The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-07
Significant Remark Made By
Judge Bradford During
the Progress Of the
TESTIMONY ADDUCED FROM THE WITNESSES EXAMINED


made I'D of credits taken from the stub
recent books.
The defence Objected to this lcdger
being admitted in evidence hit the Oh.
lection was not sustained. The defence
claimed that the ledger was not a hook
of original entry or Secondary evidence
and filed an exception to the rulino.
Referring to tho la,.gor Mr. Govto,
testified that Cooper was credited With
the following amounts. lime ID 1909
81 600: lime 23d, 1S9H S1 5nGl. Inne sotb
1896, $I 900: July I'd. 1896 81 OO0. INV
23d, 1896, SI.50O: August Sth 1svE
81 900; August 7th, 1896 5000. October
18th, 1896, $1,000: November both 1soG
S3 600: December 18th 1896 ST 5OO Ju]v
10Th, 1896, 81, 600: Julv l7th lSo6 50 oOj.
Nav 7th 1896. $500: Nav Stb. lsoG S2m.
May 9th, 1896, S4OO; Nav 1lth 1896 500
and lime oGth 1soG s566o '''' '''''' F'''0'
The defence objected to the credits Of
the checks of Nav 7th and June 26th
being admitted in evidence. contending
that it had not been notified to nroduce
checks of those dates.
Inc op]ectioh was not sustained, and
Mr.. SEXTON said that tha ladoo. did
not show the dates Of the checks hnt
the time of navmpnt
He could hot recall that Cooper ever
brought in cash; to the best Of his iudg.
ment' Cooper bronght in cheeks Tur11.
inc to the ledger. Mr. Seytnn said that
Cooper was crrd,tcd on Anril 1st 1897
with Sl5CND, " '
The district attorney exnlainea that
this sum was inclnded in the General
count of So, 900,
The defence tried ia have tha cred;t
excluded from the evidence claiming
that it had not been notified to rrndnce
check Of that date
The objection was not sustained how
ever. and thp defence filed an excnntion
Mex. Mr., Sexton testified that Cooner
W; s or .dited ON April 18th. 1897 with
5000.
The defence also objected to the ad-
mission of this credit, asserting that it
had not been notified to produce check
OF that date. This objection was also
oyerrucd, and an exception was filed,
aa, ,,.
e''oo' rrocee"'"ss
The afternoon session convened at 9. 20
o'clock and the first witness called for
the Government by District Attorney
Nandegrlft was W. W. Springer, manager
of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany in this city.
When he had taken the stand Mr.
Vandegrift stated that lie had notified
the counsel for Mr.. Cooper to produce
certain kilograms from l.. b. Cuthbert &
Co. to +. r. Cooper."at Dover, hearing
the dates of June |, % and 20, 1895: July
|, 1896; October Is, 1896, and November
10, 1896.
Continuing he stated that he had also
notified the Superintendent of the tele-
graph company at Philadelphia to be
present to prove certain facts as secon-
iarv evidence. and as he had not ap.
peared he asked for an attachment for
this witness.
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