The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-17

Heurys. Ives was resumed in General
Sessions Court this morning before Re-
corder Smyth. Ives was early in his
place and showed no signs OF discom.
Gture because Of the developments
and publications in the past few days.
After o brief examination Of Assignee
Cromwell, who was appointed when the
firm OF H. s. Ives & Co, failed in August,
1887, the important witness for the pros.
ecution, Wilson Woodruff, confidential
secretary to Ives, and later Secretary Of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
railroad, was called TO the witness stand.
Ives face was study when Woodruff
was called. His face flushed perceptibly,
but he made no other sign. Woodruff
is young man with an unprepossesslng
face. He stated that be first became &C.
quainted with Ives eight years ago, both
being employed as clerks iu an alvertis-
ing agency. After thatthO witness went
into the. fire insurance business, and on
the first OF February, 1880, after being
Ives partner, changed his relations and
became confidential clerk. Mr.. Parker
asked about that time what he had seen
or heard concerning Ives conception
OF the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
scheme,
II went into what w0 called the hack
office and looked over n supplement of n
financial paper containing map OF tho
Chicago, Hamilton & Dayton road, I
heard Mr.. Ives remark TO Mr. 6taynor.
~ will be alvery nice thing II we can
get control OF that road
The witness went TO Cincinnati in
June, 1885, In response to q telegram
from Ives. This was the day before the
election. After the election he came
back TO New York. When near this city,
Ives wanted Woodruff 10 90 over TO
Brooklyn and take breakfast with Stay
nor. After breakfast Woodruff was
asked to step up stairs. Ina room on
the third floor, Ives told him to make
out 1000 shares in the name OF Thomas
Moore, which he did. Five more certih.
Gates were made out In 200 shares each.
Staynor objected 10 this method. "He
said the blocks were too high. This
was on June 2lst,"
ibid you ever receive any certificate
for cancellation from Mr.. Iyes2"
~ did"
"When?"
"some time about March 1st"
"How many2"
"Twenty-three hundred shares"
"Wheu you made out the shares from
5,507 to G,555, what did Mr.. Staynor do?"
"He signed them. The shares were
made out to Thomas Moore, Robert D.
Smith, Charles II. Graham, Harvey s.
Ogden. They were all clerks in the
employ Of Ives & Company"
On further examination the witness
said that Ives told him, Woodruff, that
he owed Zimmerman 100000 and that
collaterals for that amount had been
demanded. He ordered Woodruff 10
make out 1000 shares Of stock OF the
railroad and deliver them, which he
did. The company's Office in New
York was opened on June 20, at 96
Broadway. The stock ledger which the
witness used had been destroyed.
"By whom2"
''By Ives orders.n
"Who destroyeditN
u did"
"When2"
"SOme day before August II, 1887"
"What was Baidp
Something to the effect that the
book must be destroyed; that II II fell
into outside hands the over.issue would
be apparent. was told 10 take the
book TO 1856 Jerclom street, Brooklyn,
Mr.. Ives house, and burn II In the fur.
mace, which l did,
The District Attorney then asked the
witness question about entries In his
stock ledger. The witness said that be
kept entries Of all these transactions In a
small book. These represented com.
plete and accurate record Of the issue Of
stock. Ives knew about this book and
had access 10 II. He also made entries
In II himself. The official transfer book
was begun April /, 1885. The other
book was taken To Newark, where II 70.
malned until March Of the present year,
when he Gent Tor II. This was after bis
arrest on the same indictment as Ives.
The entries which recorded the fraud.
llent certificates were here read 10 the
Jury after being FIRST identified by the
witness.
Before announcing recess Recorder
smyth said, beginning tomorrow, the
Court would hold evening sessions.