Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-05
MIR. CABOT ON TRIAL.
TEST CASE AGAINST HIM BEGUN IN
THE HUSTlNcS COURT.
MI. schmidlarr Tcstitles to An Alleged
Confession by the Accuscd-Donau
on the Stand.

were examiner. anu tHt bioNN'""s' 49,
interesting and at times quite spicy.
Several times therc were little spats he
tween Commonwe s-Attorncy Spots
wood and Mr.. c. V. McrSdith. counsel
for the accused. The Judge, however. al
WAYS cut these controversies short. ana
had feeling only existed u little while In
any instance.
IL was agreed that the first indictment
taken UP should be that charging mr.
CABOT with cmbezziing S'oi or the iuhds
OF the 1.-Two oak Distillefy Company OF
Cincinnati. which had been collected from
A. Glrolami. Of this city. The accused
pleaded not guilty.
Judge Ermston, OF Cincinnati. ana MI.
ID G. Richardson were on hand TO assist
Colonel spotswood in the prosecution
FIRST OF THE EVIDENCE.
Mr.. schmldlapp. president OF the Lave
Oak Coppany, was the first person 10
testify. He said that Mr.. Cadets salary
prtor 10 May, 1884. was $500 per month
and an allowance Of $40 Tot eNp.i'SoS.
Since then II ad been so less. Every
six months Mr.. CABOT was sent n star
meut as 20 his account. Colonei "P"'9
wood asked tn witness the direct p"'9
zion whether or not Mr. CABOT hau cor
rcc,ed his sum from Mir. GirOlaini ana
failed ta turn over the funds TO the COM
pany. ...,,h.g.A.-
,o,-rcv,s Interrogation bSr. Schmidiapp
said: -, 4. bc
last Septrnbcr was called 10 th'
Office Of the Live Oak Company WIZ.
MIR. Yost. the secretary ana ma"'s't
then. showed me. IN Mr.. Cadot pie,iSt
n lis, Of Sums aggregating :lI"o' "nlCh
lao learned
,.ce,oudcnce had been collected by MI
T,5.t and not turned over TO the com
,n,v Mir, Yost Chen thought inc sum
lima collected would reach WV p".
AIR. cabot said he thought 1t Woul" "o'
he So much. The DEFENDANT '''" f.,r,
posed 10 have his life insurer 10
The company against loss.
MR.. CABOT WEPT.
Continuing his evidence Mr.. "ch'''''"PP
said: .s,t,, that
:, , ,,t'', raro ~ him once before, ana
,bo, no could not expect me '" ."
LIN asked him what ne hah 1',Io
with this money he had stolen .r1u' a.
reDiicd that hc had no money. lu' -
fendan, nrokc down and commenced cry
ING. and l.Ct the once. ~. ,,.,c ,ban
RI. president Of the Live OAK va W. -
,,,'ost toned concerning tue "ict't IL,
rcry. IL said that while N ESTE ,bt,
Vosf and himself Were olst uSS, .,.Ei,,,,t
irr.e,ij1rlfiss, "A letter from Mr. tli.,',,,'
was received ana shown 70 the ~,,o,,,oni
II ,yas I'm reply 80 a regular S'd' S"l ,',,i
-, So. a.. house to Mr. GiiolalIii' ~,
stated that the latter had pall n, IN, "a
and had a receipt for he same , go, ~
"Thc Live oak IN uie,E C.,int was
HV'f ot~uf ms hy the witness, anu
he defendant replied II he slIn,,,i Nir
receipt IA ad1ra ~ ,i,ce ~ papcr,
i,,,, ti'rraH va mo- per Cadot' to IT,
As TO THE INDICTMENTS:
4, ,lts time Mr.. Schmiilapp said ne
had not made up his mind 10 pi"f CO
Mi. Cadoi. The vice-pIe- "eht an, ,.',bo1t
r,f,rv MIR Yost. took the steps WT,,..on.
49,. 'rncouraccfnsrt Of himself .Ss
80 ~. vos under the impression li"I"
what h. had heard that me ni,vi, aftor
l.I not been insthat,d u''n No 'Is,y.
