New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-15

IN 1895, when scandal was caused by
the revelation OF conditions among
paroled inmates.
Il never said that" cried DR.. Died
ling. That's an error in the stenog-
rapher's minutes said all that hap
pened the year before ! became assu-
ciated with the institution"
There may have been an error in the
grand jury minutes" asked Mr.. Battle,
but you arc positive that there could
have been no error in what Mr.. Os-
borne said about there being no IN
morality in the prison -
IL am"
Counsel for the defence next tested
Or. Diediine's memory on other state
ments in the testimony taken down By
his stenographer. lie said ne remem-
bered positively that the warden said
there was no immortality in Sing Sing.
On several other answers in the record
he said he could not recall just what
Mr.. Osborne had said.
you don't agree with Mr.. Osborne's
views, DO you" asked Mr. Battle.
Il don't know as do. Perhaps I
agree with him in some Of them"
Have you a friendlp feeling toward
Mr. Osborne ."
II always had had up to the time he
refused 10 testify"
What about your feeling toward
him now -
ITS just as friendly as ever; don't
know him very WELL
Asked for further details about his
friendship for the defendant, Dr.. Died
ling exclaimed: How could there be 4
friendship when | have never known
the man ?"
Taking up Or. Dealings connection
with the General Acct lent Insurance
Company, in Philadelphia. Mr.. Battle
asked:
Didn't you collect from that com
pany SO for man named Rhinehart
and fail 20 turn II over 10 him ."
That's a lie" repliei DR.. Diedling.
Didn't you and a man named Frank
7. Crow prepare information for the
Elmira Reformatory investigation. and
were you not 20 get $500 for It, and
didn't you give Crow S2j instead OF
his share Of SlO0?"
81 never got a penny for information
/ gave IN that cation"
Isn't it fact that in 19O6-'O- the
New York Life INSURANCE Company in
vestiCated your activities as one Of its
examining physicians:'
Il don't know
Weren't YOU discharged June p.
1907. by the Prudential Insurance Com
psny for your connection with a man
named Belt and two men in Saugertios
On fleeing insurance companies ~
81 don't hu0w. ! gave up all my in
sura1ce work"
Didn't you tell man named Pick
ford that you had certified as risks for
g "a r1l laH q
seen? ."
Il don't know"
The defence introduced as evidence a
contract signed on February p, 1915,
between Dr.. Diedling and Z. II. Nslen-
tine. OF PA West Forty-second Street,
in which the physician sgreen 20 recon-
mend o violet ray machine FOR 20 per
cent com mission on all sales made
through his Endorsement in a period OF
three months. On the evening Of the
DAY the machine was delivered 70 him,
he admitted that ne wrote a letter say
ne that "harshncss In treatment Of
patients is obiiterated by its use The
letter. with recommendations from Or.
piedlinc 10 two New York physicians.
was introduced as evidence. in one
letter. written three days after no got
the machine. The witness wrote that he
had been using II in a serious case Of
neuritis and that he could recon-
mend Dr.
At the morning session Joe Rotola,
ox-convict and a member Of the judi
ciary board when the Harvey case was
investigated. said he helped George
Hodgson tear up some Of the court
records lie could not specify jus.
which records were destroyed. Will
lam Willett. recalled 70 the stand for
few minutes. denied that he had
made statements alleged 20 show his
interest in obtaining evidence against
NJ Osborne.
Willard q Thompson. secretary and
stcnoCrapncr for the judiciary board.
and Clifford VI. Young. stenOgrs phcf
for DR. Diedi0c, were submitted 70 a
searching examination by Mr.. Battle.
To show the possibility OF error m me
notes on which the perjury charge Is
based. Young was asked 10 write the
short hand characters for tho words
prison" and prisoner and 70 explain
The difference 10 the jury. His short
hand characters were passed around
for the jurymen 20 inspect. Every
word written in long hand in his note
book vas seized upon by the defence 20
support their supposition that there
was a chance for error in the record or
the warden's testimony before Dr..
Diedling.