The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-09
w. NJ. HOLLAND.


Il guess so; I do not know just how
many there were"
w. NJ. HOLLAND.
w. NJ. Holland, the former assistant
cashier and book-keeper, testified that
he remembered the Sanitarium securi-
ties He admitted that his memory on
this question had been aided since the
grand jury trial.
Did you not say, in substance, to the
grand jury asked Judge McGinnis,
that you had handled the stock at the
bank, but had never seen the Santa
rum stock?"
II cannot remember making that an
swer."
Witness said he remembered seeing
the securities at the bank, and when
asked how his memory had become
sharpened upon that point, said he did
not know. He thought he had been
there about three months before the
closing up of the bank.
Il think there were about so shares
I believe they were made out to H. NJ.
Bacon and my brother. I do not know
whether any were made out to the
bank"
The witness said he had talked to his
brother and Mr.. Bacon on the subject,
and had examined the books at the
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Der of shares to be about so from the
valuation placed on them.
HARVEY NJ. BACON.
Harvey M. Bacon was the next wit
ness. He testified that he had been
vice president of the bank and had as
sisted in making out the statements.
He had also handled the Sanitarium
stock.
Judge McGinnis again brought out
the record of the grand jury proceed
ings.
Did you not say to the grand jury,
he said, quoting: I know of no SAM
tarium stock, and do not know of the
bank ever owning any?'"
Il do not know" answered the wit
ness, after a long pause.
Can you answer that positively, yes
or no?"
NO. I did not testify in that way"
Did you not say that you knew
nothing of any Sanitarium stock?"
Yes, L did testify that 1 did not
know"
Was not some of your own Santa
rum stock in the bank at the time?'
Yes"
Cross examination, Mr.. Bacon said he
had found there were $50 shares upon
examining the books.
AZ Tie cOiCluSlOH OIL Witness I0SIl-
mony, Attorney McGinnis offered in ev-
idence the articles Of incorporation
which bore the date of May 2nd 1893
AN EXPERT.
E. H. Knaus, an expert accountant
who had examined the books of the
banking firm, was placed on the stand
He was given the stock certificate
book of the Sanitarium, with the ques
ton: Did you find upon examination
that shares of stock had been issued tt
the American National bank, or hat
been in their possession?"
Objection was made by counsel fol
the defense, but the question was al
lowed.
mo. The book does not indicate tha
: the bank ever owned or possessed tn,
. stock"
, The defense interposed another OBJ
lection, in which it was claimed tina
; the validity Of the book had not beer
shown. To prove this, H. NJ. Bacon
: president of the company, was PLACED
on the stand, and testified as to 1t
accuracy.
Witness then gave the names O
those to whom stock had been issue,
and in what amounts, as follows: To
tai number of shares issued up to Dec
10, 1893, 1000. The stock was issued a
: follows: E. H. Hackett, 100 shares
, Lewis Haberman, 100 shares: Nj
Royles, 100; l.. E. Clark, so; T. S., Hall
! 80; W. E. Hubbard, 20; A M Grant, %
1 H. NJ. Bacon Cat different times), so. II
20, 10; James H. Bacon, 90, 1876, 45(
l 100, $50; Minnie Hmm, so; H. NJ. Bacor
80; James H. Bacon, 8, $40, $50, 80, q
: 10, 10.
Mr.. Knaus' figures under bills of dis
1 count We're 1891, 00206, as compared wit
1891, S43.07 in the company's statement
His figures on overdrafts shown in tn
} books were s14,479.S2, as compared wit
something over $4,000 in the bankin
: firms statement
After counsel for the prosecution ha
: offered a number of books in evidence