The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-05
THURMAN A BANKER.
Re Grounds on Which His
Guilt Will Be Denied.
= HAD LOANED TO THE CITY.
m ne Evidence for the State 10 In and
the Defense OutIinss Its Case
Just Like Other Bsnka


= The charge Of aiding and abeiting CITY
1 fIessurer Krug In the unlawful use OF pub
! q money for the purpose Of making .
erofs was outlined ct the trial before
tsdss Humes yesterday. II il that Fuhr-
nsn in his relations with Krug did not
- differently from the banks in which
| Is city funds were deposited. that he vas
1 apyivAte banker, who did more for the
eSy at q critical moment than any Of the
cher bankers. and was . far safer man 20
htsust the city's money TO than any OF the
inks inasmuch a. he deposited ample
ecurity IN the shape Of the city's own
warrants for all his loans from Krug and
sssd per cent. . month interest on them
bssidss. while every cent he borrowed from
Krug vas repaid.
The public at large are not taking much
hseyess in the trial II the attendance AZ
BE conrt room 10 An index. and for those
sbo heard the Krug trial the present ono
~ been wearisoms, inasmuch q IL has
tsen repstition Of the same dry sessi-
uony about checks. drafts and accounts.
The cross-examinasion Of e. o. Graves.
psssdent Of the Washington National
tsnk, was resumed In the morning. He
admitted that hs had contributed $500
tsvard Krug's campaign fund pursuant
n ~ arrangement that Krug. IL elected.
would give his bank fair share of the
Gty's deposit Of funds. lie had also sub
equentiy had . conversation with l. ID.
Ross, Of the kid committee. and had agreed
with him to contribute S200 more. but had
rot done 80. The fact that Krue's prede-
esssor had left on deposit in the Washing
)on National bank SO, 900, and that on
Juiy 2. 1882. there Was . balance due Krue
bonn his deposits Of only $6i.G00 was
konght out, showing that on that date tho
9tginai deposit OF Ames' had only been
Increased te. 600. Also that In dividing M
ths c,ty's funds among the various banks
was customary TO do 90 by transferring
Pew York exchange instead Of cash. Wit
Bess read cipher telegram from New
York stating that Mayor Ronald had de-
posited some $40. 600 In the Chase National
tsnk to the credit Of tho Washington Ma
tonal bank for the use Of the city Of
Seattle.
On redirect examination witness tssti-
bed that the $4,000 Thurman check had
ben psid according TO the usual course of
business.
Incorporation Counsel George Don.
worth identified the signature Of Krug to
the Thurman ohsck, AID WAS not cross
Examined.
7. y. Quirk. bookkseper for Henry Fuhr-
nan. had been served with an order to
produce Fuhrman's books In court, but ne
hsd not done 20 because from what Fuhr-
man had said he did not feel ut liberty TO
take them from the safe. Witness idsnti.
led memorandum of interest paid to
Il pff k&E s&ls
81 him from Fuhrman's books.
On Contamination witness said he
bad been acquainted with Thurman for
shout twenty years, In Fremont, Nsb.
The refusal TO bring tho books into court
vas explained by the fact that Counsel
Hughes had advised witness that under
Che courts ruling the defendant could not
y compelled to produce his books Of ac-
count.
d. c. Kennedy. stenographer ct the city
tnance committees examination Of
Henry Fuhrman. testified that he had
transcribed the shorthand notes Of that
ssstimony. aud delivered copies to Dom
worth. Thurman and others. Witness
then read from his notes ut the examina-
ton parts of Fuhrman's testimony.
wherein the latter admitted having Dor.
towed money from Krug. saying that he
bad usually put up collateral with krug
for these loans; that he never advised
Krug not to lend tho city's money, and
that when krug had paid him any money
Il had been by checks on the cisy's ac-
count at the various banks.
On cross-examination witness testified
MAT Thurman had appeared voluntarily
~ the examination, and had brought his
books and his bookkecper TO explain his
tansactions with krug. The defendants
tounsel tried to get witness to admit that
D might have made mistake in taking
dawn what was said, but witness insisted
Mat his notes were clear. and that In such
eases he had no doubt he had taken the
exact language Of the witness As he had
Understood IT,
Ex-Axsistant City Treasurer J. J. KnofY
vas the next witness. and testified that il
vas the custom Of tho city treasurer TO
naks daily report OF the condition of the
city treasury to the comptrolisr's ONCE,
and identified the report OF its condition
On July .. 1892. City funds we're dspos-
Tied In the banks in the name of A. krug.
e'y treasurer, and when city funds we're
withdrawn from the banks Ii was on
thseks signed "A. Krug. city treaa."
he identified the signature of krug to The
Thurman check. Witness also identified
We cash book OF the treasurer's Office.
The book failed TO show the receipt Of the
VIC interest paid TO krug by Thurman.
sad the payments Of money to Thurman
by Krug.
On eross-exemination witness named
'hs banks in which city funds were de-
DQsited hut dta nat kpow ANYTHING abnut
we Interest the banks were paying. In
many instances Thurman advanced money
70 the treasurer to meet the salary list
pafing tho previous administration Fuhr-
Ran had done the same thing when the
Validity OF tho warrants had been in ques-
oon.
0a redirect examination witness testi-
ssd iha. under the previous administrs-
ton the salary warrants had been sold by
erder OF the city council TO the highest
esader but he did not know OF any such
ssasaesfon while Krug Was treasurer.
On re-eross-examinaiicn he said that
yaarman might have loaned money TO
aug without buying warrants from him,
ses he did not know anything about IT
Witness WAS recalled by the state aud
Slammed in reference TO the payment OF
We stth interest, and testified thai II u
~ been received at the Office. the eocks
sseld have shaw n 1t, and that they did
ool shox A.
William rhaamun, exchange teller In
es Washington National bsak. who VAS
seokkseper for the bank in iSia. vas the
esu witness. lie brought with him the
sstositers' journal OF the bank for iSr-
Ia