Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-24

had been on duty at Fifth and Pine
streets during the trolley strike of 1908,
and had hocn ordered 20 arrest n a,an
who, he said. had attacked ihc con-
ductor. A general fight followed, In
which teh witness said he had to over
power three men. Later hc was ar
rested Of charge of assault and bat
terry and held in $500 bail for court.
Mr.. Scott and MIR. Taulane had brief
argument, which was settled in Mr..
Taulane's favor when Judge Audenried
ordered tho st"nographer to read back
into the testimony, during the cross
examination of another witness Thomas
r. West. who keeps rooming house at
302 South sixth street
The witness had testified that PATROL
man John Wlrtschaftcr. one of the
five policemen convicted recently at the
West Chester trial, had called on him
and requested him to work for peutsch.
The witness had replied that he was COM
mitted To Mr. Carey Later the wit
ness testified, Il threat had come from
another source that hts place would he
put under police quarantine If he did
not get in line.
Mr.. Taulanc had tho witness tell the
court that he had served time for high
way robbery.
HOW Long IN irisoh
When Mr.. Scott Cross.Iuestioncd West
he persisted In trying to make the wit
ness admit that he had given five
months as the length of time he served
ia prison. Mr., Taulanc said tho time
had not been mentioned Judge .tuden-
RED settled the dispute finally by having
the stenographer read Vests earlier
testimony. Il showed that Mr.. Taulanc
was right
When lanowitz was put on the stand
by the Commonwealth Mr.. Taulane had
him testify that he had been convicted
Of crime.
Mr.. Scott asked Mr. Taulane WHY
don't you ask the witness If he has not
been charged with a statutory crime
Judge Audcnried turned angrily 10
Mr. scott and said: "rhat was Il highly
improper remark"
MIR. Taulanc added; "lf had asked
that question MIR. Scott would have de-
manded the withdrawal of a juror"
no" said Judge Audenricd. "a juror
won't he withdrawn. But something will
happen If that Is done again"
After this rehuke had been adminis-
tered to Mr.. Scott the witness proceeded
To- testify TO events in the ward during
the tarcy-peutsch fight.
Restaurant Quarantined
lie declared that his restaurant was
"quarantined" by the police he,a ause.
after promising to vote for Deutsrh, he
had refused to go further and sign u
petition for tho removal of Il polling
place
lie Swore that policemen were sta
toned without and within hts restaurant.
that the policemen ON the outside stared
hard into the face of every entering
customer. Inside the restaurant he
testified. Clarence Hayden. the negro
policemen convicted at the West Chester
trial sat with his feet on table smok-
ing a Corncoh pipe. when a customer
was served the negro policeman would
walk over and smell his plate. Gus
toners. the witness testified. would he
come disEustcd and leave. He said he
had eNpostulatod with Hayden. who had
said; "GO and fight it out with Deutsch,
II you don't you will lose your bread
and butter
Though the witness spoke rather
broken English, he countcred sharply
when Mr. Scott. in Cross-eNdminatiun.
tried to make him admit his place had
been undrr suspicion as a speakeaSy.
his wife arrested ON the charge Of sell
ing liquor without a license and intoXi-
cants seized at his restaurant by the
government.
Yes" said the witness. "I.icuteuant
Bennett notified the revenue officers
that ! was keeping a Spcaksasy, They
came and took Sumc samples Of grape
juice, which was the only liquor | had
in tn" place. ! never heard anything
NOR about it."
Mr.. Scott then tried to show 10y qucy-
tions that the patrolmou had been sta
toned at the restaurant because they