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4.APPEARANCES

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APPEARANCESA P P E A R A N C E S : ")i.,

ASSISTANTASSI STAN''!' DISTRICTSTRICTDI ATTORNEYATTOR MARSHALL B.B ., CLARKECLARKB.CLARKS,. for1'or' thrtbs\tbatbs-

People.

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C.C . J.1.. KKI7ERKKIYBBKRIPXR , ESQ.BSQ.. , fortor the Defence.Detenoe.Detenoe-

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CHARLESC HARLS S 7.P.. ROSSRRO0 SS8S , aIL witneaawitnesswi tnea called01L1184 on behalfIehalfbQ1u) t.. ofotof-

the,* "- *- "ft"ft-

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the People , being duly _swornorn.,. testifiedte tiriCid aska followstollow :% d *VVj-

A, * ;

DIRECTDIRRcr EXAMINATIONEVJlINATION BY MR.. CLARKBCLARKECLARKS : \jA\

<&Q Now , you arekre oonneotedconnected with the MurrayKUrr Hill HotelHotei.,

,. v.. ,&

* * A\ . I

Mr.)(r.. RonsRoasRoss ? A TeaYeaYe 8 , airsir.;. caahier.okshier.cashier.caahier.-

Q

cashier.-

Q

okshier.-

Cbsh1er

.

Q CashierCbsh1er ? A TeaYes , sir.s1r.sir.-

i

s1r.-

Q

.

Q<i TereWere you there onon.. the 23rd ofor January3knUbr.T. , 190419047? A Yea ,

air.sir..Q At whatwhbt hour ofat the daydby did you aae888see the defendantdetencl&\\1t"&\!\ , ,", ,<yy-

P.

"

.

"P. j}j-

therethere ? A BetweenBetweon nine andbnd ten o'clock.o'oloak.o'oloak.-

Q

' .\

tt-

QQ HadHkd you , prior to thatthbt , receivedreoeived ak telegramtelegr?' In thethe-

morning

the-

morn1ng,

morningmorn1ng , wanWbawas it ? A The evening.. The telegramtelegrkm waswas-

Q

. "' 88-

received, "> M <

44-

receivedreceived earlierekrller thanthbn that.thkt.thkt.-

Q

.

0.Q. Well , atkt whatwhkt time did you receive the telegxramtelegramteleg ? , fafat-

fc.

i-p-

A About eight o'dlooko-410oko"dlook'-" in1n the evening.evoning.evening-

.i

evoning.-

Q

evening.-

Q

.

Q<i In the evening ? A YeaYes , air.air.-

Q

.

Q% And then , two hourhoursa laterlkter , the defendantdetendknt oameOkmecame in1n?

t,.. A About ninen1ne o'clock.o'clock.-

Q

' .

Q About ninen1ne o'clock' ? A Yea , air.air.-

Q

.QQ

Q , And where were you ? A I waawas.& 8 on duty as.S. caahierclLllhiercashierscashiers-

at

,

atILt the oaahierCbsh1er-acashier"s"a"- daak.doak.desk.doak.-

Q

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tfc..0.Q. WhatWhkt didd1d he saysky to you? A He askedeked", ifit anyILn1 moneymonel'',

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hadh beenb ea sentent,to him.himhim.-

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Q VeilYellWell , he must haveh6.ve. givengiTen hishill namel&me& first.tirst.tirst.r-

eoeived

. ExactlyRx"otlyFxsiotlyExactly-

what

Fxsiotly-

received

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whatwhlat did hahe anyakysay ? A He wantedwfalted to know Ifit anykny, money hadhfi'chaid' beenbeenbeen-

Q

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receivedreoeived fortor Mr.Kr.. Bass.Bksll.Bass.-

Q

Bksll.-

Q

Bass.-

what

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Q Did he give hiahis Initialsinitlla1a ? AAfeeYOByes-fee- , sir ; Mr.. K.R.E.R-

.I

. 7.? ., BaasBade ,:"I" *

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"I think.think.-

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Q HowNow , the telegramtelegrkm auyssayss"Y" s , K.R.. 0.G.. Eaoa..88.88.. . hioh'thioh' wfcBW"II" It1t'?' : ' /&* '

.

