Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-18
RULINGS FOR QUAY.
The First Crumbs OF Comior. Tor the Senator
Since Trial Commenced.

Philadelphia. April l7.-Mvyrr Gold
smith. the communicative expert ac-
cpuntant, was nn thr stand All day in
;hc trial If Senator quay. making
statements of facts that are apparently
damaging To- the defendants side of the
case. Goldsmith is the main witness
i"l the prosecution. and it is through
him that all Of the documentary evi-
dence il ~ ~ presented. This Wit
ness has examined the banks books
thoroughly and he came into court.
this morning. with number Of type
written sheets containing figures that
ne gathered from tho various books. re-
lating mainly To the deposit of the state
treasurer and the account of senator
Quay. He SWure to the correctness Of
his work and then the district attorney
formally offer. 4 the paper i'll evidence.
This was Obj ted to ~ the defence on
the ground that such paper was not
testimony. II Was insisted that the
hooks themselves should be placed be
fore the Witness and his statements
uttered from what h saw entered in
them.
The judge decided for the defence,
nus giving that side the first piece of
comfort it has experienced since the
trial began. Although the defence APP
parentiy gained this point. the paper
was practically in evidence. Witness
Goldsmith using its contents in franz
ing his answers to the district attor-
ney's questions. When the Quay law
yers objected to this they We're met by
tho judges explanation that while the
t..at m Il.
dence. the witness might refresh his
memory by the use of them. one effect
If all This was to make ii certain that
he case viii now 90 to the jury. there
having been some doubt on this point
~ 81 the decision % admit all that
Goldsmith might have to say.
Just before thu close Of the DAYS pro
.eedings there was another ruling by
Judge Biddle in favor of the defence
which may have an important bearing
IN the future of the case. The statut,
Of limitations has been pleaded time
md again ~ Senator Quay's lawyers
as bar tD much If the testimony pre-
Sented by the commonwealth. Upon
this point being raised. today. the dis
trict attorney pointed out that he al
legged the defendants guilt during the
two years the law confined him to and
10 prove this the cOrroboratiVc evidence
of the previous years should certainly
De admitted. Judge Biddlc decided
against the commonwealth
He ruled that the evidence should be
confined to the conspiracy alleged ana
not relate. To some other conspiracy.
The lawyers for the defence claim that
the decision practically rules out the
figures prior to Nov. Il, 1896 Mr..
Rothermel says its effect will be to
prevent him from Offering much Of th,.
evidence he hoped to present.
All day long Mr.. Goldsmith read out
figures taken from the bank book en-
bracing the various settlement periods
of six months each dating back to Oct.
81, 1898.
Senator Quay's loans We're shown to
be as great as $S660O0 in one period of
SIX months. Occasionally the witness
said. smaller and inadequate payments
of interest by Senators Quay were
shown, but generally there was nothing
to indicate that he paid for the use Of
the banks money. While all these fig
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