Evening journal., 1898-06-16

mo; I will tell you what he did
say
Mr.. Biggs stopped the witness and
Mr.. Vandegrift insisted that the wit
ness had right to explain.
Argument here followed, but the
court sustained Mr.. Vandegrift. The
bond was then admitted and court ad-
journed.
THIS MORNINGS TESTIMONY.
When court opened this morning Mr.
Biggs stated that it was the desire Of
the jury to adjourn at the conclusion
Of to-morrow's hearing until Monday.
Judge Bradford agreed, and full hear
ing, as far as possible, will be received
to-day and tomorrow
Mr.. Biggs then brought the matter
Of noting exceptions to the checks bar
red by the statute of limitation, and
which were accidentally put in testi-
mony yesterday.
MIR. Vandegrft asked Mr.. Boggs. who
was was then called to the stand, If the
two checks Of $3.50 each were included
in the bond spoken Of yesterday.
Boggs said that they were not
One Of the checks was dated May 10,
1896, and was for $780," he said. 1T
came to the bank and cashed il.
Clark told me that ne expected to get
in on Bay State and it would he fxed
I'D in the bank. Another check carna
and 1 refused to cash it, and was about
to enter it on protest, and had gotten
} out notices of protest. ] sent Clark
letter, saying that 1 expected some
thing would surely come from Cuth'
: bert & Co., and not to protest tn.
e check. Clark offered me full pay
ment Of the check so l could be secur'
in the bank. After that Clark came q
0 me and told me that the market ha'
gone down. and from that time tn
stock of Bay State owned by Clark wa
transferred to me. From that time tn
r trouble between Clark and me begar
'e When accepted the Bay State stic
owned by Clark it fell and was OF n
account"
y "Was the bank" asked Mr.. Vandi
grift, Reimbursed for those tw
d checks?"
"No, sir"
y "Why."
o. because there was nothing to r
Is imburse it with, as nothing came
re the transaction"
so 'Did clark offer you the security
ne Bay State or did you accept it volu
tari,y?"
As 81 don't know"
"That was security on the checks
IT, May 13, 1896. was it n0t?"
Ie- "Yes."
ks 'You say that Clark kept an
X count at your bank. What kind Of
ne account was it?"
YER "It was entirely different from a.
ag kept by any other business man OF o
IL bank"
'How was it different?"
''Well. he had such a strange way
ny depcsiting and giving checks q
drawing checks. 1t was not to
'se compared with any other account
the bank One Of his methods was
torious. He would give checks
Ter then stop payment on them"
Judge bradford here interposed a
stopped Boggs from speaking, say
TO that he had not been asked to give ST
q statement.
"Can you specify the individ
checks of Clark?"
y 81 cannot"
" did you have any special arran
- ment with Clerk to pay his checks
Of the banks funds?"
, "Yes."
Roggs then said that Clark WI
him a letter, saying that he hadaC.o o
package at the freight Office, WI
required 800 to get it out. Clark
ed him 10 pay the $1OO, and Boggs
" 50.
"Did he ever make any payment
accounts?"
mo, sir"
Boggs then related how Clark inv
him to his office, where he met
snce man, who wanted to give Clark
hen bank book, or an order for it. c
ond introduced Boggs as an officer OF
bank. and Clark said that he w
ould make S40O by getting the book. He
not the money, and turned it over to B
for deposit in the bank. Boggs
cured a percentage from that
Other accounts we're turned over
my Boggs, which Senator Kenney col
lie ed. Boggs said that the first erro
can committed with the bank was in
ing with Clark.
MI "Did Clark ever go to you and
you to make good his shortage?'
e.. "Yes, many a time, and Clark
Ken u-avs had a deal on. which he told