Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-14
RED BOOK" IS ADMITTED.
Judge Blddle Virtually Decides 10 Allow 4,
in Evidence.
Cashier uopk,as' signature Q. idenu.
hed-"niuc hooks" aud "usiacL
tfooks- In the Case.

Philadelphia. April 1.-THE NTH
days proceedings In the trial of "a. Som
aior quay opened with tho ro-cxamlna-
tlon OF II. T.. Hagen. tho handwriting
expert David I. Watson. who argues
the legal points for the defense. entered
court with an armful OF books ana pa.
pcra and II became apparent that At al
most any stage Of today's proceedings
would como the battle over the admin-
sion Of the red book"
Mr.. Hagen, rcsumlng his testimony
identified tho handwriting OF Cashier
Hopkins In letter. No mention OF the
contents or their purport was made
The defense did not cross-cxnminc.
Albert II. Tabcr. the receiving teller.
waA recalled and Identified the hand
writing " Hopkins IN the black book
and the blue book" small nemoran-
DUN books, which were found In the
cashiers private dcsk In the former
are records OF Individual loana and In
the other bank loans and records OF col.
lateral are entered. The cashiers stub
check book from issS TO 1895 and an
other one from 1895 10 March q, 1895,
two days before the banks failure. were
indcntincd a. being In the handwritlns
of the witness father formerly cashier.
and some In the witness own hand.
writing. When Sir. Hopkins presented
check he Invariably entered on tho
stub for what purpose Il was given.
SIGNATURES IDENTIFIED.
The witness Identified the signatures
on number u checks signed by CASH
Ter Hopkins and others. The frst ono
was dated october ~. 1897. FOR s., 400.
signed BY William II. Tabor. cashier.
endorsed NJ. \. Quay. This was during
the period when MIR. Quay was state
treasurer. The amount was entered By
the district attorney but as the witness
was merely Identifying signatures the
amount was ordered stricken from the
record aud on the subsequent checks
eight In ALL there was no mention OF
the figures. one drawn In 1897 was TO
the order OF Treasurer Haywood.
state Treasurer J. \. Beacon, who
has been In Office since May last. was
called 10 Identity the signature on n
letter To II. 9. Greenwalt. clerk In the
trcnHurcr'a office.
Cross.examinatlon by Mr.. Shields:
"All the State trrnHurcrs since the
world began have been charged In tho
bill OF indictment with entering into
conspiracy with Senatory Quay. Did
you ever enter into conspiracy with
Senator QuayY"
Mr. neaeom answered Iaughlnslyi
mo, sir"
HOOKS OFFERED IN EVIDENCE.
The district attorney at this point
formally offered In evidence all OF the
books Of the bank Identified by clerks
except the "red book" stating. how
ever that he proposed TO offer that In
Na.Naa H. ~
lawyers FOR the defense AT once got
their heads together Tor an earnest con-
ference.
on "a point raised by counsel for the
defense the court ruled that tho books
u the bank would be admitted aa far
aa they 20 10 prove the conspiracy
charged IA the Indictment The defena.
appeared 20 want the orfer limited TO
senator Quay's account or alleged ae-
count" as counsel put II.
After considerable argument by coun-
sol Tor the defense ana the district at
torney, Judge Iliddlc determined that
Witness Goldsmith, former clerk Ia the
Peoples bank, should he permitted TO
testify as 20 entries In the red book
and their connection with the regular
bank books, The decision practically
admits the famous red book" as eyi-
denco against senator Quay.
Meyer Goldsmith. an expert account
book was q regular book OF the hank.
Counsel for the defense disputed the
admissibility OF the witness evidence.
which would introduce the red book
aa competent evidence.
Judge Biddlo decided against the do
Tense. His decision on general grounds
was that the witness Goldsmith should
be permitted TO testify TO entries In the
red book" and their connection with
the regular books OF the bank. This
decision practically admits the red
book" as evidence against Mr. Quay
Recess az 1895 10 ! o'clock.
After recess Goldsmith. In reply to
q question by the district attorney as
TO whether the red book" whs In his
opinion book OF the bank, said;
III In undoubtedly book OF the
bank"
Mr. Shields brought from the witness
that apparently page IL missing from
the "rcd book" which would seem to
have an important bearing on the flg-
urcs and entries under discussion.
Goldsmith was still on the stand when
court adjourned until tomorrow.