The Portland daily press., 1898-10-06
Dead Cashiers Relations With
Senator and Friesds.
Deposit OF STATE FUNDS MADE
CONDITIONS OF LOAN.
IT was To Be to Senator Quay's Son anu
He Afterwards Got It-Orders From
senator Quay Directing Cashier TO
purcbase stocks For Him.

| Senator Quay Directing Cashier &c
Purchase stocks For Him.
| Philadelphia, October 5.-The hearing
of U. S. Senator Quay, his son, Richard
r. Quay, and Charles Fl. Mckee of Plus
| burg, on the charge of using state funas
in the Peoples bank for speculation pur'
poses, for their own profit, was begun De-
fore Magistrate Jermon today. The near
ing room was crowded with prominent
politicians, lawyers and others. Counsel
for defendants made a hard fight on the
point of insufficient evidence to establish
prima facie case, and combatted inc
prosecution at every point. The deIense
used every endeavor to force the prosecu-
tion to show who had instigated or IN
spired the charges.
In furtherance Of this object. Rufus d.
Shapley and A. S. 1. Shield, counsel for
defendants, endeayored to have called as
witness Detective Meyers, who had made
the affidavit upon which the warrants OF
arrest were issued.
District Attorney Graham, however,
claimed that he had other evidence to
establish case and refused to call Mey-
ers. He called Receiver Barlow and Tel
ler Tabor of the Peoples bank, who testl-
fed to having found certain letters and
telegrams in the desk of Cashier Hop
kins, after the latters suicide, which
1t was claimed, implicated the defen-
dants in conspiracy with the cashier for
the use of the funds.
Certain memoranda Of Cashier Hopkins
were presented and against the admission
of this evidence defendants counsel made
strong objection. The district attorney
finally presented as evidence the letters
and teIegrams. The first letter was from
State Treasurer Haywood to President
McManes of the Peoples bank. 1t was
dated July 25, 1896, and informed Presl-
dent McManes that the states deposit IN
the bank would be increased from sou,
0n0 to 5000, 600 the. following week, provid.
ed Richard r. Quay was permltted to
borrow 500, 600.
A telegram dated q week later from
Haywood to Cashier Hopkins, was next
presented, which notified the latter OF
the letter to the president OF the bank.
Evidence was presented to show that the
loan to Richard Quay had been made.
Gross elicited the fact that
the loan had been cancelled since the bank
had gone into liquidation which was In
March last. Other letters and kilograms
were read, several OF which were from
Senator Quay to Cashier Hopkins, notify,
ing him to buy Or sell certain shares OF
stock and giving directions relative to the
transfer of other stock through the brok
er firm of George A. Huhn of Philadel
phia. 1t was shown that the promised
deposit referred to by State Treasurer
Hay wood was made, e6e0, 600 bsing de-
posted on August l., 1896, and 100000
on August 8.
q A telegram was produced from Hay
wood to Hopkins dated November 70, 1886
requesting him, If possible, to buy 1Ot
shares of Metropolitan railway stock al
ITO: 100 shares at 109: 100 shares at l0S
100 shares at 107 and 100 shares at 1906.
After q hearing lasting three hours Sen
tor Quay and his son and Mr.. Mckee
were bound over for appearance at the
next term Of court. Bail was liked al
$4,000 in each case. David b. Lane :
local political leader, renewed the bono
for that amount which he had entered
when the accused men were given pre-
Iiminary hearing on Monday The case
now goes on the list for trial at the term
of court beginning in Novem Der.
Mr.. Quay said tonight: II think that
no one who WAS present at the hearing
today entertains any doubt as to the
truthfulness of the charge boldly made
irstigated by political enemies of mine
who hide behind the district attorney and
viii not permit him to reveal their names
and that their sole purpose was to manu-
facture campaign literature by false
charges that could not be nlet and an
swered except on trial in court.
"Of course everybody knows that on
such hearing could not be permitted
to make any defense or show the falsity
of these charges ana my colnsel advised
me it would be worse than useless ito at
tempt to do so at this time and in such 9
proceeding. But you may Ioe sure that ]
have instructed sthem to force this case
to a speedy trial in court where both
sides can be heard and after that to ex-
pose legally and punish to- the utmost the
instigators of this proceeding
EsMy counsel assures me chat not scin'
tilla of legal evidence was offered today
to Justify the issue of warrant or bind
ing over.
aAs to the charges themselves have
simply to say that they are absolutely falls
and wholly without foundation.
ExTRADITIoN FOR MRS. BoTKIN.
o.. T.,.-,, ,,ic,o notor ,ar < E-GOv Rudd