Evening journal., 1917-11-13
UNFOLD ALLEGED
PLOT AGAINST Law
Conspiracy Growing Out of
Bellevue Liquor Case
Occupies Court
WITNESS TELLS
OF MONEY OFFER


Before Judge Rice, sitting in Court
Room No. 2. Of the Court Of General
Sessions this morning, Guseppi Ii
forierl James Dempsey. Charles r.
Conte and Thomas Tobozo were ar
raigned on the charge OF conspiracy TO
obstruct public justice in enticing wit
nesses out Of the Jurisdiction Of the
local courts.
The men are concerned In the arrest
OF Leforieri. charged with selling liquor
at the Bellevue quarries.
Since the meeting OF the grand jury
last Wednesday. the aspect Of the case
against the men has assumed more ser
ious proportions IL was on last We'd
nesday, while William a. Haldeman and
Ernest c. Greenley were In the court
room awaiting 10 be summoned TO go
before the grand jury TO give testi-
mony in the case, that they are alleged
to have been urged by Liforieri to leave
the State. The case. according TO Dep
uty Attorney General p. Warren Green's
address TO the jury today, Is filled with
plot and intrigue on the part Of the de-
PENDANTS TO get rid OF the witnesses.
Constable William Tinsman was the
first witness called. He testified that
Liforleri had asked him for the ad-
dresses Of Greenley and Haldman, and
that after being approached number
OF times, he had given the defendant
! their addresses.
IN have a pretty good chance II
can get rid Of them Tinsman testified
Liforieri had said, and further had told
the constable that he'd fix II up with
him."
Mr.. Greenloy, one OF the principal
Witnesses, gave straightforward, frank
testimony toward his relations with
Lhorieri. He said Llforieri met him at
Taylor and Lombard streets one night
following the raid on the Bellevue
iquarries commissary, and asked him
what he was going TO do about the
case against him.
your testimony is absolutely neces-
sary for the State. and will send me
10 the workhouse." Liforieri told him,
and followed this up with: What will
you charge me TO stay away from
court"
81 was short Of money at the time,
and his oner looked good 10 me,
/ Greenley said. The witness agreed 10
lcaNe the state upon Liforieri's prom
ise Of S25 and to support his wife and
enid .wiule he was away. II was ar
. "an~ed that Iifo-ieri was 10 see Green
ley the next Sunday and 10 pay him
Tue money, but instead James Dempsey
came to Greenley with the money. H,
. had to sign a receipt for the money, b,
said.
last Monday morning Liforier
, went 10 Greenley TO get him to leav'
lln state immediately. as, the witness
said, he understood his case was to b.
b. tled the next day.
; Liforieri failed to support Greenley'
family as promised, so the witness re
p turned 10 Wilmington. Upon his com
/ ing home he was again visited b.
r. Liforieri. who then promised 10 Civ
4 him s35 10 again leave the state. Blu
the defendant refused 10 80 TO Green
5 ley's home. saying that he was afrai'
someone might learn what was goin.
I On between them. II was arranged
: that they should meet In house a
6 Twelfth and West streets
At the time Of their appointment
n however. It was Thomas Tobozo tina
first come to Greenley's. afterwards
VI leaving and bringing Liforieri will
e him. Llforierl then supposed,
b counted out s35, but when he counted
y n. and after he had signed a receipt, hl
h found only S3i When he calle'
n Liforieri's attention to this shortag
l. he said he could give him only tw'
: dollars more, SAYING Il was all b.
h had Tobozo then gave the additions
" two dollars.
n In cross examination by Leonard
# Wales. counsel for the defendants
y Greenley denied having ever aske
IS Liforleri for a loan Of SO; and fur
Their said that the money brough
e him by Dempsey was not loan, a
d Mr.. Wales intlmated 10 was, but wa
r given him TO leave the city.
= A statement, signed by Greenley, wa
N read, showing that Greenley was II
II toxicated on July 81 when Liforieri wa
Is arrested on the charge Of selling liduc
10 without a license and knew nothing {
re the defendant selling liquor; that whe
le he (Greenley) testified at the pr
n liminary hearing before Nlagistrat
Is Broman he was intoxicated ana scare
at Greenley identified the signature
ID the paper as his. but stated that whe
)f he signed any paper for Liforieri
did. not, and could not read it, and d
not know what its contents were.
urged him to do anything he could
4 save biforieri from going to the worl
l. house. as he was such an old man "
le Mrs. Nellie Greenley, wife Of Erne
W Greenley, testified to hearing Liforie
ic tell her husband he had the money, az
Of asked him 10 sign a paper. She verin'
d. much OF her husbands testimony
n, to the conversation between Greenle
IT, Llforieri and Tobozo al the tin
H. Liforieri gave Greenley the money.
3. Court then adjourned until 2 o'cloc
n. In court room No. 4. several cas-
IS were disposed Of by Judge Boyce.
n, William Toote, charged with assar
x, with intent to commit murder, plead
rt guilty OF assault only. He was alleg
en- to have shot at Rosario MESSING, Pc
US Briscoe and Anelo MESSING, 10 his {
e. chard. near Stanton. He was fined 81
&c and costs.
IN George Leslie pleaded guilty TO u
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