A YeaYes jie E.G.R.B . o.13.. BUBB.B1&ss.B1ss.Buss.BUBB.-

Q

B1&ss.-

Q

Buss.-

Q

:& .

Q VeilYellwell , now , did he Introduceint.roduce. himealfhimself atkt allll'll'k-

nd

?' /J/J-

A,

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HeA TeaYeaYes , air.air.-

Q

. HeBe introducedintroduoed himselfhimselt first to the other clerk.clerk"clerk.", <

.1)1'1a1-

aand

i) 'f"

r.>.\('V'V-

and',

andknd then the clerkolerk sent him to toyn r deskdesk.*. fieEeBe hadh alreadyalreadys-

poken

lre.kd3.lrekd3.lre.kd3-

.spoken

.

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spoken

>

spoken to these other clericsolerkaclerks , andIP.nd. I heardheaard the conversationconvera"tlon.convera"tlon.I" ,.I J

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trt-

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Q TellWell"l'e" ' 11 , whatWhbt was.I&B.. & saidsk1d then? A HeHe-

r.ny

wantedwkllted to knowkno.. ifitit-

any

: I'\"J'\" f,

ftft-

any/1/ ' 1-

theyanyr.ny. money hadhkd been receivedreoe1ved fortor him , andf&ndf&nd-

ol&

:& they sent himhim. . to thethe'theAtheIthe'1*' /1/-I/- /1

llia

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Mcashier's11)",';

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II-

1'1

cashier'scashierol&& h1er'I' a deakdeskde ak , and&nd(& I told him there hadhladbadhlad-

him

not been ,, .and.m.. I showed'showedyahow d".

'";'

, ;;, '.0." 'vj'v-

jhim

', I

him the telegramtelegrkm , andar.nd. he saids6r.id. thatthkt wasW"II" a.. hell ofot a&. wayw toto-

send

to-

send

to-

sendsend money.. And I askedI18ked him how muchmuoh money he wished , andlindand-

he

lind-

he

and-

hehe saidBk1d , $1SO.1SO.$150.150.$l O.. He said8laid hewishedhew.1shed. to stopatop at.t. the hotelhotel-

all

hotel-

all11-

ar.11allar.11. nightn1ght , andnd to go to SoheneotadySoheneotladySchenectady the next dayd ; I toldtoldl-

.

himhim-

to

him-

tol.. to comeoome In , the next morning , andnd we would give him the money ,

but he didn't' come in , the next morning.morning.-

A

morning.-

Q

. '

Q Did you makemkke anyny Investigation1nvestig tion aboutar.bout. it afterwardstterwkida'tterwkida'-

people

?' '"1,

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A

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A I did notnoti; no , sir.sir ., We hadhkd word fromtrom the Western UniomUn1o.Uniom-

people

Uniom-

people

. :

" II-

Did

people thatthlat they thought it was.bS.. a. swindle , during the nightnight.,. ,

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THE'HETER' COURT : HoNo ;, strike.tr1k. thatthkt out.out.-

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Q HowNow , haveh&.va& . you the telegramtelegr&m& ? A No , Birlirsir". , '; I1X havehkvehave.

, notriotnot.4'J'not.4J,.:,

'= ; ,' '.-\{,. , M , I/I"" ;,

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r Q WVIWherehere laiBis it1t ? A I don'tdon t' t know.. It hahlUIhasa beene n lootlost?- .t. ;,. "',*:

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There lais a&. copy ofor the originalorig1n.l. ( IndicatingIndcbting! ) *. ." , II-

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tfi tIt-

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Q I ahowshow you ba& telegramtelesr6Lm , andam aakCaskask you totc look10okI&t,at& It-1t.It-

MR.

