The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-17
THE BACHELOR CASE.
Contin uAtlon Of the Testimony on Behal
of the Prosecution.

Contin uAtion Of the Testimony on behalf
of the Prosecution.
The trial Of II. r. Batohe'or president
Of the stockRrowers National bank Of
Miles CITY. moved along quite briskiy ia
abe United States court yesterday. The
cross examination Of Bookkesper HArmnn
occupied the morning. Witness admitted
that though the books showed the notes Of
July we're entered long after their date.
that the Transaction might Ia fact all have
taken place on that date Bnd the notes
dated back. lie was examined concern ng
the finding OF the lette file OF dsfendauPs,
for tho purpose Of demonstrating 10 was ia
no concealed place. As 20 the Logan notes
he testified that the original notea were al
ways kept with the memorandum notes.
that the second set of notes consisted OF
the amount OF the original notes and in
tersst And the third note consisted OF tho
amount Of the second note aud Interest.
and that the original notes never let tho
pocket OF the bank. lie WA asked II he
did not know that note had been
sent 10 Major Logan for execution
aud returned, but disolaimsd any
knowledge of any such Transaction. A
similar examination was conducted as to
the buFlsigh note. Witness testified that
somsthing over $1,000 OF Newman notes
hau been included In the Il. =. Bstehslor
l.. Me kill was endorser some was secured
by ohattel mortgage, some was commsrci ]
paper diecounted, aud sUme Was endorsed
by third PARTIES OF the defendants total
Indebtedness. 4l0.626.27 represented inter
est upon bis indebtedness siRce Aug 2,
1886, and the defendants indebted
ness in his own name at the suspension OF
the bank was over 49,. 900. aud that
which stood In the nAms OF his father was
over $4,000. Ga redirect examination
Witness Harmon gave a history OF the IN
debtednsss of the defendant to the BAN
from it's beginning 10 August, 1886, down
20 Jan. l. 1891. showing q steady increase
during that period. Toe original draft
transmitted for the cash payment on the
Billings stock was Identified aud read In
evidence.
Clerk and Recorder suerIngsr, Of Custer
county, was then called and produced the
asst ssmsnts lists of the defendant sworn
TO aud in many instances IN bis own hand
writing. from 1885 70 1898 inclusive. the
fret year amounting 10 somsthing over $500.
and tue highest iiat Of property daring the
tenn being about S3.0O0. Witness also
produced the assessment list OF the bank
from 1890 10 1898 inclusive. which showed
that the stock was not assessed 10 she tndt-
viduals but to the bank, and testified that
the name of defendants father did not . .
pear on the assessment rolls OF that county.
Witness also produced the annual state
ment aitioles OF incorporation, and assess-
ment lists of the Water and Electric Light
company of Miles City for 1893, showing
the value of its property TO be about 4ll,-
600. it's debts about S45. 600. and it's capital
stock pail In $4,000. Tue assessments
lists Of G.. l.. Merrill for 1890, George New
man for 1891, 1892 and 1893 we're also pro-
duosd
Witness Briggs was then called and testi-
fed that he was a representative OF the
Frederick Billings estate IN Billings, ana
produced and identified three stock oeTtiti- =
Gates Of City shares each and two notes
signed by defendant, eaoh for 81, 600. Each,
be said. was the property Of tue estate and
held BY him ss such; that the stock oertifi-
Gates were collateral to the notes. He also
identified a couple of deposit slIIs and a
letter or receipt written In New York. all Of
which papers we're proven subsequently 20
have been in the handwriting OF the de-
PENDANT