The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-06-18
SMITHS TRIAL.
Fnll Report CT the Testimony
Taken.
4 New Point Developed in the
Prosecution.
Expose Of the Gigantic Texas
Land Speculation.
How Gov. Legate EambOCZled
fhe Innocent George
Interesting Items for the Gran
sers-.-Testimony Of Prom
inent Bankers.
The Trial to be Il PrOtracted and
Hard Fought Battle.

u III II smith, when he 20 ok the office of trea.
d urer, was COR and somewhat in debt; hi
account at the bank ove,dTa xn; that ate
y he won't into the Office he paid up his debts
- LOANED money, bought real estate and stoc
G IN various corporations with other parties
and engaged in gigantic population involv
ing over 81 100000 Of which be was to fur
nish share; that he kept false books, mad
. 'ai'e IN ries f1r the purpose Of mislead nj
J his deprti :. ard that the money and &C
: ,oan .ii no; correspond. The deters.
> mace no statement, but admitted the amour
, II h iepo,it ;nl the schedules and &C
E coun's Introduced 20 prove this fact. Tn,
its in, n il 80 yululiInous that brief syn
, oP,i' Only is iven, bit al the important
points are set forth.
jul u, Nei as, dsIu'y county clerk, wa;
ss'r-, bat 4; e &c ense admitted the fact
Of Smiths skin. the ofhc- and being p,oE-
erly ga lied, Is tesli n-ny was 40, n.os-
eary
THE TESTIMONY OF JACOB GEYER.
The Hs' imoIy o! The &c; u,y county treas
urer as qIite imPortaG; and i n 10 lows
Haze bee daIG Y Treasurer four yeiIs, vas
in Ia Office und,r Smi h, msd5 the schedule
oonta ned ia tie iqforn alton; gave the
statement made Fec, Ii her q, 1873, by Geo
). Smith >; tie tame OF his resignation :;
made oft II s stat ia. nt n,yselt Il. 81 s,ed by
clc l,- IN the otiine; the i ,n-lure appended
$ SMITH: he d d not sign il IN the Office,
va@ very sick a; q e line: il ~fS signed at
/ his holse; did not wiHesB the ri. ming; the
account or stiem-Bt coTrespoi d. 10 the
emu. in the books. Til l. ID t.st of its
corrscIess |: the 10 ks are wrong the &C.
count Is wrong 50; WIS ia The othce when
! ReYile tuIn d ever II e iuuhS 10 Smith. The
amount wss $50 535 OF. All .ui foIr or five
/ hun !red d. lltrs OF this amoI u. va in Ger
rrncy, the balarcs in two i,,nl ;, Hines q
Eaves. shout $4,000, balenc. in Ia. Ger
man Savil g'S b nS. tbs vas turned over
to Smith by Repine in cheeks on ttese
b ins-. Smi h reported 10 me that he had
deposited the cheek On the German Savings
bank " b that bans, and the Hines Il Eave's
check with the SecoId National; have not
got the original check book, it was given to
Mr. Si~g .eion, Smiths attorney in the civil
.ui'. Ibe aucunt collected and di.bursed
AIT tie Of March. 1873, was a. follows:
{ lt,c'sd, 500. l02 AZ; disbur.ed Sl55, .05-
IS; d1's nj !nCiJua the commission in dis
unie; bal me shoit 500, 396 SO; amount CO.
l.-ct.d ami di-hursod each month. az follow ::
March Sl1,95I 0S; April S2i $50 80; MAY
so s55 80; June S5,0S7 10 July $50. AS
~; August Sc 9l6 co; September So, $50 g.;
&c otter Sc 5l7, so; November IS, sos So;
becsmher 81, 2i3 Sc. Di. bursed-Msrch
-, SO7 80; April Sll, $50 2s; May Sll, 4SS-
%; Junn So 207 30; Jul SlO.l75 %;
August Sll,4lS 46; September S5,7116 as;
OF ,ber - 99S 20. November Sl.O3 sc;
December ~ i.S 81;
The amouot in dispute was for commits |
sions, ard amounted TO S2,93911. The |
amount Turned over to Mr.. EIdy was de-
posted with the German Savings Bank,
Scott & Co., Newman d Haven, Insley,
Shire Il Co.. First and Second Natl onal.
