Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-26
THE PANNILL TRIAL.
Testimony Of Bank Directors Closes the
Governments Case.
DEFENDANT TAKES THE STAND.
III. systcm Of Ovcrchccking Ex-
r,,iucd-Nevcr Knew the Amount
vrs.btrdUcss Unttl Arrested.
HID Always Been "Hnrd Up

a,o,\ Tho interest in the Pann'h u'"'
continues. and the COURTROOM
crowded again to-day win
Tn. wife Of the accused, VINO hau o
Al for several days, was pNse"''
sat beside him .,,.r ~
A, the morning session a nnInoe' VI
a,rec,orS of the First National baiN W.
called TO the witness-siand, ana 'eS'' -
-, ,hov had no knowledge OF fd''''.
,-o,,,rs With the bank until ai'e' wv
,a,,ors ~ Teller Hammer hiu
hrouSh, 20 light: nor had they ""'"o'
snv overwhelming on the part u,
a, any time. President Adams "'''
80 ,ho .,and during the morning sesS'o'''
.ot, wen, Over the various ch'V"'
- donos,t-slips of Pannill. pu' no."e
,,. ,,as developed along this Inc. Oo'"
a.. ,no defence asked Mr. ADAMS W
-, ,o,, the amounts overdrdwh ny
'Np'''.' non az the bank had ben SCI
.nv ,", Indqe Paul overruleh 'he ~,
~. ~, .a,',,,y that the present case vac
t'I''' h,, a puhlic matter anu
p,.rs had done was not mo - 100
mis- point the government I0''
IA the court took recess
pANNIIL'S STORY.
..a.,,oor session the defendah'
AZ '''v 40 the stand. In response "
.,'as,,ons by his counsel ne ii,du1 " hanL
nj Of his transactions WIN wv ia rad
~ sa,d he was IS years Oh "eo' . ,cn
neon a resident or Lynn (.,'',.,,e,Lo and
49, had been with the ChesapeanI o.
n.,a cn,noany for twelve years anu Hn,
D",o .,o,t city passenger agent re &c,
-, into the service OF the io"u ,ho
wen, 49,, keening his account WIN vi.
~, National Bank in 1888 Wy -
- Air Iastrap, who was ei,P'o' ,h.n
=, ,ns time. Did not know Hd'ii" ~
Iiis acquaintance with Ha'in ,rsa ac-
80. -FOUR wears duration. ine "
tn,. ,he hank was his private az
80, and not the railroad coi'Pdn! a.
~. sa,arv was SO per month. ne ma
-, a., rer month as coihiii'n go -
.'oI,a,s sold. making his income slVo r.,
n,n II was about 1891 NJ oecan"' H..
aah,ed IN the bank by an over 81, ne
s1nt Hammer a check 10 noiu Haname
ia settl-. His overchecki"s -
Iareer and larger, untii ne ian oLs from
' 80 stood He sent down chechS ,i
now NJ StG 60 t,ke the place OF Ola
I'M Hammer would tell MN ne i
~. - <.no Of his checks FOR "h'ch M
.,o,,cd a settlement Other cheIh' 80
w., and Hammer was request'u -,
-, Tho old ones He had ne'.i Il
.p w. no stood with the bank, lea'ins 90,
"0,,rcIv with Mr.. Hammer. ne n"n ,,ng
known for a year HIs opJo. .aduce his
AZ" He expected to take nan
- ,.ord for whatever he stated t""' !"
oyed and settle accordingly
ms FIRST KNOWLEDGE.
p.,nin said he first came to the KNOW
- ~ his fun Indebtedness OH "
80, ~ his arrest. In his ttahsaOUI 80
i.h Hammer he had had nc kho"Ieubo
az the shortage in ms 'hd'ii'e' 60,
counts He believed Hammer az III,
90 any man in the world; ne reneu ~,
mon whatever Hammer told NM az" iid
was convinced that every ,",s 80 tho
vas done with the knowleuse -.
