St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-15
MENACE and STREET6R
THEY MAD A PARTNERSHIP fccou15
WIN TIE COMPANY Il
Washington Gray Keeps ON the
Stand and Continues the !dfn.
tiacation Of Entries. Etc!
Mrs. Manages Name Men
toned for the First Time Dur
ing the Trial.

Washington Gray was on the stand
again yesterday morning in the Streeter
trial, aud he read a number Of items
from the books to show the large sums
of money paid to various persons for the
benefit of Menage. For the first time
during the trial the name of Mrs. Mem
age was mentioned. The state produced
a check for $500 payable to the order
of the company and sisned by Mr..
Streeter. This was assigned to Mrs.
Menage, and she was given credit for
the same on the company's books. It
was also shown by the books that Mem
age and Streeter had a partnership ac-
count, there being entries of checks
signed by Mr.. Streeter and made pay
able to "Menage and Streeter. trustees"
Arthur Leck vas called to identify a
check given by Menage to Mrs. Leck
for work performed at Hopkins. Wit
ness Gray was then recalled, and read
an entry in the books which showed
that a check had been given Menage for
SIS, 4SS as seml-annual dividends in the
Guaranty Loan company. The check
was turned over to the Menace Realty
company, and the mount was credited
to that company on the books of the
the Guaranty Loan company. The wit
ness said the realty company had an
account with the Guaranty Loan COM
pany.
Willard G. Halner, a clerk of the Sc
curitY bank. vas placed OH the stand
and swore to the endorsements of the
Security bank upon certain checks
which passed through that institution
for collection from Eastern banks.
Judge Shaw. who had returned to the
trial after a t wO days absence, entered
an objection to a memorandum which
the witness used to refresh his memory,
and stated that it was not competent.
The state endeavOred to show by the
witness that money had actually been
paid out Ut the Guaranty Loan for GER
tain of the notes introduced in evidence.
MIR. Peterson proceeded to ask the
witness numerous questions, MIR. Lam
caster Directing to each.
Now" said Mr.. Peterson, .'before l
ask the next question l would like to
know if you are going to object?" turn
ing to Mr.. Lancaster.
Mr.. Lancaster warmly replied:
"YOn go ahead and ask your question,
and you will see if l object or not.
You're p~ertifogging; that's what you
are doing"
Mr.. Peterson sweetly smiled and
asked the question. and Mr.. Lancaster
faithfully objected. the court sustain
ing.
Mr.. Gray was recalled. and took his
position in front of the large desk. IN
reply to a query from the state he stated
that Hiram K. Cole had charge of the
short-time paper of the company. Ed
ward Lucas, a clerk OF the Security
bank. was put on the stand to ideltlfy
the paid" stamp of the st. ~JohnsburY
Merchants National bank. Vernont.
appearing OH the front of check intro
duced by Clerk Rainer. His testimony
was ruled out. 4
An hour was spent over the daily
balance book of the Guaranty Loan
company, during which time it was
shown that the entries of accounts in.
the book for the amount of June, 1899,
balanced. .
The court then adjourned until this
m forming at IL O'clock. Ii