U. S. District Court, For The Northern District Of Illinois. Before Judge Bee. [No Jury.] Case No. 6754.

Chicago, June 20, 1880.

Second Day-Morning Session

MR. Kost continuing his testimony of the afternoon before:

Direct Examination

By Mr. Sling:

Q. I gave you numbers of cars yesterday-can you tell me where the grain in those cars came from?

A. The numbers are mixed up on my memorandum here. I have got six of them.

Q. Shall I call the number of the car?

A. I think the last three you called are on that slip there, from St. Joe elevator. The Court:

Give us the numbers of those cars. Witness:

4399, 18263, 15646. Those are Pink Line cars from Continental elevator, billed October 26. If you will give me some of the other numbers, I can tell better. Mr. Sling:

Q. What numbers have you there?

A. 4399, 18263, 15646. Mr. Wallace:

Does he say those cars were inspected out of the Pink Line? Mr. Sling:

Yes; will you give the dates?

A. Inspected October 26.

Q. Inspected October?

A. Inspected out into Pink Line cars.

Q. State respecting car number 35404.

A. That was inspected October 27, from the Continental elevator. The Court:

Q. When?

A. October 26, Continental Fast Line cars.

Q. 12877?

A. Just the same.

Q. 8545?

A. That was the same.

Mr. Sling:

Q. They were all Continental Fast Line cars, were they? A. Yes, sir; of Continental Fast Line cars.

The Court:

Q. What is the next number? Mr. Sling:

Q. I am asking the witness now about cars in bill of lading number 20,779.

A. Continental Fast Line car number 9784.

Mr. Wallace:

Q. Is that paper in evidence from which you are reading?

Mr. Sling:

A. I am reading from a bill of lading that I before inquired of the witness respecting the numbers of the cars.

Mr. Wallace:

Q. Then the paper you are reading from is not in evidence?

Mr. Sling:

A. It is not necessary for me to have it in evidence.

Objected to. Court ruled that prosecutor could ask a question about it.

Mr. Sling: [To witness.]

Q. I ask you to look at Continental Fast Line car number 9784, and state where it was loaded from.

A. Continental Fast Line car number 9784 was inspected out of Continental elevator November 13.

Q. Bill of lading number 22389-now, if you please, I inquire about Pink Line car number 2613, and ask you to state where it is from.

A. I have it Erie Line car number 2613.

The Court:

Q. Erie Line?

A. Yes, sir.

Q. What was the weight in car?

A. I can not tell you the weight of an individual car; can only give you weight of the shipment-seven cars there were.

Mr. Sling:

Q. If Your Honor will just leave that blank, I will read it again later. What other numbers comprise that shipment?

A. 12563, for one.

The Court:

Q. Erie Line cars?

A. Yes, sir; all Erie Line cars; 12563 is the first number.