81 roBot was employed by INC
"a C.forauv. Mr.. Schmidl9pp iurtner
said that prior so May. l>,'' wiz ,i,e
rs active manager uf the coHlpa"I Ma
d.fsuIfut received his salary PdI. VI. ,
g.. f,o,, the house direct ana part 81
he limo ne took IL from his col't ''"'''
THE CROSS ENAMlNATloN'
AR Meredith here began ms or9ss- ,,',
o,nluatiou which WAS rltih NJ tmN ,,ith
IRENE. His dn' st2h' u .aI' 30, win re-
tr.,c, 10 outage, freight discounts
bates. sc. About an thtsr INNS 3
witness appeared O. Know nut ~ ,e
WIS - ttS' ,,''",r..tiou with the company.
staring that hc became nominal IItSnItn'
H. iNS6 Mr. Meredith asked Mt. = mn
i,rr, # M. understood him TO say tlhl ~
Itl.i',n hal never been given the dtl'hu-
~ "a ei,,t, Tho frm-namc 20 bills without
u,iding 'ppr CABOT Inc Wits 80, -
such permission was never sN'm ~ 4ts, ,,,
.clf Th.re was 20 period along III 1871 Hi',
1.st when Mr. cadet had been stopper
rom collecting. hut by gehsrai v ogiS,r..
IA, was subsequently aluWth 10 l'3 IN,
4. ttt..N M M ''lfGUfER
Secretary" had been signed by MI ta"vt'
and The concern had gotten the money
he might consider that the mistake IN
reccipting the I'LL had been accld'h'AH!
'''''''N' THE GIROLAMI BIII"
Tho second witness called WIS squire
V. Donatl. Of the firm OF '. l12i ~ q
Hroihcr. Mr.. ponatis cNid' nee h"" ~ 80
Il, To- 10 with the sale Of the hlll 81
liquors to Girolami and the COLLECTION "i
fhe money therefor. He SAID theIS St'il-
"a To be some trouble between NltS1I' -
Cadot and Girolami, ana ne Went 10 r.
m. latter and got the order for the Eooi7.
About ten days after che arrival oi NE
Iinlnrs he HDouatD was paid the OH ,pE
Glrolami after dcductng per Ctht;, ~,
count and the freight. Ihe sum paw ''hi
WAS something more than 500 anu ne
raye This To Mr.. CABOT. who receipt,ui IN, ,ne
hW i'm the name of the Live OAK Dis'ii'o'S
Company, George nost st.t Snaa as IN his
Mir. Donati was here questioned as !" 1e S,s
own ease lie said that from AuEust, lo. 20
to August. 1893. he had bouSht S"prIs
amounting TO SO.o.o5 OF e.I c hod maid
rash Tor AN these liquors to MI. Sau, 9,
liz. was greatly surpriseu s IN cmn"cri
20 a. yet n statement from that cuh,
40 10 ponati & Brother in th'i
dent siSe5.Gs. lie wrote to the cI'' i ,ar;
that he had paid every cen. d dow NM and in
,lu ,,,ated the affair. In answer TO
,uestion by MIR. Richardson Mt. DonI'
said that all the OUTAGE; dr,'s no;ss' III
S So,sa amounted 10 the difference hetwccl
a. zoo the sum he was credited with' an
he original sum Of $s~5.S. -. ~ooo..
Ar this juncturc the court 'oph iV''S
until l:S0 o'clock.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tho afternoon session began with SOUR
Donati SIN on the stand. lie said u
mad an understanding with MI. NadN
whereby lie was allowed Gallon on "ac
Dackage OF liquor on account of outags
I per cent discount, ami frclghlS' ~
had no dealings with the house. but pan
Mr.. CABOT for all goods , ,o,,o
The prosecution introduced iet,'
written 10y the accused last August an
yent 20 the company stating mat MS Gus
TONERS were hardly making cnouS
money TO pay current expenses, put th'i
they would come out all right in the END
MIR. Donati said this statement could nav
had no reference % him
ON being Cross-eXamned hy Mr. Mere
iith, The witness said while he had STAG
that tn statement he received from IN
Live oak Company showed his debts I
be $685. and the credits only $500, y
had been credited on the ledger OF In
Cincinnati house with various sum
amounting 10 S3.463 not contained In IN
statement sent him He did not know
that on January .. 1892 nc was charge
on those hooks with $3,l6l, and he ha
never received any bills for that amount
As Tar as ne knew. there had been
shortage in all The barrels shipped fror
Cincinnati. The allowances made by Nj
CABOT were always deducted from III
original bills