The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-15

found thai previous 20 April ~. 1871. i'-e
Peopla,s hank paid interest on the safe
detz,sst % the state treasurer. sha Af'&s
rescnrs.s OF such payments were KEPT IA q
regular way on the DcokA OF me caash-
After aApril 20, !xi. when MI Hopkins
appeared on the scene. ne. sss
adopted Tss,s ensasied the addition OF an
otter beok-slow known as the red BOOM
10 the books heretofore kept BY tae oAnA-
Exnert T<stimeny ON Books
Meyer Goldsmith. an expert accountant.
was the witness upon wscrr TIE eosnsnoh-
wealth depended 10 accomplish III con
t-ntfon. During the Whole course Of tho
experts examin alton objection AiIer 90
,~s-.ion was made By The 8cfense AID a.
frequently oserriie3 by Judge Bsddie'
while the district attorney IN ioTscai Sc
eaeace rev :fem the witness his co'seia-
sse,,s As 10 The hook BASED upon COM
"a rtson OF VIVA. was written or its pages
Vita shat appeared in the other nsoks
Two accounts GA: Of upward % LOO IN
the regular b4oosks were Incomplete ana
inaccurate unless explained Dy entf1ss IN
tAs red iasok One was an Item OF Sl,AsF.
entered IL the Individual ledger To me
credit ~ she person wao rssetvet X An@
witness VAS ro, permitted 10 dsagns'e
see psfsor eYy gzrxse lie found this Hem
on ire stab OF ire easnierss check beck.
has what IL represented he could net say
un;fE ae had examined the calculations IN
"a. rcd BOOK Here he found The ssnoans
entered ans ne Indications thAt AZ h41
been Paid by me cashiers cheek on 80
x4sslfxsy ( $50. Another Item d $50
Sc found So tAe regular scck. dated Aay
"a lssa, ard fnans, the same item 10 The
res isaaA dated Csctscsr 81. iSsA lie
stated tNaf there were other entries N
,he rcd rasak which explained tranSse-
liens IN the regular book. bar the two III
stances specified were the onfy ones IN
which ne had reached accurate coFciS-
ssens as faeEr nature ard purpose.
Red Beek - Beck of the HaaI.
Mr. Goldsmith said tha; when he asst
or.ersd she red boob Ae dte nos erustsisf IL
y saok 81 the hank. bat uasn ~ cera-
rarsd the calrslsa tfens entered on rs pages
vfth transactions in tAs other books he
was forced "a consider 81 \ hook % the
Sans tie explained this ~ saying tAas
prior - 1881 calculations such IS spPwATs=!
Ia tie red sseak were regularly entered
IL the fefw~~ eur ~.res ,nsn Use rcd book
ssa teen substituted ara salEiled ard
axe1 SAs SAgs@ re@MstA
During TIE sar-7'naiion = Ibis
vItn*ss conducted by NJ Shields
Ae testified IS - = page which sas miss
ting Tire defense repeatedly en1 sasure9
- gei froua hsas the statement that taere
4, r1ixAt have aser asursS ard words on tai
psgp wAteh woaia clearly explain ire en-
triss on thr Asasr cages ard ths3 ;h@ aaek
as e Huw sfsfssx ia unreliable TNf~ ass
,i. .,s ia s;,arsSS sss ~9nls sern IL 70
snsiCat e th&s ~as0 fh@ final Effort - ure~
ssns thss rss3N ~ sEtttsnrs essrrs~@ tuFncrrt ~
tN% .tsseHse w515 TsS ke areiter fsserr1sTsad
oHEassst{tfess - F ~ SAT Sra2rS STe1 =
tee sssgsFs Ssesst8 sfs~e Sc That ~2ta relation
In he ira e @aet1oms testified 81 if IS a hocA
e sAe Aank
purgnx AL tase examination touching IN
tNe axeok With tA@ exception ~ .ae t~o
Etessx rsseT TONED 70 knEisna Azn 81 gha
sStogats eT names aisNwrs 80 reach
sse Ya-v IRE prosecutions 81 alcnx Aaw-
e~e~ haa alsege& gaat sHe t~n@& xgSi sAaw
sAAS Cashier HOPKINS csrapUsr4 Interest
% state fan3s zn3 deposited tAe -zossv
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