The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-06
THg CO1TOy CASES.
Yesterday Cssssmsd IN The gsamIns'
lion ~ Teller strange.
What Ms IIesks show Lohensieln and
Iianm's Transactions.
Ills CrOs,.ESamlpallOn not Concluded.

The examining trial Of r baum before
/ Justice kuuda was resumed ~ 10 O'Clock
! yesterday mOrning. The attendance OF
| lockers on and lisineis vas very small, The
stalls by lts counsel MesIs, y. Il, Clint,
o0uuiy attorney and Collnfl i. j, Brown
~ sherman was ready, and tue defendant,
y, Baum was present Win his counsel,
| Msssrs. W. L., Crawford, w. Il. Wright
aud II. T.. uOWATl. The sten0gTaphers, Miss
Mary Minor for the defense and Sir. Israel
for the stats aud the courts reporter, Mt,
| U. l.. Martin were all In their places and
exceedingly eager for the Tray,
| The first And oaly witness put on the
stand duIiag the day wss Mr.. II. II,
strange lie testified that he was teller Tor
the bank OF Oliver & Grlsgs duIlos the
months OF september, Coloeer and Nugsm-
Der, ISIS, aud It'll liiied tho position, That
ON the sO.h OF October, lsS3, Joseph Lohen-
stein presented bul OF ladlrs (the
one already introduced ~ evidences
IN the case, Tor $40 hAles 0i cotton signed ~
Il, ID, Eastuu, agent AZ sherman aud ship
ped for him, Lohenstein 10 q. q. s,nGdsrd 4
%. OF PhilsdelphiA, nsylyanla, on this
oil OF lading he orlrfed Sl3O0, seyiAs ne
wanted tho money % pay 20 Ir Audyfon
from whom he had bought Tie cotton the
draft and bill OF lading was sent on by
oliver & Griggs 20 their New YORK. cores,
pogdeuls tor collection aud when
presented TO q. G. Sloddart q Go. that
.I % Sa ovaS no, a,ssEys to BE- aoT SSs
10 elye their acceptance TOR i've days from
expiration OF the three days oi grace, which
accommodation wbs granted by Oliver &
Grlggs; Stoddard Il Go. then ielesTAphta
10 know II Oliver & Grisgs would guarantee
the dram; they asked Lohenstein II they
must and he said no, giving as a reason
that he did not know the house OF SiOddard
~. d lsRuN
presented Tor payment the second
time IL went 20 protest; Stoddard & Co.
haa in the meantime made arrangements
with McMahon & Co. to pay the draft, and
they telegraphed Olivsr Il Gri.gs TO know
IL they would guarantee the draft, which
they refused to do, as they had then tele'
grsphed Il. s. Jenison & o.. o. NeS York,
TO pay the DRAFT, take up the bill OF lading
and sell tho cotton, which
this company did to the extent OF paying
the draft aud taking up the bill OF lading,
They did rot sell The cotton, however, be-
cause 40 cotton was ever received on the
bill OF lading; Lohnstein had stated TO
him se~eral times, when drawing money
cotton from Mr.. Anderson, and when he
(ths witness) asked him TO bring Anderson
TO the bank and introduce him, he declined,
saving Anderson was new buyer, aud lie
did NOT want the other cotton buyers
in town to get acquainted with
him. He testified that on the o'h ~ No
yember, 1888 Il. Baum, the defendant, de-
posited with Oliver e Griegs So COO 10 the
credit OF Mrs. Jennsatte Lang, Leaving the
signature Of Jenneatte Lang per +. II
upon which this money was 10 be drawn;
he .lo asked II the bank paid interest on
deposits. and was answered in the negative.
but was informed If the money was LETT and
an opportunity presented itself the bank
would invest il; all this money was drawn
out on checks either by Baum
| In person or some one else ex-
cept 500, which amount Baum
drew out and ie-deposited, DRAFT for 49,.
600 drawn by Adams & Leonard in favor of
Anna NJ. We'll, to the credit of joseph
Lang, the name of Joseph Lang per e. Is.
being lsft as the signature on which
the money was to be drawn from the bsnk;
about this time lady giving the name OF
Mrs. Amelia Levy deposited 81 $50, which
she afterwards drew out herself. This was
the gist OF Mr.. Strsnge's evidence, although
| a great deal OF time was consumed in hts
examination, as he had to go through the
bosks OF the bank to show dates OF trans
sstisns, etc. The defense had not con.
oluded the cross examination OF Mr..
Rtrasee when court adjourned at 3 O'Clock
| D n, and will at 10 O'Clock this morning
resume with him.