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dance

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MR.. KKIFERKRIFERKEIFER: : I objectobj eot to thatth&.t& . beingbe'ing' offeredotfered int, *

evl-1eT1-eT1Ievi-=.

c ,1' nn-

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denoe

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:denoedance ., : ; .

MR.MR.CLARKBMR.CCLABKE. CLARKE : This ia1sis partp&.rt&. ofor the reresroea geatae.gentaege t6.e.t6e.. . BeEeasBe-

aaya

as-

says

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aayaSlqflsays thatthbt he showed a1&& telegramtelegl1fam to the witneaa.witnes8.witnesswitneaa.-

THE

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..THE 'OURTOURTCOURTI< ' : He hashkB not offeredorrered It yet in evidenceeVidenoe.eVidenoe.-

Ur.

,..

'

Mr.Ur.. Keifer.Keiter.Keifer.-

BY

Keiter.-

BY

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BY MRJIR.. CLARKECLARKBCLARK :" ,

,

Q I ahowshow youyou"a" paperpkper , andknd aak&flkask& you ifit'' you ever saw.". itit.. be-beybe-

fore

b8bey-

q

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vP

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toreI II-

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foretore ? A I aawBaaWsaw ab mesaagemessageme 88i&ge& ,. worded exactlyeXkct17 likelikeM-

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thatth"t." ,.< vP

MR.KR.. KEIFERKBIFER : Thathkt! ia18i s objectedobjeoted to.to.-

THK

to.-

THE

to .,

THKTHE COURT : Strike thatth&.t& . out.out.-

BY

out.-

BY

outout-

BY

.

BY MRMR.MR-

.a

. CLARKECLARKRCLARKH :

Q Well , ia18is thatthbt the telegramtelegr ? A No , airsir ; but it isis-

a

1is-

receive

_

afa copyoopy ofor it.it.-

THE

1itt .,.....

THE COURT : Strike thattbkt out.out.-

BY

out.-

BY

out .,

BY MR1lR . CLARKECLARKBCLARKS :

Q DidD1d youyou-

a

reooivereoeiTereceive thatthkt telegramtelegrkm ( Showing the witnesswitneslwitness-

a

witnesl-

k

witness-

tissueak piecep1ece of tlaaoet18aU8tissue paperp.. er ) . A HoNo , airsirB1r.,. but thatth&.t& . Inla111I11-

1Ioopied

la-

copied

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,copiedoopied fromrrom the original.orig1nkl.original., , "

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MR.

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MR.JIB.. RBI7ERXBIJ'ERRBIYKRRBIYK-

RPlease

' : ThatTh.t.. . isi8 objectedobJeoted to'iftoift-.o'it. ,$ yourjPH10ur.your . H0J1orHonor°noVnoV-f

t.l.:fjI... 1J'1'1""II"TU'%' Tf' " " " ( '" "'' W " . ' I

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rv: -. r"Pi'ti'" ' + ' W1:r '1> 1 , . "\ ,, <"&,'1"1"I'1."" \I'1.I1.\

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THE COURT : Strike tteitthattthat-

Q

A tout.tout.-

BY

out.out.-

BY

out-

.that

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Y, I t .

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'you

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QQ-

h6a.ven't

HowNowNow.,. where"here" la1sis the telegramtelegrkmtelegram-

haven't

thatth"t" you reoeiredreaeiired4reoe1yed4'. ? ' '

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'W*

*'

tR ;,: r'- "" ",\i\ *

," ' ,

" . , j . " t,1" "' / \ '.", '1'haven'th6a.ven'th6a.vent. ' got the telegran.telegrkO.telegram.telegrkO.-

Q

telegram.-

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Q'1,' .1'.1.-

1'AQ WhatWh t did you do with it ? A I turned it overovert"t"W0oo-

Q

J>EpEp-

i

E-

pthe

.ij

, ,.

the proprietor ofot the hotel.hotelhotel.-

Q

.,

Q TellWellWell.,. you showed the telegramteLegrramte 8gnkm thatth..t... you got tot thethe.the.de-the.def-

ondant.

