Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-05
CAPTAIN CARRIERS TRIAL.
Impurtant testimony as to the Bangs
Endorsement of a Check.
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lmlHrtant 1StfnlGllS as TO uhe batiSs
, Endorsement of a Check. ...
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NEW DIRK March the
Carter court martial met TO-DAY Judge
AdVoCIte Barr MAD rSatd and spread on
uile record SeGn!vil $40 OF 'hhe revised
statutes of The tn!ted States, RECURRING
ut?at all powers Of attorney. orders or
e~utl"rhtieS shall be executed m the
presence of the two witnesses and some
of1lfsau auth"rty vain power 10 witness
such signatures or whener-
CT such pgWers provide for the tul'anSfer
Of amy Charms against the U1lltet States
10 other parties.
FORMER sun treasurer Z. ~. JprdAn
was called ami th-keti nj. assuming the
endorsements Of Ans'n NJ. Bangs on a
c~ert1Mn check TO be L forgery, 1T would
make any difference with THE govern
maNt. 50 far as the check was con-
cetnei, If The panty whose maine was
signed should com" rWal NOW AND
say tl!a't II" had given authority 70"
tlt signing or MS name. MI. Jorlam
replied that such acknowledgment
would in no way change the character
OF the check $" far as ahe government
was cut!SeNle-d. SuGh powers nave 70
pc made IN dccrrdalrce WIN !uhe law.
MIR. Jordan SaFd. Gtil"rWdl-e II the check
Wer" improperly signed it would be
thrown out by the Treasury Depart
nent.
Inc check was returned 10 the Amer
:ran Exchange National Bank by Mr..
JORDAN When ne suspected tne sigma
ture of AnSrn NJ. Bangs was irregular.
and uht: signature was guaranteed: 1t
was proper under the regulations. Mr..
Jordan said. To pay the check II the
endorsement was guaranteed.
Mr.: hIt'Ir asked MY. J@rdan IL me dld
not Know II to DE a fact that the check
N dispute had not gore back into Cap
aaln Carriers hands after 1T was signed.
The witness replied in die affirmative.
J"''erh I. Brown second vice-pres!-
dent Of the knlckerbocker Trust Com
Iany was summondei [" produce cer-
TAIN books and ape relating to the
account OF Is. ID. Greene, With his COM
pany was then called. He said that,
acting upon advice from his counsel he
had not brought the papers required.
Mr.. Brown said tuhat the knicker-
booker Trust Company had made ap-
pNcaItyor to Captain Greene for per-
mission t" produce books and papers
refeiltllg to hi hccount. and should his
reply be favor. he documents would
De produced.
E|iWstru bui'ns, { Sh.-r OF the Amer
lean National Bank, said that The An
son NJ. Bangs check Guaranteed by his
bank had been returned by the Treas
ury Department because the middle in
.tf;,l IN Bangs nanle looked like ain
instead of an M" Mr.. Burns
thought at The time that the signature
was genuine.
The witness was asked if he brought
certain papers relating to the account
Of -. d.. Greene. He replied THAT it
was the policy OF hNS bank not to tesSui-
fy with regard TO 'uhe business of a
sfient unless compelled TO do so by law
and that ne had been advised by oun
sci ui!Nt thAS court martial mad not the
power TO compel MN to testify.
Judge Advocate i'arr asked that MI.
Burns be Judged in contempt of court.
'lhe Witness is III contempt of court.
":tid 6e1Ne-1.nl Ctis, president ot the
court. out 'tlIs court has mo power to
pulI.Sll ron contempt