Evening journal., 1898-12-09


and a few ether friends.
District Attorney vandegrift and
Levi C. Bird, Of counsel for the de-
tense, he'd a long and earnest CON
ference before the taking Of tstimony
was resumed.
Jurer Hossinger arrived in court at
Ills, and Judge Bradford resumed his
seat ON the bench.
CLERK Mahaffey called the names OF
the jurors and they all answered.
Beth sides admitted a $500 checks
drawn to the order Of Cuthbert & Co.,
by Senator Kenney ON June 4, 1895,
which had been overlooked.
An entry in the record relative TO
the entries in the banks exchange
books WAS also modified by consent. An
extension ol the application Of the
Cuthbert check stubs to all checks in
troduced in evidence was also made,
counsel for the defense consendng.
Mr. VandegrIft offered in evidence
the Ezekiel T. Cooper account in the
CuthbeTt ledger in SO far as it showed
the purchase OF 200 shares OF Bay
Sthte Gas stock, commencing on May T.
1896.
Mr.. Bigss suggested that the man
who kept the ledger be caiied to state
whether CT NIT the stock was pur-
chased on May and entered on that
day, OF on May and the entries made
on the day following.
Mr.. VandegrGfb said that he could
telegraph for Saxton, the man who
kept the ledger, the defense agreeing
that he could testify when he came,
whether the prosecution had closed or
not.
Expert Accountant T. Z. Ross took
the stand, and reHerenee to his books
said that On May 6, 1886, draft for
2,15O was sent to Hanover National
Bank, New York, by r. r. Kenney, on
G. Reibach, Calumet, Mich. The next
Was On June q, 1896, sent to the Phi.a-
delphia NATIONAL Bank for collection.
The entry on it was "R. r. Kenneyi
R. r. K, ANY" 1t was for 1880
and deposited to the credit of Sen
ator Kenney. The third one was on
July 10, sent to Hanover National
Bank, New York, by Thomas S. Clark
to N. w. Nagel, for $1,O33.1S. The
fourth was on August II, 1896, Han
over National Bank, on T. S. Clark, &C
w Schwartz for S1,S96.4O. He stated
that the one Of July 10, for $1,O33.R
was protested after being held som'
days, and then the one for s1,S96.4O
August II, came in.
"On June 6. 1896, in the fore.gI
check book cf the Farmers Bank ap
pears a check 1t was sent to the FRS
National Bank Of Dover for $500, ani
drawn by R. R. Kenney," said Expsr
Ross. "That check hadn't been charges
up until September g. 1 ascertain tina
by tracing it through the individua
llENEEL Al AAlE L4lEL ANAAA0AAAAA AteAAAhs ~
June 16 there was another check o
$500, similar to the one appearing OF
June 6, which had not been charged uI
3 On July 25 I found that $500 had beel
charged up to his account. Then oi
July /, 1896, a third check for $500
sent to the First National Bank 70
collection. That Was not charged e
> Kenney's account until September
AT that date there were two check
for $500 outstanding. By referring Z
the individual ledger / found that tn
= draft Of August IL, 1896, was prctesr
- ed on August 10. This found froI
the bank exchanges. BY referring
the Individual ledger 1 found that tn
draft was not charged up until Sci
tember %, so that it WAS outstandin
. on August 10, making total Of Sl2
- S97.69 outstanding. Turning to tn
individual ledger Of the First Nations
Bank 1 found there is no entry on Jun
Of any check for $500. On June
y, | lllel6 Is u cudISt loA 9OVV o4lN "l''o
draft through the Farmers Bank Il
THAI amount. On September 8 se'
eral checks were entered in the aggr
y, gate"
= Mr.. Bird--'Did the bank, by al
- operation of this defendant, lose a cei
Of money!"
!. "N0ne whatever"
= Mr.. Bird-"In all this loss Of 5000
not a penny Of it is attributed to th
defendant"
:. 'eNo, sir"
g Mr.. Bird-''Do you know George
IA Gildersleeve, a juror in the form
~ trial, who lives near Dover?"
~ mo, SIR
an Did you say to him in Phiiad
phia, in the presence Of Mr. Citizen
no Mr. Rexmire. his partner, that y
nd congratulated him upon his vo-e
the acquittal of this defendant?"
10 Il don't know amy OF the genlem
Won have named amid / certainly did