,. dede-

fendant.

de-de-

tendbntt.

¬-

fendant.tendbntt.fondant. .? A TeaYeaYes.,. air.s1r.sir.air.-

Q

s1r.-

Q

sir.-

Q

.

Q And whatwhbt did he aaysay8 about"bout" it1t ? Did he say. whether hehe-

lived

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11'p.

"

aa-

A

111'\p.11p.iv'\ ,. :lived in AtlantaAtlknt ,. or whatwh t did he sayB ? A He didn'td1dn'' t tell mem-

ethat

m-

ethat

, ,

JJ-

'R

thatthkt nightnight.,. thatth.t. hehelivedlived-lived-

in AtlantaAtl&J1U.AtlJ1U.& . ), but , afterwardskttenrkl"datkttenrkl"dat-

he

" ),

he did..

0.Q. Didd you seeB8e him afterwardsktterwkrd ? A I saw.wmLw. him in PhilPhil--Phil-

adelphia

Phil.-

delphia.

Phil-

adelphia

¬-

adelphia.delphia.,. ,. thet e daydbY he wasw arrested.rrested.arrestedarrested.-

Q

rrested.H-

ow

.,

Q How long afterktte was thatthkt ? A I donHdote"tdon " t recallreokll now.now.-

Q

now.-

Q

now .,

Q He wasWba arrestedkrre8ted liarohKkrohMarch 16thl th.,. 1904190? A That'J'hktWiP.8JhktWiP.8'J'hktWiP.-

8kbout

' ' waswas-

about

was-

about

.

aboutkbout the dated&tedate.& *. I think.think.-

Q

.

Q WellWell.,. whatwhkt conversationoonversation did you haveh 'Ye' with himh1m thent.hen. ?

A I asked8k8d him ifit he rememberedremembered . callingo"l11ng" atkt the hotel fortor thattlsatthat-

money

ttlsat-

money

\moneymoney.,. and he said8&1d& , nono.,. he didn'tdidn ' t remember it.. And II-

asked

I-

kaked

I-

askedaskedkaked himh1m , afterwardterwkl"d.afterwards" *. ,. ifit he was.k8. fromtram AtlantaAtla.nt.. . , andknd he saidSkid hehe-

was

he-

waswas. ...a.. ,. originallyor1g1nblly.originally.,. And I askeduked him if1t he remembered me inin-

the

in-

the

in-

thethe HewNew York TelegraphlegrkphTe offioeottioe.off ice ,. in1n HewBewNew orkork.,. andknd he said,1I1d, hehe-Y

he-y

he-Y

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j;" *'\ ' ml't\l't'fI'' \ v'fI'v-

dldp

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,

dldpdid.did .,. XI bakedkskedasked him ifif'' he rememberedre1l1embere'd' me aaan"8 working .therethere-w

thereftheref-Q

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I Q, Did you work there ? A YeaYesYe II.,. airsir ; I worked theriltirenthere'ftwentheriltiren-

years

Uier.

... ' ,.... .?

,;'"tWen"'

. I

. '1 ,, , 1.. ,

yearsye"ro" ago.'So."' . And he told me thattbat he thought he did rememberremember.remembersremembers-

Mr.

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.CROSSEXAMINATION

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CROSS-EXAMINATIONCROSS-XXJIN'A1'ION- ) ,( ' ' BY MR.ffi.) . KBI7KRKEIPER :,

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* i, "* hi

q Mr.Hr.. ROBSRossRosa.,. how did you identifyident1ty thiathis man ? A HowHow-

did

How-

did

How-

hair.

did I17?

