The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-13
DIR. L1hfIlERT,S TRIliL.
DR.. Morris, Ex-vice- President, Explain.
Fnisc Estries In the Cash Book.

In the trial of DR.. Lambert, Yesterday.
John i. Trow identified tho acknowledgment
that Dr. Lambert gave him for the loan of
1872 600 worth Of United Statcs Publ shing Com
pany stock. Under the cross examination Mr.
Trow testified that he was supposed to audit
the books Of the company. but he saw only the
cash book. lie received dividends on about
t22 600 worth of the sio' X. The note for 81 500
and IL endorsements that he gave for his first
purchase Of stock represent all his legitimate
transactions with the com pany. notwithstanding
the extensive entries in the company's books TO
the contrary.
DR.. Morcau Morris testified that ho was the
medical examiner and for one year Vce-Prcs
dent of the company. from November 1871, un.
Ill the failure. lie did not nay. as the cash book
shows. - 900 for n ~ shares of the stock on tho
3lst oi December. 1872 DR. Lambert asked him
Tor q cheek for The amount OF the subscription.
or pcSsmbcT is7i. he dId not, 'I The
cash book To- the contrary. nevertheless nav
similar amount to the companv. His salary wns
nominally $500. He roceiptcd In the receipt
book for $500 month, and then he gave chuck
nnik'I memorandum. when ne received the
other Il 20. Dr. Lambert asked him To do this
because he tDr. Lambert wished the salary ac-
count to appear small. The tl25 WIS voted Ia
him a. member oi the ENerutiV" Committee
Ihr RESOLUTION under which he received II Wns
f. u" oirrot that tho memorandum check was 10
payment oi the sl25 II the profits should be-
inadequate. In suur instances he neglected 10
VT. memorandum upon the checks lut
did 60. az th" instance 81 Dr. Lambert. before.
th' ~ urtu"c Department b'gan it, cNamina-
ton. In December 1870. DR.. Ian bert requested
MN to give q check uIou the Ninth National
Bank for flUl5 that he owed the COM
pduy. IL hrng the balance of interest on
"a mortgage for flO,Uun tint he gnNo in cou-id-
Grafton Of loln - $4,000 in cash and 81 600 In
stock. bl Lambert suld that ho need not truu-
hr him-' u about the check but could pay the
an uni whenever be- could His balance in thc
Nlnih National Bank ON that date dit not cN-
'.ri tNIi. lio ku nothing about the cNton-
siNr transfers " stock that the stock book
showed that ne had made. except that DR.. Lam
Mrt requested him Ia sim the transfers aud.
tk" % foot he did 80 H. regar led the meme
Uranium checks that lie gave Tor his SALARY a.
receipts.
Did YOU not know that the charter Of the
COMPANY Nr. Smith asked. holding M the
charter provided that u part ~ IN" officers
salurics should depend upon the profits p
never read the charter Dr. Morris an
swer"d in a nnttor-of-fnc way. 81 have seen
tho outside Of it. though he added dcprccat-
ingly. He. H. "A member of the Executive Com
niic". voted that the capital stock be- increased
and transferred. PRO rata. hy the members of
tine committees. He wis not aware TINT the
company oyer received any consideration for
Ms" transfers.
Mr.. \, H. H. Dawson then began his opening
for the defence
Theodore h. wctmore. ex-vicc-p President.
wis called TO the bar to plead to- the Indictment
81 perjury against him. He pleaded not guilty.