The Redwood gazette., 1896-05-15

ton was questioned as to whether ne
had an overdraft in the bank on
March %. He could not state posi-
lively, and all of his vi1ence on that
point was ordered stricken ont. The
State took different tack aud finally
succeeded in acertsining from the wit
ness that he had no mony to his credit
in the bank on March %.
Miss Mamie Riheldaffer was called
and identified several papers and
checks of the bank, on which the banks
endorsement "Paid" had been stamp
ed. The question as to who put the
stamp on the checks, or with the iden-
tical stamp used by the Citizens Bank
called out some sharp cross-examining,
which the witness stood exceedingly
we'll. A. E. King identified check
given by King Bros. on the Citizens
Bank by Mr.. Dunnington on March
n, 1898. He could not testify wheth-
er or not he received the money on
the check from the bank.
H. N. Bell, j. w. Ferris, w. R i.
Caswell, Henry Winter, and C. M.
Huntington, all testified to receiving
and identified checks on the Citizensi
Bank given by w. P. Dunnington.
G. D. Thompson was the next wit.
ness called. To his recollection, he
stated, he had no business transaction
with the bank on March q, 1893, al
though he could not positively say
whether or not he gave note to the
bank on that day. He was quite posi-
tive that he did not give note for:
$4,000 to the bank on that day in
question and was certain that he did
not receive $1,000 in cash for note.
He had no means Of knowing posi-
lively regarding his business with the
bank on that day, and on cross exam
ination said that he was renewing
notes-some:for$ 50, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
repeatedly before sndssftar the date
in question, and admitted that he re-
newed some of these notes about the
time Of the date in question.
J. H. Bowers, who assisted in in
vestigating the affairs of the bank,
said that he discovered q shortage; !
testified that he had conversation
with the defendant sfterrthe :trouble;
that no threats or promises Of trouble
we're made to the defendant at the d.
reetory meeting and that the defend
ant did not seem frightened at that;
time. Mr.. Bowers claimad that Tur-2
rell, at the directory .meeting, was
asked to point out to the directors the
different amounts taken from the
bank. He pointed out, said the wit
ness,the $1,000 Dunnington credit, and
said that he used it,ss an entry on the.
G. D. Thompson bills receivable. Tur-
rell also pointed out the Alonzo Neele
matter of $3.50, aud said that he kept
it, according to the witness. "He said
that he made no entry of the Merle
matter" according to my recollection.
On cross examination MIR. Bowers
said that the directors did not know
of any shortage in 1893, and only saw
a cashiers statement of the bank when
it suspended in June of that year. He
went over the ground covered by Mr..
Philhrick on the preceding day, relat-'
ing to the management and discovery
of the shortage of the institution, aud
his statements differed very little
from those of Mr.. Philbrick's.
Thursday afternoon Alonzo Neale
was the first witness called. He gave
only one note for 1920 to the Citizens
Bank and another for $40. On cross
examination Mr.. Neale acknowledged
that he was mistaken in his testimony
of Wednesday and that instead of re-
ceiving the difference between 1920
and $3.50 from Graves e. Vinton
through the Citizens Bank he received
it in check handed him by F. L.
Warner, the agent of Graves & Vim
ton.
j. M. Dunnington was called and
testified that no threats were made
against or promises made to'the de-
fendant prior to his making,a confess
sion at the meeting of the Directors.
The witness said that the defendant
admitted having taken about 5000
of the banks money $1,000 on the
opera block transfer and $3.50 on the
Neale note, the f:balsuoe uuascountsd
for. Mr.. Dunnington did not believe