While wi Smith, he Deposited tn, money
and reported to me. The books show the |
bank account October 3la to be: Second |
National, SIS, 100. 2l; Scott & c., 50, iS7 80;
Newman Il havehs, So, 94l 81; Fnst Ma |
tionsl, $4,000; Hines Il Eaves, $4,000; |
G,rnau Bank, SIG, S3S sc. Macy Of the !
figure, in the books are IN The handwriting |
CT Smith. As We had NJ check Took on the !
other banks at that time, the check book on |
the G.rman Savings Bank v "a used, and the |
Subs show tue amounts drawn with the date |
of drawing. Here c. unity warrant for /
Sl3, l40 Was Introduced II prove by the W.T.
ness that after il was paid il wss not can
celled, and that Smith took it to hank and
used it as collateral on which ID "a sc mo-
ney.) Wines testified to seeing the paper
put in the drawer ard C unted as money
ill July IL, when fual Sc tlemen, wss
made. / ne. lected 20 oarcel il as oug ht to
have been done. Discovered afierward that
it, as we'll as others had not been cane lied,
and: lin gOi: G over the warrant for the pur-
pose If Correcting my mistake, discovered
that this particular warrant was gone; also
bond of $3.50 If L. p r. r., and 81 600 in
bonSs for Iefurding tie county SCRIP. The
$3.50 on va paid 10 Mr. Frr n and not
charged up ON the books. ii was 70, paid
from airy regular fund Had n c0nv. r.aiion
With Smith wb,n the financial
rroutlss fir.t commenced. Wen, to
his house in company with Mr.. Hslv ,rd.
and asked him where The money was a, j,
could not be founi at the bants. He said il
was at Newman Il Havers, First National.
L Il |
| ssed him where the money outside OF the
banks wa. as it was greatly neetei at the
Dfhte, and tia, psople were beg ianirg to ge,
suspicious. lie said he had come private
papers which he could not use ii 4 BIZ. father
came home, and he refused TO give us any
iuI Their information. l know Of my own
that Smith leaned money 10 vari-
BUS parties: Grsa. Western Manufacturing
= Nh |
numerous Others in smaller sTms, there the
notes were produced, Ga being asked how
he came in possession Of these apers, witness
It ited they were left in the office by Smith
o be counted as cash. Besides the above, a
eriaiE NOR gage w:s paid out of the drawer
" by a check IN the bank where the funds
we're kept. Was present at the transaction,
md the transfer on the back OF the mortgage
; in my handwriting. A tax receipt was.
ssred to c. X. JeLnison, credited TO him in
he books. but it was never paid. This was
leo counted az ca h, by Smiths direction.
THE TEXAS LAND SPECULATION.
At the beginning Of the afternoon session
he examir alton OF Mr.. Geytr wss continued
nd a most interesting point, heretofore ur-
Known 10 the people OF LeavenwoIth, was
developed 1t referred to the gigantic spec
llstion me n.ioned in the info m alton. This
affair was known to but very lew individn-
is, and when it Was suddenly popped"
upon the st'eation % the court there was
visible surprise to al. the Lesvenworth PEG.
pie in the cont room. Mr.. Gevar produ-
-et private Letter cspy book contaiainy. !
oesides his own priva:e letters, cnpits Of
wo important documents which Smith lad
directed him to copy. The letters copied
we're exact trsn Grips Of The original pa p.
pers. The defense made strenuous efforts to !,
fNclude these letters from the testimony,
but the oo1rt permitted them to he used
THE LETTER
vas a mes. interesting affair 1t vac written
BY Smith 10 enc Hoiings worth of Texas,
with him for the sale Of certain ,
ands in that State, 10000 900 sores for the
'um of 81 200. 600. This was 10 make Smith
md his associates rich men. The llnds
we're to be sid by special act of the Leg .
stature ard Gov" Legste was duly in
rested with a power Of att 'rney snd sent
Gown to Texas II work the thing up-Smta
mentions the Gov" i'm lis letter. He also /,
slls hi, correspondent that if ii would add
nv force in Presenting the b II he (Smith)
.ould be put down as residing in New York.
He further states that the Legislature NEED
lot fesr about the payment of the 81, coo, 900
70 he (Smi,h) il mot in the h:bit OF doing |
hs-o eh;n0s for finn Tt. co-.. \.