Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-06-08


counted in one, it would be.
+. N. LETT, spSrn. II reside in Musca-
tine knew the defendant when he was
Cashier of, Muscatine Branch; was stock
holder and director of the Branch for short
time. I am . private banker in this city
Question Did Dutton get bullion from
your bank p Answer On several times
we loaned, -Dutton bullion on one day and
they returned it on the next. 1 did not
inquire the cause; it was asked and granted
az favor. The largest amount was s., 900
or $4,000, in gold always about the COM
mencement of the month, with one exception,
when we let them have IS. 900 or "a, 900 in
the evening and they returned it the next
day about II O'Clock in the morning this
was about the 18th or 18th of December.
Dutton was Cashier Of the Bank. Money,
when loaned about the LIST of the month,
was always returned the next day. don't
know why they got it. Dutton did not state
to me what he wanted it for. We let the
money 70 as favor: ey ssra
Cyoss eramined.-I don't know of any one
else borrowing money in that way. Don't
remember whether Dutton or Patterson got
il at different times. Think sometimes
Dutton got it and sometimes Patterson.
Don't think it very strange that . bank in
Iowa Oh ould want that amount Of money. l
was director from the organisation till lst
of January, 1859, being q month or two. |
remained stakeholder till spring or summer
Of 1859; got out as soon as could. sold
out my stock to Mr.. Patterson sold him
about $40 900 wsrth Of stock - half paid
ap, being about $40, 900 paid up. Sold for
par, and got little bonus. Got the money
during the summer for the stock. DON'T
know that any one but Patterson was inter-
ested in the stock; but when we transferred
it, the transfer was made in blank. Don't
know who got it We got our money, and
that was all we cared about. Patterson was
the leading man in getting up this Branch.
Patterson had been disappearing the
matter to me; that had been little deceive
ed in the organization Of the Bank. He pro.
posed that our house and his should control
The stock; but after the thing got under way
Patterson made other arrangements and
wanted the thing his own way; played false
to me and |, of course, wanted to get out,
and proposed to sell out. Dutton hello some
of the stock by assignment that Patterson
represented to lne. When Bank was opened,
there were 5000 in coin. Don't know
where it came from, except what put in.
Don't know how long it remained there.
Dutton was not an officer when it was first
organized. Patterson was elected the first
President; Mr.. War6eld was elected the first
Cashier. at once saw that there was no
money there, except mine, Of any account,
and was afraid mine would not be there
long. Thought SEINE of the stockholders,
! who held large amounts of stock, were not
men of means, and was afraid Of fancy
fnanceering. Sometimes whom they got
| gold, as before stated, they left currency in
the place of it until it was returned some.
times this was not the case, and sometimes
it was. Don't recollect whether Mr.. Dutton
ever got any gold without leaving currency
At the loan. in the middle OF December
nothing was left the gold this time was
got by Mr.. Patterson. Habit of bankers t.
sell gold bankers often have more currency
than they need. The State Bank had to have
so much coin in making their monthly
statement-that is, certain per centage OF
coin or gold. -,- al, ~
| Direct cross examination Tesunsed.-I die
not transfer stock to Patterson till I got my
pay. The transfers were made in blank, bu
don't recollect at whose request. When
signed the transfer, both Dutton and Patter-
son were present. The first Cashier did no
remained after the active operations com
menced. When the Bank got started, Duttor
commenced as Cashier.
CHESTER WEED saoorn. Il am presen
Cashier Of Muscatine Branch. have charg
of the books and papers. Twas President o
State Bank until February last. wa
Director in Muscatine Branch. Dutton wa
in health until the last day of December.
went to his room when he was sick. 1t wa
Friday or Saturday night after had takel
possession as Cashier. had interviews will
button Just after took possession. Mr.
Dutton said he had no objection to my soinI
to examine the papers, correspondence, &c.
in the bank. He said he had some privat
papers that he did not want to be seen by tn
public Mr. Fearn and went and examined
the papers in the bank building, and tool
considerable time in doing it. We found
gooi many letters, in loose condition
addressed to Dutton as Cashier, and SOM
statements were in two tin boxes in the bacl
part of the room. Among them were Atwood
& Co.'s statements for May, June, July
August September, October and November
which statements | have now here; also
some letters Of Atwood & Co., accompanying
said statements. Found large amount o
papers in the boxes. What l supposed
belonged to the bank took, and Dutton got
some private papers from these boxes. Some
of his private papers are in them yet. Monthly
statements come addressed to the Cashier
they are filed when they como among ths
papers belonging to the bank.
Cross. mined.--The papers, statements
and letters which have here in court sorted
out from the other papers in the trunk. These
trunks were in book case in the Directors
room, which contained buttons and Abbott
4 buttons private papers. The statements
are Of value to correct books. The book cast
where the trunks were was locked, but the
trunks were not Patterson had the key o.
the bookcase. Book case W locked; ]
could not find key; asked Dutton for the
key; said he did not know where it was. We
>prung the doors open and got the trunks
| Afterwards, Patterson told me he had the key
that he he d turned it ami taken it that evening
The trunks were locked day or two before
standing out on the table. Bartlett was there
then; t. ey were looking after some papers
Patterson was President for few days after
Dutton left. Don't KIN wv whether any papers
were put into those trunks after button left
When got the trunks, the papers in them
looked the same as they did few days before,
when l casually saw the trunks opened.
Resunsed.--The Mr.. Bartlett was Of the firm
Of Bartlett, Smith & Co., of Ohio--not a
resident Of this city.
| CLARENCE A. LINCOLN recalled. = The
statements Of Atwood & Co., which were
produced by Chester Weed from tin trunks,
as testified by him, shown to the witness.
N recognize them; made themfor Muscatine
Branch. I made duplicates Of these after
wards, as testified by me, this morning. l
have the duplicates also now shown me.
Those letters-viz: the letters produced by
Weed from trunks-are from Atwood & Co.;
signatures are genuine, and the letters are
addressed to j. W. Dutton, Cashier.
JOHN b. DoUGHERTY suorn. = know