New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-25
EVIDENCE AGAINST Mr.. EMO.
EsTIMoNY or o. d. ROBERTS, CASHIER OF THE
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUyR.I


QUEBEC, June 24.-The sitting of the
court in Eno's was short to day and was
occupied entirely in the cross-examnation of o. d.
Roberts, cashier OF the Second National Bank
He testified he had furnished the in 10 rmaton before
Judge Mink on which the extrtion arrant OF arrest
had been issued IN Montreal and that tho amount stl
owing to the bank by Emo $1i5,OO0 He was asked
Big Mr. Irvine great length to the entries made by
the prisoner the banks general ledger,
showing subdivisions OF loans among a number OF
apparently fictitious names. Being asked the object
OF this he said was evade provisions OF the United
States banking laws limiting the amount
Of individual loans which could be made
by National banks. This not
rare practice, but pretty generally followed by
National when they desired to make larger loans
than the law allowed. Nor 1t peculiar to
the prisoner, far as tho Second National
Bank was concerned as his immediate predecessor,
Amos II. Trowbridge. had followed similar practice up
his death in 1881 He most careful president and
had held the office for fifteen or sixteen years lie
quoted loan of S33OOOO on January H. 1851, to YER
miye Co., brokers, the check for payment OF which
was signed by Mr.. Trowbridge while tho books
divided the amount into eleven loans Of $4,000 each
ssme OF when were cnargeu 70 PcitHn' tHn oajca
OF vermiye & Co. Another, loan OF 100000 to
the same person divided into nominal loans OF
7 800 each in the general ledger He said he knew OF
these transactions at the time and so did the directors
The witness acknowledged that the check OF $4,000
president, Emo is accused OF forgery in the
first degree must have left MIS- hands during banking
hours on MAY 49, while the resignation OF the prisoner as
president only handed in to the directors at O'Clock
that night.
The deposition of Daniel A. OCOnne lawyer OF New
York. then read AS follows: Please produce ceTi-
fled copies OF the following four indictments of true bills
charging the accused prisoner with forgery nthe st
degree the second with forgery in connection win
check dated September %, 1888 and containing other
counts; the third with forgery in connection with a
check dated February -, and other counts: ana
the fourth with forgery in connection with a
check dated October 1883, and other counts"
The evidence objected the part OF the prisoner
being an Illegal manner of giving evidence OF the IN
dictnent and also the admissbty OF the Indictment
itself The objection reserved until the una arEl-
meut. Comics OF the indictments were produced Dy the
Witness who said he had bad the original indictments IN
his hands that the documents produced were true
COMES lie stated that the Dlstrict-AttOrney OF New
York would allow the originals out of his possession
He knew David Tururc foreman OF the Grand Jury,
signature each OF the indictments
The prosecution expects to close the case tomorrow
and doubtful II the defence will produce witnesses
Much proved for the defence In the examination
Of the Witnesses for the prosecution.
The case was adjourned until tomorrow morning