The record-union., 1899-04-18

ALI DAY long Mr.. GolQSmltn Iedu oue
figures taken from the bank books, em-
bracing the various settlements period
of six months each dating back to De-
tober 81, 1892, showing the amount OF
1.-The State deposit, the amount loaned,
to Senator Quay during each SIX
months, the amount of interest allowed
the State Treasurer for that portion
of the State deposit apparently not set
aside for Senator Quay's use, the
amount of interest the Senator paid, II;
any, on the leans, andsathe amount OF
money@used TO purchase stock for hlm.
The deposit during the years mentioned
ranged from 81 100000 to S4OO,0oo.
Senator Quays loans were shown to be
as great as SS66, COO in one period OF
six months. Occasionally, the witness
said, smaller and inadequate payment
of interest by Senator Quay was shown,
but generally there was nothing to in
dicate that he paid for the use of the
banks money.
Only MIR. Shields felt constrained to
enter an earnest protest against Wit
ness being permitted to place mans
liberty in jeopardy by making such
monstrous statements based merely on
conjecture
There is no doubt that nearly all OF
| the experts deductions and figures were
| obtained from the red book" about
Which so much has been said, and
against the Introduction of which the
Quay counsel made such vehement but
| unavailing objection.
GOLDSMITH TESTIMONY.
PHILADELPHIA April 1.-THE
second week of the trial of ex-United
States Senator Quay on the charge of
conspiracy began this morning with the
commemorative expert accountant
Meyer Goldsmith, on the stand. Mr..
Quay, accompanied by his private Sec
retary, came into the court room on the
| stroke Of 10 o'clock.
| The first question put to Mr. Gold
smith was relative to his Identification
of paper showing the results of his
examination of the bank books. These.
he said, We're correct.
| District Attorney sRothermel offered
the paper in evidence;#but was met by
strenuous objections from Mr.. Shields
for the defense. He maintained that
the paper itself was simply an expia-
nation of the witness theory or opin-
ion as to what the books showed.
| District Attorney Rothermel replied
at length, and quoted several opinions
| in support of his contention that where
| the books. in a case are voluminous, it
is allowable to permit an expert wit
ness to be examined on the results he
had obtained from the examination Of
the books.
Judge ~Bfddle' sustained the objection,
saying that such paper takes the
same position as the deposition of a
witness, and cannot be admitted on the
same rule of procedure that excludes a
deposition.
The. effect of this decision is to re-
quire the physical examination of all
the entries in all the books. 1t will
undoubtedly add some days to the
| length of the trial
| The District Attorney asked the wit
ness how many semi settlements
for call loan borrowers the books
showed. Objected to and objection
overruled.
Mr.. Goldsmith answered that April
Sd and October 31st were settlement
days
The defense also objected to the wit
ness disclosing what the books Shove d
with respect to the Commemorative s
deposits for the period ending October
/ q.
The answer was: From May 1st to
June 10th, 1925, 600; June 10th to June
18th, s555CO0; June 10Th to October
26th S565,000; October 2Gth to October
31st, $3.50 COO"
What was the amount of the loans
to NJ. S. Quay during that period2"
"One hundred and eighty-five thous-
and eight hundred and fifty-five dollars
and twelve cents.''
How much stock do the books show
was purchased for Mr. Quay during
that period?"
Objected to by the defense, on the
ground that the entries in the books
are not evidence against Mr.. Quay
! The court decided that such questions
are admissible as tending to prove a
conspiracy between Hopkins and Quay
and Haywood.
| The answer to the question was:
One hundred and forty-three thousand
two hundred dollars. These purchases
We're on October 1st and 21, 1885, two
blocks Of United Gas Improvement were
purchased for S14.S50; December l.,
1886 400 shares Metropolitan, S22.-
237. 30; June II, 1891, 200 Metropolitan,
| sd ,9I5; June IL, 1897, 100 shares Su-
Metropolitan SCI $50; total, $143, POO. -
State whether the books show that
NJ. S. Quay paid any interest on those
loans which you have detailed said the
District Attorney
Objected to, and objection overruled
None whatever on those loans which
We're used for the purchase of stocks
or for loans which We're not so used"
/ a Of irfa
books show was paid on the Common
wealth's fund for that period of six
months?"
''Twenty-three thousand five hundred
dollars and thirty-three cents"
What amount was paid to State
| Treasurer Haywood?"
One thousand five hundred and nine
teen dollars"
ITO whom do the books show the bal
ance of the interest on State deposit
was paid?''
&C. H. Mckee,
AT this juncture Mr. Shields, in an