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Show DONEM TILL MONDAY When Ids Argnments In tbe Commis- ' sloncra' Casi Will Begin. ; 3IOTI ll'S MOST I Ml'IlllIC III MAI. ! toilinlielor.cr llrolli tillfs TcilliiKUij. I I'Jali Marshall u.ii an Im-' Im-' porlanl Mlliirai. When tbo luvestlgatluj commlttco a lourne 1 at 0 o'clock last evening tha Inquiry as lo the Msrtln-Moyer case was nt an end until Monday, When Ibo arguments of counsel will be com-moiced. com-moiced. i Bubseiuent lo tbe IS'fub rcK)lt of yesterday's froceedlngs, Attorney Ceorgo A. llurgon was callod to tho witness stand. Ho testified thst Mr. Mayer told him bo had solicited accounts ac-counts from merchants for collection with the Understanding that they should not ay the costs unless tbo i bills Were collected. J. W. Bnell, Jr , Mr, llurgon'. pirtnsr, was preient when tbo convoiaallon occurrej, and testified as lo Ibu ssmo statement ot facts. I. D. Parsons ststed that be had brought two esses In Mr. .Moytr's court, but had not pal I the fees yrU There was no agreement that bo should not charge fees unless collections were made. Hu did not gst ay for serving summonses unless tbu money was paid In. Mr. Blbley, ro colloJ, testified that Mojcrgavuhliu a certain ercentagu on tho business bo took to him. Hu furthi r staled that Mr. Moyer agreed lo (ay him half of tlio sums which bu might reallte out of caics In which be a iieared an ultaruey. 1 lionins II, Connolly said ho brought a suit In Mover's court, nnd paid no testa until Iho money was collided B. It. Marks said that Moyer called at his stole about rs year au ami said be would like to get some accounts for collection. He also ollVltd to buy any accounts that wlluess might desire to sill If the prlco suited him. l.manuel Cohu luitllleJ that Iboth, Dee & Cray, who have 4J3 ca.es on Mr. Moyei's uoclet, had some ot bis claims tor nollriilou. I lie understanding understand-ing had with the attorneys was that he should not ay costs until tho claims were tollecled. l.lljah Marshall said lie brought a ref levin suit for another party In the tummieslonei's court to recover the k),cIoii of a horse. Mr. Wheeler il row up the pit ers for hlni.un 1 as soon us Ilia horsu was recovered Wheeler sued hi in for attorney's In fees the sum of $.0 und Mr. Moyer rendered a Judgment Judg-ment In favor uf thu llaliitll!. Mr. Marshall nisi stated that hu bad endeavored en-deavored to apeal thu case, but his sureties weru not aocepiaoie to lliu lommlislouer. Hu objected to the first two sureties broiuse they resided In Davis count, and to one of bis Bait liskesuretlmlu the secoud Instance on the the ground that be was not l-oaaessed ol sutllilint nieaus Mrs. M.J. Hardin was tailed and said that Moyer had brought somu suits tor hsr and tollrttud some m iney, but shu dlJu'l remember how much bu ru-tallied. ru-tallied. Thu prosocutlon here risted and JudkeJudd asked to be sworn. His rn,uest was granted, aud tho udge made a stutcment relative to a replevin suit which ha I been testltlid toby Marshall, that there wai nothing ubout the transaction. Marshall era-iloyod era-iloyod Wheeler to beln thu suit unu wbeu another attorney got thu uese away ftoiu tliem Wheeler Lrought suit fur his fees, uul gut u Judgment Mr. Moyer, it called by Judge Judd, tesiilled with relerente to thu failuru f thu defendant lu perfecting an apical ap-ical Hefu Hid that the sureties were nut worth the needed amount, and be refused to acu pt the bond. Mr. Moy or was also usamlnud as to tho utildavlt of Hurguu ,V riiioll to tbo cUVct that he bad sullcltea business from merihants audallowel suits to be tiled without demanding the costs In ndvauos, Ue testllled that bo did not tell Ibim that be allowed thu costs to be waived unless un-less they could be reoovered Irom thu defendant, but did tell them that If ba fill like the matter of a fow dollars costs In a case could preludlce hliu, hu would never try auothirtaie. To .Mr. Varlau, witness said he never, lu any Instance, agreed with lersonsthatho would not charge for his services unless the amount could bu collected from the defendant. Mr. Mo) er then made a statement In hli own behalf, denying every chargo that bad teen al tged against him. .Neil, 11. I.. Hootu swore positively that he ha I never mado any arraugu mint with Moyer about the uou payment pay-ment of costs and that his llrm was responsible for the costs lu every case brought I efore thu commissioner. 0. 1.. I.eu testlllud similarly, and after somu further questioning uf witnesses wit-nesses who had been previously examined exam-ined the commltteo adjouruod till Monday, as abovu stated. |
