Show ASTI HAS CO METO ME TO AN END SATURDAY noon last all the principle witnesses for the defense excepting hon IL A W V mccune had their dayas day as it is in commonly called in court about that time the c cross ma examination of mr mccune by the hoa ba eat iw poa esses onit one of the bet legal minds in the weal west the personal and political enemies of mr mccune and all others who have labored under the impression that his head was filled up with unrefined lead were greatly astonished and surprised at the harp sharp replies which he made to the questions propounded to him by mr evans and several times he became so vexed at mr mccune that he almost lost entire control of himself after mr mccune had been subjected to a rigid and severe cross examination he was permitted to depart in peace then mr law was recalled 64 and he swore that on the saturday morning before he arose ame to a question of personal privilege he had sent nut a note to president We beker informing him of hi his intention of doing so we would like tornow to know the contents of that viage for it itis is our opinion that it throw much light upon apon some facts whid which have not bieu been revealed in this bribery case representatives M larson T TC C McCalliste rL H redd bedd jr john IL betts beo teter taylor J G bywater ad S cook X A F parr farr J JS swish senator B R C D H peery president bail DC BC dunbar and many others were examine din reference to the charges of bribery and corruption the hanl E betts knew more than all the rest outside of mr redd he said that somebody had told him that thomas cloud of payson said that sidney payson of 4 grand county said that lester taylor could receive three to five thousand dollars if he would vote for A W and the strangest part of mr bette testimony was that he had an inkle inkling i g that it wn was true representative aaa radd testified that pres QU informed him prior to laix li desertion eser tion a of judge sing king that le ie toula could receive rem ve live ave thousand borins vote efro from mccrie ebiner dankly my admitted that hi he related this fa fact ct to homr kra bedd lot for time purpose of po US mind aga against ast mr mccune if the president pr jeu J 1 af pf the senate who is aito aest sia and upright gent leaen engage djin an 1 10 fitiles u aft such re reports p it ia no wonder od 4 the die ha peed hayseed of the legislature believed that they Y were ame it is no wonder th that arp hardheaded hard beaded w sf A Us S ay te u tat ji S Ty 13 A 11 t aa boke nm N m V ya t I 1 6 I 1 x ence bif ako erased at it a rr 3 a very not p re 16 40 Z W e a up B y aim a at il is our candid a omaira A tast ao T 1 P 1 to t A W sn 1 l RNA w W 4 other witness which tend to prove or to establish the charge of bribery it is true that mr evans evana threw out his dragnet drag net and pulled in all of mr mcclunes Mc Cunes moat bitter enemies and thou those who are opposed to his can for the senators bip but notwithstanding this fact when their testimony and statements were held up before jhb bright sun light and when cold logic lo gicand and reason was applied to them by judges dickson and thurman they could not stand the test even old pat lannan ithe the chuckle headed negro hater was dragged in before the committee to tell all he knew about members of the legislature being brought and sold hake hones and cows but bat this infamous prevaricator and inveterate vet erate enemy of democracy was as dumb as an oyster in other words word s he was unable to give the committee the slightest information pertaining to bribery bobery judge C C dey began his argument for mr law and the other gentlemen who have kept in the back ground on an wednesday mo morning rn and he was followed by W H dickson and S R thurman for the defense these two eminent jurists delivered eloquent and impassioned orations in behalf of mr mccune and they left lasting impressions pres upon the minds of the committee mr evans commenced jus ment for the prosecution thursday morning and concluded conclude d at t 4 p in during his argument he denounced mr mccune as a 66 gambler a abrib briber a falsifier and a guilty criminal one who was utterly and entirely benth beneath the notice of honest men one who should not be permitted to occupy a seat in the united states senate he wandered away from the bribery charges out into space and declared that mr mccune had already almady expended more money for political purposes than the salary of a united states senator would amount to in six years we presume he was unaware of the fact that william M AL everts Ji verts spent from eight to ten thousand dollars each year more than his salary while he was secretary secre of state mr evans maintained that W van cott was imiru instrumental in having bob fryer cartooned cartoon ed in the morning paper he also said that mr van cott had treated him vii gentlemanly during the progress of the trial mr van cott endeavored deavo red to explain but mr evans bvans declared dici ared he would not talk with hm then mr hauled off aima and alvans v over the byeis but they were ere separated I 1 before any more blows could be exchanged it 1 is expected the committee will brej be ready to report at st noon moon monday ron hon george QC azmon annon it is said d wm win endeavor to be elected united states Seni senator torsa and then resign so that gov wells cm can appoint ids son on the hon Js fruk aak l to perrein serve Ms his bicad an 1 appeal of atlanta ga feb A ib ia W ands of laah aw sc va q V w ae aa f i vw w 4 Q INC |