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PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST QUAY.
Commonwealth Expert Account
ant on the Witness Stand.
REsULTOF HIS EXAMINATION
Sarious Amounts Of Interest Paid
Defense Continually intcrposcs
objections.

Philadelphia. April 1.-THE second
week u the trial Of cx-Unitcd statcs
Senator quay. ON the charge of con-
upiracy. began this morning with the
commonwealth expert accountant.
Meyer Goidsmith, on the stand. Ait.
quay. accompanied by his private Sec
Rotary. came into the court room ON
the stroke Of 10 o'clock. The first aucs-
ticn put TO Mr. Goldamith was relative
to his Identification OF paper show
Ing the result OF his examination OF
the bank books. These. he said were
correct District Attorney i,o,hormci
offered the paper In evidence. bu, was
met by strenuous objection from Mr..
Shilcdr for the defense llc main
tnined that the paper itself was sim.
ply an explanation OF the witness
theory or opinion Ms 20 what the books
H.NWr1 District Attorney Rothcrmci
replied at length AMI quoted several
Opinions In support OF his contention
that where the books In u case are
voluminous Il " allow able 90 permit
AN expert witness TO be examined on
the result he has obtained from tho
examination OF the books.
Julgu niddle sustained the objection.
saying that such a paper takes the
hnmc position M the deposition OF q
witness ana cannot be admitted on the
same rule OF procedure that excludes
"a deposition.
The eject OF this decision ID To re-
quite the physical examination OF all
the entries In all books. II will I'M
doubtedly add some days 20 the length
OF the trial The district attorney
asked the witness how many scni-
mIN Ffar
rowerr the book showed. objected to
AMI objection ovcrruicd Mr.. Gold
smith answered that April a0th 10 Or-
tubcr Stat were settlement days Tho
defense also objected to the witness
disclosing what the books showed with
respect To the gnmnonW eaith'r de-
posts for the period ending october
2igt. 1891. This was likewise over.
ruled Tho answer was.
From May lat 10 June 18th. ttgsO00.
June 18th 60 June 18th tsts 900. June 18th
to october goth. $4,000: october goth
10 October alat. 100000"
what was the amount OF the loans
TO ~. =. Quay during that poriod7"
''tisskSs.is"
,'riow much stock do the hoakn. show
was purchased for MIR. Quay during
that pcriodf''
objected 10 by the defense on the
ground that the entries In the books
court decided that such questions TO-
admissible. Ms tending to prove con-
rpiracy between Hopkins and Quay
and Haywood.
The answer 10 the question was. "iis.-
zoo" These purchases were on October
irt and 2ist, 1885. two blocks OF Unit
cd Gas company were purchased for
flisio: December 18th. 1896. 900 shares
metropolitan iz..sl1t0. June iithis
900 Metropolitan. f2i.e'b. June iith
1897, 100 shares sugar. ais.is1t0. Au-
gust 10Th. 1876, 300 Metropolitan. ssi.-
$50; total, giil.2oo."
state whether the books show that
NJ, =. quay paid any Interest on those
loans which you have detailed" said
the district attorney.
objected 20 and objection overrulcd.
None whatever ON those loans which
were used for the purchase OF tSicks
or for loans which were not 40 used. !"
What amount OF interest do the
books show was paid ON the common
weaith's fund TOT that period Of ak
monthaf"
s.bOoaa."
what amount was paid TO State
Treasurer Iiaywood7"
"fl,bip,"
40 whom do the books show the
balance OF the Interest on State de-
porita was pald7"
&c. N. Mckee"
Al this junoturc Mr.. Shields In an
earnest speech challenged the common
wealth IN the Interest Of public Justice
10 prove one single transaction testified
TO by witness.
This matter goes to the public aud
does Immense harm 10 Innocent men"
The court-"Your time has not come.
Make your challenge on cross -examina-
tion. The rule Of the administration OF
justice makes II necessary that one sid.
shall be heard nj q time"
In answer to u question the witness
Stated that the books show ~ tho State
deposit twenty per cont was used by
the bank without Interest; 100000 was
set aside Tor the use of NJ. 5. Quay and
interest on the balance was computed
and divided between NJ. y. Quay. Il. J.
Haywood and G. ~. Mckee.
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.
MAKE him produce, for Instance, tho
entry showing that 500, 600 or one pen-
ny was set aside for senator Quay"
The Judge declined, saying " the
statements are false they can be proven
10 on REORGANIZATION or when the
defense puts IT, witnesses on the stand.
The witness said the books showed
the following balances due by NJ. H.
Quay at certain periods during tho six
months Tor Mhlrh no interest was pild
and upon which calculations OF inter-
est We're made at the end OF the
period:
sii. 2g2 90; June 18th. 500 500; July 9th
Sia.Ois .s0i August snd, nothing: August
aOth, tGi. 62s. lie said II remained az
the latter amount until the end OF the
period, october alat, 1897.
Tho witness then gave long list OF
call loans borrowers who paid Interest
on loans which was appropriated. he
said, TO pay interest ON state funda TO
&, N. Mckee and II. l.. Haywood, These
amounts ranged from 50. 20 to 1925 80,
the latter being paid the bank by II. n,
Quay. lie found that the list OF those
who the books showed failed 10 pay the
interest but which was added 90 their
Indebtedness and a list Of those the
books showed paid their interest These
amounted In the first instance 10
s602g. q and In tho latter TO si3.9ai 81.
NJ. z. QuAy's name wns not mentioned
by the witness
The Witness then entered the period
from October 3rd, 1895, to April 30th,
1897. The same line ~ questions was
asked by the district attorney. The
state deposits during that time ranged
from s6ib.o0o on November LIST to fS25.-
900 on April 30th.