The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
THE BACHELOR TRIAL.
C~~atiaustion Of the Testimony ea Relslf
of the Prosecution.

The trial Of III. F. Bachelor moved
along quite briskly in the United States
court Monday. The cross-examination
Of Bookkeeper Harmon occupied the
morning. Witness admitted that though
the books showed the notes of July )
were entered long after their date. that
the transaction might in fact all have
taken place on that date and the notes
dated back. He was examined concern
ing the finding of the letter file of de-
PENDANTS, for the purpose of demon
strating it was in no concealed place.
As to the Logan notes he testified that
the original notes we're always kept with
the memorandum notes; thai the second
set OF notes consisted Of the AMOUNT of
the original notes and interest. and the
third note consisted OF the amount Of
the second note and interest, and that
the original notes never left the pocket
OF the bank. He was asked il he did not
know that a note had been sent to Ma
jor Logan for execution and returned
but disclaimed any knowledge of any
such transaction. A similar examina-
ton was conducted as to the Burleigh
note. Witness testified that something
over $1,000 Of Newman notes had been
included in the III. +. Bachelor indebted.
ness. OF the paper On which c. l..
Merrill was endorser some was secured
by chattel mortgage. some was CONNER
cial paper discounted. and some was en-
dorsed by third parties. OF the defend
ants total Indebtedness. s10,626.27 repre-
sented interest upon his Indebtedness
since Aug. :, lsoG, and the defendants
Indebtedness in his " name at the
suspension Of the bank was over 5000.
and that which stood IN the name of his
father was over $4,000. On redirect ex-
animation Witness Harmon gave a his
tory OF the Indebtedness Of the defend
ant TO the bank from its beginning in
August, lssG. down to January |, 1891.
showing a steady increase during that
period. The original draft transmitted
for the cash payment on the Billings
stock was identified and read in evidence.
Clerk and Recorder S~werdfger. of
Custer county. was then called and pro-
dUced the assessment lists OF the de
sworn to and in many instances
in his " handwriting. from 1885 to
1893 inclusive. the first year amounting
to something over 900, and the highest
Of property during the term being
about $1,000. Witness also produced the
assessment list Of the bank from 1880 to
1893 inclusive. which showed that th
stock was not assessed to the indiyid
usls but to the bank, and testified that
the name Of defendants father did not
appear on the assessment rolls Of the
Witness also produced the an
nual statement. articles Of incorporation.
and assessment lists Of the Water and
Electric Light company Of Miles City
for 1855. showing the value OF its prop
erty to be about Gil 1000. its debts about
and its capital stock paid in
The assessment lists of c. L.
for 1880. George Newman for
1891, 1892 and 1888 we're also produced
Witness Briggs was then called and
testified that he was a representative Of
the Frederick Billings estate in Billings.
and produced and identified three stock
Of fifty shares each and two
signed by defendant. each for
$1,000. Each. he said. was the property
Of the estate and held by him as SUCH:
the stock certificates were collateral
to the notes. He also identified couple
Of deposit slips and a letter or receipt
in New York. all OF which papers
were proven subsequently to have been
in the handwriting of the defendant.