Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-23

counsel for the defense, put this dues
ton:
II asked you before il you could tell
me honestly who mailed that $1,000 bill?
Will you tell me now?'
Mr.. Gordon objected 10 the framing
of the question. He said it was an at
tack on the crcdibility of the witness.
Mr.. Gray repeated the question in
this form;
II asked you once before who mailed
that bill aud you did not tell me. Will
YOU tell me nowt'
The witness: II don't remember
Questioned by the defense counsel,
Miss Currau admitted she knew Mike
Sullivan. and that she had seen him
Yesterday in court, and on the preced-
ing day in the corridor outside the
courtroom. She declared she also knew
q Herbert Simon.
Denies Pact with sullivan
Did you authorize Mike Sullivan, -
oueried Mr. Gyny, ITO say that If GER
tain things were done for him that you
would take the stand here and tell who
mailed that $1,000 note.
II did not That is the first | heard
of anything of the sort, replied Miss
Curran.
Didn't YOU hear it in West
Chester" persisted Mr.. Gray. The
witness answered mo,
DO YOU mean to say YOU were not
asked about il in Svest Chester?"
NO. | don't remember, the wit
ness replied to Mr. Gray.
During the cross examination several
tltS occurred between Mr.. Gordon and
Mr.. Gray. At length Judge Johnson
cautioned both attorneys. He told them
if they had any objection TO raise to
make them to tho court
The first witness today was Mr..
Morgan. lawyer, Through him
MIR. Gordon cndcavored to get into the
court record conversations alleged be-
tween the witness and J. Russell Hoag
land. paying teller of bank. Mr..
Hoagland yesterday made the positive
statement that Finley was not the man
who obtained the $1,000 bill
Mr.. Morgan testified ne saw Hoagland
on September ~ or 90. 1917. and that
he showed the $1,000 bin to Hoasland,
Mr.. Morgan then was connected with
the law Offices of former Judge James
Gay Gordon. When the prosecuting at.
torncy tried TO have the witness relate
conversations with Hoagland. Mr.. Gray
objected. The defense counsel con
tended that the 'piquc of the assistant
district attorney was more important
to Mr. Gordon than was "the guilt or
innoccnse of Finley. He added Mr..
Gordon was trying to destroy the cvi.
icncc given yesterday by Hoagland.
Judge johnson. after some deibera b
lion. held that the commonwealth had
been given sufficient latitude Yesterday
in its examination Of the paying teller
Mr.. Gray's objection was sustained
Nv Morgan left the stand.
Randall. who said he had been con
neCted with a detective agency fol
twenty five years. was questioned con
cerning the conversation between Finley
and Maloney outside Senator Ware
office He said he was passing tht
office at the time.
Randall could not recall whether th'
defendant and Maloney were talking o.
not. Shown statement. he admitted
he said they had been convcrsing
As Mr. Gordon tried to pass tn
signed statement 70 the witness Mr.
Gray asked TO see it, The prosecuting
attorney handed it to the defeps
counsel with this injunction
Look at page >. but do not look a
page I,
Court Admonishes Gray
That is baby play returned Gray
The court admonished Mr.. Gray, as
serting his remark was improper.
Thore was no response when Mis-
O'Rourko. the telephone operator. wa
called. In her absence the prosecution
read from her testimony at previou
trials resulting from the Fifth war
outrages. Her evidence was that tn
telephone calls from the Ritz Garlic
to MalOnev 5 office. previously testfie
to, were made from pay stations O
the hotel roof garden and on the frs
floor of the hotel.
Clark. the man with the eve
glasses. next was called He con
tradicted much of the detailed evidenc
given by Butch" Mascia. now in tn
renitentiary for the murder of Eppley
the policeman.
Clark, who is under indictment an,
awaiting trial, denied he had met tn
gunner at the place designated b,
Mascia. denied he had piloted the gam
Of thugs about the Fifth ward, and de
MED he had provided them with black
jacks,