Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-30
DR.. MOORE'S TRIAL
Opens at Nashua, With Doctor
In Better Health.
One Bondsman Becomes Suspicious
and Declines to Serve.
Evidence Admitted as to Over Issue Of Stock
Despite Objections.

Nashua, N. H.. April 29--The open
ing of the second trial of the case of
Joseph c. Moore. charged with over
issuing stock Of the Manchester Union,
began, today. A panel of 60 had been
drawn from hich to select a jury of
II men, and this was accomplished at
u o'clock, after many excuses from
those who had formed opinions caused
by reading Of newspapers. DR.. Moore
came into court promptly with his
counsel and reported that he WAS feel
inf much better than last week.
The first witness called was Secre-
tary of state Stcarns. who testified as
to the articles of agreement of the
Union Publishing Go. and the f.egis-
latiNc enactments In increase it's capt.
tai stock 10 $200,Uo0 City Clerk kidder
of Manchester testified to articles Of
agreement filed in his office al the
time of the formation Of the Union
Publishing Go.
This afternoon, the time was largely
occupied iii hearing the testimony of
John II. RidelI and Judge j. VI. Eel
lows. who acted rs clerks of the Union
Publishing co. Several objections
were raised by the defendants counsel
against the introduction Of records as
received from the clerks book regard
ing the meetings of the directors. and
several exceptions We're taken and
noted. The records referring to the di-
rector's meeting authorizing an in
crease of capital stock by $4,000 addi-
tional. and that OF the stockholders
authorizing the same, were allowed as
evidence.
1t vas further shown by the records
that J. C. Moore was elected treasurer
Judge Fellows, who acted as clerk,
called to state the number of shares of
stock he held. which was 80. and he
identified the certificates of stock held
by him. One share. No. %. showed on
the stub book record as two shares.
and the number of shares on the same
numbered certificate was 20 shares
At this point Gen. Streeter for the re-
spondent. objected. on the ground that
tie respondent was charged with
fraudulently issuing certificates of
stock No. III to Roger Sullivan This
is so charged in the Indictment. and the
respondent is being tried for an over
issue of stock as shown in this certifi-
cate. County Solicitor futile said he
desired to show the succession of events
which led up to this over issue of No.
II. and desired to submit this as evil
dence.
General Streeter said: We are try
ing this case on an indictment which
charges fraud in the issue of certifi-
cate No, Ill and that only"
Attorney General Eastman stated that
his evidence was to show an overissue of
stock. and that the state desired to show
that DR.. Moore understood what he was
doing, and which has led up to this
issue of No. III certificate He did not
see how they could do otherwise than in
troduce this testimony.
Gen. Streeter-"We BY no means that
Certificate Ill is an overissue of stock
and we think the jury will agree with us
before we get through with this case"
Judge Wallace-"You expect to show
General Eastman. that there was an
overissue of stock about the number of
shares authorized.
Gen EaStman-"We do not
Judge Wallace-"It may go in
The remaining witnesses We're those
who held stock or We're officers in the in
stitution which held the stock of the
Union Publishing Co. for collateral on
notes.
Tonight. DIR. +. II. Everett who was
one of DIR. Moore's bondsmen for S5000.
declined to act as such as any longer Dr.
Moore was placed in charge of the TAILOR
1T the hotel. tonight. He has sent for his
bontiSmen to be here tomorrow morpiDp