The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-17
Big MONEY OFFERED
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~ yours,-in two years we quaint
TO have a practice Of twenty thous.
and dollars q year7" A. did.
q. will ask you further, n
later on In the same conversation,
and as shown by the same record
from which you refreshed your
memory this morning. you didn't
state as follows. at would be beau
tiful, wouldn't III Well, now.
would you care TO meet Mr..
Weil7r A. Yes.
@. And II Mr.. Ogden didn't
reply 20 that. no. You tell MIN.
know what you represent is all
risht7" A. He made that state
ment, yes, sir.
Q. In reply to that remark
Just made by your A. Yes. sir.
Didn't Want TO See Well.
q. And ", towards the end OF
the conversation, you didn't use
this language, "You don't want
TO see Mr.. We'll yet A. did.
Q. To which Mr.. Oaden re-
piled, mo. want 20 talk Il over
with my brother first9r A. He
did.
@. And 10 which you replied.
That 10 all right. I will tell Mr..
We'll you will talk II over with
your brother, and we will take IL
up again some other timer" A.
Yes, sir.
o. And TO which he replied, ~
want to clean these things I'd
first. AZ soon as get them
cleared up am going to quit7"
A. He made that statement,
Yes, sir.
@. And n you didn't say then.
All right. J am awfuIly Glad to
have had this talk with you;"
and " he didn't reply, ~ appre-
elate what you said TO me. Good
night" and you then ended the
conversation with these words,
We'll, good nipht9r A. Yes, sir.
Mr.. Elliott to Parkersburq.
q. Where did you 20 to after you
with Mr. OgdenY
A. To Parkersburg.
q. Who went with youg
A. Keys. he went on TO Pittsburel
and / went TO Parkersburg.
Q. Did you ever see Biddinge
again?
A. ] did
q. Where!
A. Az Pittsburgh. IN the Fort PIT
hotel. later az SIR. Wells office. mi
was on October rs.
Q General. you said you wrot,
George Sommers letter.
A. That is correct
q. The letter published was PRO
TO the conversations Of Mr. Ogden an,
Mr. Bronson2
A. Yes SIR.
General Elliott stated that he sen
The letter regarding the coercion.
10 Sommers for political reasons. n,
said that he never gave Sommers any
thing for writing the story. az ne cor
him a first Claws. high typ,
man. He said he did not know som
iners had ever incurred any expenses
That he. (ElliOtD had settled ten
eral Elliott said ne had gone TO wash
.nEton and had seen Sommers there
and had told him he had the stuff
Tor him, which he would send.
Ask Adjournment.
At this point the attorneys for IN,
defense stated that they would TX,
adjournment taken until mornin,
when they would again cross eHamin,
me witness. The Master stated tina
1e was willing 20 take adjournment.
Mr.. Well then addressed the follow
Ing question 10 General Elliott.
isn't if fact that these offer
were made on the authority Of Mr.
HiddInEer only and that you had m,
authority from mo and when tho do
tectaphonc records were read fo nm,
I'm your presence. and Biddinger'a
didn't 7 say You had no right 10 d,
that"
Objection was entered by Cant Arf
which was sustained by Tho master
he ruling That the question was no
permissible az that time. in az mrrI
as The defendants had not GrI.Hr,
cross examining the witness
Adjournment was taken until fbH
morning whom General Elliott uI
resume fhc stand 70 o. fhorehf Tina
Mr r q. Sullivan will De- tho nev
witness called
attorneys On tho case Tor The plain
iiT. s. leo Well OF UHfsbrrrI. h
VI Amber 81 parkprsture g D.
Price. n Charleston. and Charlie. $40
annie. ~ fhle city For tho defence
Iudre !. 10 Holt. of Huntington. Con
freeman s. o. Avis. OF Charleston
Judge Frank 49, Erah.ff. and -rr4f1l
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