The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-05
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Several Importnnt witness Exam N cd
Sestortiay-An AdJourn,nont Tak>
Gn TIL Monday

scstorday-An AZ Journlnent Talks
en TIL Monday.
| New York, March 4.-When the Car
| ter court hiArtialy met to-day Judge
Advocate Barr had read and spread
on the record section 3477, Of the re-
vised statutes of the United States,
requiring that all powers Of attorney.
orders or authority shall be executed
IN the presence of two witnesses, and
] some official authority with power to
! Witness such signatures or documents
whenever such powers provide for the
| transfer OF any claims against the
Onltcu states to other parties
F6rmer sub-TrcaSurer c.. N. Jordan
was called and asked If, assuming
The endorsement of Arson NJ. Bangs
on a certain check to be Il forgery IT
would make any difference with the
government SO far as that check was
concerned, If the party whose name
WIS signed should come forward nov
ana say that he had given authority
FOR the signing of his name. Mr.. Jor-
dan replied that such acknowledged
ment would in no wise change inc
character Of the check so far az the
government is concerned Such powers
nave TO be made in accordance with
law. Mr. jordan said, otherwise if the
check were improperly signed It would
De thrown out by the Treasury De-
Dartmcnt
me check was returned to the Amerl
can Exchange National Bank by Mr..
JORDAN when he suspected the sigma
oure Oh Anson NJ. Bangs was Irregular,
ana the signature was guaranteed. If
was proper under the regulations. Mr.
JORDAN said. TO pay the check if the
endorsement was guaranteed
Nr blair asked Mr. Jordan If he did
not Know 1t to be a fact that the check
~ ~ DISPUTE had not gone back into
4 Va ~ s,,t,
signed We"
The witness replied in the anirma-
tive. am ti'"
Joseph u. Brown. second vicc-presi-
dent. OF the Knickbocker Trust con-
panY. who WAS summoned to produce
certain books und papers relating to
the account of b. d. Greene with bis
company. was then called. lie said
mat. acting upon advice of his coun-
sei.he had not brought the papers re-
quired
Mr.. Brown said that The Knickkocker
trust company had made application
10 taptQin Greene for permission to
nrNiuce books and papers referring to
MS account, anG should his reply be
favorable the document would be prn-
duced.
Edward Burns, cashier Of the Amer
lcan National Bank said that the An
son NJ. Bangs check guaranteed by the
bank had been returned by the Treas
urE Department because the middle
INITIAL in Eangs' name looked like an
~ instead of an ''M." Mr.. Burns
thought n the time that the signature
was genuine. The witness was asked
II he had brought papers relating to the
account of H. ID. Greene. He replied
tht 1t was the policy of the bank MOI
TO testify with regard to the business
Oh ciient unless compelled to do so
py law and that he had be nadvised by
| counsel that this court-martial had no;
the power to compel him to testify.
Judge Advocate Barr asked that Mr.
Burns be adjudgel in contempt of
! court.
The witness Is in contempt OF court"
| said General Otis, president OF the
court. 'but this court has no power to
| punish for contempt"
" 1iliam II. Flagg, n stock broker.
! testllled That in October. 1875 he bought
! zoo shares of DelmNalr Lackawanna
| ana Western ana 200 shares of Della
| ware ana hudson railroad stock. The
| total value of these stocks was SGD 2S3
| Mr.. Ftagg said that acting upon the
| advice of counsel he would refuse 10
| produce books and papers bearing on
| captain Carriers account.
MIR. Flagg said that although Captain
| Carter authorized the purc!rl so of the
| they were really purchased for X. +.
| Wcstcott for whom Captain Carter
acted as attorney. Witness said that
Al one time Mr. Westcntt said hat Cap
tain Cnrtin was his Son-in Law. and ha 4
tu!l power to transact businc.s, for him
The stock purch used Mr. Fiagg said
was paid for in insta!lmentS, one Of
which amounting to $4,000. was IN cur
rency lie had good reasons. he said.
FOR belle that this n,Doa,. co,,,o
from NJ. Wes:cott. When the stock
was sold the proceeds were placed TO
Mril WestcuttS account Mr.. Flarg
denied that he had ever had any trans
actions with Captain Greene. Arson
NJ. Bangs or any of the Gaynors.
The judge advocate asked that This
witness also be declared in contempt of
c1ur..
Al the judge advocates request the