The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20
THE QUAY CONSPIRACY CASE
STATE ABHUPTLy CLOSED THE IN
PRODUCTION or TESTIMONY.
All Depends on tho Importance the
Jurors Attach 20 the Evidence
Of states Expert.

philadelphia, April 19.-Unexpeotedly 10
almost every person interested the prose-
oution in the trial OF ex United states
Senator Quay for conspiracy closed ltS
case today after nine days full OF arsu-
ment clashes of counsel and testimony
largely 90 an expert nature The general
expression OF opinion has been that tne
trial would drag through many more days.
and when District Attorney Rothermel an
noluced that he had concluded there were
expressions of surprise from all parts OF
tho court room.
The end came at o'clock. Just one hour
before the usual hour OF adjournment, ana
after a brief consultation among counsel
for the defense and Judge Biddle the iat-
ter adjourned court until tomorrow III
order that MIR. ousy's lawyers might have
time to consider what steps they should
take with respect TO the presentation OK
then side. IT was stated that the aues-
ton of entering demurrers to the prose-
cutlon's evidence or proceeding with the
taking of testimony viii be decided by the
defenses counsel tonight.
From the evidence already presented "
rs apparently evident that the common
wealth depends largely for conviction
upon the testimony of It's expert, Mayer
! Goldsmith as to his Interpretation as TO
| tho accounts In the red book and other
books OF the Peoples bank and upon inc
| iury's opinion OF tho books, papers, let
| terB kilograms and checks offered In evi-
| dencp As TO what extent tho testimony
! OF the defense'a expert, should he be
| called, may Offset Mr.. Goldsmith q testi-
| he tanI nm
of the defense IN argument and cross
examination has been that the calculations
| of MIR. Goldsmith are not borne out by the
books, but. on the other hand. show that
Mr.. Quay did not use state money or re-
ceive interest on State DEPOSITS and that
whatever loans he received were made In
the customary manner and backed by suf-
icient collateral
Today's proceedings were devoid OF sem
gational features The dry routine OF
figures and involved explanations OF ac-
counts took up most OF the time. MI
Goldsmith's cross examination was con-
cluded and redirect examination was be-
CUR by Mr. Rothermel The points brought
out by him were that the cash account and
interest account were deficient by th'
omission OF certain sums received as In
terest; that IL was customary TO designate
call loans by initials instead OF names
Upon the question OF Mr.. Quays interes
In the deposit account from May 1886. e
October. 1897, Mr.. Goldsmith said III
1896. on June %. the balance was 1886; Of
November 81. s2.777.66: on November %
again $685. IN 1897. on January I, 30 cents
on October rs, Sl000.50; and on Octobe
81. so cents. at which It remained until tn
end OF the month. These are all the varir
lions from April 30, 1896, to October 81
1897"
Director or the Mint Henry X Boye
was on the stand and after testifylng 1
: paying interest in October 1887 on cal
lean, asked permission to make state
ment in reply to the district attorney
allegations, in the course OF testimony
: that he received Interest on State none
! while State treasurer from May. 1889, I
May. 1891 His request was not allowed
: but the state records OF replies TO thos
questions were stricken out under th
courts ruling.