The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-10

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Contrary 70 the assurance given on
Monday afternoon by Mr. Howard that
the defense in the Reynolds case would
not attempt to dlsprove the reputation
for truth and veracIty at Mr.. H. C. og-
den, principal prosecuting witness, this
was attempted at yesterday afternoons
session Of the criminal court. Four Wit
nesses we're examined along this line
ana two others who we're Summoned did
not appear before the defense put the
defendant, Reynolds, on the stand in his
own behalf. Reynolds was subjected to
a very severe cross-examination at the
hands Of Mr.. Conif, and It was mot COM
pleted when court adjourned for the day
at o'clock. Reynolds, on direct exami-
nation, denied having appropriated any
of the funds Of the GUARANTEES Loan and
Trust Company.
The first OF the Impeachment wilt.
nesses was Mr.. John Frew, general
manager OF the Intelligencer. ar. How
ard conducted the examination OF the
witness, which was brief and to the
point. The witness said that from what
he knew OF Mr.. ogden his reputation for
truth and Veraclty was good There
was NO cross examination.
Mr.. James K. Hall, city collector, had
heard og1en's reputation for truth and
yeraclty discussed, but 60 far as he
knew his reputation personally was not
q bad one. Newspaper men, he said. In
TTa ggs61aln hn
compelled to believe Mr.. Ogden when
under oath.
Charles Bachmnn, councilman, had
heard a vulgar eplthet applied to Ogden;
he had also heard his honesty called into
question or spoken of unfavorably. He
had heard 1t said that Ogden was more
guilty than the defendant.
G. II, fancy, manager OF the Register,
had heard unklnd things said of Mt
Ogden, also good expressions made in
relation TO him. He believed his repu-
tation to be fairly good. When asked II
ne would believe him under oath, Wit
ness said he did not like 10 answer the
question; there were cases when he
would feel disposed to believe and other
cases when he would doubt. On cross
examination, the witness said that II
Nr. Ogden were to assert one thing as
the truth and he (Taney) we're to claim
the opposite thing to be true. this would
be case when he would doubt Ogden.
At the morning session, Miss Pearl
Reynor's examination was continued.
She went over the vouchers and ac-
counts in detail She said the vouchers
exhibited in the trial had been properly
entered In the books. She stated that
there were number OF entries on the
books for which there were no vouchers.
After n thorough examination Of the
books the witness stated these entries
for which there were no vouchers are as
follows: July, u: August, 6; September.
Z; October. 90; November, 5. She stated,
further, that the Henry check, Ss55, was
entered only on the bank pass book; Il
had not been entered on any other book.
The defense placed the defendant, F.
W. Reynolds, on the stand In his own
behalf, He was asked about the checks
issued by 'F. W. Reynolds, secretary"
issued TO persons In this city in payment
OF his own private accounts. The Wit
ness explained this transaction In detail,
claiming that there was nothing wrong,
that these checks were charged to his
salary account. The other checks and
vouchers introduced by the state, and
by which It attempts to prove embezzle-
ment, were taken up in detail by the
witness and he denied having appropri-
ated any OF the company's money. At
the conclusion OF the direct examination,
the witness said thar he had not re-
ceived all the salary due him.
The REORGANIZATION was conducted
by Mr.. Comm and was very severe. The
lawyer drew from the witness the story
Of his life during the past three years.
He first came TO Wheeling three years
ago, he said, and was engaged in em-
ployers' liability insurance business.
The company ne worked for was st.
Louis corporation. When the lawyer
asked II the witness had ever been in
Ironton, Ohio, Reynolds glanced sharply
up and answered In the affirmative.
when was this?" asked Mr.. Comm.
IT cannot tell exactly; II Mr.. Ogden
will give me my private papers could
tell"
During a mart Of tha time he spant IN
Ironton, witness said ne was not em-
ployed by the ST. Louis company.
Were you working then?'
"Yes. was engaged in business"
You spent part OF the time In jail
there. didn't yau?"
.'No, sir" Indignantly replied the wit
ness. 81 was never in jail before came
"You we're not in jail then. charged
with Irregularities in your insurance
business?"
''No sir" was the emphatic reply.
I'm this connection It may be added
that the lawyers for the state received
,eleEraphlc information yesterday from
Irontnn that Reynolds was arrested
there, charged with certain irregulart-
ties, but the matter was soon straighten-
ed up and he was released)
The witness next told his part In or
eanizinE the Ohio Valley Benefit hsso-
clarion, which did n business In insurlnG
workinEmen against sickness, enforced
idleness, etc, This enterprise, he said,
lasted ninety days, and failed on ac-
count OF strikes and dizziness OF business
here at the time. DR.. ". r. Taylor was
Interested with him in this enterprise
soon after the benefit association sus-
pended operations, the defendant said
he became interested IN the Guarantee
company, and was asked to take the
position OF secretary.
The witness was shown n circular,
telling the aims, backing, etc, OF the
Guarantee Company, and was asked
who prepared Il. He replied that 81 was
the product Of n committee ~ the direc-
49,, at,st having heen outlined by HIM