The record-union., 1899-04-14

PHILADELPHIA, April 13.-Proceed1
ings in the trial of ex-senator quay
were tedious. but nevertheless inter
esting in their bearing upon the ruture
of the case District Attorney Rother-
mel placed upon the stand the paying
and receiving tellers and bookkeepers
of the broken banks to prove the books
All of these, in answer to questions,
made reference to Senator Quay's ac-
count and the bookkeepers said they
had entered the figures, but none of
the books We're opened to show what
the nature of the account was. The
cross ss-examination to-day would seem
to bear out the theory that the entries
We're made in Quay's name to shield
Hopkins
The most interesting witness of the
day was Clay Kemble, son of William
H. Kemble, deceased, the founder of the
Peoples Bank. He was assistant cash
ieer and a director as we'll. He did not
take very active part in the operation
Of the bank, being there as a repre-
sentative of his fathers estate.
On cross s-examination he denied hav-
ing any bias against anybody con-
nected with the failure Of the bank, and
said neither he nor his mother was be
hind the prosecution.
When asked what Hopkins duties
were he replied: He was the whole
bank"
While this witness was on the stand
the District Attorney gained a signal
victory by securing the admission of
the minute book of the bank, in which
Cashier Hopkins kept a record of the
meeting of the directors. The particu-
lar entry bearing on the Quay case
which the District Attorney was anx-
icus to get in is under date of August
3, 1896 1t reads:
"The only offering for loan before
the board was the note of (Senator)
Arthur Kennedy and r. R. Quay, in
dorsed by NJ. S. Quay with stock of
t. attached. 1t was agreed to make
this loan, provided R. r. Quay COM
piled with the Presidents request for
a certain letter.,
The certain letter is the one which
IS regarded as the most damaging evil
dence against Senator Quay's son. It
is as follows:
Commonwealth q of Pennsylvania,
Treasury Department.
Harrisburg, Pa, July 81, 1896.
=. James McManes, Esq, Peoples
Bank, Philadelphia-Dear Sir: On Mon
day We will mail. you check for $780,
600 for credit to Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania general fund, which will
make credit to our account of 5000,
600. The understanding is that I am
not to draw against any part of this
deposit until r. r. Quay has paid or
arranged satisfactorily to you the loan
OF 100000 which you are to make him
next week. Very truly,
.B. ]. HAYWOOD,
State Treasurer"
The defense objected strenuously to
the minute book. saying that although
the 100000 note bore Senator Quays
Endorsement, he knew nothing whatever
of the letter from Haywood, and had
nothing to do with the Juggling of State
money indicated by it. The District At
torney claimed that the loan was vir-
tually made to Senator Quay and that
Haywood received interest on the de-
posit.
Judge Biddle said he would overrule
the objection.
TESTIMONY AT YESTERDAYS SEES
SION.
PHILADELPHIA, April 13.-Ex- SEN
ator Quay, who is on trial on the charge
of conspiracy, arrived in court early to-
day, still wearing look of uneoncern.
Counsel on both sides informed Judge
Biddle they had agreed to a plan re-
garding the identification of the entries
in the mass of books which would save
considerable time. In pursuance of this
an the books were brought :nto court
A L. Tabor, Receiving Teller of the
bank, testified to the period in which he
made entries in the banks book, when
respectively bookkeeper and receiving
teller. He said he had known Cashier
Hopkins to make entries in the receiv-
ing teller's credit book, and that the
Cashier had made entries in other books.
The witness testified to the correctness
of the entries. -excert on. nccasinns uhen