New-York tribune., 1874-05-29

rRUsTRA ALTON OF AN ATTRMPT TO SHOW WHAT Ihh
DEFENDANT DID WITH THE MONEY OBTAINED
FROM THE OCEAN BANK.
The defense in the case of ex-Bank Exami-
per Charles Calendar indicted for accepting 6rbe OF
s7s OO for porting fayOsby the condition OF the
OCEAN National Bank. was resumed yesterday In the
United States Circuit Court before Judge Benedict E1
Controller OF tho Currency II. Huburd was recaiieu
on tho crosse xamnatiOn and Mr.. Purdy asked MIN IL
the National banks in New York did not have an arrange
ment with Mr. Calendar by which he received certain
on their capital stock for his services as Dank
examiner Ex-Judge Fullerton objected. and Mr. Purdy
inssted that he had right to such testimony because
tbe counsel for the defense had stated In his opening
remarks that Calendar only received IS day TOT each
day in which lac actually employed as oank eA'
aminer After considerable discussion, Judge behedc'
excluded the evidence the ground that 1t was mma.
teral the question being. not what Caendar roooieo
"A salary but whether or not he had accepted orioe
TO influence his Official action ExJudge Fullerton then
returned the direct examination but nothing new was
brought out by II. r.t..
Gs Hecock an x-dscount clerk OF the Park National
Bank testified that. In July, 1871 Calendar borrowed
about from that bank on Portage Lake bonds anu
that the loan paid by certified checks on the Ocean
National Bank This testimony was introduced TO Offset
tho charge that no bank Of standing would loan
money on Portage Lake bonds but it appeared on the
IA minatOn that the witness did not know the
circumstances under which the loan referred 10 was
made The next witness j. ii. Hardcastle runner
for the NewYork State Loan and Trust Company, and
ex Judge Fullerton offered to prove by him that Cal
lendar used certain money obtained from the Ocean
National Bank for the benefit Of that bank. Mr. Purdy
objected ground that what Calendar did with tho
money had nothing whatever TO do with the point at
ISSUE and another long discussion Judge Benedict
30 ordered.
Ex.Judge Fullerton replied that he was Z" saturated
with the idea" that he had right to the evidence
tatg 6 t,,fI 1t,. 1pnt
change my ruling"
still pressing his point, ex-Judge Fullerton made
formal offer Of what he desired to prove but the Court
very promptly declined to entertain it, j. T. Hill, an
xcasher Of the Ninth National Bank, testified that in
September 1871, that bank loaned Calendar money on
Portage Lake bonds and tho notes OF Wild. Conant
Avery and that all but about $4,000 Of the loan had been
on the Examination the witness stated that the
hank never allowed Calendar to Oyerraw his account;
thai he did not know whether Calendar examined the
bank after he began to draw money from H. and tnat IL
never loaned money on Portage Lake bonds 20
hut Csendar on the redirect animation he said that
the bank did not loan money to Calendar ior the Pu'-
pose OF influencing his official action. - -,
NJ Crane the Cashier of the shoe and Leather Bank
testified that bank had loaned Calendar money on
tho securities mentioned by the preceding witness but
that IL had never loaned money on them TO any one
else. c. s. stevenson. exPresdent OF the Ocean Ma
tOnal Bank was recalled, aud ex,Judge fuherton
asked him H. in his Judgment. CALENDARS report about
the condition OF tue oank was correct MT Purdy OBJ
iected and Judge Benedict ruled that the Judgment OF
the witness could not be received AS eViuehce Mr.
Thea made another long examination OF the
hanks books and 1t claimed that they showed the
gratifying progress mentioned In Calendars report
on the Mr.. stevenson admitted that
there were IN the books, and thaf IN
some instances profits were entered which we're I'm
agnary." . A., c...u.. -.
Q. Did you ever loan any money to the ConIroier OF
the CURRENCY. Mr.. HulDurdf A. Not personally; that
is never loaned him any. -
o. Did the Ocean National Bank ever loan him any
mUueyf =. ~,
Ex.Judge Fullerton objected. on the ground that Mr..
ulbrd's ansactions with the bank could not affect
calendars dealings with H. Mr.. Pnrdy replied that
upon former occasion Mr.. Stevenson had said that he
wa, not afraid OF the Currency. and that
he now wanted show why he was not AFRAID of HIM
IT," said Mr.. Purdy. " the Controller OF the currency
was mixed up in TINS affair, propose 10 go Tor hi
After some rthcr discussion Judge Benedict allowed
the quest ton and the witness said that when Mf HUI
burd was Controller Of the Currency the bank loaned
him $40 900 ON bonds Of the Maryland Mining Company,
and that the loan paid back In ten days.
The bank ledger does show that Mr. HulDurd paid
any interest the $4,000, but Mr. Stevenson said that
he must have done So not the custom OF
the bank to loan money without interest. b. f. Beck
man director o the Shoe and Leather Bank, and An
tony Lane cashier Fourth National Bank testi
ded that banks had loaned Calendar money
ON Wild's notes and Portage Lake bonds. ExJudge
Fullerton here made another attempt Ia show by Al
fred Wild what Calendar had done with the money OBJ
taned by him, and Judge Benedict again refused to
allow him tO do 50.