The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-05
THE COTTON CASES.
Yesterday Consumed "a the Rxamlna.
ti0n OF Teller Strange.
what HIS Books SHOW Lohenstein and
Baum's rraDsac ,iOsss
His Cross ExamlRa,ion not Concluded.

The examining trial OF u. Baum before
Justice Kendall was Iesumed NJ ~ O'Clock
yesterday morning. rhe attendance OF
lockers on aud lstners was very small, Inc
state by It's counsel Messfs. y. u, ohht,
county attorney and Colonel L. j.. Brown
Of Sherman was ready, aud the defendant
Il. Baum was present with hia counsel,
Messrs. W. l.. Crawford, W. u. Wright
and r. II. Cowart. The stenographers; Miss
Mary Minor for the defense and Mr.. Israel
for the state and tho courts reporter, Mr..
q. l., Msrtin were all In their places ana
exceedingly eager for the fray.
The frat and olly witness pn. on the
stand duriag the day ives Mr.. IL. IL,
strange. Us testified that lac was teller for
the bank OF Oliver Il Griggs during tue
months of Soptem Der, October anu Noyem-
her. 1857, and It'll filled the position. That
on the .6.h of October, 1883, Joseph Lohen-
stein presented 4 bill OF ladiDg (the
one already introduced At evidence
In the case, for 800 oales OF cotton signed oy
70. ID, Eastop. ageut Ut Sherman and ship.
ned for him, Lohenste,n 10 q. q. Stoddard d
90. OF Philsdelphis, nnsylyania, on this
bill OF lading he ordered 1000, saying he
wanted The money to pay 10 Mr. Anderson
nom whom he had bought the cotton the
draft ana bill OF lading vac sent on by
Oliver 4 Griges to their Now York cores
ponden's Tor collection and when
telesraphsd Oliver & GdsFs to be allowed
10 give their acceptance Tor five days rom
expiration OF the three days OF grace, whion
accommodation was granted by OIiver "
Grigge; StoddArd IL Co. then teloH-aphed
70 know II Oliver a. Griegs would guarantee
the dram; they asked Lohsdstein II they
mnst and hs said no. giving as a reason
that he did not know tho house OF Stoddard
q 90. WE'LL oliver & Griegs, how
presented for payment the second
iims It went to protest; stoddard Il Co.
had In the meantime made arrangements
with Mcmahon Il 90. 10 pay the DRAFT, ana
they telegrsp hed Oliver Il Guggs 10 knoH
m itey would guarantee the draft, which
thev refused TO do, rs they had then tele'
rraphed Il. 8. Jemison & Co.. OF Ne. York,
10 nav the ira!t, take up the bill OF lading
and sell the cotton. which
this company did to the extent OF paying
the draft and taking VI the bill OF lsdinng,
They did rot sell ,he cotton, however, pc
cause no cotton was ever received on the
hill of Iadin,; Lohrstein had stated 10
him several times. when drawing money
ON hills of lading; tina. he purchased the
cotton from NJ. Anderson, ana when no
1.-THE witnesb) asked him 70 bring Anderson
to the bank and introduce him,h declined,
saving Anderson was y rev buyer, and he
did not WhnJ tuc o'hoi eoss'" ""S - ~
In town to get acquainted with
him. He testified that on the oh o! NO
yember, 1888. Il. Baum, the defendant, de-
posited with Oliver & GfiGgs So OC0 10 the
credit of Mrs. Jennestie Lang, leaving the
signature OF Jenneatte Lang per +. Is
upon which this money was To be drawn;
he also asked u the bark paid interest on
deposits. and was answered IN the peeative.
but was informed If the money was lett aud
an opportunity presented itself the bank
would invest II; all this money was drawn
ont on checks either by Baum
In person or some one else ca
cent 500, which amount Baum
drew Gu, and re-deposi,ed, o drat for 49,,
600 drawn by Adams q Leonard in favor Of
Anna M. Well, to the credit OF Joseph
Lang. the name of joseph Lang per l.. -
being left as the signature on which
the money was to be drawn from the bank;
about this time q lady giving the name OF
Mrs. Amelia Levy deposited 81 $50, which
abe afterwards drew out herself. This was
the gist of Mr.. Strapges evidence, although
a great deal OF time was consumed IN M
examination, 40 he had TO go through the
books OF the bank to show dates oil trans
actions, etc. The defense had not con
cluded the cross examination OF MT
Strange when court adjourned at O'CLOCK
o m, and will at 10 o'clock this morning
resume with him.