Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-12-11
Aupf,s EXAMINATION.
colonel n. N. Taylor Attorney for
ths Defeass-Jouss Esely 20 A.
sist the District Attorney.

charged hghinst Sosepn r. Auuo W tno
Bank Of Nevada Ia very little known to
the public, further than that In general
terms 1t Is alleged that be Is guilty Of
the larceny Of 800 shares Of the capital
stock Of ophir. The want Of informa-
ton as to the exact manner In which the
offense Is alleged to have been commit.
ted has stimulated curiosity not q little
from the frat, and the result was plainly
perceptibls to-day In the large attend.
anco at the Court Of Judge Knox to
listen to the examination, which was set
for ~ O'Clock N.
Colonel Il. II. Taylor. counsel for the
defense. asked that the rule excluding
witnesses during the examination be en-
forced. The Court thereupon took o
recess till r. NJ. and adjourned the
examination to the District Courtroom.
The examination commenced ut the
hour and place mentioned. Jonas Seely
appearing as associate counsel with Dis.
trict Attorney Drake. The witnesses on
both sides were all charged not TO con.
verse about the matter with any person
whatever or among themselves and re-
tired to the jury room.
George A.. King testified: I am agent
for the Bank Of Nevada In Virginia City;
have been 40 for three years; bank
besides regular banking business, buys
and sells stocks; know defendant; he
has been In the employ OF the Nevada
Bank; commenced two years ago last
May aud continued till the 18th OF No
vember; his station was at the daily
balance desk; his duties were to keep
daily balances, enter checks, balance
banking books, etc.; he had no author.
ity to do any business In the stock
department; his father I know; be had
at the bank o general banking account
and q stock account; his stock account
was kept separate from his bank account;
the bank bought for him stocks. giving
him credit for the Purchase money; he
had such an account on the 18th day Of
November. 1878.
Mr.. Thompson. bookKseper Of the
bank, here testified that on said date
Judge Aude's debtor account was SILL.
Oi3 So. He had to bis credit at the
time as collateral for that amount 265
shares Of Sierra Nevada, 20 OF Mexican.
and 200 shares OF 0phir. This was as
appeared In the banks books from
which the witness testified.
Colonel Taylor asked for . copy OF
the account az II stood on the "Stock
Call Loan Ledger" from which the wit
ness testified.
Mr.. King resumed: These collaterals
were kept in the stock pockst.book;
Mr.. j. II. White and myself and the
cashier alone had authority to 60 TO this
stock pocket.book to withdraw stocks;
the defendant had no such right; the
900 shares OF 0phir mentioned In the
complaint were In that pocket.book on
the 18th of November. 1873; neither
myself nor any other person having
authority removed them; the defendant
removed them on that day; he had nc
authority to do so; I know from the
statement OF the defendant that he re-
moved them; he took them TO the Viz
giuia Savings Bank and had them sold
on his own account; they were worth
then about $40 per share. per-
haps q little more. perhaps Q little less;
I first learned OF their abstraction about
the 27th; knew defendant distracted them
about that time; defendant severed his
connection with the bank the Monday pre-
vious 70 his arrest, that 10, the 2Sth Of
November; I learned Of the disposition
made Of thom on tho 9th; defendant was
In this city at that time; he left on the
27th. 2sil or Goth; suppose for San Fran
| cisco; made this complaint on the 10th;
defendant returned on the following week
In charge Of Ben Lackey; during his alb
sencc from the city had no communication
| with defendant.
Cross.examined-The defendant did not
frequently during his connection with the
bank deliver stock to customers; did not
pay cash 70 customers on stock accounts.
Witness here desired TO explain his
answers. This was objected to by the
defense until his crosse examination was
ended. The Court held that witness
had a right to explain aud Mr.. King
| stated the circumstances OF Mr.. Auds's
connection with the bank. aud that spe-
cial instructions might have been given
him at times to receive money and dc.
liver stocks TO Tom, Dick and Harry,
and have sometimes sent him to the
counter to wait OF stock customers.
Continuation OF denomination, oil
business Of the bank IL transacted In the
Same room. presume defendant has re-
caiyad eash from atock cuatomera: cam