Evening star., 1898-10-05
LOOKS BAD FOR QUAY
Telegram From State Treasurer Read
at Hearino TODAY.
URGED 4 LOAN TO SENATOR'S SON
Promised Deposit Of State Funds
if Loan Was Made.
DETECTIVE DID NOT TESTIFY

PHILADELPHIA, October s.. United
States Senator Quay, Richard r. Quay AMI
Charles Mckee of Pittsburg were his af-
ternoon held in 5000 bail each to answer
"a the next term of court on the charge of
conspiracy in using the state funds le-
pcsited in the Peoples Bank for their in
dividual profit.
The hearing of L. S. Senator Quay. his
son, Richard R. Quay, and Charles H. Nc
kee Of Pittsburg. on the charge of using
state funds in the Peoples Bank for specu-
latfng purposes for their own profits, was
begun before Magistrate Jermon at city
hall shortly after the noon hour today.
The case had attracted great attention, and
the hearing room was crowded with prom
inent politicians, lawyers and Others.
1t was the general expectation that
hearing would be waived and the case be
disposed of in a few minutes. This, how
ever, proved to be an incorrect theory, as
counsel for defendants made a hard fight
on the point of insufficient evidence to es-
tablish prima facie case and combatted
the prosecution at every point.
At this writing, 2:45 pm, the hearing has
not been concluded. and the defense is US
ing every endeavor to force the prosecution
to show who had instigated or inspired the
charges.
In furtherance of this object Rufus E.
Shapley and A. S. L. Shields. counsel for
defendants endeavored to have called as
witness Detective Myers. who had made
the affidavit upon which the warrants of
arrest were issued.
District attorney Graham, however,
claimed that ne had other evidence to es-
tablish a case and REFUSED to call Myers.
He called Receiver Barlow aud Teller
Tabor of the Peoples Bank. who testified
to having found certain letters and tele-
grams in the desk of Cashier Hopkins after
the latter's suicide, which documents it
was claimed implicated the defendants in
conspiracy with the cashier for the use
of the fl nds.
Certain memoranda of Cashier HOPKINS
was presented, and against the admission
of this evidence defendants counsel made
strong objection.
The district attorney finally presented as
evidence .he letters and kilograms. The
first letter presented was one from State
Treasurer Haywood to President McManes
of the Peoples Bank.
The letter was dated July %, 1896. and
informed President McManes that s6o9.0oa
of the commemorative fund would be de-
posite1 in the bank the following week.
pTOFlueu tSlcndTu H. quay was permitted
to borrow sIU01}0.
A telegram dated week later, from
Haywo ID 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.
CrosS-examination ELECTED 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 directing him TO BUY
Or sell certain shares of stock and giving
directions relative to the transfer OF other
stocks through the broker firm CT George
A. Huhn of Philadelphia.
1t was shown that the promised deposit
referred to by State Treasurer Haywood
was made, 100000 being deposited on Au-
gust l. 1896. and 100000 on August 3.
Request to buy Stocks.
A telegram was produced from Haywood
to Hopkins dated November 20, 1896 re-
quest.ng him, if possible, to buy 100 shares
Of Metropolitan railway stock at no. 100
shares at 1903, leo shares at 1oS, 100 shares
at 107 and 100 shares at 1O6.