New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-10-26
%otal Slltelligqnte.
Tho weadtnston cnse.

Reddington, of the late firm of Monroe ,S Redding-
ton of oyerdrawing the account of the firm with
the banking house of Pike, Lapeyre & Brother
some eighteen hundred dollars, came up before
Recorder Ahern last evening, Major New con
ductng the prosecution and Judge Cotton and
Mr. DalsheiIner the Defense
All the material points of the evidence we're
presented in the testimony of Mr.. William S. Pike,
the senior partner of the banking firm, who was
summoned as a witness for the State, and those
points may be briefly presented thus: Messrs.
Monroe y Reddington were depositors and did
banking business with Messrs. Pike, Lapeyre &
Brother Mr.. Reddington being the partner who
always transacted the business, in behalf of the
firm. On the 18th September last, note for
about two thousand dollars, issued by Monroe &
Reddington, fell due in the bank. Mr.. Reddington
called upon Mr.. Pike, stated that he was
not fully in funds to pay the note, and pro-
posed to draw check for sufficient sum
for the purpose, promising to make deposit the
next day that would make the account of his firm
good. Mr.. Pike, as lie stated in his testimony,
relying upon the responsibility and integrity of
Mr, Monroe, for he knew nothing of Mr.. Redding-
ton, except by an introduction from one of the
bank clerks, agreed to the proposition Of Mr. Red
dington Monroe Il Reddington had balance Of
something like two hundred dollars to their credit
in the 5aHI- at The fine. Mr. REMINGTON on tho
part of the firm drew a check for nearly eighteen
hundred dollars which fa cave Mr. PIKE and in
return received the note due. The next day he
called upon MI. Pike and gave some excuse for
taiIi,r ~ ,,sl-s tla ,.,,,n4 roal ard rlodraa
himself 10 make the requisite deposit day or two
after. ITe failed to do 50, and Mr.. Pike
referred the affair to Major New, as the
AR NrDonroI tI,a fool,.l,eener made an
affidavit bafora Peaordar Ahern containing
4bn cforra tv};rb u,as hnioo fnrosticatad As
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