The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-21
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the QUAY case i'm remarkable way.
Mr.. Shields dwelt on ex-Judge Cor
dons connection with the prosecution
and denounced his actions in unmeas-
ured terms. lie argued that the politi-
cal conspiracy against Senator Quay
was begun when Judge Gordon got
from the receiver of the broken bank
the books and letters found In the dead
cashiers private desk and kept them in
his possession for months. lie went
over the improper use made of these
documents in furtherance of his politi-
cal ambition and his hatred of Senator
Quay. MIR. Shields denounced the pho Z.
tOgraphing of the letters and the ex-
hibition Of these photographs to DEM
ocratic National Committeeman Cuff
fey and John Wanamaker as proof
positive of the conspiracy for the un-
doing of Senator Quay. lie said this
testimony was obtained in the spring
of last year when politics were dull
and held secret until late in September
when the political cauldron was at
boiling point Then it was blazoned
before the world in an effort to accom-
| plish the conspiracy entered into by
disappointed politicians. The speaker
| took up the bill Of indictment, which
he said charged the misuse Of public
funds, and dared any member of the
| jury in defiance of his conscience, to
render q decision against the defend
ant. lie turned to the letters of Sena
! tor Quay to Hopkins which he said,
was in poor handwriting. Mr..
| Shields said: He is a bad writer. but
| a good senator and n good friend"
The letters. he contenGed. all explain
| ed themselves. They represented or
dinary business transactions and he
pointed out that whenever Quay wrote
| to Hopkins to buy stock or make nav
ments on his account the books showed
| that the senator had ample money in
the bank in his own name to cover
the transaction.
The Plum Tree Telegram.
Mr. Shields took up the plum tree"
telegram and directed his utmost with
| ering sarcasm against the smallncss
| OF the minds of the men who would
| use this document against "A public
| man in view of the fact that Senator
| Quay had over $50 900 of his own money
| on deposit and that $4,000 of this was
used as margin in the transaction.
| Taking up the regular books Of the
| Peoples bank, Mr. Shields said it was
| in evidence that Senator Quay never
knew Of a line of their contents. He
| further said the prosecutions own eX-
pert had been forced to admit that the
| books contained Fictitious names and
fictitious accounts.
Mr.. Shields argued that this admis-
sion destroyed the value of the books
as testimony against Senator Quay.
Expert Goldsmith's testimony was
! denounced as false, and he claimed
that he was put on the stand in order
to distCrt the facts. He exclaimed
| dramatically that Pennsylvania was
| compelled to witness the spectacle of
this man being put forward ito de-
| spoil her escutecheon and destroy her
| Representatives"
| Mr.. Shields pointed out that the let
ter written by State Treasurer Hay
wood on July 81, 1896, promising to
increase the state deposit if a loan was
made to Il. r. Quay was addressed to
James McManes, president of the Peo-
pie bank. If this was not political
conspiracy, he asked, why was not
McManes arrested months before the
| persecution of Senator Quay began.
He likoned the political conspiracy
against Senator Quay to the Dreyfus
affair in France.
The lawyer took up the "red book
and charged that Senator Quay's name
| in the book had been written long af-
! - (,
asked if it would be possible for such
AN intimate personal friend OF Nc
| Quay as Hopkins was to mis-spell his
name and do it twice in succession. In
both cases Quay" is spelled "Qauy."
This, according to Mr.. Shields, was
further evidence of the work of some
body implicated in the conspiracy
against Senator Quay.
Who Wrote Quay's Name9
Mr.. Shields opened the bank ledger
at the page whereOn is recorded the
entry of the loan of 100000 to Senator
Quay's son and showed that it was
really a loan to State Senator Ken.
nedy. lie charged that the WORD
| quay" was written long after the
transaction and he passed the boob
among the jurors. handing them q
strong magnifying glass with which
to demonstrate the truth of his charge
He also charged that the red book
had been mutilated and that between
three and six leaves had been torn out
of the heart of this volume. Indenta.
tions observable under a glass would
prove this, he claimed.
Taking up the allegation of the pay
ment of interest on state deposits and
the setting aside of $1,000 for Senator
Quay, Mr.. Shields again attacked the
credibility of expert Goldsmith who
he charged. drew outrageous inferen-
ces in arbitrarily picking out figures
to fit his theories. He exclaimed We
hemently. "While we are told figures
will not lie, they can be made to liz
by a liar"
He asked the jury 10 examine the
"red book carefully asserting tina
they would discover that somebody
had gone through the book hurricdly
and written in the word Quay" wher.
ever ii appeared. Then he directed
their attention to the fact that assist.
ant Cashier Kemble, the prosecution,
witness, had stated that he recognized
all of the handwriting i'm the book a.
that of hopkins, except the wore
| QUAY" Mr. Shields closed al 25
and Judge Biddle at once charged the