New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-28
SECOND TRIAL or. CALENDAR.
HIS ACCOUNTS Win NATIONAL BANKS.

HIS ACCOUNTS With NATIONAL BANKS.
At the resumption. yesterday, in the United
States Circuit Court OF trial OF exBank Ex
aminer Charles Calendar for accepting bride of 900
for reporting avoraby upon the condition OF the Ocean
National Bank. ex-JudRe Fullerton Withdrew his OBJ
lection to the calling OF Mr.. Mcdonald, the accountant
prove that the Ocean National Bank nsOlvent
Oct and 1871, and lntimatoi that he would Ike TO
have Mr.. Purdy him on the stand Mr.. Purdy said
that having offered to tho insolvency of the
bank on those days. and having been prevented from
doing by objection the part of the defense, he
did not propose to call Mr. Mcdonald until he saw tit TO
do so. Judge Benedict held that under the crcum-
stances Mr. Purdy could not be forced to examine Mr.
Mcdonald but that he could call him rebuttlng wit
ness il the defense attempted 10 show that the bank
solvent on the days specified Ey-Judge Fullerton re-
piled that he should introduce evidence showing that
the bank solvent on those days.
Judge Benedict then denied the motion tostrise out
the evidence concerning CALENDARS borrowing
from the Union Square National Bank, and ex-Judge
Fullerton began his opening remarks for the defense
They were substantially identical with those made at
the former trial. the general tenor OF them being that
Calendar borrowed money from the Ocean National
Bank and from other National banks in the usual
Of business that not dollar lent him for the
purpose OF influencing his official action and that he
never intended TO accept bride IN the shape OF Dor
r0wed money, or in any other shape, for reporting
favoraby upon the condition of any bank whate
Because" said he "Callendar, who was a bank
aminer borrowed money from National banks. 1t to
be said that he was bribed by themi Has not bank
examiner right to transact busness And IL he wants
money. does his official position prevent him going
TO bank aud borrowing it, Now, that is all that Cal
lendar did and because he did it he Is charged with
having accepted brides"
The evidence for the defense opened with another long
examination OF CALENDARS heretofore published ac-
count with tho Ocean National Bank, and. as was
ola at 1.H
the amount lent to him Ihe pros ecnon insisted that
posts consisted OF the banks money ngfuy placed
to his credit 1t appeared during the prosecution that
Ocean National Bank from its hooks checked" and
ex-Judge Fullerton called E. ID. Bishop, an ex-book
keeper OF that bank. who testified that books AS
checked" correct On the cross ex ANIMATION Mr.
Bishop said that he did the checking from what APP
peared on the books but that they did not show that
he reported CALENDARS overdrafts he the amount
%as sce5 r n Mr. bGhg more that was
ing 10 its books the bank had made dollar during
the last two years Of its existence.
ii. II. Uulburd, exContiOller OF the Currency test-
fed that after the Chicago fire Calendar talked
with him about the ability Of the Ocean National Bank
10 resist the ELECTS or that ire that Calendar told him
that he had examined the bank. and that he had re-
ported ITS condition to him Az this point Mr.. Purdy
eX-Judge Fullerton said that he entitled to the ey
dence which lie was ecting because the prosecution
had charged that calendar had reported the cond
ton OF the Ocean National Bank to the Controller OF the
Currency. After a long discussion, Judge Benedict
bank Oct and 1871 and he said that he knew that
or It's securities wore unavailable, CONSISTING "a
they did Of Portage Lake bonds. "
Ex-Judge Fullerton here offered TO show that Cal
lendar had written Mr. Huourd CONCERN
ing the Ocean National Bank Mr.. Purdy objected and
Judge Benedict refused 10 admit the evidence on the
gr nnd private correspondence between Nr Cal.
endar aud the Controller OF the Currency nothing
TO 90 with the case. On the Nomination. Mr..
Iulburd that In October 1871 he did not know that
Calendar owed the Ocean National Bank $4,000 or that
his checks in it We're counted as cash; that he
aware that, that month"; the bank had hand over
$1Oo0O0 IN protested paper or that the securities upon
which II had lent money were generally worthless.
q. Did you know that Calendar was allowed 10 over
draw his account in that bank ~ the extent OF $40
A. did NOT,