- metals OF the bank. The WINES
,,,,raesion was that Hammer was no, !"
,he least short, and accommou"teu III
Ianniln as he would anypody eisr'
Sse,neI if only an evidence OF Haihnei
Eindncss towards him in grahti,s nm
time I'm which to meet ms op'iS,, e,',,,.,
MIR Lee produced a bundle OF ch.eno
~ aslIed Papnil to explain how th'y
- found i'm Hammers cash dra"tl,
ord we're never entered on the oooN,
Mr. on the deposit-slps. so as To accOiu
with the amounts on the chech.' ~
~ don't know exactly sara MI ran.
mill ''TheSp ChtCkS WIZ
exchange for other checks. ana hau De'"
,Iacad In The drawer 10y Hammer.
"Irxamine and state" said Mr. Lee
"ohetber YOU drew sums over the couh-
ter represented 10y these cheeks
paunill examined the checks anu S"'"'
Not to my knowledge. - ~. 10
mont Won know asked Mr. Lee
o,.or, ,s one for $3.50 90. dated December
~ Isoi Did you ever draw money OH
this" ..,.o Tho ,,oc.
no sir. 1t was sent to take the pace
~ other checks. to be placed TO my cree
an but which had not been PAID
MAKING Up THE DIFFERENCE.
In answer to further questions ram
Mill stated that if he received hotice
Aom the bank to meet an obligation ne
very often RENTED cash TO make up the
difference between amounts representeI
Inv checks. often he had been notined
~ .nbone Hammer having taken this
means of communication to call MS at
tcntion TO necessary payments. inc
,nhone through which Hammer taiKeu
was in the front office of the BANK
where every one of the clerks couIu he",
whatever Hammer said. lie wouin zen
him PannilD to come down ana TX up
Ills accounts or take up a check. When
II was impossible for him to go ne wouiu
send new checks down. or, If he could
be would 20 down and the transactions
between him and Hammer would be IN
view of the other clerks. lie "ouio 'e-
ceive the old checks and hand IN new
ones. They would even go INTO deta'ls'
He had never had any intention what
ever to aid and abet Hammer IN ap-
stractlng funds from the BANK
HIS EXPENSES.
lie had never had so much as 5000 In
his life His salary was about 500 per
month. and as he had to pay only $50
n month board for himself ana VIE
Uhere we're no childreD IL left MIN $40
with which TO provide for other expenses
JJis sneculations had been insignificant
lie had invested 800 In bicycles with MI.
Gleason sS25 in the switchback. $50 In
ciear-stand In the Law building with
Mr. Armistead Langhorne. and had lost
tfo0 or $500 during the boom year. Did
not know the exact year. lie would not
have known what to have done with
$500 even If he had gotten IT, AS 10
his financial condition for some time
past ne has always been hard up.
Was informed of his Indebtedness to
III, bank on Sunday morning. when he
went to call on Captain Adams at the
latters residence. He had remained in
Jyrchburg throughout the forty-egh.
hours intervening between Hammers ar
rest and his own. although he had tickets
to all parts of the county and could
have made good his escape lie also
had 500 or $500 of the company's money.
MAKE 1T GOOD.
In reply TO question by Mr.. Lee, he
said that Captain Adams called at his
Office on Monday after Hammers arrest
and told him that the Board of Directors
Of the bank would meet that afternoon
and he had better make arrangements
to make good his shortage. He then
prepared note for s. 800 endorsed by
his wife, and sent II 10 the bank. Late
I'm the afternoon he was sent for. and
reraired at once to the bank and, on
reaching there. was placed under arrest
by Sergeant Seay. In concluding his
testimony. Pannil said: II Just want
TO say that 1 have been working for
my own living since l was ii years old
and have held positions OF trust. in
which. l suppose. | handled hundreds
of thousands of dollars. and this is the
first time I'm my whole life l was ever
accused of doing anything wrong" Seve-
raj witnesses were placed on the stand