, 1880-04-23

George l.. Otis, Cashier Of tho Commercial
Natioual was called, and Con. Lcako sought 10
show By tho witness. who had 1nnde copy Of
tho original drnft, that tho name shcro was W.
i. Nnclny and not N. Il. Maclay. .......
The Court thought Mr.. l1oyno. who drow tho
draft, tho bcst witness on that subject
Mr. swott admittcd thnt thcro was W. D. and
IN ~. i. MaelRy.
Gen. Lcako said t1noy might ho ablo to prove
shat tho draft was on W. o. after ali.
After some further tnlk witness wins allowed
to answer tho question whether he had seen tho
original. He rcpliotl Tint he Ind sceu 1t whom
II WIS dlscountedt and hGd Nude a copy Of It.
Tho copy wns produced, aud tho witness rnthGr
took tho Government back by stating that the
draft was drawn on II. u. Maclay, and It 30 Rp-
pcared in tho copy hotoro him. tI.nughter]
"Docsn't that M look like WI" asked Col.
1nsson.
Tho Co,,tt advised tho gentleman thntlt would
hardly do to cross-exumir,e his own witness.
Having faicd to ehosv that tho drnft was OF
". D. MAolay, rs sot out IN tho indictment. THO
reference to that subject, and announced tha1
TIC defcnso shonld have fo!lowcd with its rc:
served opening. Instead Of 80 doing, Mr.. 4wctt
said ho bad
A LITTLE NOTION 70 MAKE,
N motion that the 3nry he INSTRUCTED n to bring
which tho Court, 4 verdict q guilty wcro rem
tio c@.o nia ni stnd shna Il Via diu
70. proceed 70 q aeleate, although :, do
tg se % M bfey 5y 81 a #
rio Conrt thought there was enough in tho
testimony had bccti rawn o!,t by tho dcfe!dants
1nnnt Eitcssas but it was eti{l propcr th9t thcro
Should 10 q formal defense. il tho defendant
now In, Without any further cxculpntnry owl
dsneo, + xas iis ,privilees,, t. DO ), %; 2;
hod Fad heen aS0wn o 'u,S on ths pars Of tho
dovernmont 70 PIT upon the defondant ,ho ne:
Sss qf o R on ho 10 os
Mr. smal tooK % Snlf NJ, NJ, huiir for lis opcirins Of
tho casc for tho defense, a1d, ut tho close OF his
talk, called ,...
,,ooa TINT sUsns MvD~ h,nt hmm con.
osiea Wt .ss .ss' Gae1s eamps"y See
That stock Ii, Novombcr, 1917, actordtng to the
Company'a statements mt sna inventories Saas % was
animation, howevors ho ndinlttctl 'ys TINT
way Of dividends since 1915. 4 short ting .s
ago at Public eaie. tl6un or tho stocE wnt ,a,a on
block Of It had boon soil at Il ociita.
HERMANN scuArrxEE, ...-.
sx.Cash,er Of the German NntIo1,al. explained
thn twn Nrnther. III consideration Of thUIr hcjp.
nS Stbad sa1 g9I Ill., "S way wast oixs ~ ~
on Ike stroets md sGli its exchn,1ec 10 n which
n.a es1s ~ sa TsS s4eT Sae h'f
fact ali the socarties which wcro traded nrO,,nI
sse f ssxs{s ts.nsseton; ,;ocH TeF s S
witncs. rernrlci t;rcomoba,,na hlmsoif ns r..
q 5 TRs s nj
nnd lie Gscencba;,na 1 M f3rns, and tic tnt "a ~
rated III into fho prppcr itolns and CHARGED un 10
Wsaoss Us pofnsea ut tbe su se9cF ~ iseIns nkina
es taG .osima s1 Sow tnT WcE @ ahaEa @ aetSr
viii checks drnwn BY iiatfari, the lax asent,
eseasn Rational was hy
saonai On ,S ssiaittanee @ a,ada q d9ceaebn,i;n
dr@rn s. pay 6k b,msut Ghk vhlo N nov Yr and
net BY Srasnobannl in this oity, Tho "Mlehael
eoanaR "R Gea tho jeat of sS s HIT
Tns;n.t 10 suro as 70 tho iattc,,-anu TINT every.
thipR wSs ~ u Beautiful Il VI md md rey,iinr.
ho witness exRS,Msa
migrating % boro;with his iathsr'stanliiy. ho went
siS Y 5 hss 6ssss se1s cs,5se
ot tho blink. with sbieh he from remained NJ % tho
Tine nf he fnnro Iho pr.sGns f5tnos 5t In tno
an o @ @ am nnac oe tho
fmodaton Of Il T. =, oreenG,"''n' Map ,S.t e.
hnd mns.cst r. Il ~ thn1r srrtt ho cn,d mi taii:
hni fnrvntnn n thnt ThG rrt'irn Of hi, Itnrt INTO
wns fhas rca,,it IT, nf n s.c,s,ifntinn hotwnul
Grnennhnun ama ,vitncss who nfIinvnI Ilroonn-
6aum ncrfnntv mia n mnka It ufso,l. il Vas re-
iaeen W GfceH99a1ttis Ifate' signc9 * sn IS,
urns, l. CO, Witness kent tho draft in his drawer
Until Day camo homo, desiring to consult
Rlm ano.lt It Iao drlt was never sHn1 nn ,,uo 10
leaning on 1rccnehaum nros. Co., and tta nc"
count WIS ovcrdrnwn moro ihnn h9!t tho tine;
Iho 5000 note, which WIS nnAly axnd up lnd
took tho place Of tho draft. covered, besides tho
xla,O0, an Oycrtlraft OF 0EcenobntMa. Fru-
Hucntly tsrccnchaunlE account wns ovorlrNw1i,
but bis checks wcro paid, tho snIno as those Ut
my othnr customer.
ANY other cuatomcr2" 2" Inquired Gen. Lcakc.
~Was that tho mothad Of doing business In that
bank-paying oyortlrnwn checks p ....-
Tor tho amount" ronlicd tho Wltuces una1asncd
Thc next admission wua TINT witness placed
tpMsiL !fnat IN UFpoheoaum. tnEouRhn.Int LAoos