Q Yea.Yes.. A By hieh1a mustachemU8t che andnd generalgener"l" appearanceI&ppekrf&J10e.IppekrfJ10e.& & *. I&ndI&nd-

hr..i

*& ndnd-

hair.hair.hr..i.. r . I took particularpkrticulw-pkrticulwp&&ina- palnap&&inapains&& , the nightn1ght he calledokUed there ,;W

i rjfto noticenot10e himh1m , in caseol&ae& I1 ahouldahould-

Q

- -

Qa, ThatWh&t& ? A I1 took particularpkrticulpartioulcrw paiftspkit.apails). to remember himh ,." V

the night he calledo&&l1ed&& for thiathis money.moneymoney.-

Q

., ;

jftWiQ And youyou.. remembered him by hiahis muatachemu.ltlLohemustache. ? A YeaXes , oirsir ;ff'

' *LL-

was

? # *

Q YellY llt, whatwh t wasWkS peculiarpeou11r aboutk out thfctt ? A TellYell.,. ItIt-

waawaaw&awas& long.. He hadhf&d& no beardbeW"d" atkt thatth&t& time.time.-

Q

.

Q Well , whatwh&t& waaW&8was&& peculiarpecu111&r& about.bout... it ? A NothingNothin-

gpeculiar

Nothing-

peoul1kr

Nothin-

gpeculiarpeculiarpeoul1kr , exceptexoept thetbe coloroolor ofot it.. .

Q WasWf&8& it the only one ofot the kindk1nd you ever aaws.wsaw. ?{

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bitlittle-

bit' 'If'

,\- bitb1t.;. that1athl&t'athat's& ' all.kl1.allall.-

Q

.,

Q There mightm1ght be another"nother" ofot the same8hme kind ? A UndoubtUndoubt-Undoubt-

edly.

Undoubt-

ed

¬-

edly.ed .

Q Now , when you aawsaw... himh1m , ' in PhiladelphiaPhil1&delphl.Phil1delphl.& . , iai8is thatth"t" thethe-

way

the-

wayway"' '''3 you identifiedident1tied himh1m , or waawas"' ''8 he ehownahownshown to you aslaB thiathi8this manmut.mut-

.did

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Jamesluaea OatewoodO.tewood.Gatewood. .?' I'/ A ZI Identifiedidentified' '

him beforebeto'e'';'

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identify1dentity1dentity-

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J CHARLEStARIE8C H A R L E S 7F, ., ROSSROBSR 0 S B , beingusing recalledr.o..lledreoailedbytheDis. .. ty'theb7 tbe , ,Dio-Dl.-Di-

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"V.J/Id.l"/ . J -" ; " ,-. Q HowNowNow.,. Mr.Nr.. RosaRoss.Ross,. you sayAy, thatth"t" you receivedreoe1vedreoe1ved-

on

ka* telegraatelegramttelogram; tWiI :

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on

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on the 23rd ofot January.rfanufal"Y'. " ' ,. fromtrom the AtlantatlW1t.... NationalNkt 1on 11hi&nkt\11hi&nktI11hi&nk-

tor

BanktBunks'',&

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t $ f1 filffi-

lforor purportingpurport1ng to be fromtr em thatthkt bankbfank , whlqhwh1Qhwhich you ahowedshowed toto'to'-

the

to'-

the

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the defendantdet'end' bllt.,. when he calledOfa ned ? A YesYouYe II.,. sirairair.air.-

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QQ Where is1s thatthbt telegramtelegrf&m& ? A It hashks been lost10 lit ,. 'a,a-

Whereqq *

t-"t-

Q-

Q Where did you lastIf&8t& eae8158we it1t ? A I sawa"y" it atfit thethe-

d88k

t,

cashier'scashier's-

desk

Cashier"Cashier"a"' a"a"-

desk

"

deskd88k , on the followingtollow1ng day.drq.day.-

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drq.-

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.

