The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-12

port It NO Tme. The books were re-
moved and no report could Be had from
the secretary. So the directors went 70
WeshlDgi0u and Investigated. What
doeS such conduct mean? No wonder
the directors became alarmed; no won
der they wanted an investigation But
they found the material books were alb
sent; Reynolds had taken them TO
Washington secretly. Is that an EVIL
dence OF honesty?
What OF this mans manner OF tesu-
Tying. What OF his conduct on the Wit
ness stand? Then his aliusi0n8 TO the
peculiar ARRANGEMENT OF the system Of
the bOoks' when he was cOrnered on
REORGANIZATION Checks were issued
I'm a certain sense" and in other cases
when he wuA confronted with uncom-
Portable questions there were other
phrases Of evasion.
At any rate the defendant failed 70
account properly and the board OF d.
rectors went 10 Washington for
the books and an audit. They came
back without the books, without the
audit and without the secretary.
Referring TO the Injunction proceed
ing at Washington that prevented Tor
a time the removal OF the books, the
speaker said Il had been secured by
Stoner at the instance Of REYNOLDS. The
facts show that II was at Reynolds iIp-
stance that this Injunction was secured.
There Is but one conclusion 70 pc
reached by the jury in this case and
that is that this man Is guilty aS charB-
ed In the indictment.
The defendant had the IDEA or misap-
propriattDg the companys money tor
months before the climax, and he had TO
work up some way OF evadlng detection,
and It was for this reason that the at
teuiUt 10 move the ONCE to Washington
was made; also the attempt 10 ousc the
Wheeling directors in the Illegal meet
ing Of installment stockholders IN that
city It was a plan Of extrtcattor from
the possibility Of being placed in the
position in which he Is TODAY, POSI-
don in which l deprecate his misfortune
An this Is a presumption OF quit tnat
has not been rebutted.
Then there Is the fact that Reynolds
issued to himself $500 In stock without
authorization. for the purpose OF pledg-
ing It with bank at Washington az Sc
curity for an overdraft.
Mr.. Meyer next spoke OF the act OF
REYNOLDS in changing checks on the
company that were regularly slgne0 Dy
president and treasurer; changing the
order from a person to bearer" This
was an incident Of Reynolds clearing
house" operations by which he cleared
out the funds Of the company, said the
speaker.
THAT clearing house, gentlemen was
this mans ruin. Did you ever hear OF
man carrying bank account r. w.
Reynolds, secretary before ne was
secretary OF anything2"
Mr.. Meyer spoke Of the attack made by
the defense upon the reputation OF n. Z.
Ogden for truth and veracttyi and was
severe In criticism. Only one witness
testified in damaging way, ann ne ap-
piled an epitheb to Ogden which IS not
recognized in the English iauSuage-
and even II he were what this witness
easIs him, Il would not touch his We
racity or truthfulness.
ON the other hand Is the witness,
Adams, whose alleged lack Of truthful
ness the speaker called attention to. 1t
was not reasonable 70 believe such
M. Meyer predicted that the defense
Womb ahtack Mr.. Ogden in the argl-
mcnts made in behalf Of the defendant.
II me Jury would 6isbeiieTe Ogden, 1t
would have to disbeheve toe other d.
rectors, W. R. Taylor, D. II. Taylor and
Douglas, for they all testified TO pracu-
cafly the same thing.
Shortly before o'clock Mr.. Meyer
concluded his able, logical and eloquent
expositfun Of the case OF the state, haN-
inE spoken two hours and thirty min
uteE,