Evening star., 1932-06-29
RAICHLE Is CLEARED
OF PERJURY CHARGE
BY DIRECTED VERDICT
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Government had been taken by sur
prise by portion Of the testimony
given by one Of its witnesses ON cross
examination. He asked and received
permission to call him back ito refresh
his recollection" ssH
The Government then called John n.
Edwards, jr., a former vice president
Of the F. H Smith Co., who was con-
victed on conspiracy -embe ezzlenient
charges In 1880 after trial in which
evidence was introduced which resulted
in the indictment Of Raichle.
Statement Is Recalled.
Edwards admitted that In November,
| 1891, he made statement to Assistant
Attorney General Charles B. Rugg and
| Seth w. Richardson. in which he stated
on seven occasions that Raichle had no
knowledge Of the false documents al
legged to have been introduced in the
1880 trial
Rugg and Richardson were assigned
by Attorney General Mitchell to review
the evidence against Raichle after COM
plants had been received by the Justice
Department that he was being perse-
cuted.
Edwards also admitted that on two
occasions he had testified under oath
before grand juries here without impn-
eating Raichle in any way in the prep
aration of the spurious documents.
did you tell the grand jury you had
led Raichle to believe the documents
were authentic?" Burkinshaw asked.
yes, Pitts told me to-" Edwards re-
piled
Prepared in Florida.
The witness admitted he and Pitts
prepared the spurious documents in
Florida shortly before the trial in 1880
and that Pitts told him not to let
Raichle know they were net authentic.
He also admitted he had told Rugg and
Richardson that Raichle was concerned
primarily with defense to a portion Of
the indictment against Pitts and him
self which had nothing to do with the
charges against which the false docu-
ments were prepared.
When Edwards was on the stand yes
terdsy he made no reference in his
direct examination to this statement
given Rugg and Richardson and he de-
ross-examined. The Government to-
day turned over a transcript of the
statement to the defense.
Edwards testimony yesterday was the
subject Of whispered conversation be-
tween counsel at the bench Immediately
preceding the unexpected adjournment.
According to the transcript of this con-
versation, Dodds told Justice F. D. Let's
the Attorney General had called him
by telephone.
THE Attorney General called me-"
Dodds said, "and said some one in con-
nection with the case had called him.
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us from putting on more witnesses"
Implicated In December.
Burkinshaw, according to the tran
script, then interposed and said Ed
wards didn't implicate Raichle in the
case until last December He told Just
ice Let's he was trying to elicit this
information from Edwards when De-
fense Attorney James o. Moore inter-
rupted with an objection. Justice Let's
after this conversation announced an
adjournment for reasons, which appear
SUFFICIENT to the court"
Moore. after Edwards completed his
testimony today, asked for the directed
verdict for acquittal for Raichle. He
said both Pitts and Edwards had been
impeached and that their testimony
should not be allowed to go TO the
jury.
Edmund M. TOlard, local attorney,
testified Dodds told him prior to the
trial in 1880 that he would burn
Raichle's buttons of II he took another
crack at him" The witness said Dodds
had letter from Raichle to which he
referred in saying this is the second
crack he has taken at me" Toland
admitted Dodds had warned him as a
friend at that time to be careful Of any
connections with the defense at that
trial
The Government sought to show BY
Toland that Raichle knew some notes
introduced at the trial in 1880 were not
authentic, but his testimony on this
point was stricken from the record
when he said he could not recall whether
Raichle had referred in a conversation
to these notes actually introduced at
the trial. To.and had said Raichle told
him that Pitts wanted him TO go TO a
local paper dealer snd find out whether
the blank note paper they were selling
at that time was the same as that sold
in previous years. The notes introduced
at the trial were dated back some
months prior to the time Of their IN
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