The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-21
In the Conspiracy In.
dictment.
RIGID CROSS EXAMINATION
Or states Expert Accountants - He
Makss Admissions which RxpAia
The state Contends that &c Has
Proven Use OF state Funds ~ Defend.
ans-Quay Noticed OF the Senatorial
belt.

Il kBolt.
Philadelphia. April is.-Thc defence
had its innings today in h trial OF
Senator Quay and IL made the most Of
its opportunity. Expert Accountant
Meyer Goldsmith. the commonwsalth's
witness. was under 4 s~corching ere Of
cross-examination all day and tina re
suit thereof justiies 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 un-
lawful use OF the banks money. WAS
very much shaken by the admissions
the witness was compelled TO make I'm
der the skilful questioning Of Attorney
Shields.
Nearly all Of the apparently damag-
ing entries attached to Senator Quay's
name or account in the bank as testi-
fed TO yesterday were explained away
or greatly modified by the statements
OF the commonwealth's own witness.
Judge Biddle's ruling OF yes: .rday
had the effect OF combining testimony
lending to show the existence OF a con-
spiracy between Quay. Haywood and
opkins as charged in the Indictment,
10 the two years ending November II,
1898. Lawyer Shields got from ;hc
witness the admission that IL Hopkins
"a porperly credited Senator Quay's
account with that belonged
there, the books oul show that at
the beginning OF the alleged conspira-
| cy, November Il, 1896, the senator owed
the bank only 1886 instead OF over $50
600, as is alleged. Taking up the allie
CATION that Senator Quay had borrow
ed SlS5, 900 during the settlement pert-
n" ending October 81. 1897, the last
settlement before the bank closet, Mr.,
shields forced from Goldsmith. piece
by piece, facts tending TO show that in
nearly every instance the mounts
charged to Senator Quay were really
loans 10 other persons, politicians m ,st-
ly, for whom Quay endorsed. Where
there was a definite loan to Senator
quay the repayment was clearly
proven.
In this connection IL might be we'll
to say that District Attorney Rother-
mel claims that he has clearly estab-
lished the fact he started out to prove.
lamely, that S2O0, 900 OF the state de-
posit in the bank was set aside for the
use or Senator Quay and whether he
used 1t himself or loaned 1t 10 others
is not material in proving The con-
spiracy.
Toward the close Of the DAYS pro-
ceeoings Mr.. Shields asked Goldsmith
some questions which indicate that the
defence is about to attempt - proye
It's contention that Senator QUAY was
the victim of Cashfe Hopkins. who.
they assert, used the name and ac-
count OF n senator without the lat
ters knowledge, to cover his own Jug
Cling with the banks funds.
Mr.. Shields put a different complex
ion on the entries in the red book" by
compelling the witness to admit n
many OF his figures We're not proven
by entries in the regular bank books.
out were the result OF what he prac-
tically acknowledged to be his
suesses at the meaning Of certain
unlntelligible figures written in the
red book"
Goldsmith was still on the stand
when cour adjourned for the day and
the questions put TO him near the close
We're full OF promise of interesting de-
velopments tomorrow.
Much OF the sting was taken out OF
the famous Shake the plum tree" Le!e-
gram, Dy the statement that the DUR
chase OF metropolitan stock contem-
plated thereby was made with $40. 900 OF
senator Quay's own money, his DEPOSIT
at that period exceeding sec, 600.
While Senator quay was listening in
tently TO the cross-examinatlon of the
expert, a telegram was thrus: into his
hand containing the nnouncsmen- OF
the break in his ranks at Harrisburg.
Ihe senator carefully adjusted his
glasses and read the dispatch. Then a
nalt fr2wn came over his features and
his face turned from the witness 10 the
court room window, out OF which ne
gazed in a c~ontemplative manner for
several minut He made no COM
ment to any of those seated near him
on the news the telegram conveyed to-
him.