Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-19
QUAY HAS AN INNING,
His Counsel Make the Most Of
the Opportunity
STATES CASE MUCH SHAKEN.
Many Apparently Damaging Bank
Entries Explained Away.
0UAY THE CASHIERS VICTIM.
Indications That Attempt IL to lie
Made TO Prove This Contention
.Pium Tree shown to Have Been
the Ex-Scnator's.
QUAY THE CASHIERS VICTIM.

| PHILADELPHIA. April 1S-The de-
fence had its innings to-day in the trial
| Of Senator Quay. and it made the most
Of its opportunity.
Expert-Accountant Myer Goldsmith,
the Commemorative witness. was under
a scorchng fire Of cross-examination all
day, and the result thereof justifies the
opinion that the network Of evidence
| wrought by the prosecution from the
books OF the broken bank tending to
show Senator Quay's guilty participation
i'm the unlawful use of the banks money
was very much shaken by the admissions
the witness was compelled to make under
the skilful questioning Of Attorney A. s.
i. Shields.
Nearly all Of the apparently damaging
entries attached to Senator Quay's name
or account in the bank. as testified 10
yesterday. were explained away or great
ly modified by the statements Of the
Commonwealth own witness.
TESTIMONY TO CONSPIRACY.
Judge Biddle's ruling of yesterday had
the effect of confning testimony tending
TO show the existence of a conspiracy
between Quay. Haywood. and Hopkins.
as charged in the Indictment. 10 the two
years ending November II, 1898. Lawyer
Shields got from the witness the admis-
sion that if Hopkins had properly credited
Senator Quays account with amounts
that belonged there, the books would
show tnat at the beginning Of the alleged
conspiracy, November II, 1896, the Sena-
tor owed the bank only S23G, instead OF
over $4,000. as is alleged. Taking up the
allegation that Senator Quay had bor-
rowed slS5.OO0 during the Settlement pc
riod" ending October 81. 1897, the last set
tlement before the bank closed. Mr.
Shields forced from Goldsmith, piece by
piece facts tending 10 show that in nearly
every instance the amounts charged TO
Senator Quay were really loans TO other
politicians. mostly-for whom
Quay endorsed. Where there was de-
finite loan to Senator Quay, the repay
ment was clearly proved.
In this connection it may be well to say
that District-Attorney ROthermel claims
that he has clearly established the fact
ne started out to proye-namely that
100000 of the State deposit in the bank
was set aside for the use Of Senator
Quay. and whether he used it himself or
loaned it 70 others is not material in
proving the conspiracy.
QUAY VICTIM TO HOPKINS.
Toward the close of the days proceed
ings. Mr.. Shields asked Goldsmith some
questions which indidate that the defence
Is about to attempt 10 prove It's conten-
tiOn that Senator Quay was the victim
of Cashier Hopkins, who. they assert,
used the name and account of the Sena-
tor, without the latter's knowledge. 10
cover his own juggling with the bank
furds.
Mr. Shields put a different complexion
on the entries I'm the "Red Book" by COM
pelling the witness to admit that many
Of his figures were not proved by entries
i'm the regular bank books, but were the
result of what he practically acknow-
ledged to be his "guesses" at the mean
ing of certain unintellgible figures writ
ten i'm the Red Book"
Goldsmith was still on the stand when
court adjourned for the day. and thc
questions put 10 him near the close We're
full of promise Of interesting develop
ments tomorrow.
Much Of the sting was taken out of the
famous "Shake-the -plum-tree" telegram
by the statement that the purchase OF
Metropolitan stock contemplated thereby
was made with $4,000 of Senator Quay's
own money. his deposit at that period
exceeding $4,000.
THE BREAK AT HARRISBURG.
While Senator Quay was listening IN
tentlv TO the cross-examination Of the
expert, a telegram was thrust into his
hand containing the announcement oi
the break I'm mis- ranks at Harrisburg.
The Senator carefully adjusted his
glasses and read the dispatch. Then a
half-frown came over his features ana
his face turned from the witness 10 the
courtroom window. out Of which lie
gazed I'm a contcmplative manner for sew
eral minutes. lie made no comment 10
any Of those seated near him on the news
the telegram conveyed 10 him.
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