New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-19
MAKING A SHOWING FOR QUAY.
CROSS EXAMINATION OF WITNESS FOR
THE STATE PUTS A BETTER FACE ON


| THE STATE PUTS A BETTER FACE ON
| THE DAMAGING FIGURES.
Philadelphia. April 1s.--The defence had its in
| nngs to-day in the trial OF Senator Quay. and 1t
made the most of its opportunity. Meyer Gold
smith, expert accountant. the Commemorative
witness under fire Of cross-examnation all
| day. and the result thereof justifes the opinion
that the evidence brought out by the prosecution
| from the books Of the broken bank. tending TO
show Senator Quay's guilty participation in the
unlawful OF the banks money. was much
| shaken by the admissions the witness COM
| PEELED make under the questioning Of A. s. l..
Shields. Nearly all Of the apparently damaging
entries attached TO Senator Quay's name or ac-
| count in the bank as testified TO yesterday were
explained away or greatly modified by the state
ments of the witness
Taking up the allegation that Senator Quay had
borrowed 1885, 900 in the settlement periods ending
October g. 1897 the last settlement before the bank
closed Mr. Shields forced from Goldsmith. piece by
piece facts tending TO show that in nearly every in
stance the amounts charged TO Senator Quay were
really loans TO other persons, politicians mostly. for
whom Quay Endorsed Where there was definite
| loan to Senator Quay. the repayment was clearly
proved In this connection it might be well to say
that District-Attorney Rotherme asserts that he
has clearly established the fact he started out to
prove namely. that 100000 of the State deposit in
the bank set aside for the OF Senator Quay.
and whether he used II himself or loaned 1t 10
others is not material in proving the conspiracy
Mr.. Shields put a different complexion on the en-
| tries in the Red Book by compelling the witness
| TO admit that many OF his figures were not proved
by entries in the regular bank books, but were the
result Of what he practically acknowledged TO be
his 'guesses" at the meaning Of certain unintelgi-
| bic figures written in the Red Book" Much OF
| the sting taken out OF the famous "shake-the
pum-tree" telegram by the statement that the pur
! chase OF Metropolitan stock contemplated thereby
made with 900 OF Senator Quay's own money
] ne at hat Rod dfrr
When the court opened II evident from the
brief examination of Meyer Goldsmith the expert
accountant. by District-Attorney Rotherme that
Judge Biddles decision yesterday. ruling out tes-
timony relating 70 other than the alleged specific
conspiracy prevents the revelation OF many alleged
manpulations by State Treasurers and others OF
! the State funds on deposit In the Peoples Bank
Mr. Goldsmith the stand for less than five
minutes this morning before being turned over TO
the defence for cross-examnation In that time
Mr.. Rothermel brought out the fact that on Au-
State Treasurer Haywood, making the State de-
post aggregate 100000 Two days later a loan Of
100000 was made TO Richard r. Quay on note
! Endorsed by Senator Quay.
ITO whom interest paid. II any: on this
100000 Of State money deposited?' asked the Dis
trict-Attorney.
ITO the State Treasurer" was the reply.
CROSS EXAMINATION OF GOLDSMITH.
Mr. Shields conducted the cross-examination.
The witnesses attention was directed 10 his test-
| rnony that the books showed that Mr. Quay owed
u
fence confined the witness TO the regular books Of
| the bank and without reference 10 the Red.
Black" and Blue" books. In pursuance OF this.
he said s57 sos II was the total amount Of the
loans charged against M Quay me agTn sf
the indebtedness as above This LETT dinerence OF
the witness yesterday as having been loaned TO
Senator Quay in the six months ending october 81
hv the production from the Black Book" of en-
tries showing purchases Of Metropolitan and Sugar
Mr. Shields took up Senator ouay's letters to
Hopkins which have been published. One OF them
The witness stated the books did not show that
tn Hn FefefSf reSd e George HUM $4,000 for
bs se9 fedpfam of eb Tns wss
profit check on 1yS ou for % s s Ts saT
account in the ledger and testified that on that
he did not Check on the bank for that amount
No check was paid for Senator Quay until February
i. when his balance was s6oS6 As. and he drew on
The next telegram was dated St. Lucie. Fla.
III 1 You will buy and carry 1000 Met for
will shake the plum tree.
nous telegram was va, o received Senator Quay had
oa was drawn from Mr. ouay's account and paid
| 10 a broker for margin for this transaction
| in Metropolitan
AMOUNT OF oUAY's INDEBTEDNESS
| Mr. Shields got the witness state that the
OF the period for which Senator Quay is indicted
his total Indebtedness TO the bank $50 ss2 g. and
on November 30 It s7Oss5 i2. The witness was
asked If It not fact that Senator ouay's in
sv. t. the e ss 81 bSd s pfns.. of
large block OF tn ted Gas 5 stock sold on Noyem
paPa to @ RSsn sTsdi's ~
| was not entered until November "a Mr. Shields
proceeds Of the tinted Gas deal were not credited
10 Senator Quays account until eight months after
had haer old md hat he rnoO rea1
lied had been credited properly and promptly the
Senator's indebtedness would have been only
Mr.. Shields. asked Goldsmith Il he did not find
money not '' credited to Mr. Quay's account Wit
ness admitted this. but said he did not refer 10 L
hs ss' by
M 5 s to tad oe
count been properly credited by Hopkins, with
sosF th. due ssnf 0 R s owed a S
81 2s3 ee at the beginning of the statutory period
owing the bank $50 500 ~ The witness said if This
was done Quay would have owed the bank only
1896 o., but there is a dispute about charge OF
$500 to Senator ousys account
Taking up the Red Book. M Shields Shields asked s
books OF the bank show that single dollar Of the
for senator Quay?
Not H, directly
Yes Yes sir on November o. the Pittsburg trans
action"
6ogs for 81 The When iaeSk of has M0P es
testified was payment OF one-third Of interest
| on the State deposit TO the State Treasurer. was
shown 10 the witness. and he was asked II the
money II represented not In the bank al the
time the check was drawn. Answer: Yes. sir.
| The question evidently designed 10 show that
| II was not a payment for interest al all
Mr.. Goldsmith was still under croes-examinstion
when court adjourned.
BRIBERY REPORT ADOPTED.
COMMITTEE NAMED TO PREPARE FOR PRosEcU-
TON PROMPTLY.