The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24

DO you know what that was forf'
"Iegislative."
VINO is McFarlandT
II don't know"
Supreme Accountant Walker here gave
the information that he was Nebraska
man.
Here's another said Mr.. Harris. This
Is dated PHILADELPHIA. March %. 1891. M
e DavIs--Send me $1,000 to Boston imme.
dlateIy. +. ID. Somerby.' Did you send iti'
Yes sir.v
..Do you know what it was forin
"The same old thing legislative"
And here's one: Boston, April %, 1891.
M. T.. Davis--Have yoa sent remittance to
Adams House. BosronP What did he refer
II suppose to some telegram sent before
Heres another. This Is from Phladel-
phia, 1888. and without date: Send $50 to
Governor Robinson. Springfield. Mass, i'm
mediatcly. ordered by Church, for Massa-
Church"
"A member of the finance committee"
This teiearam 10 Feb. 3. 1883: Cam
bridgeport Mass. Governor Robinson re-
check as to Sy e. f. for hsEs $500 sP
Somsrby.' Here's another from Philsdel-
phia Feb. o. to send 5000 TO Cambridgeport
at once and signed by +. ID. Somerby.
Here's another: Send $50. 900 exchange for
Wednesday night payment. Somerby has
written you.' This is signed by J. III. Hayes
without date. but in in March, 1872
The witness testified as to the kilograms
having been received.
DAVIS CRoss-ExAMINED.
Charles w. Smith then began rigorous
cross-examination of this witness
Witness then produced number of tele-
grams on which Somerby had been sent
money. MIR. Smiths questioning was
largely for the purpose of showing that
Mr.. Davis was not informed as to the bus.-
ness that he was transacting with the
Philadelphia bank, and that he did not
com plain promptly of the discrepancies be-
tween the statements cent to HIM from the
bank and his record of deposits sent TO the
bank. He said that his ex-clerk, Knefler,
and his present clerk. Morrison, could ex-
plain things, but be was informed By conn
sci that he. and not they, was on the wit
ncss-stand.
Mr.. smith continued this examination,
comparing the bank statements with Mr..
Davis's stub books. ut great length.
The Court-Whst's the use of going
through these matters you know are
Mr. smith to the Court have to do
this for the next step in the examination.
And the comparison went on.
''How mueh stock have you In that bank
More than / ought to have; sixty or
eighty shares"
lyon said before you had $4,000. and it
Was all paid up"
Il want to correct that. Will bring
you a correct statement of every cent paid"
How much did you put In to purchase
the charterp
IN was in buying stock"
You had an individual deposit there at
the time the bank cl0sedP
Eleven hundred dollars. It had been
there for some time. cannot give the OK
act time"
How did it get theref'.
"By deposit. / sent it from time to time.
1t was put there and some rents that Hayes
collected for me-"
DO you remember when the last of it
went theref"
don't you know that deposit is interest
on Iron Hall money credited by Hayesi"
eff it is know nothing about it,"
Ibid you ever send penny of your own
money theref'
Il think did some time ago. / can not
remember
"What interest or compensation in any
form have you received for deposits in In
dianopolis banker
Il have received some. 1t is credited in
How much have You personally received
for INTEREST,"" .
q cannot tell the exact amount"
"Can you approximate itf
i cauuok u6so uOb IoCclfcQ very
Iona"
From what banksf"
81 think the Indiana National paid at
one time. / think the Capital National
paid some; no other bank, neither Fetch
er's nor the Meridian
"Did they. in any other way. make you
q compensation for the money being theref"
NO sir"
"Do you say that III ayes as making those
deposits on your account without saying
anything sbOutItT
Eyes, sir; if there was anything there in
credit of interest to me il was done by
Haye. Voluntarily"
Have you ever checked against that ac-
connt anyW
Il don't remember. think did W hen
went East. a hundred dollars or So"
Nv hen did you first learn You had auy-
thing to your credit therei'
Il always had little money there to my
credit"
Mr. Hawkins then examined Mr. Davis.
''On Dec. 81, 1891. You had on deposit In
the Mutual Bank s404. COL. 80, and that is the
statement sworn to by Somerby, Walker
and yourself TO the Insurance Commits
sionerp
''Yes. sir"
Ibid not Mr. Knefler, when he was your
clerk. call your attention &C. the fact there
was . discrepancy betw.cn the banks
statements and your depositsp
Yes, sir; moro than once"