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Show jTili: AMIENT KSSFML' OIIIIKII. That I namlnatliti llcfore Commit-tlm Commit-tlm v !''' Tl1'' horning. Tho i at. of the United Blalea va. I atl I). Oray tid C. J. Weatherby, charged with u.ln tho Unlli'lHtalea loalla for unlawful puricr, waa re. turned al Id a in, today Mot. Com-mlmfohrr Com-mlmfohrr I'ratt. Judge McIOTtl, lor tho defendantt, rnoerd for tbe dltchargo of Karl D. dray, at there wm In rc.llty, hnaald, no rhar agalntt him. rii erldence ro far did not aliow any comrlirlty on hla ait with the mailer tranamlllej through the malla. Attorney John M,Zino,on Ih itl of Ifie proe i cutlon, l Jrcle-I. He ecu-lenite.1 ecu-lenite.1 that though I'm etlleui-o did notittabllili how far Mr. (llay wa lro Heated, yet It waacle.r that he waa a puilclantln the Intnranre ichemc. Diero waa amle proof allowing that helnlendeilcairylngonthawork, hail tltiateatoe.tablWt ofllcta, an I lo iroturn the necettary equqment for the pror and mmpleto conduct of. branch of the H'teulo order. Kully leeenly-nte .unda of llleiaiure rtalulng to (til. oader hat paiaed Ihlouch tliej mnlli. Itaeemed, on tbn face, that Dr. Velh.tiy waa Ihe active agant In Ihe matler, yet Ihe unnlract allowed!! at (Iray waa tn re ceive a large there of Ihe profllt Mr. Xne further contented that unlet II waathownlhal Mr, (Iray waa him-telf him-telf ilun'l, he ahoulil nut t dla chargen It was shown Hat matttr ilti.jiltal In Hie malla came, from th i.lllce of tlray anJ Westlerby, and whether It was dlltd ly a clerk ir an agent II mattered net, the prlnclpaU were equally guilty. Judge McDowell followed, contend-log contend-log that Mifllclenl evidence hid not Itfunaidurrd to trove that Mr. (Iray waa Implhatel. lie tlwcll on thoor-gniiitttlutiaiid thoor-gniiitttlutiaiid routine work nf a num-ixr num-ixr ui tenet and tieneflt aoclrths, and held there wna uolhltiz lllegltlinatti In Ihelraiuacllonaof the l.t iilo order, t'omulsalonrr Prall ovirrulil Ihe motluii, uud l.arl I) (Iray waa Inred on tbe wlttieirtstatiit. He said he liecanie ruunerled with the aoilety In 1S91, through a man named waterman, who explain. I In detail to him Ita workings, advantajea and heiy fits. Money was wanted tu forwartf the order, and he (Uruy) consented to act as responsible llnaiiclal agent on certain cer-tain itnarnnteed rdurns. He paid all Iho bills that have been pal I so far. Van Ilutktr niter tnld anything Furniture was secured onacrtdit of ninety days, he (deftudanl) llig the trsoiiresi4inslblefor It. van Duiker wuld not gel a chair ou rsoml secutlty. Ilei (draj) never received any einoluiuenta liom the order ex iet the Hirer cent, ul the inoiluir ruiidgiantiHt to him by the contraiu Hehsd nothing tuilnwlthnnire work. Never touched any money outside of tl.e assigned 10 per cent, atil never Intindtd doing to. He advancej about 1000 lo the order. Ho had ro elly tiert. Mr ine ttiljecttd Ihe wltneai to u tevele cross-eiuiiilnatlnn lu relillon tu ono particular cltu.e In Ihe contract n tiling to profits, but the defendant maintained that It meant nothlni; mora Ui. u tbe all. tied 10 per rent. iUcete was taken until S p.m |
