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chief of the bureau of city property.
was then caIied to the witness staud.


was then called to the witness stand.
Station Agent Testifes
He testified that last winter. when
all trains were held up by the snow
blockade. he had driven Senator Mar
tin to his Summer residence" AT
liolmesburg, using a city cur. The wit
ness testified he frequently had driven
senator Martin to the Anti Golden
Club. in Germantown. for luncheon.
William Harper. station agent al
Holmesburg Junction. testified the sen
ator had boarded trains at that point
Tor many years, always buying q 100
trip tio6et until the sale of these tickets
was discontinued, then buying fifty
trip ticket. The senator usually rode
on the Z al train, he said, but had
not been using the trains for the last
six months.
A letter carrier. Thomas Eastburn.
was then called, and testified he had
served mail on the Holmesburg route
for the last eighteen years.
II have known Senator Martin for
fifteen years he testified. IL delivered
mail to Senator Martin summer and
winter at the Ilolmesburg address, and
it was never refused" "
whose
place of business is near the Martin
home, testified that he had been sup
plying the senator's household with
groceries for ten years. Almost every
day, the witness said. the Martin
chauffeur would come for groceries,
which were charged to the senator.
Il hope he has credit" observed Mr..
O'Callaghan.
The witness said that the senator
paid by check, and that sometimes the
checks were signed by Mrs. Spence, the
senator's sister.
Told Senator Was In Bed
Howard Gross, private detective.
testified that he had served the papers
in the present case on the senator at
. 40 Monday morning, after having
been waiting on the job since I 40
Saturday night. AT that time he had
called at the house and had been told
that the senator was in bed.
Mr.. O'Callaghan objected to the wit =
ness testifying that Senator Martin
lived at Holmesburg when Gross had no
previous knowledge of the case.
The registration commissioners al
ready have ruled" said Mr.. Morgan,
that where YOU sleep you live"
They haven't ruled that way on your
say so,' snapped Mr.. O'Callaghan.
Nor on yours retorted Mr.. Nor
gan.
Beitler Takes Hand
Harold II. Beitler, attorney for the
commissioners, here took hand.
IF you two want to run this cur
Gus" he said to the arguing lawyers,
you will have to 80 in the back room
and shut the door"
Lawrence f. McOwen, candidate for
the Legislature from the Twelfth dis
trict, and Harry Keene. also O candi-
date, both being affiliated with the Ware
organization, were called TO testify.
Both declared that they frequently had
seen Senator Martin at his Holmesburg
home, but did not recall seeing him in
the ward.
Shortly before the hour set for the
start of the hearing, Senator Martin
came in with a party of his adherents,
and they ranged themselves along the
left side OF the room. Mr.. Mclean came
in with his supporters and took the
opposite side of the room.
The two parties watched each other.
exchanging hostile glances. When the
bearing was ready to begin and Sena
tor Martin was called forward half a
dozen of his supporters tumbled over
each other to place a chair for him.
The full board Of registration com =
missioners was present for tn ehearing
II. lawrence Fell, the chairman, pre- J.
siding. The others were Ignatius
Quinn, secretary; George r. Pierre,
William Welsh and Harry ID Waacntt