The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-10-11
THE QTIARRIER TRIAL.
NIoUSDsvILLE, October 10.

Inc jury WAS tleu e"oiu W "eh anu
truly try the cause, and the trial was
The case was opened by J. II. Good
on the part of the State, who recapitu
lated the Indictment; stated that the
act charged against Alex. c. Quarter
was felony, and one punishable bs
imprisonment in the penitentiary fol
not less than TWO years. The statute
governing the case was read.
Gen. " heat followed on the part OIL
the defense. He said that he did moi
usually delay the hearing of case by
any opening remarks. He preferred
that the indictment should set forth the
alleged offence and to combat it by
proof. This indictment, said the At
torney, is but one Of a very considerable
number, and grew out of the failure Of
the Wheeling Savings Institution. He
did not actually know, until the brieI
address made by Mr.. Good, exactly the
nature Of the charge against the
defendant. He gave history OF the
law under which the suit was brought,
and said that embezzlement is a statu,
tory offense, and not an offense at com
mon law. In 1920 the otfense OF
embezzlement was made felony. In
1888 there were found some twenty
three or four indictments against man
named Green, in the city Of Richmond,
but they would not hold under the law
as it then was. In lS49 the law under
which this defendant is indicted was
first passed, and it is in the same words
as the law OF the code of 1860. Gen.
Wheat held that the State having
charged Quarter with having made a
false entry, and not with having altered
an entry already made, or emitting to
make an entry with intent to conceal
the true state Of the account the State
must prove the making Of the false
entry, aud nothing else under the indict'
ment.
After the witnesses on behalf OF the
State were sworn, Pro- ccutor Good
offered the act Of Incorporation of the
Wheeling Savings Institution in evil
dence, and also the certificate of incor'
poration, and the amended certificate
of Incorporation of the Norway Iron
Manufacturing Company.
Joseph +. Paul, swon- Books Of
the Wheeling Savings Institution pro.
ducedl. Have been engaged in the
Wheeling Savings Institution. Went
there in 1865, to assist M. Quarter; had
access to the books of the Institution. |
find in the blotter, under date Of March
u, 1868, credit Of Sl36S.S3, and in
the ledger of Sll ,36S.S3. These are the
books OF the Institution; | always sup
posed that Mr. Quarter was the Treas
urer; he had charge or con,rol Of the
books; the writing in the blotter is in
Mr.. Quarters handwriting; the ledger
has nothing in it hut figures; the book
YOU have Just handed me is the bank
book of the Norway Tack Company.
The entry in it is $l36S. SO, and CORE
spends with the entry in the blotter.
The duty of the Treasurer is to take
charge of the affairs o! the hank, re-
ceive deposits, keep the books and have
charge Of the affairs Of the Institution.
am familiar with Mr.. Quarter & hand
writing. The Institution was located
on Monroe street, in Wheeling, Ohio
county.
Cross cr1minca-l went to the Saw.
ings Institution in 1865 or 1866; | left
there about September, 1867. | made
entries on these books while | was there;
used to go back from time to time to
allow Mr.. Quarter to 90 away from
home; there was no clerk employed in
the Institution after left. There is
nothing kept in the blotter but accounts
OF deposits; It's usually called the Tel
ler's cash book; the amount Of the sum
of$l36S.S3 was made up Of four items.
| think the original entry in the ledger
was $l3GS.S3 these figures | think
were made by Mr.. Quarter. cannot
be positive about the other figure; the
entry here ls Sll, 36S.S3, but | cannot
say who made the additional figure; the
stroke is heavier and the ink darker
than the other figures.
Direct Resumed-Thc total on this
page is footed up in pencil. | think
the figures are in the handwriting OF
Mr.. Quarter. They include the add
tional figure.
Alcr. j. Cecil, Sworn--l was one Of
the Directors Of the Wheeling Savings
Institution for four or five years; was
Director in March, 1868. A. C. Quar-.
rier was Treasurer and had charge OF
the books Of the Institution; am not
very familiar with Quarters hand.
writing bank book OF Norway Tack
Company shown witness cannot fully
identity his writing Had converse
ton with Quarter in February last,
about the ODD or 23d, in regard to the
Norway Iron Manufacturing Company
and the affairs Of the bank, Mes.rs
Pannell and Laughlin were also pres.
emit; some one said that the Norway
Iron Company had overdrawn its &C
count objected to-ohjection overruled]
The conversation was opened by Quar-
rier, who said that the amount over
drawn by the Norway Iron Manufac-
turing Company was more than we
thought, and that they had overdrawn
at least $4,000. We talked OF the
alteration and Quarter asked, did |
do that The conversation took place
in the Directors room Of the Savings
Institution.
oss-Eraminci-Joseph PAUL was in
the front room Of the bank the door be-
tween it and the Directors room was
opened part Of the time. Quarter said
that the Norway Company's account
had been overdrawn to a greater extent
than the books show; the Directors
had told Quarter that they didn't want
to do with the Norway, and
some Of them did not want to receive
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