Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-06
TRIALOF FRANK M'BRIDE
Prosecutions Star Witness Gets Badly Mixed
Up by Attorney Brown.
THE TESTIMONY is NEARLY ALL IN


The trial Of Frank Mcbride on the
charge Of embeazlcment is dragging
along slowly in the Federal court.
The Prosecutors star witness. II. l.
Nichols, formerly postofiice Inspector
han been on the stand the greater part
Of the day His main testimony was
considerably shaken up BY Arthur
Brown, and the witness more than once
got badly mixed.
There are several more witnesses yet
to be examined in behalf of the govern
ment. ana 1t is possible that the prose-
outlon Will rest before court adjourns
this evening. amid t-,
Nichols was still ander cross exam
motion when the News" report closed.
after the News" report closed yes
tcrday Orson Rumel, receiving teller at
the Deseret National bank. was called.
His testimony showed the methods en-
poyed in deposltlng and Withdrawing
funds of the postoflice from the bank.
He showed that Mcbride did most Of
the deposting OF funds and likewise
drew most of the Office money out of
the bank. ..t
Henry a, Rebentisch. money order
clerk in the postotllce. Identified the
postal remittance book and others of
the books OF the office.
j. W. Cunningham was called and
was questioned by Attorney Brown as
follows: a nv M
Have you had any conversation
with the prosecution as to what you
could or would testify to in this case?"
Yes, at one time or another" was
Cunnington's answer. .tfffn..,t b. i
Your case is to be dismissed. Is IL
not ~ tpgftfU N fhtu
II have had no assurance that Il
would be-"
But you think 1T won't be tried,
don't your"
Nothing has been said to me to that
effect"
when have you talked to Judge
Judd or Judge Maglnnis about this
case?''
II went TO Judge Judd some months
ago. at the advice of my attorney, and
talked with him about It,"
You stated then what you would
swear tor
Il answered some questions"
Now, didn't you expect that II you
testify in this case your case will BE-
dismissed .t Irt- il gGs m
II have an Idea that It will be,
but nothing has been said about 1t to
me"
We'll, your honor" said Mr., Brown.
addressing the court, II object to the
testimony of, this witness, .,nas the
ground that 1t Is given under
duress.' III
The objection was overruled and Cum
ninston was allowed to testify. His
testimony was an Identification of sew,
eral books of the office, including the
box-rent book from November 4, 1896,
to- February 20, 1891.
The first witness called today waswm.
y a
master. He testified as TO the method
OF Keeping entries Mt the poetofiice. y
III, V. Meloy was then recalled and
testified to one or two unimportant
Items. II .,,.rra - 49, -
II, l.. Nichols, formerly postofice i'm
spector testified that In January. e1S97,
ne examined the general accounts of the
Salt Lake postofflce and found a short
age Of about $4,000 In stamps and SO, 400
In cash. 81, ~. 80,
He .swore to complaint before
United States Commissioner Twomey
and arrested Mcbride himself. ,,sr m
Before arresting Mcbride witness said
he informed him OF the shortage in the
presence OF Postmaster Barratt a. BIS {
Mcbride. witness said, told him he
knew Of the shortage. . IT ~,
whats that?'i exclaimed Attorney
Brown. Isn't tia fact that he told you
he didn't know anything about it?"
No the witness replied tt-e..
Who began the conversations" next
enquired Mr.. Brown.
II, did" a.. m ,e4,rtr . i,,.s- az,
DO you not remember telling Nc
Bride, that 1t was no use of him telling
you that he didn't know what had be-
come of the money!"
'Yes,,I believe did, sIf
Don't you know you did?"
We'll then, what caused you IN y,,ota