Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-18
PROGRESS OF QUAY TRIAL.
A Confirmation of the Expert Testi-
mOny.

Philadelphia. April 1S.-Experi
Goldsmith was on the stand again in
the Quay trial. On cross examina-
tion he was unable to show where the
evidence appeared in the books that,
as testified by him, Quay owed the
bank $IS5, 900 Oct. 81. The witness
admitted that nearly all the alleged
obligations of Quay were, in reality,
as endorser for others, not as a bor-
rover.
The witness admitted that the
books of the bank did not show that
during the statutory period covered
by the indictment any of the bank s
money used for the purchase of stock
for Quay.
The witness further admitted that
there was no evidence in the books Of
the bank that Quay ever received any
interest on state money during the
statutory period.
Philadelphia. April 1s.-Meyer Gold
> smith. the commemorative expert ac-
countant. was on the stand all day III
the trial Of Senator Quay. making
statements Of fact that are apparently
damaging to the defendants side of the
case. Goldsmith is the main witness for
that all Of the documentary evidence Is
to be presented. This witness has exam
incd the banks books thoroughly, ami
he came into court yesterday morning
with number of type written sheets
containing figures that he gathered from
the various books relating mainly to the
deposit of the state treasurer and the
account of Quay. He swore to the cor
Of then the dis
trict attorney formally offered the pa
per in evidence This was objected to
by the defense on the ground that such
n paper is not testimony. 1t was in
sisted that the books themselves should
be placed before the witness and his
statements uttered from what he saw
entered in them.
Cold Comfort for the Defense.
The judge decided in favor of the de-
Tense. thus giving that side the first
piece of comfort II has experienced
since the trial began. Although the de-
fense has apparently gained this point
the paper was practically in evidence.
Witness Goldsmith using its contents in
framing his answers to the district at
torneys questions. When the Quay
lawyers objected To this they were met
by the judges explanation that while
the paper could not be used as sworn
evidence. the witness might use IL to
refresh his memory. One effect Of all
this was to make IL certain that the
case will now go to the jury. there hav-
ing been some doubt upon this point |
up to the decision to admit all that Gold |
smith might have to say.
Statute of Limitations.
Just before the close Of the days pro-
ceedings there was another ruling by |
Judge Biddle in favor OF the defense |
which may have an important bearing |
on the future OF the case. The statute |
OF limitations has been pleaded time and |
again by Quay's lawyers as a bar to |
much OF the testimony presented by the |
commonwealth. As Quay was indicted |
on Nov. Il. 1s9S. the two years allowed |
by the statute for prosecution would ex-
tend back only to Nov Il. 1886. on this
basis Watson has frequently urged Judge /
Biddle to exclude mention OF transac-
tions dating hack to 1856. when Quay
was state treasurer. The court has uni
fornIy held. in effect that the statute
OF limitations does not affect the evil
dence but does AFFECT the crime.
ONLY ONE CONSPIRACY ON TRIAL
Summary of the Figures the State Quotes
Against the Senator.
TIE district.attorney pointed out that