St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-12
NOTES OF HIGH DEGREE
DISCUSSED 81 THE ATTORNEYS IN
THE STREETER CASE.
THOSE rosDnaous VOLUMES.

The Ledger and Other Books Fnr-
nish Valuable Evidence for the
Proseoution-The Defense Los
es Several Points-The Ac-
counts Of streeter and NIenaRe
Ono of the Big Notes.
Washington Gray was the first wit
ness in the Streeter case yesterday
morning, and most OF the time was
spent In the Identification Of the notes
from which the records had been made.
The famous 500, 733 note, made payable
to the company" came up among 9TH
ers for Identification. The checks we're
signed by Louis r. Menage by w. 3.
Streeter. but the body of the notes were
filled out by various clerks. The ledger
was brought forward, and Mr.. Gray adj
mitted that the entries were for the
most part in his handwriting, the ex-
ceptions being entries made during his
vacation. The defense objected to the
Introduction of the ledger in evidence
because it had been brought out In MT.
Gray's testimony that he did not know
that Mr.. Streeter had ever seen that
page of the ledger OH which Mr.. Men,
ages account was kept. The court
overruled the objecti on. and the book
was allowed to be entered with the
rest.
Samuel w. Longfellow was called to
Identify check paid by l.. +. Menage
OH mortgage the latter had guaran-
teed. Mr.. Gray was then put back on
the stand, aud the point was raised in
the consideration OF the ledger whether.
in hypothetical case when notes were
issued in June which did not come due
until December. and were then replaced
by other notes, the proceeds of which
were used to take up the original set of
notes. embezzlement in such case
was actually committed in June or
December. and if the former mOEtE,
whether the notes issued at that time
could be legally received in evidence
where the indictment covered periou
extending from December to Januar.
only. The defense asked that the jury
be excused. as the question was no: a
ptOPCt OuO AOl ShC Juky W AaSeOh we
This was accordingly dsGe, and the
question was argued by ths Attorney.
In the afternoon Judge Russell ruled
in favor of the prosecution. which
stands as another victory, for it secured
the admission of the entries mace m
the Guaranty Loan company's books in
June. 'g2. The court held that they
were pertinent to the case. After this
decision was made the jury, which had
had half days vacation, returned and
Warrington Gray was called once more
to the stand.
The mote register" was shown Mr..
Gray and his attention was called to an
Initial letter IN" which appeared
against some of the entries of the short
time loans. the record Of which the
book contained.
1.-THE letter M MEANS" answered
the witness, '.that the notes so indicated
were those credited to Mr.. Menage or
from which he received the benefit"
1t was shown by the witness that he
had written but half of the page on
which the entries had been made, and
he was permitted to read only that. He
bagan to read the first entry. 1t was a
note signed by G. H. Stock for Sd, 700.
The reading of that item precipitated
another windy war. Mr.. Lancaster
asked if Mr.. Peterson could show that
the note in question was paid on the
Dist of December.
''l'il state that Menage got S125. 600
worth of notes discounted on that day.
Ii you'll concede that those notes were
paid for in cash. then we'll go no fur
ther. Ii you won't. then We'll produce
all the evidence" said Mr.. Peterson.
with emphasis.
~ understood pn,u - cold Mr.
Lancaster. land the public and this
court might as we'll know 1t. that those
notes were issued to pay for old notes,
which, as Mr.. Fletcher said, was her
itage from the. old company. There
haze been innuendoes enough that we
were trying to conceal something. Mr..
Peterson wants us TO come in here and
prove his case for him."
IL will show that MIR. Menage was
paid part in cash and part in certified
check on the Guaranty Loan company
FOX this entire sum of Sl25. 600. Ii the
defense will admit that won't 60 any
further into this"
YES" interrupted Judge Shaw, "you
say IT you'll ADMIT everything we won't
dump cart load of books in here. ,
That's no fair shake at all. ]"
Mr. Gray finished reading the list of
uOlCS WhiSh LOi iASN - PoA Va tsAO VA<Cs :
600 batch of notes. These notes were
purported to have been signed by Z. H.
Scott. William Vroeman, W. Grosskopf,
j. j. Reardon and j. II. Kelliher. Mr..
Gray was followed on the stand by
Thomas S. IngersolI, who was Office boy
and clerk in the Guaranty Loan com.
pany. He made the entries iii the note
register not made by Mr.. Gray, and
which were made from slips laid on his
desk by different clerks. They were
sales slips, and it was part of his du-
ties to make these entries.
After the completion of the reading
OF the entries. Nj r. Gray was recalled.
The note register was replaced by the
journal. and one of its pages, bearing
the commercial paper debts, was re-
this page appeared the entry:
ITO commercial paper 666S to 6712,
company, sl25. 0OO."
The ticket from which the entry was
made was handed the witness, and
identified as his own writing.
''po you know how that discounted
paper was paid forY' asked Mr.. Peter
SOD.
mot of my own personal knowledge"
replied the witness.
The entry of 3,9OS24 for discount on
the Sl25, 900 worth of notes was the item
Mr.. Peterson asked for, and this was
followed by an entry showing ''accruing
profits' ON this paper to have been en-
tered at slO5. 1851. with discount of
sl.G74.96. The cashiers check of $685.
0tlO. which was paid for these discounted
notes, was the next bit Of documentary
evidence introduced. 1t was signed by
+. X. Chase, cashier, countersigned by
w. S. Streeter. and endorsed by l.. F.
Menage. by w. S. Streeter, his attorney
in fact. A check or the Security bank
for Sl4, 249.29 was offered. 1t was made
payable to l.. F. Menage or order. The
stub of Security bank checkbook,
dated from April 80 to Oct. 8, 1892. was
produced. A comparison of the stub
and the check showed the check to
have been made for paper discounted %
Nov, Mr.. Gray" said Mr.. Peterson,
"what is the amount of the two checks
with the accruing interest and dis
COUNT"
at amounts to 1925. OOO.n was the