Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-12
Cross-Examined.

Ques. You mean real or paper oatsr
Ans. I supposed real IL I wanted them.
Ques. You didn't want them. did you?
Ans. l haven't decided yet
Quss Were they wild oats. or what
knd2
Ans. II was not specified.
CUES. Did you watch the market to see
whether It went up or down on your invest
mentf
Ans. Occasionally looked after il.
Ques. How did 1t look?
Ans. Favorable [sensstionl.
Ones. When did you expect the oats
themselves would get along?
Ans. When l ordered them. Idealt with
Kinsley & Co.
Frank b. Heselton was called by the gov
ernment and testified to the payment OF
various sums Of money to the respondent,
which are not credited in the returns to COM
plainants or entered in the book.
From the oral and documentary evidence
it would appear that the respondent received
about eI40O more than he accounted to COM
plain nts for.
Mr.. Brown then opened for the defence,
raising in the first instance the point that
the testimony on the part Of the government
did not support the allegations In the indict-
ment as to the ownership Of the money. He
al 70 claimed that the business of "bucket
shops" was simply q species Of gambling.
had been held by the court to be illegal, and
which the law would not protect He
claimed tha. if there was any fraudulent ap-
preparation of funds, then the respondent
coull not be held. because they belonged to
the Doran & Wright Co. instead of to com
plainants, who received simply their COM
missions. But he claimed there was no
fraudulent appropriation, because defendant
| had authority from mplainants TO pay such
money out to entertain gentlemen who were
to be drawn into the business.
| J. A. z Blsekhall then took the stand and
testified as follows:
Went TO Waterville for KJnsiey & Co, to
open office. Expected to have situation on
railroad. but after talk with Kinsley wen,
there. Workel at first for expenses and
then bad share Of proceeds. Fitted up office
and solicited business. Was bard work
HaG to make myself agreeable with men
whom wanted for customers. Gave some
suppers Treated to cigars. vine, etc. Got
the business. The business 10 simply q
gambling bet ~ to which vav the stocki
will 90, up or down. For instance. we re.
ceive an order for fifty shares of stock at
say 81. we notify the Doran Wright Com
pany and they accept or refuse It. They are
connected BY q stock ticker" with the Sev
York exchange and ko ~ whs, TO do. II the
stock is below 81, they accept, buy and sci
to customers at 81. pocketing the difference
II At 81 or above they refuse, as there q nc
money in it. Then we charge our customer
9T4. the extra quarter being our commission
So IL the stock only advanced the quartet
our customer simply got his money back
Commission was TO: me. Balance for Do.
ran, Wright & Co, to be placed to theil
credit in Peoples- National Bank. which il
done in ali cases. Kinsiey & Co. 6rs
claimed something was wrong Oct. 7th. be.
tween ten and eleven as night. They came
To my room and ordered them out. Jordai
had been drinking. They vent out. ven
to their room, where others we're drinking
and had liquor. Talked With them. Told
them owed them nothing II Heselton Of
Skovhegsn had ordered contract closed thu
previous night should have owed him 93is.75
but he had not, 90 owed him nothing. Jor'
dan said, PAY ss once or you'll sleep BE-
hind bars I vent out. Was aFfessed at
O'Clock that morning. Kept dill Monday ID
the lookup. Taken then to hotel and Tues
day was discharged BY court. Went to Boo
ton. Came back Saturday and stayed Ill
Monday, to dispfove statements made sbou
my being an adsenturer and under assumed
name. etc. Returned to Boston Monday
Soon after vas sent for BY Chief Of Polics
Who told me I vss wanted at WaseTvilIe
Was in lookup one night Came wisbou
Y.quisition pspeYs. Have been In jail over q
days. Never used kinsley's money for ny
self. Books were alvays open for inspec
ton. Dosan, Wright Company sent man q
auiis accounts vho pronounced sbe@ o. K
Heard kinsley's testimony. Admitted
owed them money af thss time bot paid Il
Nis. Is. TO Jordan the nett day. Thsy nevs
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