The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-15
WINS A POINT.
csunts Against the Banker
Knocked Out.
no Az UNWILLING WITNESS.
e-~xtssh DaIes LibsIed Tor Salvage
-. who Lived by Borrowing
Two Big Mertxsges

- Atkins. cashier OF the defunct
.s-ona national bank. who 10 on trial
g. rralted States court for wrecking
ss8snk yesterday succeeded Tn knock
..rf swo OF the counts In the indict-
y. ~ uroving that ne was not cash.
-. uresldent at the time he was
-. - have srnbezzled $4,000 of the
~. t4a + also said TO be favored by
:. xssncssnaaion OF +. p. Lloyd. his
$500 took-keeper, 20 testify against
g TIE defense also moved TO strike
sxe other counts, but Judge Han
e syerrsled the motion.
r<Sn corrs convened AZ $50 a. m.
lloyd. who had filled the position
: fsos-keeper and assistant cashier.
g. mt On fhe stand and finished his
s.wsu7ny. which he was giving at the
- az zd5oafnment Thursday even
- ISeyd, n In said. did not make the
~s.~>r fer the government " was ex-
..ssd he would. When Atkins was fn-
49,. the grand Jury, IL was learned
--<<ssy. was Inclined to return true
Il AGAINST Lloyd because he was At
- book-keeper, and 1t is said. made
- eaanges Ia the books OF the bank
xa,sh were ordered by his superior
=. government. IT Is alleged. found
,est 10 convict Atkins IL would require
i3o~sfs testimony For that reason,it Is
pa the grand Jury did not indict
rgvyd. II being agreed that he should
l. a government witn~s. Now IL Is
claimed that Lloyd. while telling what
IL knows. colors his testimony when
ever an opportunity offers. ia the inter-
/ esss d the defense.
Lloyd testified yesterday that all en-
|uies charged In the indictment as hav-
kr been false, were In reality true and
STREET As 10 the ernbezzIing OF s10,-
=. he said that Atkins had deposited
8 the credit OF the whatcom bank in
IA Tacoma bank 10000 which Atkins
I'D obtained. Afterward the witness
ssmstted that he was not I'm Tacoma
II the time and knew nothing about
iAs natter. except from what was con-
ziaed In a notice from the Tacoma
nak that $4,000 had been deposited by
nkins with II. TO the credit OF the
Khalcom bank.
Bank Examiner Charles Clary. who
snk charge of the bank when IL closed,
ihsifed as TO Its condition. He said,
snong other Things, that with a loss
|x 10000 on the assets there would
80 Be large surplus after paying the
|ssdisxs. other than the stockholders.
Thouas Tyler. who succeeded Mr..
afy on the stand. gave testimony
|saiA favored the defendant. Several
the counts IN the indictment charged
~ when the bank was about to go
|Hder. Atkins gave away certain secu-
ns In order to protect his friends.
lssr was supposed to be one OF these
fends. He said that he had deposited
~ some months prior TO the failure
a tie bank. Then came numberless
sxk failures all over the country. and
y oncluded 20 withdraw his money.
ne Whatcom bank officials, ne said.
"a him thar the institution was safe
ed would not go under. They agreed,
snxever. that IL a crisis did come in the
ssalrs OF the bank. they would give him
foa security for his money, A few
sseks later the bank went under. and
4 vas then that three notes covering
iAs deposit OF Tyler were turned over
= him
TIE government expects 10 close the
ssse Monday noon. and the defense viii
esisanse one day in putting in its evil
ssnce