

ing OFFICES here already written nm
Win the blank places left TO nut in
the names OF the men who made and
seconoed the motions and who pre-
siueu over the meetings. Further
more, that he had passed resolutions
at these meetings that he did NOT
then Know the meaning OF. or did NOT
Know the meaning of to this day.
Mr.. Noyes acknowledged on the
stand that in 1912 he made an affida-
VII that the work was done for the
corporation. and tried then TO collect
from that corporation. This he ad-
mltted on cross-eXamination. and
caused quite stir among the many
spectators. among whom were many
local attorneys.
Mr.. Noyes' claim that the work
was worth 1915. being apportioned as
loiiows; $40 for the trip to Charles
Ton 10 get the charter for the Nation.
al Telephone Corporation: 500 for
preparing bylaws for the National
Telephone Corporation. and 800 for
getting the charter and preparing the
bylaws OF the Consolidated TeIe-
graph a. Telephone Company. making
total of s275.
The charter for which the defend
ants ask pay was prepared BY Mr..
toward. For preparing the bylaws
the plaintiffs ask 81 900. and he claims
mat they were copied from a book
submitted from New York They ask
Tor payment for assisting in the pur-
chase of SlO.0O0.OOO worth of Cont.
mental telephone stock. Mr. Handlan
says that Mr.. Harper bought this for
$500 at auction. and ID Is not worth
20 cents
Mr.. Howard's direct examination
took up all OF the forenoon and part
OF the afternoon. In mis- cross-exam-
ination he was asked concerning the
enmity between him and the defend.
ants, and made no denial OF the ac-
cusatiOn. Immediately following the
completion Of his examination. S. NJ
Noyes was placed on the stand by the
plaintiffs. In his direct examination
ne went over the work that was done
by him and his partner. Mr.. Ritz
Letter - shown.
tie ives cross examined b. Ar Hand
len. IN answer 10 a question. Can YOU
point out one single bit 81 voi- Gone by
f1u maj wes not made out By Nc
Hhoward Mr.. Moves was given m rec
.tuN 81 the company. and after Foinr
though them. said that n great deal 81
The work was outlined by Mr. Tiownrd
~ we Nfw YORK uffICc and handed 90
th'u with blanks left To- ron in. 4 let
tef wHs introduced By Ar Handinn siru-
- % Nj Howard. bearing the request
that the minutes Of tho meeting neid
herc April T. 1910 D. mailed 90 him "the
minutes We sent you"
hc further admitted that practically
~ or M WORK done. CO.. ~ Whcsllnr.
was transacted in tnr New York offse
and sent here. Tor instance. be- SAID d.
would receive letter aa Hold n frfrt-
tnE tu your office this MORNING ana
am SENDING YOU minutes 81 this meet.
IDS " wrH re- this iunrfurr fhaf Mr.
N"NsF srid. - adopted resolutions. long
solution that didn't know ANYTHING
about. ur don't know anything ah. uf f6
this date
Attorneys to testify thia morninr for
~" lCfenHf nrr. MraHre Frank ana o.
p OLfieu. Senator J U sonnmertfffa.
'ffufrnl T - Riley. General Alfred rafd-
ven W. John ~. rrudlftnn. Mr. i a.
royce eud NJ vs. o. kruur The suit
WV n"t 90 Co. o. jury until late fhfs
ai icrnnnn. o. tho general impression %
those injected