Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-24
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Bceroy, Aug A-Judge Putnam in Tie
Cnisesi States circuit court CAV bearing
yesterday to counsel for the governments
and for tae defendants upon the matter OF .
trial of the Maverick bank cases In sep
TENDER As heretofore arranged District
Attorney Hoar said that the government
was ready to go ahead with the trial OF
Mr.. Potter ON the indictment charging
the defendant with making false entries
h the books q the hank The trial OF
Mr.. Potter could 20 on Sept Is arranged
~ Mr. Allen He WAS not, however.
ready TO 90 on with the trial Of Mr. Work-
He said that this was the wish OF At
sorney Genera oEney, who had instructed
him when appointed to start IN i'm rnetii-
asely TO prepare the Maverick bank cases
for trial
Colonel W. :. 3. Hopkins. counsel for
Potter. asked the court to continue the
Potter case until the determination OF the
exceptions now pending before the su-
prenas court In the ease tried last spring
He also asked that the trial on the inrict-
naent now pending be continued until the
October term O. the court As
Reason For such . Request
be said the defense required more time for
preparation. He added that he bad under
,,ood from re uarks made by ex-District
Attorney Allen that Potter would not be
tried until the last OF September.
Counsel said he had TO ill other engage
meu,s in the state courts which would
consume the eutire month OF September.
lie had every reason TO expect from the
attitude Of the former district attorney
that Potter wuuld not be tried until the
last of sept.u Der. but the present district
attorney expresses the desire to have the
trial come of the fist of the month.
The tria OF Potter includes eight dis
,inct defeucss. which require in each one
thorough examination Of the books Of the
bauk, and il is necessary to learn what the
rxact condition OF the bank was on each
lay in question Those books are in the
custody of the clerk
judge Futuam-l am surprised to hear
ANYTHING further from counsel about those
books. They are not in the custody Of the
court, and the court has no power over
them
Colonel Hopkius-So far as the present
district attorney is concerned, the de-
PENDANT. attorneys have had access 10
, them. Continuing, he said it WIS impos-
IDLE for him TO get ready for trial on Sept.
r, aud he claimed that postponetnent until
the next term beginning Oct. Is was q
reasonable request.
Mr. Hoar replied that about Aug. 8, a
few days after he took Office, he notified
Mr. Hyde, OF counsel for Potter, that his
clients case would he tried first. He said
ne was and is now
Prepared to Try Potter.
He did not know what arrangement for
he trial order had been entered into by
ais predecessor
He Desired to take up Potter first and
hen try Colonel French. and have the
work of Indictment continued He said
he defence in the Potter case, if they had
ised reasonable diligence. might have had
.wo weeks to examine the books.
Both motiuns-one for a postponement,
he other for Il continuance-were denied
oy Judge Putnam. The court, however,
gave Potter one weeks delay, fixing the
rial for sept. H.
Judge Putnam stated that the reason
.or giving the short delay was that while
The former district attorney had given the
counsel for the defendants and the court
% understand that the trial of Potter
SOulI not DC util duhit ulltt but tfiti VI
Work and French, still counsel for Potter
should hold themselves
In Readiness For Trial.
Counsel for Colonel French are expected
to he In readiness for trial, rs their client
will undoubtedly be tried al the conclu-
sion of the Potter case.
The court further remarked that he did
not think that if Potter was tried at the
time fixed the tendency of the exceptions
in the other case would prejudice his
rights, when the first case WAS for An Of
Tense of u technical character.
The indictment against ex Cashier Work
charging the false certification Of checks
is mol pressed. The court stated TO the
district attorney that that indictment
ought not to be tried
The other indictment against Work, ac-
cusing him of making false entries in the
books of the bank, was put over until the
October term of court.