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

The arguments were begun by Prose-
cutting Attorney Meyer for the stats
shortly after 8 o'clock He opened by
staninE the hope that he might be Of
assistance in bringing the jury to the
point OF arriving Ut a lust and proper
verdict. No doubt the many detati9 OF
me evidence Of the past ten days had
cpuded the minds Of the jury, and lot
this reason arguments by counsel are
t' What IS all this case about? he is
CHARGED with eTrbezzlemeTJt OF funds OF
the Guarantee Loan & Trust Company
Of which he was the secretary. He has
been tried under the second and third
counts Of the indictment. All OF the
CHECKS introduced by the state are IN
Guided in the indictment. The deLene-
ant Is charged with eTnbez5ltng all the
money represented by these checks. The
fury Is to determine whether all or part
Of these funds were appropriated by the
defendant.
II had been intimated that many pa
pers were withheld by the state to the
injury OF the defendant. This he denied,
and ne as prosecutor would not become
q party 10 such a transaction. He DE-
rled thai there we're any OF the DE-
fendarJts papers In the Washington pa
DtIH QTOukIL uETG W S4Aa ObNSA-
:. hat Is the evidence? The question
Is whether the defendant had the right
70 pay out Of the eompanY's fumes the
expenses OF the Washington ONCE. Ev-
cry director OF the company who testi-
ned testified that the defendant was TO
pay the expenses OF THAT office. The
prosecutor then reeRfied the testimony
Of the several directors on this suDJecL
There Is evidence signed by the defend
ant ON this matter: the minutes OF tne
directors meeting where 1t Is stated
That the secretary would bear the Wash
ington once expense. The Jury could
not doubt who was 70 bear the Wash
in,gt0n offics expenses. The defendant
mad his versions Of the matter, which
were detailed by the speaker. The de-
fendant's own testimony 10 convincing.
n these checks were issued rightly, why
do they not appear on the cash disburse-
ne4rt book2 That book IS entered up
far ahead Of the issuance Of these
checks that do not appear. Neither 40
these items appear in the statement
book, which Is the fnal record Of the
fransactlons. The defendant knew In
The face Of the statement he made to the
directors that he had no right to charge
the company with the Washington ONCE
expense, and for that reason he did mot
enter these checks and vouchers In the
books. II clerk OF any member OF the
fury acted in this manner what would
IS think Of 81
these were given for his own personal
Additionally bills. music teacher, rent,
oaR etc Whah does tho evidence show?
n shows he got S2s7 from this source.
anealdhg OF the defendants method Of
book- keeping. he said he never heard
Of q man holding the responsible post
lion Of secretary jumbling his compa-
ny's and his own private funds together
anu keeping these funds IN one bank
ACCOUNT. Such system OF book keep
inGs means crOOkednesS. Rcynold5'
nGus does not appear in the general
jsfI.rpr-lf II did appear there the status
n hs account with the company would
he shown, and cannot be shown else
Sginere. The books show for Themselves;
they are louder than words. There IL
orr, one conclusion: that these monies
Of the company wore applied TO the de-
fendants private debts
Al TO the checks issued by defendanS
"a agents at Washington, Mr Meyer
sad the checks amounted in october to
- q 400. and there were only seven
Sror,,s, IN, the District OF Columbia work.
r., ror tho GUARANTEE company 80 the
t,.,iir ~ me money must have gone TO the
sgentg OF the Provident Life Company.
n bod1 been shown to the 3uFy By the
focal treasurers OF the company mat the
sSSarSpnf received over 1920 That
SS,,sb money was trnced to his hands
,hro,,eh these local treasurers. Money
t.1S1' other sources increases the total to
aI %yIsa t'' arc the evIdsHces Of criminal
,,rgI,iedEe in this case, There Is hrst
~ facb that Reynolds removed the
boo,eg TO Washington wttnont lIss NI'om'
,,S1,a' II tho company's directors, se,
leosS HIS official authority did mol
cTsI .,, rim 10 20 10 far; no secretary Of
aIO" MANY ,,,, would presume to go Sc
a..y S5tbTTt authority from MS board {, o,
~ ~ w. W." why did he move these books
e esl,,,TS Dressed him for an aldil, 5H
S,IC ,,'ver did ~ He submitted pie Ee'