Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-04-18
Quay TRIAL CONTINUES
Expert GOLDSMITH Textiles Defendant
cot Leans Without Interest.
A POINT FOR THE DEFENSE.
Judge Bddle Decides That All En-
tries I'm Various Books OF the
Bunk Must BE Examined
In Court.

Philadelphia, April IL. - The second
week Of the trial of ex-United States
r Senator Quay on the charge of con-
spiracy began with the commonwealth {
= expert accountant, Meyer Goldsmith on
the stand. The first question put to Mr..
Goldsmith was relative to his Identified
ton of paper showing the results OF
his examination of the banks books.
+ These, he said, were correct District
Attorney Rothermel offered the paper
in evidence, but was met by strenuous
! objections from Mr.. Shields for the de-
Tense.
Judge Biddle sustained the objection,
saying that such a paper takes the
same position as the depos ton of a
witness and cannot he admitted on the
same rule of procedure that excludes a
deposition. The effect Of this decision is
to require the examination of all the en-
tries in every book. 1t will undoubtedly
add some days to the length of the
trial.
The district attorney asked the wit
ness how many semiannual settlements
for call loan borrowers the books show
ed. Objected to by the defense and OBJ
lection overruled. Mr.. Goldsmith an
swered that April 30 and Oct 81 were
settlement days. The defense also oh
jected to the witness disclosing what
the books showed with respect to the
commonwealth deposits for the period
ending Oct. 81, 1897. This was likewise
overruled. The answer was:
From May to June Is. s525 900; June
Is to June 10, $3.50, 900; June II 4 oct. 8.
$685. 900; Oct 26 to Oct. 81, $5600O0
What was the amount of the loans
to NJ S. Quay during that period?"
zone hundred and eightyive thou
sand eight hundred and ffty-nve dol
lars and twelve cents"
| "How much stock do the hooks show
was purchased for Mr.. Quay curing that
period?"
| Another Objection Overruled.
| Objected to b. 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 con-
spiracy between Hopkins, quay and
Haywood. The answer to the question
was. As 900
These purchases We're: On Oct. Is and
q, 1895, two blocks of United Gas I'M
provement were purchased Tor s14 $50;
Dec. TO- 1896. 800 shares Metropolitan,
S22, 1880; June II. 1897, 200 Metropolitan,
$21 ,975; June IL, 1897, 100 Sugar, S12-
1880; Aug. 80, 1897 800 Metropolitan,
SCI $50; total, $143,200
"State whether the books show that
NJ. S. Quay paid only interest on these
loans which you have detailed" said
the district attorney. Objeced to: OBJ
lection overruled.
None whatever, either on those loans
which We're used for the purchase of
stocks or for loans which were not so
used"
What amount of interest do the
books show was paid out on common
wealth's funds for that period of six
months" Objected to; objection over
ruled.
"Three thousand five hundred dollars
and thirty-three cents"
At this juncture Mr.. Shields, in an
earnest speech. challenged the common
wealth in the interest of public justice
to prove one single transact testified
to by the witness saying. This matter
goes to the public and does immense
harm to innocent men,
The court replied: Your time has not
come. Make your challenge on cross |
examination. The rule of the admins
tration of justice makes it necessary
that one side shall be heard at time"
In answer to question the witness
stated that the books show that of the |
state deposit 20 per cent was used for |
the bank without interest 5000 900 was |
81 A., For of
interest on the balance was computed |
and divided between NJ. s. Quay. B. J.
Haywood and c. II. Mckee.
Wanted Reply Stricken Out.
Mr. Shields, for the defense, asked |
that the answer be stricken from the
record on the ground that no entries in
the books warrant such testimony. He |
said:
Make him produce, for instance, the
entry showing that $780, 900 or one penny
was set aside for Senator Quay"
The judge declined. saying il the
are false they can be proved
so on cross examination or when the
defense puts its witnesses On the stand.
The witness said the books showed
the following balances due by NJ. s.
Quay at certain periods during the six
months for which no interest was paid
and upon which calculations of interest
We're made at the end of period
April 80. 1897, s56 292.62; Nay 15 $751;
292.G2 June II, $66S00; July q, $53, Oh. so;
Aug. 2, nothing: Aug. 30, SCI, 625. He
said it remained at the latter amount
until the end of the period, Oct. 81, 1897
The witness then gave long list Of
call loan borrowers who paid interest
m loans and which was appropriated,
he said, to pay interest on state funds
to G. Fl. MCGEE and B. J. Haywood
These amounts ranged from &c. 20 to So
1868, the latter amount being paid the
oank by r. r. Quay. He followed with
I list of those who the books showed
failed to pay the interest, but which
VAS added to their Indebtedness and a |
list of those the books showed paid their
interest. These amounted in the first
Instance to $6,029.51 and in the latter TO
IL, 931 81. NJ. S. Quay's name was not
mentioned by the witness.
The witness then went over the period
rom Oct 81, 1896, to April 80, 1897. The S
tame line OF questions were asked by
he district attorney. The state deposits .
Turing that time ranged from $685. ,
N Nov. to $525, 900 on April 30
what amounts do the books show
or that period was borrowed by M. s. 4
luay?"
1.-TWO hundred and forty-seven thou
and nine hundred and fifty-nine dollars J
nd sixty cents"
Goldsmith testified that during the
erjod ending April 20, 1897, the interest I
II Senator Quay's loans amounted to /
!, 1928, but he paid only $23625. \