New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-03
THROCKMORTON'S DEFENCE.
WHY HE DREW HE DlsHONORED CHEOh-.


IMPORTANT TESTIMONY INTRODUCED-AN AT
TEMPT TO SHOW ANIMrs IN THE CASE.
At the short session yesterday morning Of the
ThrockmoIton court martial in the Army building the
first testimony Of the defence given. and one of
their most important witnesses Colonel p. J. O'Kclly
WAS examined lie proved 20 be strong witness
and efforts TO shake his testimony were unsuccessful
The evidence brought forward by the defence was
strong and important. and was llstenei to BY thc
Board With the most careful attention.
Thomas !. TobIn. note teller OF the Lincoln Hauoh"i
Bank was the first witness called to the stand lie
testified that on saturday. october 81 i-9l. colonel
u ! o.Eclly Of the firm Of =. VI. FISK d Co. came
Ia the bank ard requested him not to send "ut loT
collection the october pay account OF MAJOR lh","
morton on the following Monday. The paving eIier
WAS absent from the bank on Monday. however an"
The receiving teller took his place In the press 81
hneine,s the witness forgot 10 give the necessary
notice TO the new clerk. ard the collector ACCORDINGLY
took the pay account for collection
Colonel T. J. O'Kelly. postmaster at David's lSlano
and most trader for the firm Of i. NJ FISK " 'o' !"
the island was then called Major IhrocKmor''h +"
that time owed the firm no money. ana Slmp9 uo
poslted the October account with the firm Tor '"le
lion a. he was under arrest at Fort SCHUYLER Nit"r
ward O.Kelv told the Major that it would be tctef
for him 10 collect his paw, which he a''"Iulh-P
~. man 49,, ~ = ~ Throcknorton Tic
witness said the account was placed m the hahN "
his credit whether due Or not. on M"hoaV "' '"'''
in at the Lincoln Bank and found tn IN" A. ''""
had not been held. He wrote note /" '''""
smith on the back Of one Of IN" bank o"P'"
slip. asking him to refuse payment VI
c,,,rt a. the presentation was due l" Il"
m or,or ON the mart of the hank O'Kclly said he hio
h,d Gnonciol dealings with Major Tirochm"r"h -
ohout a wear and a half and during riN "'' J" "''
collected bis pay accounts. had sometimes ""'"
him money and at other times he han pe'u III wv
the Major. About June l the firm Rcul u.'" o. V'
=, tho Lincoln National Bnnk when Mn!"' lhr".k
,,or.on wrote him letter and asked for Il l""'' ~
Ills lie bad replied that he could no' "cFo'' mn
him .ben rs he had inst lost 300 oI $500 thr"fh 'he
d,olcotion OF olerk but that after JIM" ID d" "o"
hnn0r drafts to the amonht 81 'uo '
asked for if made through Lrc'il H"""
,ro~ tl,e checks 0. Major Throckmoton h"h
hoo, returned marked account the CASHIER MI
cornell asked him what kind Of man ms r'cl'' u,c
>aior y,s He at once wrote 10 Major 1hrocH
,nltor telling him the circumstances ana whht we
cashier had said Major Tlrockmorton replied ths'
his understanding that money was TO DE uepoS'e"
In IN. baak by OKelly to meet his cheche'
ar Major Throckmorton had drawn drafts on me
as instructed him to 40, the ordI'a "o'' NV"
houorcd repeated O'Kcy.
nr william r. Hall. assistant surgeon al ior'
scuyIer who certified to the Zcltner chech I"r
900 which Lieutenant Schumm had piid ON i"' INV
post's beer account. was an old friend o. '"'N
and took him 10 luncheon at the Grand hi'n ii''l
&, Che endeavor TO ascertain all about the MAJORS
oooirs Not succeeding, he said: Kelly nope
sl,u not be drawn Into this thing. but II am
h.u do all I'm my power to put the -- sco''iui'l o"'
81 the service and further added we must 'I"'o~'
him ont for the good Of the service
ON cross-cxamnation by Li"utenaht'oiohel h'''
tbc witness said his fist transaction VII" -id!"
rhrockmortOn was Il loan Of $3.50 used by inc Major
10 nay Colonel Clement l.. Best, OF Newport ana al
-, ,,nc he received the october pay-hccouht nc
od the Major 300 for cash received from Iiim
IS. The check presented to the Lincoln bhlh |" mona
the October pay account was TOT TIL "'' anu = "'
Il ONT I'm the bank one OF their blanks h'FP 10
hooks OF any Kind except my check DOCK WIZ u'c
an aid the witness in answer 10 questions 10y
,dco ,dvocate When pressed 10y the court he
- so,cn,nIv and repeatedly that the cheeks hsd
49,, ,een shown him by Mr. james, president OF inc
h,nk or BIZ Mr. Warren, one OF the eilers' "''u wa"
La uov saw them for the first uIne ana ""''" '"'''
,,ov were not upon the Autographed ioIin VI Hlc
h,oh Il asked Mr.. Warren In particular "oo"' 'hi'
last point and he could not tel me- oo'''''"'" "''
O'Key. ,, 4,
u.hcn Colonel IIongh Of the Army, referring I"
a' no,rsn,pcr article had said to him, j am glad
us, Won say the checks arc forgerleS' NehS III"
io,d him That he could not say So rs nc h"n never
coo, the checks and he further positively deiieu ever
having admitted to Colonel liough OF any o'"''
o.ryon that he thought the checks iorgerics. ~ eX
via,.tion of why he had not nOlhed thc pah VI thc
ppern,lsson given Major rhrocsmoron 10 armw on
tLtn, Tor goo he said Army officers had frequently
msds drafts on him without any spGca, hon na S
No cxnIanation OF the dshonored checks 10 assistant
surgeon Hall he said assumed that thele was a
conspiracy at the post 70 pun a!or an s ,ryinn
ont Of the service and thought DR.. nan was "s'ns
to pump me 49, hsous drawn NJ diGeren,
fines amounting In the aggregate TO $50 conpnahcc
with the request you had gwen MAJOR lhroch"'''on
to draw on you for that amount :"
Yes l do was the answer ....on ,rhoao
Martin Ciuvin, Government coI,'rac'o. mnpsc
ia Tor work ut the post were opened on SoVrihOci
q vos next called In u conversation with Iheuenahi
Scbnmm or that evening the witness Te a. 10
imn, that he was going Ia consult the Malor ABOUT
- work Sciumm answered that there was no lsc
., ,bat for Major ThrockmOrton would never uf;i"
Hi ,acrd aanin as cornmaBdant OF the post In his
testimony Oh Wednesday Schumm denied tha' n" hao
said this. . ., lac, ,.i,oess for ,,,e