The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-24

lOVINc'S TRIAL COMMENCED.
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lUvlNGS TRIAL CUMMENCEU.
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ing teller at the First National Bank
was exhibited. Mr.. Trout explained
that on the book check for Sl6S.03 had
been raised to So, l6S.03 and check for
Sl79.79 was raised to 81, 1919. This
was in Mr.. Lovipg's handwriting. No
one else, he said, had access to this
book or had anything to do with it.
On cross examination Mr.. Trout said
that he could not swear to Mr.. Loving's
handwriting by single figure. He
could not tell exactly when the money
was taken, but it could not have been
taken before July l. Mr.. Loving's
books showed that he had been carry
ing on his books 81, 1000 more in silver
than he actually had in bank. On the
night before the count he changed the
labels on the bags containing the silver,
making the labels correspond with the
true amount. Mr.. Trout did not know
when the silver was taken from the
bank.
The attorney for the defense asked
the court to cause the commonwealth to
elect some particular time certain
amount was taken. The court refused
to grant the request and the defense
made an exception to the ruling.
sit is probable" continued Mr.. Trout,
that the amount was not taken in
silver, but in bank notes and charged to
silver. / do not think any mutilated
currency WAS taken, but good money
stolen and charged to mutilated cur
rency. My theory would be that the
silver was put up short and currency
taken for it. This was money that
came into Mr.. Loving's hands by virtue
of his office.
up to short time before this hap
pened Mr.. Loving's character was as
good as any ones connected with the
bank. l don't think any one else could
have taken the money"
The next witness was j. 7. Meadows,
assistant cashier of the First National
Bank. He explained the duty of II. f.
Loving as paying teller of the bank.
Witness examined the tellers book and
said it was in Mr.. Loving's HANDY WRITING
The changes in tho book were in Mr..
Loving's handwriting. Mr.. Shields
called Mr.. Loying's attention to the
error of 81, 900.
This was October D." said Mr..
Meadows, 81 left Mr.. Loving at the
bank. I never saw him at the bank sine 2
| that night. l saw one of the changes
made, the one ofSl, 900. This was done
| by Mr.. Loving.
| H. M. Darnall testified as follows Il
am assistant secretary and treasurer of
the Roanoke Trust Company. have
| helped count the money of the First
National Bank. In July it was all there.
was requested by Mr.. Terry to assist
In counting the money October s. We
went over the funds of the bank and
found some discrepancies in the cash
| items. I was called into the bank on
| the next day and we made an accurate
count of the funds. We found shortages
| in the silver and in packages of mutt
lated currency. Mr.. Loving was re.
| garded as good bank officer. ais duties
were to cash checks that were presented
at his window"
Mr.. Trout, on being recalled, said
that the shortage at the bank had been
made good by Mr.. Loving's securities
and that they had been Unidentified by
Mr.. Loving as far as he was able.
Hon. William G. Evans stated: 81
was on the committee to examine the
funds OF the First National Bank. Ii
the quarterly examination we found
discrepancies and made a close exam
ination next day and found shortage.
in silver and mutilated currency. We
found the funds all right in July. We
| VIC ohOi GoB0 OCCuTI6Q DtLWC6I
July and October. The bank has beer
Unidentified for this loss by Mr.. Low
ing's securities.
j. w. Shields, cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank: THE committee discov-
cred in the cash items some discrepan-
cies. l saw the books had been changed
and called Mr.. Loving's attention to it
He said it was mistake in the railroad
deposits Next morning we found Q
shortage of $4,000. Mr.. Loving ad-
mitted to me that he made one of the
| changes and that it was an error.
Mr.. Loving left the city, and hi.
securities have made the amount goot
to the bank. The paying teller handles
the silver, puts it in bags, labels it, ant
places it in the vault. No one ha
access to it except Mr.. Trout and my
self These packages were all relablet
by MIR. Loving that night. October
| he claimed $4,000 in silver. October
he claimed $4,000"
| At o'clock the court adjourned unit
this morning at o'clock, when tn,
trial will be continued.