The New York herald., 1873-10-29
TRIAL OF TAINTOR.
Continuation or the Evidence for the
ProsecutiOn-Books and Papers of
the Atlantic Bank Produced in Court.

continuation OF the EvIOence TOT tne
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES md Papers Of
the Atlantic Bank Produced in Court.
The further hearing Of the OF Frank l. Tantor.
who is indicted having embezzled s4C0oOo the
property OF the Atlantic National Bank, resumed
Yesterday in the United States Circuit Court before
Judge Benedict and a. jury
The District Attorney appeared for the prosecution. and
Mr.. A. o. Hall, Mr. J. O. Carter aud Mr. John Sherwood
Cor the defendant
EXAMINATION CLARENCE W.
Clarence W. Baldwin was further examined by the
District Attorney. He stated that the tickets upon the
faith of which entries had been made in the books
preserved in the bank; all such tickets for four five
years past had been preserved The District Attorney
produced to the witness pile of books which had been
kept in the bank and the witness explained the ods
oeandi of making those entriesThinSs the entry in
the book under date 18th Of April 1872 entry of
payment OF $4,000: 1t special loan TO J. W. Bunce
of s20oo which witness Identified paid the check
which he swore to yesterdays under the date OF the 4h
ofJune finds on entry of payment of $4,000 and there
account Was s5eoia loan to j. NJ Crane under nS
check Tor $4,000 10 Murray, Jr that was special
loan. f
The District Attorney was about proving other entries
Judge. Benedict interrupted him, asking-"what is
District AttoTney-Thsy are entered in the book
Judge Benedict-Do YOU claim that the defendant has
mlsapplied this last s2oos Have you proved that he
District, Atiorney-Yes, we think we have 1want to
ae be aos & and
IS the a go nai al aad on s %
MT HAL said he had no objection whatever to the ev
, Judge Benedct1The Be jury do not want to be taken
Mr. Hall-we do not wish to be taken as wishing to
District Aorney-I want to correct those entries on
ns JUDGE SESk aHTnf pees leans to credit
Crane You say he got the money
rds DTtr % WAS given merely for speculation
more o. those entries IN evidence but the Court would
Mr. It m evdenee for ts yoa Want
to have proved BY III all that part relating to special
The crossexamnation of the witness Baldwin was
entries which he had been asked about were regular
htrss nTs a b nothing S1 q the the d
portuniy OF examining the books before Mr. Taintors
thing IN bank witness accepted tickets as
S ~ s The the cashier ne
Mr aan offered in evidence checks s7S 97 loaS LOSS
TESTIMONY srLAs {. hay.
such on saaSee aSse 5k aDs sqa r
Iainior on his order began to do such business Tor him
my oce said he 70 an On
p mi his % hm SaeT We % sc
care to open asy new accounts subsequently found
in the country and that stocks mad been bought and sold
ss-examinaton-Had some transactions with Tain.
tor in 1865 but no stock transactions that remember
Tantor's account with our firm is closed; il shows
TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM s. WERNER
William S: Werner deposed that he partner in
arm on April ls7s SIS 900 in bank bills margin on
his accounts their books would show what stocks they
GTos.sx a%insd. % not think hat knew Taintor
opened his account with he made secret OF doing
TESTIMONY OF LucIEs n. NILES.
no Il had u Niles banker and stock broker depoed that
STOCKS 1c % for him on margin
shown to witness, ne Identified them.
Crosse SIS M mi IT. Iainter was introduced 70
Bank Mr. southworth sometimes came 70 my office with
with me- have talked to him about them in The Aan.c
TESTIMONY OF CHARLES T. STRONG
te a sr0n g @ o nDPo9td
SION S 0P yGG se
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one Il Of Il the m bank n about
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TESTIMONY or CHARLES A. xgrcs.
dnfsi % so rs%s sna so Sos G a
Tss not $1,000 IN gold and gold notes in the bank when
go, TEs-isosY oy SMITH SHELDON
Sheldon deposedI nave been engaged in the
wsass With nG snd q
he h s S s sSoTna En e % i T. 3 w
nmder GOOD 81 he Se 5 p that he was acting
Sa sand hfs e Il tine directors assembled
@enis o this replied what do o'ss You = nean sr 9 MG
loss to know what make q It he ana observed e%
ma
and the directors had nothing to do with IL ''ei'
Cross-ex xamned-I had been Vice President NJ ,ba
bank tor about one y s
Counsel for defence here sought prove the cfrcun
stance OF the bank surroundings Of the prisoner
the time covered by the alleged offence.
The District Attorney objected.
Judge Benedict informed the jury that this matter
under discussion OF law II did not renuire
their attendance, and he would discharge them until
this morning.
The jury were accordingly discharged.
Mr. j. Q. Carter, the part of the defendant urged
that Tsint9r never intended e to commit fraud he
Its best interests