The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-19
THE PROSECUTION RESTS.
Testimony for the Defense in the
Bachelor Trial VIII Begin
To-day
Damage Suits Begun Against the
Montana Central and Great
Northern.
Four Of tho Convicted Beer uAu Men a
nutte Appiv for Hshsas Corpus
Writs. Eto.

! In the trial OF A. r. hatcheloFt OF tho
suspended Stock grower bank OF Miles
Civ. In the Unitsd Statss eou.t yesterday.
tho examination Of Witness Wilson was
concluded. T.. r. Bachelor a cousin Of
I the defendant. was called b. the proseeu-
ton. lie showed that Naples and Stewart.
/ 90 whose credit money was deposited in
I 1850 were the contractors and builders %
ths defendants house. lie could not re-
member uhether the defendant made pay
ments 30 the Electric Light company Ia
/ 1855. lie said that when be bought ten shafes
/ OF stock of the dsfsndant be gave defend
ant his note for 81 O0o. which DESCENDANT
discounted al the bank. using tine proceeds
1 In the bank funds himself; that on Dec. 1.
/ 1892 be had. by defendants direction,
written a letter and semi back IA $1,000
note 20 w. x. Stebbins. which note was on
account OF stock purchases from s.obbins.
and that the moneys deposited and sent 30
stebbins on that day we're Ia payments Of
the amounts due from defendant 20 Steb-
/ bins for the purchase OF stock ard wore
sent and deposited by defendants dt'ec-
tion. The draft for So 250 sent to the Bill
Tags estate was sent by defendant from
the bank moneys. and he sent NJ
the same time two notes for $1,000
each, and also three certificates Of stock OF
atty shares each. which he understood
we're 20 be held by tho Billings estate and
retu ned from tune 30 time ns the amount
paid on tie noies jnstided. lie said that
he sent these papers by express 81 the difec-
tion OF defendant. and that the drafts and
notes represented the purchase price OF tie
stock. A letter signsd by himself az
cashier was enclosed in the ex ress pack
age. and no copy OF that letter appeared to
havs been mads in the bank letter copy
book. As to the election expenses items
the witness said the moneys we're paid out
but not on account Of any election ex-
pense; that they were paid month by
month as interest on the county deposits
that wherever the entries we're IN his own
handwriting witness had paid over the
moneys. lie knew nothing OF the ar
engagements of tuis tansaotion exoept
what defendant had told him, and all tbs
entries be made and payments he made
were At the direction of the defendant. lie
so said that the item Of $1,000 entered
as paid Merrill on account OF oRck sala ,,
VAS also for interest on acoouns OF ths
county funds.
The oross-examination ELECTED the
amount Of the county balances in the bank
a. this end OF each month, and that II could
nos make am difference IN the end 20 the
bank whether this sum was charged TO sx-
penso or Interest account. lie showed IN
whose handwriting each entry was IL the
book on this subj CT, and said that his oWA
stock had been transferred and was IN the
possession of Ii. + BatohsIor. though It
ci1 not so show upon the books OF ms
bank. He also stated that IL was Book
keei or ia mons duty 10 copy the lette g.
On redirect examination he admitted that
h. q EaFf q na
and that he himself sent It IN an express
package and that u was customary for him
TO put such letters as he WisheI to have
copies OF upon Bookkeepsr Ha-mon's desk.
County Rscorder Swsrdneer was recalled
Aud prodlcei q certified copy OF mo tgags
from NewmAn 10 the bank given on tae
day that il closed and reco ded AZ SIX =. N,
OF that daT. Newman, recalled, testified 20
tho value OF tho property included IN the
mo- tgage aud the amount iealiz-d upon 4
sale Of the propeTt.. lie also idehtined
some partnership articles between himself
aud J. W. BHteEelo-. saying that tbs arti-
Giles we're executed by tbs defendant on be-
half Of his father and shat his father was
not in tbs country at ths time.
Capt. Harmon. . director and Vcs-preai-
dent in tue bank TO Feb. o 1898. WAS called
and testified that ho had talked with de-
fendsnt about the purchase OF the klowrey
and Billings estntessock, saying that - was
a surprise 20 him that defendant should
have done So as defendant had control OF
the bank, and asked whV he did II, and &C.
PENDANT gave aim no answer. lie also tcsti-
ned as TO second talk had with
defendant afterwards at the Hotel Helena,
IN Helenn, IN when defendant said 10 him
that hB had never taken one dollar OF the
banks money % buy stock IN the bank
and said that defendant had never told him
that he, defendant. was borrowing the
banks money 10 pay for the Stsbblns stock.
a
he had never been informed by the defend
ana that hs Was using the banks moneys
either upon has own or his fathers paper
for the purpose OF paying for sue Stebbins
stock and that IN a talk with defendant Al
tha Hotel Helena IN November last defend
ana had sail TO him that OF the moneys
owinl ov him 20 the bank be had used
shout so. 800 on his dwelling house. about
81 800 lao rad pail 10 she Electric Li2ht
company. SzOJ0 IA suTl orting his fatnefs
family. a couple OK thousand for charities,
aud $1,000 for bank stock and tho rest vas
for interest.
J.. W. proeaeF testified that the indIvli-
uAi Indebtedness OF defsn laDt standing IN
bis own name 20 she bnnk a. the date Of
susp5as.on WAS owe. $4,000 thai the in-
debtedness standing iu the name OF J. W.
Batchclot vas T. 3JJ, that ths indebted
ness xaNng o. 5hu. !, 1891. OF both OF
them was ST. I0J. aud that ot This amount
s q 30 wac In too name % bis fatLo }. w.
tatoas.or, aud that ale balance was IN tbs
name o. defendant lie $50 verified she
stat smsnta used ~ the othaF experts, say
Ing tnat he had prepared It. being assistec
ia lts preparation by tue witness Leo. Har-
man.
Ihs prosecution also offered q letter from
the com troller asking defendant Nhether
tie j. ". bachelor notes rep eseutad his
own indebtedness or wer5 CONNIE cial
pager. chi tie reply OF the defendant
thereto insisting that they were Of the
latter c.Hba % payer.
Z The case fof tbe prosecution rested here.
/ and tbs defendant begins tho Introd uotiou
Of testimony this morning.