The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-18
DIR. 7. S. LAMBERT'S LEVITY.
LaCGHTER IN Court Dt-RTNG 4 VERY
SERIOUS TRIAL
One Ex Precedent or - Financial rnstitution
ArrniKned md Another Placed on tho Wit
ness stand" I.nmbe rtlnc" Cash and Checks.

One Eek Pres dent or - Financial ON
ArrniRned md Another Placed on tho Wit
ness stand" Iambertinc" Cash and Cheeks.
Tho arraignmcnt OF ex-Prcsidcnt Sherman
Broadwoll Of tho late Clalrmont Savings Bank
preceded the trial VI DIR. Thomas s. Lambert
Yesterday. Fx-Judgo Smith urged TINT the
amount of hail asked by District Attorney
Phelps, $2O 900. was excessive, and Mr. Broad
well iutcrpOsed in favor Of Il reduction that he
camc voluntarily from New Jersey. Judge
Brady fixed tho bail at $4,000, and Keeper
Burns conducted Mr.. Broadwell to the District
Attorneys office. After this interesting Incl
dent Assistant District Attorney Rollin8 re-
sumcd his cut-and-thrust crOse-cvam nation Of
DIR. Lambert Tho Doctor testified that every
ono 81 the checks that he gave for stock. aggrc-
eating about t2S 900, was paid in cash" Every
one Of these checks. however fornl ~ way
back TO liis pockets. meyer having been chnngod
GALE cash.
.,sPaSp n You know in your heo,, that ,tlls
broke OUT; was a more bookkeeping lcl9n 2"
don't l.iow any lining ia my heart. know
b s m y rd mSaS 1 Se'1ns of s
spe .tatOrs laughed
=" How camc YOU 10 take tho check Of OK
Treasurer Cruik shank for $1,000 for stock with
out in1u'rino. as you have testified, whether he
had q holan 9 with the trust coffpany upon
schc1lmaStcr. diint You 7" '"'" ~ was " p''i
No sir DR.. Lambert answered with en-
an 6e ' anrer in ha 6o room fiS Ma a E%y
,, DR. lumber iadg6 next tes5eI 'to the found
stock, returning the checks md eNchHns ins
the conditional for rcal stock. WINS su.gcst'd to
sat bye sie Of VIZ John T r6yw T Wear ' tn
witness stand. The checks pas 1t into the
hands of Treasurer Bancroft. aud werc no..
~ pea 10y nun rs Cashier or the Salem milton
Bank as good for their face value 1non this
Nalu was invested In uncXccpuOnuble secure
In his desire 10 have Or. Lambert answer
upon this point 80 that his meaning might be
phatti, qncstions. br. fam6ori losing hi, srii.
control. mimiekcd Nj. Rullns'- smp hu,.s in his
Capt; Ricketts, vigorous raIs, was no.sy with
Permit me to say" Mr. Rollins now said.
!, ina, KY would apreert to greater advantage
=" | do not want To b. insulted. sirr DR.. Lam
bert exclaimed. with red hot chcoks.
Mr.; Rollins read receipt for 3,lJ9 from DR..
Lambert. dated April II. 1871 acknowledging
iull reimburse mcnt for outlay in behalf of the
company up 10 this date, und various entries IN
" hooks showing large payments II tho sarle
klnd I" DR.. Lambert. In view o. THIS receipt
derei. " do YOU not know that the item IN the
annual report vi $4,000 for your expenses in
daiion was q trick to hide the abstra-tVu Ut
mon . from the drawer by youg'
49, NO. -lr. not az all, Dr Lambert shouted.
til ng la,k Ia chair m his excitement
DR.. Lambert ncM. testified ulat he
w. not aware TINT it vas necessary
chncls upon the National Trust Company.
lie did nof snow that be had given an order a.
the effect that no checks We're To- be paid with
ont MS comrtcrsgn. H. lett ali the hngkseup-
ing 20 ex-Troa-urrr Bancroft H. might have
given such an order. however. Us nl ~ the
che KS IN oy den go w'rc cOuuter-i-n'l ly HIM.
lie suppos n that any man who. having read in
inc annual statement tnat ne company had ia
Us ollie hr IN bank ntput $4,000 cash should
! lsrn that more than twO-thiris Of mis- con-
sisted Of .cng overdue checks given for stock.
salary checks and his own six year old checks
Tor the prem unis IN policy, would consider
THIS item correct Among the itoms Of tl, hiil
~ sale OF IN" company's prop rty. worth $4,000.
hlmas n loan when he lent the 800 shares 81
United States Publishing Company stock. w,,s
Conditional stock and deiu.iion from the
company report ly The Insurance Super.n-
tndeni when he Or. Lambert ac,eni'd the
go shares OF tn.t"d Stat Publishing Conn
blas5yo si o L er'nf cowp,ny nrSperty y 4,
was wurtA 1925 psr share. Mr.. Trow declined
e sell hlm f hundred shares nj this rate.
Mr.; lioiin. questioned. IN Lunbertnc cash.
Mr. Sul.tA prot st'd against tA.- t.ru. hut
Judr- Brady rui'd tfat = VAS convrn eili one
t. w l 3 . n Y's 4 diversity Of opinion ar
Or. lambert having testified that he had had
very little to do with the nh M cur of the rs-
port Of tie company Tor tS7i Mr.. Rollins in
tro iuced ] iisr IRON rim DE- Lamb rtl tu Mr..
Ieid. requesting the latter o. put into the blank
ia the report tor death loes' s-,iout $4,000. ANT
4 number OF suo't. o. paper 'unt.ln nE ii-ur-
ing that DR.. Lambert admitted he hat done.
whiri gave Tie totals Tor heliy III the II ms VI
the report.
You seem to have Ind more than any ono
else io do with the 'naein; oi tAe report was
Mr.. ho.hns parting snot a. NJ Resumed his
Mr. Smith then began the redirect examina-
ton.