The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-15
TELLER ROBINSON CONTINUES.
More About Peculiar Methods of TAX
ing Up Notes and Drafts.


When the federal court convened yester-
day morning. on the fifth day of the trial
OF the bank case, Judge Baker first called
the attention of counsel To the point which
had been raised yesterday as to the admis-
sioility of the report made TO the Controller
OF the Currency on July l., 1898 On Friday
the defense had objected to the admission
OF this report. claiming that the words of
the indictment did not follow the statute
defining the offense, and that the report
was inadmissible. When the question came
up on Friday it was passed in order to
give counsel time TO examine authorities
and present argument upon the point Yes
terday morning, at the time the court was
convened, Mr.. Kern stated that District
Attorney Burke had been i'll and unable to
examine the authorities and more time was
asked The point was passed and will come
UP for argument on Monday morning Later
In the morning District Attorney Burke
came into the court room, but he took no
active part in the examination OF Mr.. Rob
inson, who still on the stand
The attention of the witness was frs. d.
rected TO the account OF the cabinet com
pany on March 80. 1892. He said the COM
pany was credited with a deposit of $50 =
$500 on that day. This deposit was noted
on two deposit tickets. For some of the
paper deposited, the witness said. he had
the original paper, and for other he had
paper given in renewal of it, one of the
items going TO make up the amount of de-
pOsits on that day was a note 10 the bank
signed by F. y. Coffin. This note was
many times renewed by other notes. and
the witness, referring to the books of the
bank, traced the various renewals up TO
the time Of the failure Of the bank show
ing that the note had, in fact, never been
paid. The first renewal was on June S.
1S92. by note of the cabinet company to
the bank for like amount Between this
date and Dec .. 1892 the note was re-
placed three times, and on Feb. "A, 1898,
with another note IL was renewed nv a
draft of the cabinet company on the United
states ONCE Furniture Company for 3 :
osa4 and on June >, 1895. that draft was
taken out OF the bank on the check of the
cabinet company. ON that day the cab
met company deposited paper. which was
SreIIed 70 tneir account and they drew
the check 10 take up the draft. The PAPER
deposited that day was three notes. one
or these was by the indianapolis Veneer
and Panel Company for s.. $50; another by
the United States Office Furniture Com
pany for SS5s0-2i. and another the individ-
ual note Of +. \. Coffin for $S.slS.67. The
witness said none or these notes were ever
the bank
Among the paper deposited on March 30
1888 was a demand note by the United
States Office Furniture Company for 81 $50
and the next day il was taken up by a note
OF the same company for a like amount
payable in ninety days. Between that date
and April IA 10 was renewed three times by
notes OF the same company. One OF these
notes was signed by +. A. Coffin. secre-
tary; another by a :. Reed, secretary and
the third by +. l.. Reed. secretary. on April
L. 1853 another renewal was made. At this
date other paper was merged with IL. and
the whole lot renewed by fhe draft OF the
Indianapolis Veneer and P.nel Company on
the United States Office Furniture Company
for s., $50, and then. on jury II. 1S93 this
draft was again renewed by draft be-
tween the same companies for a like
amount This last draft was never paid.
The witness then took the books OF the
United States Once Furniture Company 10