The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-19

she senator's balance was us.E1E. As a
asrt ne dad not check on rae bark for that
Amounf- No check WAS paid for the SEP
aaor nntIs FEBRUARY Il. when bis balance
vas s1sAz. and he drew on tina, day
ts.U.Es.
The next telegram was dated 81. Lucia.
s1s-s FEB. II. isss. reading. II. you viii
Duy and carry I0s Met. fer me I viii
shake the plum tree
The Witness admitted that at TIE time
the famous telegram was SER. Senator
quay had Balance 81 over eE.gn The
BOOKS show s1eeos was drawn from Mr..
ouay's account and paid to broker eer
use az margin for this Transaction in
Metropolitan.
ssseeteAness Nss 20 Great.
M shields said the books showed tina.
On November II. lsSs. snv s-g.naisx of the
period Tor which serater Quay IL indicted.
ms total Indebtedness to the bank was
sssssz. and On November ID II was ~ :
ssssiz. The witness was asked IL 1, was
NOT fact that Senator luay's indebted
ness At the end Of November that year
would have been only Ss.1oi.s7 had the pro.
essos OF large stock of United Gas
stock, sold On November 3. amounting ia
hA.As.s -. been credited 20 his account, A
partial credit Tor this sale Of o. H 2. was
rot entered until November a.
NJ. Shields brought out through IN.
witness that all Of the proceeds OF the
United Gas deal was no, credited 10 Sem
etof 0uay's account until ave months
altar the stock had bean sold. and tas, /,
the money realised had been credited prop
eriy and promptly tbs senator's INDEBTED.
ness would have been only H.as.g,
Mr.. Shields asked Goldsmith II hs ala
not ind In the black book that Hopkins re-
ceivsd the money not credited 10 Mr..
Qnay's account Witness admitted this.
but said he did not refer to IL In MS tssti-
mony because the figures eonf.ctea with
senator Quays, as shown BIZ the letter
Mr.. Shields endsavorsa TO force the wit
ness to make the statement that had Sen.
asor Quay's account been properly credit
ed BY Hopkins with amounts due from the
sale OK The United Gas stock, the bank
would have owed the senator s. .2ss IS at
the beginning of the statutory period. Mo-
vefsber II, isss. instead OF Quay apparent
~ owing the bank sss. So -. The witness
said II this was done Quay would have
owed the bank only $9as.es bat there Ia q
dispute abou; q charge OF s, zoo 10 Senator
Quay's account.
No Direct showing Made.
Tsking up the red book" Mr.. Shields
asked this question:
During The statutory period do the
books OF the hank show that "a single dollar
OF the banks money was used for tho pur-
chase Of stock for Senator Qaayg'
Mot directly"
"IndireetIy
Yes, SIR. on November "a. the Pit,sburs
Transaction"
you surely do not call that ssack pur-
chaSe7''
The witness though. so
The check u Hopkins to r.. J. Haywood
for u .sls which II was testified was a pay
ment OF ons-taasd OF the interest o. the
state deposit TO the state treasurer was
shown to witness. and he was asked IL the
money II represented was no; In the bank
~ the time the check was drawn.
Answer: Yes. sir"
The question evidently was designed 10
show tina, IL was no, a payment OF interest
Witness was asked IL there was anyth lnx
on the books to show that during the stat.
usory period t2n6. 0ao was set aside .or SEN
ator Qnays nse. or that any part OF that
sum was used for him. The witness would
not show This fact specifically. but said
that results proved the fact as be had tee
tilted.
The witness admitted there were dis
crepaneies Ia some entries In the bank
books.
Were there not call loans charged 10
persons having no transactions with the
hank?'
Yes. sis''
Were they fictitious and saise?'
They were loans III alas names"
There were no Indications he said. ex-
cept 10 the red book that the bank paid
Interest on state funds.
Ia there any evidence on the books .ha.
senator Quay ever get dollar Of interest
on state money during the statutory Pc
riod7''
me. ser.''
Mr.. Goldsmith Was still under sross-ex-
animation when corrt adjourned