Evening journal., 1917-11-14
Defense Opens IN
CONSPIRACY Case
Leirieri Denies Paying Mon
ey 10 Avoid Court
Service
MANY WITNESSES
ARE EXAMINED

evidence IN the case or tne Stale vs..
Guiseppi Lefrieri, James Dempsey,
Charles r. Conte and Thomas Tobozo,
charged with conspiracy to obstruct
public justice in entielng witnesses
out Of the jurisdiction Of the local
courts.
The defense at once opened, Lefrierl
denying the charge.
The first witness called at the after
noon session yesterday was Miss Jones,
a young woman, living in the same
house where Ernest Greenly. who says
Lefrieri gave him money to go away
and stay away from Wilmington so
that he shouldn't testify at Lefrierrs
trial. She said that on a certain night
Tobazzo and Lefrleri came 20 the home
10 see Greenly. and she heard the lat
ter ask Greenly TO sign paper and
saw him give Greenly S3i, and get an
additional couple Of dollars from To-
bazz0.
state Detective Frank Mccoy. in
answer TO Deputy Attorney General
Green's questions. said the material
witnesses in the case had been Greenly,
Thomas Billings, and certain others.
objections to this line Of examination
were sustained and Mccoy left the
stand.
Dempsey the defendant, who pleaded
non yult. was next called for the State
neplying 10 Mr.. Green, he said he had
been told Of his constitutional rights
Go decline 10 answer questions, and
was well aware OF them Mr.. Wales
objected 20 Dempsey giving testimony
because OF his status as a cO-defend-
ant, but finally said he would make
his objections as the examinations adj
vanced, Mr.. Green saying he woulC
show the existence Of cOnspirac!
through this witness. Mr. Wales saiC
he didn't think Mr.. Green could d'
This, and intcrposed objection. Mr.
Green said hc could show by Dempse,
the overt act which would prove con
spiracy. Mr.. Wales objection wa
overruled and the examination wen
on.
Dempsey said that after Lefrieri'
hearing in the magistrates court lie
frieri sent him 10 Cireenly With S2'
With a receipt witness wrote 40 IL
frleri's request for Greenly to sigI
The receipt was for money paid
Greonly for his absentlng himself frol
the state and not appearing againi
Lefreri. Lefreri got the money. wi
ncss said, and Greenly signed the r.
cepi which witness later gave to l.
frieri.
Mr.. Wales moved that all tn
testimony he stricken out as Rest
mony OF a consprator before proof
any act Of conspiracy The mOtl'
was denied, and cross-eXamination b
gun, with the understanding befO
The jury that Dcmpscys testimol
was not binding as regarded Tobaz
and COnte, whose names had not be
mentioned.
Mr. Wales asked II any reward
inducement had been offered or su
gcsted for his testimony. Demps
said no. lie also said he had told
Wales in the latter's Office that
taking the s25 from Lefrleri TO Greer
was only as favor to the former, a
for no other reason.
The court asked the witness whett
he knew at the time Of taking {
money 90 Greenly that there y
case pending against Lefrieri. q
witness said yes.
William H. Haldeman Is one Of thi
the state alleges was spirited aw
he said ne was a witness at
magistrates hearing in the llqu
selling case and was later subpoeD
20 go before the Grand Jury, wh
subpoena he obeyed
Later, after being four days
court, he found the other witnes
not showing mp, and ne stoppe,
About a week later the defends
Conte, came TO witness home, g
him a cigar and asked II he wanted
see his father go TO Jail" and I
there was so. a suit Of clothes, or a
thing he wanted il witness wO
come 10 his oillce the following {
Tie went, and while he was waii
COnte drew up some sort Of a pa
Later Lefrieri came in and he
Conte talked together I'm Italian. T
the witness signed the paper and
given SO TO beat 10 out Of town
stay out for If he came back he n
What would happen. Conte took
other $40 OF the S25, stuck il in
pocket and said IL was his share.
took the money and went to Readir
Cross-examined the witness denieI
had ever telephone to Lefrieri "
the grand Jury was i'm session. He
denied he had signed a paper. sa
he didn't buy anything in Lefri
place, or that he wouldn't te
against him. lie also denied he
asked Lefrierl 10 pay him 500 for {
ing the paper.
Mabel Ainsworth, employed IN
oflce where Conte met Haldeman.
the next witness. She rememh
Conte and Lefrieri and another
came in and had a talk. Then a j
Conte had written on the Office
writer was signed by the man.
gave Conte a better pen than the
he had TO give to Ilaldeman. She
no money passed. After Lefrieri
the man had gone she heard Conte
by a relative not to mix In that
as 10 would get him into trouble.
After Mrs. Helen Truman and
tective King had testified the
closed.
Mr. Wales, outlining his def
said that after the arrest and he
OF Lefrleri for the selling OF II
Greenly had called Lefrieri on
phone and succeeded in obta
money from him, saying he {
want 10 testify and needed the II
TO get out of town with and got
a loan. Later, said Mr.. VALE
tried II again, but failed. AS to !
man. Mr.. Wales said, he had 3
An touch with Lefrieri and tri'
Get money, and that when Hald
tlxed the price at 500 Lefrieri toll
TO betake himself to a certain
uIacp