Q At the cashierrsQfaoh1ertacashier's' deskdesk.,. on the followingtollo.ing. dayd ?, '

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sir.-

Where

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A Where we ordinarilyord1nfar1 keep thosethoBe thingsth1nga.th1nga.-

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Q Did you look allb.. n through your officeott1oe ? A YesTaa , 'air.' air ,.r'',

Q EveryXV'eTy' placepl.oe. where it1t would be likelyl1ke1f; to be ?qA 11-

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NowMRffi) CLARKKCLARKECLARKS : HowNow , I offerotrer In1n evidence a duplicate'A411Cite'duplicate'-

made

dupA411 lcate'-Cite'-lcat-

e't

Cite'-

as

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ytyt:\t\

" 'made at the saneSaMesame-

MR

time as the original.orl inal.. , '\ ,1i1"*, "

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I" ' MR KRiy&RKEIFERKRI1! JR&! : I object to the copy being admitted.your/fadmltted.yopadmitted.yourf-i

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It '("V';' THE COURT : It lais not a copy.. It ia18in aa'', duplicate4/duplicate4Adupllcat'eduplicateovw; ,../, . , A-A-

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They

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MR'MR' CLARKKCLARIO.CLAM:.

: : They were made simultaneously.slmultaneous1y.. She ..

. , ii-wrote

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/ ,'wrote one , and put it in1n the book , and copied itit..m..kadtt'kadtt'a6.mMii.kadtt-

'water

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aa-

BY

I , I'I'-water'

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water copy , or duplicate , she saidsa.id. , and thisth1 isi8 thetht! duplidupli-

cate.

d'(hipl1-11-11-

cats.

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THKTImTHE COURT : Thehe'! witness says it ini8 a duplicateiyJIf,4duplicateiyJIf,4-iduplicateiyJIf,4-FdUP1\lcduplicateiy\ .'$ *ofof-

admit

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it is a duplicate , therefore , it ia18to not a copycopy.*. I will1wi1L'will'will1-

admit

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admit

will'T-

HE

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admit it in evidence.evldence.evldence-

.It

evidence-

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( It lai8is marked People's' Exhibit 5 in evidence.. ) '"

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MR KEIPERKEIFERKGIFER : I will take an exceptionexception.exception.-

BY

exception.-

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exception.-

MR

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BY MR'LIR' CLARKECLAIOCRCL :

Q , Now you testified that you showed this telegram to theththoth-

detendan

tho-

defendant

the-

defendantdefendantdetendan ? A YesYes.,. sir.sir.-

And

sir.-

Q

.

9Q, And hashae someeome conversationconvereatlon with him ? A Yes , sirsir.sir.-

q

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W 0qQ,, And he said h-jheh - was GGo1ngoing° inC to SchenectadySchenectad3''? A HeIle said haheha-

wanted

he-

wanted

"

wanted tato-totogo.- go.go.-

Q

go-

.That

go.-

Q

.

Q That he wanted to-totogo-) go to Schenectady ? A YesYeeYo a , sira11t'ai =r.r.-

MR

'*.MRlR} CLARKKCLA.R.Y.Y.CLARK. . . :. : Now , I willwlll readrAad the telegranutelegram.telegranu-

Mr

telegram.-

Ur

telegram.-

Mr

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( MrUr Clarke reads the exhibit to thee jury.Jurr., . )

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: :tt 'if"' V1'1:. r i ,0.. Then he saidBaid he wanted $150$ ? A YeaYes.,. sirair.air.-

Right

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0a

\ ' ,Q.Q. Right offof ? A YeaYes , airslr.,. right off.ofr.. And 1II-

first

uked'himaaskedked'h1molhimhim-i

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firstI * ifQlifQ-

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, 'dt'''j'first how much he wantedwanted.,. and he saidBald , $,$150,0150.0150.50.50.-

Q.

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,. Now , can'toan'' t you remember what'What' he flrotflrlStfirst said when19hen he'-pamehe'aamehe'pame-

in

he '\-, ame-

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in ? A He asked If any money had "beenbeen" sentBent there totohim.,

;, himhim."*..

