Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-12
THE BkGELOW TRIAL.
CrOss-ExaminatiOn Of the Defendant.

he TESTIFIES AS TO HIS VARIOUS INVESTMENTS.
This morning. in the Criminal Court. Judge
Wylie the trial of B. F. Bigeow, formerly receiving
teller of the National Bank OF the Republic, for
embezZlement, was resumed Mr.. BigelOw was
further cross-examined by MI. Taggart. Witness
said he had on June 21st 1852, nine hundred shares
In the State Line Mining company, which was then
worth nothing He also had two hundred shares In
one Of Mr.. Shepherds companies, which cost IS per
share. and was worth the same; four hundred
share worth nothing; two hundred shares In Cen
tral Virginia, worth 1900; thirty in the Silver
Eagle company, cost 81 per share, worth nothing
the District; three hundred shares Of the Idaho
company. for which he paid about s450, and which
was worth about IS cents per share: 1850 worth OF
stock Black Range company, worth nothing from
the time he bought it. Witness had had some stock
IN % the Columbian , aa r r. COMPANY, which he sold
house for s. O put On it in 1880 or 1881 for the pur
pose OF raising money for permanent investment
which he paid &, GOO by a check. Had no money to
his credit, but had left the money with the paying
teller.
Witness identified a pass book for Mrs. Juliana
Edmonston, on which there was deposit.
Witness gave Mrs. Edinonston check for 81 311 %
The money in the envelope was not from Deering &
johnson. Witness had an account at the bank
Witness bought the farm in May paid for it partly
by money borrowed from Mr.. Belts. Witness never
bought bonds for Mrs Emonston: the memoran-
dun on the ticket for Il nited states bonds was
in his handwriting; he neither bought nor sold the
bonds; this ticket appears as charge TO Mrs. Ed
monston. Witness on June e1st, was away from
his counter In the president room: sometimes went
TO Ross (OppOsite) to lunch: IT not fact that
he did not leave the bank during business hours for
SIX months prior to the 2lst of June.
WITNESS DENIED ANY EABEzzLEMENr
and that he ever paid any money back or that
there was any paid back by his knowledge and au-
thority. Witness identified paper which he had
sworn to- a plea that he was not indebted to the
bank in the civil aciOn that pa, ment of sS 900 had
served with papers in a suit on his official bond.
THE RELATIONS OF WITNESS WITH THE BRADLEYs
Re e-direct.-Wtness had no power to make any
Investigation into any alleged irTegularity. Wit
ness, some years ago. under the presidency OF Mr..
Ftzhugh COyle called his attention to note of
several thousand dollars OF ChaS. s. Bradley, In
which the collateral District OF Columbia bOnds)
was In New York. MI C"yle ordered the bonds to
be sold and there Was a loss OF 81 600. From that
time Mr.. Chas. Bradley and his son for a time
barely spoke to witness. Tne Stevens checks
writing Of Mr.. Witherow. Witness left about
$500 at the bank in tin box when he left besides
some s4Oo on deposit Witness had no inside pocket
Re-cross.-The $500 belonged to the Citizens
Building Company.
Mr. Cook stated that with The exception of testi-
mOny as to q correspondence book the defense
had closed.
GOVERNMENT TESTIMONY IN REBUTTAL
The government recalled In rebuttal j. T.
Stevens, who denied that he ever in a single in
stance gave Mr.. Bradley money todepOst, but that
he always had handed it TO the receiving teller.
observation-disclosures had business relations
with Mr. Bradley growing out OF the Shepherd
mines.
Re-direct.-Mr. Bradley was the treasurer of the
company.
George T. Dearing tof bearing & Johnsonl testi-
fled that he was quite certain the deposit Of s, 500
made June 10th Was In so bills: is quite posi-
tive that there was not $asl bill i'm the pile.
CrOsS-eXamnati0n.-ltW was quite a bundle. Wit
ness handled great deal money, but little OF it
stuck to him.
Mr.. Bradley recalled.-Witness is quite positive
that Mr.. Stevens never gave him money to de-
post, nor that he ever handed any such money to
BigelOw. There was no entry OF his In the book in
which MI BigeOW said there were 19 in his hand
writing Witness had not had loan of dollar in
the book since 1876 in 1873 witness had loan on
Some bonds in the bank, and Mr.. Coye, the presi-
dent, suggested that he being In the bank il would
be better that the loan should bc somewhere else
There was hot an unknd word passed. 1t was
paid up in full. Witness never purchased bond
OF any kind on his own account Witness did not
remember that there were many interviews be-
tween Bigelow and the president OF the bank.
THE TESTIMONY IN.
This closed the testimony, and at noon Mr.. Tag
CART opened the case 10 the jury.
Mr.: Taggart spoke up 10 the hour OF adjourn