St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-09
IN AN IROA-BOUAO BOX.
The DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE rs
WELL CARED ron.
BIG GUARANTY LOAN BOOKS.

Attorneys In the streeter Case
Battle Over the Introduction
of Evidcnce-A Long Line Of
Technicniitics and Figures
Court Loungers Hear Attorneys
Talk Of Large Sums Of Money.
The Streetcr case is not proving very
interesting for the court habitues. Tie
talk Is too technical for them. and were
it not for the fact that large sums Of
money are discussed and the figures
Juggled in tantalziny manner. which
has curious effect on the average court
lounger, inasmuch as he is most always
broke, there would be no incentive for
him to remain. John Nj. Norris was
called to the stand again yesterday
morning when court opened, and he
stated that during the last six months
Of the existence of the Guaranty Loan
company Menage was not in the Office
over twenty-five days altogether. On
cross-eXamination he said that as early
as April, 1892, Mr.. Streeter came to him
and asked him about Mr.. Manages ac-
count. He inquired frequently after
that time.
Mr.. Norris kept account ana knew
about the paper discounted for the ben
eft of Menage. lie also drew pract-
cally all OF the checks drawn for Men
age, and knew for what purposes they
were drawn. Sometimes Mr.. Menage
signed checks, but for the most part it
was Mr.. Streeler. On redirect exlmi-
nation the witness said he had COM
pared his books relating to Manages
business, and that Streeter knew of it
inferentially.
Washington Gray, who had charge of
certain OF the books of the company, was
the next witness. He had made all en-
charge of the note register, daily
balances and the statement book. A
recess was taken 10 allow the books
to he brought into court. 1t took four
men to bring in the bulky books, which
were carefully locked up in an IRON
bound box. Then followed the tedius
task OF going through the books and Of
fering them in evidence. These books.
however, are important evidence, and
will cut quite figure in the case. The
attorneys for the defense objected to
the Introduction OF tine books in evil
dence, but Judge Russell held that as
long as the books covered the period of
time designated in the Indictment they
were admissible.
In the afternoon F. H. Wendell, the
accountant, assisted the prosecution.
and Mr.. Gray was recalled to the stand
to testify to items in the books. Mr..
Lancaster renewed his objections. and
after hard-fonght battle, lasting an
hour, Judge Russell decided that the
state must decide upon which items 1t
would rely for IA conviction, but that
this could be done later.
Mr.. Peterson then asked the witness
to read certain entries In the journal.
The items were checks drawn by Me-
mage OH the Guaranty Lean company as
follows:
Dec. 90, 1892. sl9s. 80; Dec. %, sll,7oo;
rs, $500; Dec. 81. S22.Oa0; Jan. 8.
1893. $4,000; Jan. 4. $50. 1854:
Jan. 6. S6.9S3.2O; Jan. 10. So, 40S.50; Jan.
II, S36.S13.S2; Jan. II, s334.90; Jan. ~,
500. 1885; Jan. 81, IL, 109.40; Jan. %,
two checks, total $50. 0U0.
The total OF the amounts, covering
but one month in time, was S27O. 294 20.
The witness was shown and identified
yellow charge check or debit ticket,
from which one OF the entries above
was made in the journal. All debit
tickets to the above amounts were ideri-
titled by the witness and allowed by the
court as evidence. tine defense entering
objections to such introductions. TIe
checks to the same amounts were. then
offered in evidence, one by one, by the
state. and allowed by the court. Each
check was signed l.. F. Menage, by w.
S. Streeter, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Court at
this point adjourned until Monday
morning at 10 o'clock.