Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-03-20

"Qae'fion. Ru' these we're bonds ron sub.
eqnently received as dividends upon the stock?
''-1Rsres- Bonds that reeeived from the
company. ten srs-mortgage bonds.
"QsrsioH Did you receive them from he
company ~ dividends upon the ssoekf
'.iH'Ter. ] rereived them as dividends, or
rlloimsnis, whatever you may call II.
'Qr,s''on. 80 thar all the collateral seeuri-
~ VOC gave him were bonds yoa received %
dividends or slIofmenss on the one haudred
shars Of Credit Nobiiier Stock
''-fnsrer Not quifs; fhisk TIE s. 600
FIRST received were dividends upsr that sts~k
;hose gave him subsequently, received from
'he company by virtue Of holding the enc hun
i-ed shssss.
"Q.,HicH. Soes af,er re~eivins The one hus-
5ssd shares there was bond dividsadf
''4s,ksr Y,s SIR
"Q",sfion. And ron then delivered thess
bonds 10 Nr. Crooks a. security1
''.insror. Yes. sir. ] delivered ihsm 20 him
.. ~ould do TO any New Ysrk man from whs.
borrowed money"
"Qs>,ion Have ron repaid any part of,his
losn prior TO the check of$9 oo07
"fEIrer. had not repaid him any ihing"
With regard to the receipt Of the fruits
Of these bonds. Mr. Brooks says tbs, le
never touched them. What does his SON.
in-'aw say. On page Ala he testi6es rs
foil VS.:
"QHssiio.. To these bonds draw interes.
''.insF,T. They do.
"o",aicn. Who receives the interest upon
them?
.4nsrer. Mr. Crooks has given ne. from
tine 10 time. portion Of the inieres, coupons
"QHr'ton. ocs he charge you interest upon
the loan?
''.ias~er. Iexpec, to pay him in,errs, upon
IL when the account between US is settled.
'Quesiion. You have not closed your &C.
"onnt with him during the last Eve years?
'-fn,rer. No. sir; IL was natural. ! presume
that should obtain money from Mr.. Brooks
when needed money.
'O"e,'ion. Yet, you did not keep any formal
book. with him?
'.in'T.r. lido no, keep any formal books
With him."
Again on page 4l6 he says:
Qu,,fion. The in'eres, upon the bonds Mr..
Brooks holds !, in part drawn by youf
'-fn'TsT. lie has given me some coupons
lie has given me the coupons from five Of the
bonds. a. per agreement. The coupons on the
other ten bonds he draws himself
Question. Then he has the interest on elCv-
en- thousand?
".i"srr. Yes; Mr. Brook. from time to time
has made me some pre- en,s OF S5eO about Christ
MAS or New ear =.
"Qa"Hon. Woul; he be any more likely TO
give IL n Christmas or New Year than ut anv
other portion OF the year1
".tn'",r No; he did not always give il at
And when pressed upon this point he
made this admission:
'0"rHion. You got IL. then. not because IL
was New Years, but because the interest was
due?
".f"'~tr Because the interest was then
due"
Mr., Brooks never has been paid, and
never will be paid ill the crack Of doom.
For four long years Mr. Brooks has been
IN possession Of these bonds drawing in
'crcst That is the character Of the case
in regard TO MIR. Brooks and his sop in.
law. Mr. Nelson. Was not the commit.
Tee justified with this recital Of the trans.
action in saying that the whole tran.ae-
'ion between Brooks and Nelson was a
mere sham. and that in point Of fact Neil
son was mere frurchead in the owner
shp while Mr.. Brooks derived the fruits
"f the contract. and has continued TO en-.
joy them. and enjoys them at the present
day. am sorry. sir. sorry from the
depth Of my heart. to be obliged to make
hi. statement and exposition Of Testimony
IN this cause. but when duty calls me.
neither friend nor foe must expect me to
depart from the line Of duty. let the con-
sequences fall on whom they may.
Here the hammer fell