The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-06-06
JOHNSTON TRIAL AGAIN
The Walla Walla Bankers Woes Are
About Ended.
CELEBRATION COMMITTEES APPOINTED
Brief sketch OF the Base Hail strug.
giles OF the Past Week I'm This
city, Where Yakima Got the
Worst OF IL.

ihc ecCouu tflai Oi Tue Otate vs.. d. n.
Edmiston, in which Mrs. G. l.. Whitney
is the complaining witness, has been be-
fore the superior court since Tuesday and
will be given to the jury tonight. The
whole trend of the testimony is repeti-
ton of that given at the former trial /;
save that the prosecution has not 80
many witnesses as before, while the de-
Tense has more-many Of the latter being
here to testify as to the good character OF
the defendant.
The witnesses for the state are: w.
II. Slime, Mrs. C. l.. Whitney, Leon
Phipps, Henry Tobin, II. 2. Estes, j. L..
Stubbletield, ~ S. Gholson, T. S. Page,
F. w. Paine, VIM. Slime. Geo. G. Fitz-
hue, II. V. Fuller and ]. w. McGhee, jr.
For the defense the following have testi-
fed: Alex Cameron, P. B. Johnson, w.
A. Ritz, S. f. King, G. V. Wellman, X.
j. Tomkins, A. G.. Marconnier, Ben
Casey, S. II. Morford, Jos. Sinclair, r.
Strobach, w. w, Leeper, Fred w. Eaton,
Daniel Stewart and L. +. Benson.
The Jurors are: Ed Taylor, Jno Car
penter, G. +. Swain, Arthur Gerard, b.
II. Nichols, WIN. Steigler, II. d. Win
chester, VIM. Cook, E. NJ. Douglas, L. l..
Thorp, Fred Warneke and z. A. John
cox.
At the opening OF the trial Attorney
Snively addressed the court on motion
that the defendant had been indicted as
president of the bank; and that, acting
in any other capacity, he could not be
proceeded against. This motion was
over-ruled by the court, and the first wit
ness for the state, Manager w. II. Slime,
was called to the stand. His testimony
was mainly as to the minutes of the d.
rectors' meetings, and to the effect that
Edmiston was the president of the institu-
ton all the while he was manager.
Mrs. G. l.. Whitney stated that she had
deposited $40 in the bank on Dec. 8, be-
tween II and o'clock, the day the bank
closed, the money being taken by Mr..
Reeves, the bookkeeper.
Bank Receiver Paine testified as to the
value of the assets of the institution, i'm.
plying same to be meagre as to realty
but stated that the apparent assets when
he took charge were at least $50, 900 more
than the debts.
Cashier Leon Phipps' testimony was
the same as at the former trial, as was
also that of Messrs. Estes, Gholson, To-
bin, Fitzhugh and Stubblefeld The
state rested its case at noon to-day, and
the defense occupied most of the after.
noon in the examination of the indicted
banker; chiefly endeavoring to prove that
he could have had no knowledge that the
bank was insolvent on the 9th day Of
December, 1893, and that he did not
know that Mrs. Whitney had made 9
deposit on that day. These charges are
the basis of the indictment against him
The defense rested this morning, and
the attorneys will close tonight. The
addresses made respectively 'by Attorney
Poindexter for the prosecution and by
Attorney Snively for the defense were
greatly at variance. The former charged
1.-THE banker with direct and absolute
knowledge of the banks insolvenc y,
while the later maintained that the whole
trial and the indictment were results of g
conspiracy to shift the blame upon limo
cent shoulders.
As THE HERALD goes to press Mr.. Poin.
dexter is making his final argument
What the result will be no man may say !;
although it is the opinion of those who
have heard the testimony that there will
be no conviction, and it is quite probable
that Mr.. Edmiston will be acquitted.