The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-07
HONEST PILLS CASE.
The Testimony Completed in
the Isensee Trial.
GREAT NORTHERN VISITORS.
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Isepsee case today the defense rested at
10 30. having placed UPON the stand this
morning ex-City Clerk W. NJ. Leach, Dep
mtg Clerk Craftsman. cx-Aayor Miller aud
J. 4. Munro. Their testimony related
principally to the surroundings under
which fsensee did business and brought
out no new material facts. The introdac-
ton OF the states evidecce in rebustal
then commenced. the first witness called
being J. K. JeHkins, who ~ one OF the Dor.
rowers from Isensee. being indebted 10
him In the sum Of about 800 He swore
that the money Was borrowed entirely for
private nss and not for the payment Of
taxes or any obligation doe the city OF
New Whatcom Evidence Of precisely the
same character WAS given by l.. Ssinsou,
another borrower.
Jerry Ncterer, city attorney during the
year 1893. testified that on the 5th Of June
he gave check 10 r. NJ. isensee az treas
ursT ON the Columbia National bank for
little over 81 500. the amount Of city funds
collected by him during the preceding
month. He further swore that mo did not
request issnsee not 10 present the check
for payment or deposit IL TO his credit in
another bank for few days, and, in fact.
had no conversation whatever OF such
nature with Isensee on the 9Th Of June or
any other day. This testimony created
something OF . sensation. as fsensee had
sworn positively that such rcqnes. had
bean made to him, and that in conse-
Quence he held the check and stiii holds
Il. the bank having suspended on the 22l
Of June.
B. L. Butler. who now owns the safe for
msriy owned by the city. and was used by
lssnsee during the greater part of the
time that he was treasurer. described the
ea1a, swors that he considered 10 . strong
one and that he bad tried large number
Of postofiics and other keys and had not
besn able to find any that would unlock
the steel box In which Isensee swore that
he kept money and valuable papers be-
1OuSing 10 the city. The defense intro
duced in evidence two keys similar 10
ycstof6cs keys which II IL said will unlock
0aid boz. The force Of this evidences IL APP
parent from the fact that the defense seeks
n measure to shift and tighten the bur
Asn q Issnses's criminal responsibility for
The shortage by showing that other officers
had tree sccsss to the main part of the
sa1o b. order Of the council, and further
~ seeking to show that "any ordinary
-poseofics key" would unlock the inner
box.
Rsceivsr Black. Of the suspended Puget
Sound Loan. Trust and Banking Com
pany, identified the books showing Isen-
sss's daily balances while he kept an &C.
count there.
President Pettibons. OF the same bank,
testifed IN relation to $500 note given by
Moran Bros, and Bookkeepsr Bates made
osth 70 entries showing the status q Isen-
Uee's accounts. Mr.. Bates was little con-
fused on REORGANIZATION, but his evil
dsncs on the whole tended TO show that
Issnsss was entirely satisfied with the
way his business was handled by the bank,
and that he had no reason to feel other ise.
His evidence In general was clearly cor
robofatsd and strengthened by tho testi-
mony Of Cashier Patch, which cross-sx-
animation failed to shake In any particu-
lar Isenses Was recalled In attempted
rsbuttal with reference to his credits and
the manner OF entering them. l.. Moran
undertook to toll what he did not know
about liquor license Transaction in hich
lssnsee, Hayes 4 Marian and Moran
Bros. were concerned. The defense rested
at $50 Arguments Of counsel will begin
In the morning. Innumerabie objections
% the admission Of evidence have been
made by lscnsce's attorney, but in nearly
all instances without avail.