Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-04-21
PROGRESS OF THE TRIAL.

Expert Goldsmith Under Cross Exan-
ination by Quay's Attorneys.
Philadelphia, April 19.-The defense
had its innings Tuesday in the trial of
Senator Quay, and it made the most of
its opportunity. Expert Accountant
Meyer Goldsmith, the commemorative
witness, was under scorching fire of
cross-examination all day, and the re-
suit of it justifies the opinion that the
network of evidence wrought by the
prosecution from the books of the
broken bank tending to show Senator
Quay's guilty participation in the I'M
lawful use of the banks money was
very much shaken by the admissions
the witness was compelled to make I'M
der the skillful questioning of Attor-
ney A. S. L. Shields, admittedly the best
cross-examiner practicing at the Phil
adelphia bar. Nearly all the apparent
ly damaging entries attached to Sen
ator Quay's name or account in the
bank as testified to Monday were ex-
planned away or greatly modified by
the statements of the commemorative
own witness.
Testimony Shaken.
Judge Biddle's ruling of Monday had
the effect of confirming testimony tend
ing to show the existence of conspir.
acy between Quay, Haywood and Hop.
kins, as charged in the Indictment, to
the two years ending November II, 1898.
Lawyer Shields got from the witness
the admission that if Hopkins had prop.
erly credited Senator Quay's account
with amounts that belonged there the
books would show that at the beginning
OF the alleged conspiracy, November II,
1896, the bank owed Senator Quay $236
instead of the senator owing the bank
over $4,000, as is alleged. Taking up
the allegation that Senator Quay had
borrowed $1s5.0oo during the "settle.
ment period" ending October 81, 1897,
the last settlement before the bank
closed Mr.. Shields forced from Gold.
smith, piece by piece, facts tending to
show in nearly every instance the
amounts charged to Senator Quay were
really loans to other persons, politi.
clans mostly, for whom Quay Endorsed.
Where there was definite loan to Sen.
ator Quay the repayment was clearly
proven. In this connection it might
be well to say that District Attorney
Rothermel claims that he has clearly es.
tablished the fact he started out to
prove, namely, that 100000 of the state
deposit in the bank was set aside for
the use of Senator Quay, and whether
he used it himself or loaned it to others
is not material in proving the conspir.
acy.
Toward the close of the days pro.
ceedings Mr. Shields asked Goldsmith
some questions which indicate that the
defense is about to attempt to prove
Its contention that Senator Quay was
the victim of Cashier Hopkins, who,
they assert, used the name and account
OF the senator without the latter's
knowledge, to cover up his own Juggling
with the banks funds. Hopkins, they
say, appears to have used fictitious
names for loans, presumably to himself,
as well as the name of Senator Quay.
He had the reputation of being heavy
Spectator in the stock market, and the
inference is that the defense will at
tempt to prove that Senator Quay had
no knowledge whatever of the alleged
loans on his account.
MIR. Shields put different complex.
ion on the entries in the "red book" by
compelling the witness to admit that
many of his figures were not proven by
entries in the regular bank books, but
were the result of what he practically
acknowledged to be his "guesses" at the
meaning of certain unintelligible fig.
ures written in the "red book"
Quay Hears from Harrisburg.
While Senator Quay was listening in
tently to the cross-examination of the
expert, telegram was thrust into his
hand containing the information of the
break in his ranks at Harrisburg. The
senator carefully adjusted his glasses
and read the dispatch. Then half
frown came over his features and his
face turned from the witness to the
courtroom window, out of which he
gazed in contemplative manner for
several minutes. He made no comment
to any of those seated near him on the
news the telegram conveyed to him.
Beauty Is BIooa Deep.