, 1877-06-12


bsvs II bank.aeeonnt: gid dopoeit .sssooo in a
Lanki lid draw sio,5oo out of hank In the
% pad wa. oat the sa sss .an d II slo Tere,are, @
tu Grand Jurors amid: ,,pon their paths. that
he, the said Edwin Walker, of his own FREQ
nntt corrupt Mind, falsely, wickctlly, wffrlfy,
attd cr,rruItly did commit wlilfat md corrupt
perjury. ....
The Witnesses 10 .uprort Tho allegations n
s Ksroos an" sser ass IL = siee ara :"
tho latter l,cina tho slaort-lan writer who re-
ports the test!mony,-anl William bFassiI'
Walkers bookkccpcr.
Yesterday afternoon, some time alter Edwin
Walker hal furntshe.i bali for trial, Tribune
rcporter met lltln,. and detailed to h!m tho
charges embraced In tho perjury Indictment.
IT trcs,,,ne Jon know what tho charges arol'.'
"ycs, Charley Heed told me was charged
with swearing that had no bank account, when
ii is charged that hare. Now tho truth IL
invent 4 bank account, and that's so.n
ut Is CHARGED tn TIC Indictment tl'at yon de-
nIcd having deposited 81, ooo in bank In Decem-
W; Yes. s Tint Is vhat understands,
uAnd TINT you denied having drawn ont 4l0..
500 Of =. aad afterwards declined to state what
-" Ahcna, yes, that's so"
"Ilavc you Il bank accountl'
HNo, sir: / lavc not"
How GANG lint S25, 600 In the bank1''
"WcI1, the GRIND jMry. nsSct1 me II had d
| bank account, and told them hal not"
o'.n3 ,1 4. t0' a'k you IL s0u ever ''aa '"ok DC
mo, they lid not. I am not such simple
ton g to i,avc answered that tu tho negative.
1es1o yoa aaRT eposs ss'f1 ths | s that you re-
:" Yes, 1.lcposltc.!, / believe, 81, ,ooo In %.
! cc,nhcr last. Tho Grand Jury asked mo this:
oissf eoS9td fes sH Geg Sas sc eks ts
tho rccords OF the County Treasurer would
show, and they could find out BY going down
| sta!rs."
"Do you keep bank account at prcsenti'
| "Eo nhl haven't kept ono for four months,
and, by tho way not for tho lust twelve mouths,
without the Grand jury ilay consider ny deal
tnrs Will, the Canadian Bank OF Commcree as an
open bank account wi.lc consider s.l II Is ,,t n9t
know that 1t cannot be 10 considered. In.
deed, until my boy refreshed my memory
relation to 0 1n, Sank I've st t rofe5Fs sno t.
this money, | think 1t was in check on the III.
tcrnat,onal Bank. And, by tlsc way. tho urand
Jury nskcl me whether It was In one or two
checks, an1 told thcm could a. not ten, ns my
amo'lnt % ~ ssa5, ,o00. mct Jako Well, of Woil
Brothers. thu big rcal.cstatc men, an! told
)'tm how was placed: Hs eaid, .Why don't
i'll 60 with you, at,l yos' can ret your checks
troi,,cc you tn tic manager. They'll use
we'll as e y {0 erejs ;so5 ss 'oI' as,ws2e t s.t2
lin, and told him tlat I dIdn't want credit from
anybody. My lny said to NC that VIC la,l to
gct money somewhere. ns nc had to pay u.,r
| rent expenscs, anil that had hotter 60 with
Weil, Hills WIS at Or about o'clock Of tho
afternoon Of tho 18th OF December, We then
went ia tic bank. aud Alr. Well introduced M
| to thc manager as Afr. Walker. md showed him
tho clock On tie International Bank, and
stated 10 tho manager who was and wl,at posi-
tiou was in, and why wanted sonic money.
iio wont back and talked with tho manager. and
when hc came out liz told me that It was MI
ri.hf, and / drew sH,0o0 or 5000 ont OF tic
bank md tuok It. down to Lcnlont witt, INC to
nav my tan.!a. And that Ia the story about
tirand @ Jnry."
Int, Mr. Walker, as regards to the nc.
counting for the disposition # that s:5,oOo'"
anf half 90 intelligent upon tho subjects unlci
investigation as They pretend to be. they coult
rcailuy hive seen tliat two-thfrlis ol tic amonn
could readily have ocen allowed for c.,rren. ex
,loiur tic sarno amount Vt b,1sfnuss TINT an,
It il saId IN tho indictment thu. fael to ais
| fAtf Abatement u tIG tF4HQ u
ntnnMnt credited up to Tuc. 30 fur ns regard
that, cnn only stale 10 sou, rs ssatctl 4;efor
ttcse gtnt'cu,cn. tint II they Eavo M
time enough to explain clearly, woult
explain TINT question Or any othc
cqually Important which they Nigh
prutnund to lGo. but, ny Tue way. thcy haTt
such AZ 'nsi4nitleaht way 81 ptoEeunulnE luea
tions that It u almost lmposs!n!o tG ana~e
tt.ctn III tho wny they expect that thcy shonld D
, answered.: one gellitc'1ah' " t,o WY, "a ac
i serving Of fomc credit TOT hia siIeNt'ncss, pu
hc ought to knew from iafScr experience ina
: ha should not attomut to 10 lawyer, judge ant
jurur At tho satno time"
: Whom do you refer toi,' -,
, III refer to a prominent dry,Eoo.la man: fo'
, | know him. decline 10 mention nnftcs."
:. "Now, Whit about that moncy"
. "Thc 8lo,00 N question sccmed 70 20 con
siderable Of a mystery to hitl. THIS Is the wa
: ! Explained to him how tie money went, as
!, cxrlAiU 70 you now; fart e. IL wsnt tor ~
! fam!lY oxponscs. paft 70 bn'ia Man'es lnf -
cattle, part to l!uy tsloso catele-ot whtg
4 ] own 6otn0 NV head-coWs ana b1tl