The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-20
PROSECUTION RESTS.
No Further Evidence TO Present In
the Case Against Quay.
Testimony Of Goldsmith May Be Offset by
Expert For The Defense.

Philadelphia. April eo.-Unexpectedl,
70 almost every person interested. the
prosecution i'm the trial OF ex-United
States Senator Quay for alleged con-
spiracy closed it's case yesterday. after
nine days fun 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 Dis.
trict Attorney Rothermcl announced
that he had concluded there were ex-
pressions OF surprise from all parts OF
the court room.
The end came at 2 o'clock, just one
hour before the usual hour of adjourn
ment, and, after a brief consultation
among counsel for the defense and Judge
Biddle. the latter adjourned court until
today In order that Mr.. Quay's lawyers
might have time TO consider what steps
they should take with respect TO the
presentation OF their side.
IL was stated that the question OF en-
tering denurrers 10 the prosecution's
evidence or proceeding with the taking
OF testimony would be decided by the
defence's counsel at once. From the
evidence already presented IL is APP
parent that the commonwealth depends
largely for conviction on the testimony
OF its expert. Meyer Goldsmith. as 10
his interpretations OF the accounts in
the red book" and other books OF the
Peoples bank, and upon the jury's opin-
Ion or the books, papers, letters, tele-
grams and checks offered in evidence.
AS TO what extent the testimony of the
defense's expert should he be called,
may Offset Mr.. Goldsmith's testimony,
remains to be seen. The contention of
the defense in argument and cross-ex-
animation has been that the calcula tions
or 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
We're made I'm the customary manner
and backed by sufficient collateral.
The dry routine OF figures and involved
explanations of accounts took up most
OF yesterday. Mr.. Goldsmith's cross
examination was concluded, and re-
direct examination was begun by Mr..
Rothermel. The points brought out by
him were that the cash account and
interest account OF the bank were de-
ficient by the omission OF certain sums
received as interest: that IL was GUS
tomary TO designate call loans by initials
instead OF names. Upon the question
OF Mr.. Quay's balances In the deposit
account from May, 1896, to October, 1897,
Mr.. Goldsmith said:
I'm 1896. on June %. the balance was
$2.56; on Nov. a, $2,777.66; on Nov. 2S,
again $256; in 1897. on Jan. Z, so cents:
on Oct 26. slO.0OO.5o; and on Oct. 27, 50
cents. at which 1t remained till the end
OF the month. Those are all the varia-
tons from April 80, 1896, to Oct. 81, 1897 -
Director ~k-/he Mint Henry X Boyer
was on the stand. and. after testifying
to paying interest I'm October. 1897. on a
call loan, asked permission 70 make a
statement I'm 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. His request was
not allowed, but the court stated that all
records OF replies to those questions were
stricken ont under the courts ruling.