The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-11
TELLER ROBINSON AGAIN.
His Redirect Examination Occupies
Most of the Afternoon Session.

His Redirect Examination Occupies
Most of the Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was begun prompt
ly at 2 o'clock. Mr.. Horton. who was stin
upon the stand, was asked II he thought
the expiration of the patents within seven
months from the time of the purchase
would have any effect upon the sale OF the
goods. and answered that he did not think
it would because the Wooten Desk Com
pany had long been known as the manu-
facturer of this particular style OF desks.
The cross-examination Immediately follow
ing was devoted to showing that the orig
inal Wooten company had been purchased
by the Collins. who were the officers of
the cabinet company, and the witness said
he was not surprised 10 receive instruc-
lions from the cabinet company. He said
the certificates of stock of the Wooten
company were now in the possession Of
the Indiana Trust Company as receiver OF
the Wooten company. After the safe 10
the cabinet company the production of
the Wooten desk was largely increased
and the desk was improved in several
ways. The desks were manufactured in
Indianapolis and shipped direct from here
upon the order of the Wooten company.
He said the cabinet company was not able
to make desks as fast as they were ordered
from Richmond. At one time about two
hundred of the Wooten desks in process
of construction had accumulated in the
cabinet company S plant. The witness said
he was now the agent of the trust COM
pany in charge of the entire business and
was still secretary Of the Wooten com
pany. When he came TO this city he found
about four hundred Wooten desks at the
0vorlrc % tba oahtoA% ~..,-. u.Is1h -.1~o
completed all except setting up and rub
bing down Mr.. Winter then took UP the
evidence relating to the letters sent to the
i WITNESS c,m and q sent Tbs to the cab cab
that all the letters to which these
letters were answers had been addressed
to the cabint company because 1t was the
manufacturers of the Wooten desk. On re-
direct examination the witness said the
business was carried on at a loss after the
sale OF the cabinet compaay. He denied
company on the Boston and New York
branches. The witness was then turned
over to the defense.
He was asked the cause of the business
having been conducted at a loss. He said
prior to the sale the buisenss had degener-
ated TO such an extent that the sales were
principally with the consumer. From this
fact the company had acquired the i'll will
Of many dealers and the company was put
TO large expense in it's efforts to again es-
tablish a strictly wholesale trade.
Louis Robinson was then recalled for re-
direct examination by the government Mr..
winter was permitted to ask a question
upon cross-examination before the redirect
examination was begun. The witness was
told TO refer to ledgers z and F.. He said
in answer to questions that the bank kept
an account OF paper drawn by the cabinet
company on its customers aside from the
Mr.. Winter desired the page of the books
containing this account exhibited to the Jury
and the book was handed to them and
passed down the line and each Individual
juror scanned the columns of figures with
the knowing air of an expert accountant
testifying to some particularly compile
Gated entry. The entries of this customers
papers covered nearly one hundred pages.
Then the entries of all papers upon which
duced and exhibited to the ~jury-in the
same manner as the former entries. Then
the separate accounts of the various branch
concerns were referred to and the entries
of their paper exhibited. The accounts OF
the Collins were also introduced and 1t was
shown that all their paper was marked
secured by bonds as collateral.
The witness was then passed to redirect
examination. In answer to questions OF
each account the cabinet company was
credited with that amount less the dis
count. He said he did not know how many
of these drafts were returned unpaid. When
these drafts were returned they were usual
ly taken out by the check of the bank. The
in reference to the entry Of the s44 600
book marked bonds He said the ledger Of
tA0 1oAAAC obtPaA az u " OllCl
transactions than this were kept posted
with the journal each day. Mr.. Kern then
took up a line of questions to show that the
deposits made by the cabinet company,
which had been brought out In cross-exam-
~ination, were not sufficient to prevent con-
slant overdrafts. Mr.. Robinson testified
that Notwithstanding the deposits the end
of each months business showed an over
draft. At the end of the month of May,
1893, Notwithstanding the deposit of $44, 900
there was an overdraft of Sc, 145.G9. He said
the interest on the cabinet company's pa
per was always paid by the check of the
company, regardless of the fact whether
they had money or not. He testified that
the sl0S,O00 of paper. exclusive of cabinet
company paper, deposited between March
/ and July 10. 1893. included a part of the
81, 600 of returned drafts, the Boxer draft.
Mr.. Robinson said there was 1916 to the
credit of the cabinet company at the time
of the failure. The witness was then passed
back to the defense. In response TO ques-
tons by Mr.. Winter the witness said the
bank had other depositors who received
credit to their account upon it's deposit
the same as was done with the cabinet COM
pany. He said a number of their depositors
frequently gave their notes TO cover over
drafts. Mr.. Robinson was then excused and
the court adjourned.