Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-20
EVIDENCE ALL IN.
Another Surprise in the Quay
Trial at Philadelphia.
The Pennsylvania Legislature Will
Finally Adjourn Today at Noon.
Prospects Are that It Will Not Elect a United
States Senator.

Philadelphia. April 19.-Unexpectedly
TO almost every person interested, the
prosecution in The trial of EX-IInited
States Senator Quay for alleged con-.
spiracy closed its case, today, after
nine days full Of argument, clashes Of
counsel, and testimony largely of an
expert nature. The general opinion
had been that the trial would drag
through many more days and when
District Attorney Rothermel announced
that he had concluded there We're ex-
pressions of surprise from all parts of
the court room. The end came at
O'Clock, just one hour before the usual
hour Of adjournment, and after a brief
consultation among consel for the de-
fence ana Judge Biddle, the latter adj
journed court until, tomorrow in order
that Mr. Quay's lawyers might have
time to consider what steps they
should take with respect to the presen-
tation of their side.
ii was stated that the question of
entering demurrers to the prosecutions
evidence or proceeding with the taking
Of testimony would be decided by the
defence's counsel, tonight. From the
evidence already presented il is appar-
ent that the commonwealth depends
largely for conviction on the testimony
Of its expert Meyer Goldsmith, as To
his interpretations Of the accounts in
the Red Book and other books of the
Peoples Bank and upon the jurys
opinion Of the books, papers. letters,
kilograms and checks offered in evil
dence.
As TO what extent the testimony of
the defence's expert should he be called
may Offset Mr.. Goldsmith's testimony
remains to be seen. The contention Of
the defence in argument and cross-ex-
animation has been that the calcula-
lions of Mr.. Goldsmith are not borne
out by the books, but on the other
hand show that Mr.. Quay did not use
state money nor receive interest on
state deposits and that whatever loans
he received were made in the custom
AIRY manner and backed by sufficient
collateral.
Todays proceedings were devoid OF
sensational features. The dry routine
of figures and involved explanations of
accounts took w most of the time.
Mr.. Goldsmith's DISCRIMINATION was
concluded and redirect examination
was begun by Mr.. Rothermel The
the cash account and interest account
of the bank were deficient by the oms-
sion of certain sums received as inter
est: that it was customary TO desig-
nate call loans by initials instead of
names. Upon the question of Mr..
Quay's balances deposit account from
May. 1896. to October 1897, Goldsmith
said: In 1896. on June a3, the balance
was S2.56: on Nov. "a. $271766: on Nov.
IS. again $2.56: in 1897. on Jan. Z. 50
cents; on oct. %, $40, so: and on Oct
p. 80 cents. at which it remained till
the end of the month. Those are all
the variations from April 30. 1896, to
Oct. 81, 1897.
Director of the Mint Henry X. Boyer
was on the stand and after testifying
to paying interest in October, 1897, on
call loan, asked permission to make
statement in reply to the district at
torney's allegations in the course of
testimony that he received interest on
state money while state treasurer, from
May, 1889. to May. 1891. The request
was not allowed, but the court stated
that all records of replies TO those ques-
tions We're stricken out under the
courts ruling.