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To Subpoena. A. th Lewis. The Commissioner agreed. and added: "I notifUd Major: Lewis. I thought it was proper that he should be notified." - _ - -iii.- iiaiiiGir-ui have asked the Sheriff to subpoena Mr. Lewis to at- tend tomorrow. -. - _ Mr. Waldron said he had also asked the Sheriff to subpoena. Mr. Irving Robertson of The Toronto Telegram, and added that Mr. Hard- in: would also attend. He sug- gested that Mr. E. w. Backus should at once take the stand. Mr. Hellmuth acid he would have' been very pleased to follow Mr. Waldron's suggestion and have Mr. Backus called at once. Before_ttall- ing Mr. Backus. however, he would like to know just, what were the 'specific charges Mr. Lewis made. He would We to have the chartrt6 just as Major Lewis made them so that he could answer them com- pletely. tl ___ '- _.' __.!LL m.-. 11.. I had i the! , M '; mer I save 1 the be ( l aw vou plied the witness. "We do not em- ploy spies." Mr. Waldron showed Mr. Snider an editorial which had appeared in The Telegram hearing on the Huston case. He said it was probably writ- ten by Mr. C. O. Knowles, and was probably based on information in the news columns. " noticed an erroneous statement in your columns about me," said Mr. Waldron. "I was going to correct it, and my wife asked me not to, be.. cause I might only make things worms." (Laughter.) Mr. Snider said he had no personal knowledze of the Huston matter. Mr. wnMron----You have come to buan annnhminn that the Attorney- Mr. wnMron----You have come to the conclusion that the Attorney- General's Department in the Huston matter was inefficient? witr----Yes. Mr. Waldron-an what respect? witness-tPhe fact that there is no indication of the man's murderers being any nearer justice now than the night they fled. Mr. Waldron --. Do you consider that is a. sound conclusion to draw against a. public department? witness-Yes. Mr. wiMron--You think the At- torney-General's Department ought to hand over the murderer in every cane? mtrtfr,-os--..1 think that would be ty witnerer---1 think that would De splendid. Open Verdict Returned. Mr. Waldron referred the thness to the inquest into Capt. Huston's death. The open verdict had been signed by the foreman, Mr. Wil- liams, who was since reported in The Telegram as having expressed the opinion that Capt. Huston was murdered. Mr. Snider was not. able to say whether he had any other informa- tion than that which appeared in the shorthand notes of the proceedings at the inquest. He was not familiar with those shorthand notes, and did not know whether his "young men" . --_- A-...n:.._ ..,u.'.' them. Mr. waMron----whert your young men bring in information and write severe articles which may he near the verge of libel, or which may! ho of painful import tor those; against whom they are directed. do' you take any pains to verify your "Cub-you, the News Editor? witness-YO. I Mr. Waldron-Did you take any steps in this case to verify what i',',",'"'""' and Porter were sending in witneatr---W? assigned them to the wdrkot verifying. Mr. Ytaidrdrr---And you took their wird tor it? Nirttnsstr--cein1y. iiiia"tiiiaaviss ttirnilidr with quite sure he did not," re- "We do not em- were writing in one 01 you were pointing to Mr. Waldron pointm at Mr. Backup) who I to slay Huston. Do you rememuer that? (No answer.) Do you remem- her thnt? l, withetur---r cannot say that I do.' Will you quote the article, please? Mr. Waldron then referred to an article: published in the issue oft February 17, in which occurred theI sentence: "Why were these papers .0 'important to other people that rob- (trery was attempted and murder 1 executed to obtain them?" '4 The witness said the words quoted .were not an assertion, but were §merely a question. Not What Was Meant. Mr. Waldron read further ex- tracts from Telegram articles, and at one passage again pointed dra- matically to Mr. Backus and ex- claimed: "That was putting very near the doorstep of Mr. Backus that he had an interest to slay the man." "That is your assertion. not ours," retorted the witness. Mr. watdron---well, is not that what your articles meant? Mr. snider---No. Mr. Waldron---" not that. the Idea that. you wished to convey to the public who read in The Telegram these successive articles? Mr. tgnider----No. Mr. Waldron asked the witness what was the interest of The Tele- gram to prove that the case was one of murder rather than suicide UL luv-Lu-.. - -_ _ -- "We have no interest to prov» it," said the witness. Mr. Waldron-ld it were suicide Mr. Backus would not be responsible for that? witness-Certainly not. Mr. waldron---And if it were mur- der it would be possible to hang something on it? witness----) things are possible. Mr. Waldron next called the at- tention of Mr. Snider to an article based on an interview with Major Lewis. Witness did not know where Major Lewis got his information, and did not know whether any of The Telegram men supplied him with any. Witness said he believed the suicide theory was wrong. Did Not Bee Papers. Mr. Wtudtonrr. Replying further to Mr. Waldron, Mr. Snider said he did not see the papers which The Telegram referred to as being in a. vault in Winnipeg. Mr. waldron---And yet you make the implications and insinuatlons which you do there! - - . . A ' s, - 1.... A i: I Mr. Mrardron---But he does point {the finger of accusation at Mr. .Backus. Why didn't you point it? He might have taken action against ,you if you had said it? ' Mritneatr---Yes. In the course of further tlueB- tioning Mr. Waldron remarked that Major Lewis went to the Legisla- ture and "pointed the finger of ac- eumt.tion at Mr. Backus." witneatr--MMor Lewis is respon- sible for what he says. A . . tr-And When you one of these articles in: to a. man (here pointed dramatically who had an interest .. Do you remember vet.) Do you remem-