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0.Q. And waswaD he stopping at your hotel ? A He8e waswa not *:;

Q, Had you ever heard or known ofof"" him before ? AA'A'No'' No , ', .

sir..Q And he gave the name of E.. G.. Bass ? A YeaYesYea.,. airsir.air.sir.-

Q

air.-

Q

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Q The sameBame name asa8 in the telegram? A YeaYesYea.,. sirair.e1.r.e1r.. *. ' ,,, yy-

V

yf-

a

: .J''f'f-

Q

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t, '

Q A nd youy u refused to giveRive him the money ? A YeaYesYes.,. sirsir.sir.-

Q

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0-0-

and

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and that I would glvgive it to him then.then.-

CROSS

. / $CROSS KXAKIJTATIONEXAMINATION13XAMINATION BY MR KEIFKRR1JIFRR1Q IP1 +R :

QQ.Q"ow. -"ow.ow'I-ow>' -.-" , Mr ROBSRoss , you sayBay that you looked fortor the Ktele-Htele..retele-Ktele-

gram

Htele..r-

gram

etele-

gram

-.-. "

gram and couldn't' find it ? A Yes , sir.air.sir.-

Q

air.-

Q

.

Q Yes.. You testified , in your direct examination , oror-

your

or-

your

or-

youryour crosacrOBecross examination by me , a liftlelirtlelittle while ago , that you notnot-not-

ed

not-

ad

not-

ed

¬-'!.,- edad this man particularly , BOso aaasan to "bebe" able to identifyidentitY' ' him ,

and aaldsaid you didn't' keep the telegramtelecram ? A Well , the teletole-tele-tele-

gram

tole-

gram

tele-

gram

¬-

gram waawas handed to the proprietor of the hotelhotel.hotel.-

q

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0.q. VeilWellVell , why didn't' you look after the telegram If yoviyowyov-

inoted

yoyo-

noted

yow-

notednoted this man so80 particularly ? A Because I went offoft duty

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thatthat day at twelve o'olocko'clock' , iandand left it withwith-

the

wymy reliefrelief-

the

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Vthethefollowing-followingthefollowing- morning.11l0rn1ng.morning.-

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).K.h 'hd':h6Wrh6W-

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into

identified him? A He walked-iralked4iralked4ywalked-1

wa1kiralked4-

He

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into a lawyer'slawyersla Jerie'* office.ofrice.office.-

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ofrice.-

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QQ.. He walkedw'alked' into a lawyer'slawyer'' e office ? A Yes1"08.108." ,. slra'ir.s'ir.fs'ir.f-

you

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Q( And v/herewhere/ were you ? A I waswaa in a cigar store/storeunderatoreetore /, ' underunde'undunde'-

the

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the lawyer's' officeoffice.office.-

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office.-

Then

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QQ, WellWel1 ,, whutwhat else ? A And I told the detectivesdetectiv8Ddetectiv8D-

the

that waowao-

the

waswas-

the rV ,the man.man.-

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man.-

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man.-

Q

.

Q, Then what elseelee happened ? A They arrestedarrested-

q

him.him''. , j" , ' t11 , ;1'1-

'Q

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'e,

Didn't' thatt at him in lawyer'slawyer's-

office

' '.. ' QQ.. you testify you sawDaw a

, , , , '1

office ? AA-

him

I did.. I saw him in a lawyer's' officeotflceoffice.*. I1.. followed1followedl'followed'followed1-

him

followe-

d'Q

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him up there , into the lawyer'sla Jer'8' office.office.-

Q

. "

*

Q, Very well.. IfowNow , you testified in regard to the namename.*. ',

You said E.R.. G.. or E.. "P.F." . ? A Well , I couldn't' rememberrememcer.remember.rememcer.-

You

remembe-

r.Q

*.

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.Q

distinctly.a-

nd

*.

Q, But you remembered only hishiB mustacheuetache ? A HisHiB mustachemustache-

and

mustache-

him

and general looks..HVI

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