The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-18


Avis Questions Wei.
Following Wells speech Captain :
3. Avis on the other side. was on bis
feet Immediately and asked Mr.. Wei.
while the latter smiled
did you not send for Biddinger to
come TO your Office In Pittsburgh. and
when he came did you not employ
him. although he told you that he was
employed by Governor Hatfield in Ger
tain matters and had done certain
work for the Governor And did YOU
not employ him with the stipulation
that there was TO be no conflict be
tween the duties which be was to do
for you and those he had 10 do for
the Governor"
We'll Wouldn't Answer
We'll did not answer. only continu-
INK TO laugh. and Attorney Price. re-
plying for him. said: VIII you an
swer a question We will put 10 YOU?
Did not BiddinEer turn over the rec
Ords of the conversations between FL
lott and ogden and Bronson TO Gov
ernor Hatheld?"
Captain Avis answered. Il will
answer that question. have no
knowledge that BiddinEer ever turned
the records over to the Governor. Now
viii you answer my question:"
Price replied for Well: The other
side does not wish il brought out
whether the records were turned over
to Governor Hatfeld."
Captain Avis's question was then
placed on record and Mr. Well rose 10
answer IL. He said: Il have no obiec.
tion to answering Captain Avis's ques-
ton. whether II IL made as a demand.
as a request. OF a. a simple suggestion
as TO what he desires TO know in the
matter. II is true when | employed
Biddinger that he told me be was em-
ployed by the governor in another
matter and asked that his duties in my
employ should not be made TO conflict
with his work for the governor. / then
believed him to be an honest man
but / subsequently found that be was
in direct communication with Govern
or Hatfield on the subject of the con
versation and our conferences to-
sether. found that he was double
crossing me and was acting solely in
the governors interests"
In reply to a question from the other
side Mr.. Well said 1T is true that I
did ask him to go to the governor as
my representative. but il was when
still thought that he was a decent. hon.
est man"
Pertubed by Letter.
Well" Captain Avis. you read lust
now personal letter which wrote 10
the Burns agency. Where did YOU get
II. Did you get II from the governorY
] ask you where did you get it,"
Captain Avis-'Tt Is none OF your
business"
Judge Holt then spoke at ength
summing up all the points which the
defense maintained in objection to the
questions OF Mr.. Well and the answers
by General Elliott, alleging that the
matters taken up were only proper In
/ rebuttal and were prevalent To the
testimony in chief: that the only eyi-
dence was hearsay; and further that
II the conversations with Biddinger
, were admitted that they had no rela.
ton whatsoever TO the matter in hand
He was over-ruled and an exception
was noted
Captain Avis then took up the re-
cross-examinatiOn OF the witness.
'BiddinEer had preceded YOU 10
.
1914, had he not7"
Yes"
And had been in Mr. Wells office
IN that city on that day. before your
He had. He told me he had been
there in the morning and was in the
office when 1 arrived in the after
noon"
What time in the morning did you
arrive in Pittsburgh"
i don't recall. think the train was
late. some time in the forenoon.
though"
You had to wait some time before
you saw Mr.. Wen?"
Il did not get TO sec him until sor,e
time after ] arrived there"
Did you 20 to Mr. Wells ontce
pursuant to an arrangement with Bid
Il did"
Did Biddlnger telepbone from,
Wells office on that occasiong"
Il think not met MIN sbo-,,,,
atter my arrival and then again later
He did telephone me later i'm the after.
noon or during The evening"
Where FROM"
i wouldn't want TO say certainly
but understood 1t was from Nr
Wells office"
Was Biddinger waiting i'm Wells
once when you arrived there
Yes, he vas there with Mr. Uocb.
berg"
Ieft?" "'u you
He was"
Did he remain there after yop
. leftg" ~"
could not answer that. but no
was there when ] shut the door"
Was that the only occasion whom
/ you saw Biddinscr iu Mr.. Wells or
] isrg" "
% think 20 Thai is my recoIec.
\ ton
Trusted In Biddinaer.
The line of questioning wa rrrfip
. uru. ana % ~ae brought out fHsI Ff.
HoN was doing everything UiddIryrr
: suggested. believing apparently from
+ appearance that Uddiresr was WsiIa
| trusted empl0go
DO was also brought out that g.r.
D er1I Elliott did not know aba4IHfsIy
. That tho record OF tho dafssfarrDrl
q conversation which boo saw Ir bod.