The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-11
.STEVEHSH0T GUILTY
Continued From First Page.

! from First Page.
he was not and brought from the wit
ness the following information:
witness knew as a matter of fact,
| tnat mad the items Of Mr. Stevens
account been entered on their proper
| side Mr.. Stevens would have had a
| balance all the time. Witness could
not tell the exact amount but knew the
balance from July 8, 1895, to Jan. @
1897. would be several hundred, and
at times several thousand dollars
Now" said Mr. Butler as he turn
ed toward the jury, 81 wonder if red
ink is enough to put man in the
penitentiary."
Mr.. Butler said the state had alleged
| the embeZZlement of some $4,000, but
| the bill Of particulars furnished him by
| the state showed a variance He re-
| quested that the state elect on which
amount it relied on, and insisted on
| knowing at once before proceeding
further with the trial.
NEW BANKING METHODS.
When the court opened at 2 o'clock,
Charles H. Schade was on the stand
for cross examination. During the in
PERMISSION for lunch Mr.. Hawthorne
and County Attorney Anderson had
been figuring over the bill Of particu-
lars which the state had submitted to
| the attorneys for the defense. The at
torneys for Mr.. Stevens had, on
| Wednesday, called the attention of the
! court to the fact that while the in
| dictment charges the embezzIement of
[ $8.O46 between July 3, 1896, and jan 2,
1897, the bill or particulars footed up
! $lO,632 40. 1t was to amend this SEEM
! ing discrepancy that the county at
torney and Mr.. Hawthorne, of the de-
tense, had put in their time figuring
| up.
Mr.. Butler called the attention of the
court to this matter and County At
! torney Anderson in reply to the de-
mand of the defense that he elect on
! which of the items he relied upon, said
! the state would take the items from
Aug. 20 to Jan. 2 inclusive. Mr. But
Ter evidently with the intention of
keeping the state to these particular
amounts asked the court if he under
| stood the statements of the county at
| torney and the judge stating he did,
the cross examination of Mr.. Schade
was commenced
Witness admitted under questions
! put TO him that to his knowledge the
| entries on the credit side of Mr.. Stew
ems account were not correct Suisse
| Quent to June 1, 1885, and prior to Aug.
70, improper entries had been made. or
| rather entries which should have been
made to Mr.. Stevens credit had been
omitted: He knew it to be fact that
sums Of money between the two dates
mentioned had been omitted from the
| credit side of Mr.. Stevens account.
| witness was shown draft for $1,25O
signed by Mr. Stevens In the usual
course of business when a draft, was
furnished or deposited in the bank, the
individual was given credit for the
amount. In the Minnesota Savings
bank, if the draft or check was on
! person outside Of the city it was sent
| to the Allemannia bank for collection.
| Ihe Minnesota Savings bank cleared
A How -
amount of the draft was credited to
| the account of the person making the
| deposit. Witness examined the draft
7 and said it, had passed through the
pank. 1t was furnished by Mr. Stew
| ems on June 10, 1896, and the mark on
IN the Allemannia bank and the
amount paid by that bank to the Min
nesota Savings bank. In the usual
ana regular course of business it
should have been credited to Mr.. Stew.
| ems account on June 10 or II. Wit
ness was asked to turn to the ledger
account of Mr.. Stevens and state If
there had been any credit of the 81 $50
| after examining the ledger witness
| sald the amount had never been cred
1ted TO Mr.. Stevens account. Mr. But
! Ter inquired from witness if the
amount had been properly credited in
June would 1T not have increased his
deposit and decreased his overdrafr
| just that much
WOULDN'T GET THAT FAR.
County Attorney Anderson objected
and said that he thought this a oues
ton for the jury to pass upon To this
Mr.. Butler replied, saying, the jury
would never have a chance to pass on
any question in this case
Mr.. Butler withdrew the question
and asked witness if in the ordinary
course OF business the $3.50 had been
placed to Mr.. Stevens account would
not his credit have been just that
ledger. Witness replied that it would
MIR. Butler offered the draft in evil
! dence, but Mr.. Anderson announced
that he desired to examine witness
| ABOUT the draft or as to his KNOWLEDGE
OF 1T before it was introduced. and
| Judge Lewis said he was entitled to
| the privilege. Mr. Butler then with
| drew the draft until he had complx,ted
his cross examination.
Exhibit Is was what Mr.. Butler
called a draft for $3.50 payable to Mr.
! Stevens, which was shown The wifi
ness said the same course applied to
this draft as to the one for 81 $50. It
had passed through the bank, been
sent to the Allemannia for collection
| and the sum paid by the Allemannia
| to the Minnesota Savings bank It
should have been credited to Mr.. Stew
| \H' ACCOUNT 1OOul Aug. y OF lU. w 1t.
ness examined the ledger account. but
! failed to find where any credit had been
made. The draft as well as the pre-
| vious drawn in favor of Mr. Stevens
by Cobb & Wheelright were offered il;
| evidence, and this time County At.
| torney Anderson made no objection
! The two drafts were handed to the
! jury by Mr.. Butler and carefully ex-
| amined by the jurymen.
Exhibit G, said Mr.. Butler, and he
handed the witness another draft for
| $l5O, made payable to Mr. Stevens
RMS also, the witness said, had passed
| through the bank, been collected by
| the Allemannia and the amount paid to
the Minnesota Savings bank 1t should
have been credited to Mr.. Stevens &C.
| count Aug. 16 or II, but a search Of
! the ledger by the witness failed to
| show that any such sum had been en-
| tered. There was no objection by the
| states attorney to the Introduction of
/ the draft, and this was handed to the
! jury for inspection.
| Mr.. Butler thought out loud that. if
/ things kept on the way they had
| started, it would soon become apparent
| that the bank owed Stevens, instead of
| Stevens owing the bank.
NOT FOR THE PUBLIC.
| There was some mystery about tba
| next draft, which was shown witness
| Mr. Butler called it exhibit d and -
! was for $1,000, made payable to Mr.
! Stevens. 1t was shown the witness
In fn-ft f.N6 y,