The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-19
TIE TRUNK MYSTERY
MD President Allen Bring
Bank Books to Seattle?
.rpoNo EVIDENCE THAT He DID.
Receivership suit to
BE Decided Today Judgment
Against Nelson Bennett.

~.nonaa- Oct. s-SpeciaI.--w. p Allen.
-..saert OF the defunct Bank OF Tacoma,
rn.- Frank Carpenter and ex-Assignee
Alexander were on trial today be-
- Judge Pritchard. charged with con-
.-..t Of court in not delivering ZIP the
ess,gng hooks OF the Tacoma Trust and
s-ssnxs bank 10 Receiver Titlow. Judge
s<a.ies Richardson conducted the case
~ fse state. in behalf Of Prosecuting At
.z~-sv cosner. and r. SAKE Jones. of Sc
see and Crowley e. Sullivan appeared
- the defense. The courtroom was filled
ssrsng the hearing.
wiz the facts adduced do not throw
great amount OF additional light on the
- the prosecution succeeded in estab-
s.ssrg a nearly complete chain OF evil
s.nce against 81 least President Allen.
- most important witness was Edmund
ssvvnonr. head Of the bond buying house
: SEYMOUR. Barto e. Co. Mr.. Seymour
s.ae positively that on August 10. the
s,v before the bank closed Its doors. he
az Allen on an express wagon containing
trunk, being driven In the direction OF
.ss s.arr-Boyd building in Seattle. The
ss,ssss said he had known Mr.. Alien
.sma time, and had transacted business
xssh him, go ne could not be mistaken as
: his identity.
Ne Seymour saw Mr.. Allen through a
~snAow in the bank OF Dexter Horton e.
n lie was talking with Manager Lati-
~, al the time. Mr.. Latimer was placed
: the stand. and fully corroborated AIr.
symour's narrative.
y. Morris, the Seattle expressman,
,,s.fled that he hauled the trunk for Mr..
liar to the office OF Attorney Jones, in
a. siarr-Boyd building. as related IN his
.saxyit. The efforts OF the attorneys
= the defense TO confuse the witness
sne unavaillng Mr.. Jones asked the
sress II he wasn't the Morris who
sc the billiard balls from the White
An affection from Mr. Richardson was
es,a!ned. but the witness answered:
no sir"
~ Mr.. Jones-Dldn't you tell Mr.. Phil
rps and Mr.. Wells. last Sunday night. II
vas o'clock when - met this man
OllenlT'
$40. sir
Examined as to the kind OF trunk. wit
ness said ii was a common. ordinary
trunk. covered with leather and rounding
On top.
On redirect examination Morris was
asked 10 detail In full what occurred be-
tween himself. Phillips and Wells at Sc
sitle He said: Sunday night Mr.. Phil
rps came 10 me and said he wanted TO
know II 7 wouldn't 20 down to the wine
rooms with him. went. There he was
waiting for another gentleman; Mr.. Wells.
believe. They kept asking me questions
about the trunk until I got tired and told
them must go; that I had to tend to my
horse. They wanted me TO stay longer
and lust then that man over there" tpoint-
Ing to Attorney Richardsl, came in ana
talked 10 me about IT, lie said 10 me-:
Don't you know what you have stated to
three Of us Is a lie? I said: No, ]
didn't He said 10 me: TN send you to
hell or further or something OF that
kind"
Mr.. richards was formerly secretary Oh
the I INK Of Tacoma.
Bookkeeper Molvig was placed on the
stand and testified n n discre pancy In
the warrant account on the banks books
amounting "a 800 00o W. G. Chidester.
who has examined the books. testified that
there we're small forced balances. The
fartor OF the Washington building. where
the bank was located. testified that
iran.- was missing from Grattan Wheel
er's room Mr.. Wheeler was formerly the
banks cashier.
Near the close of the session tho prose-
eaion asked Teller Carpenter 10 take the
stand Mr.. Carpenter objected, saying
- dd not wish to be witness for the
rrnsecu,lon. The court sustained Carpen-
,sr's attorneys I'm their arguments, and
he case was continued till tomorrow.
As vet tho. attorneys for the defendants
have given no hint Of what they expect
"a provc No explanation or the trunk
rysterv has yet been offered by Alien,
Who will probably he called upon 10 say
What its contents were.