The times., 1899-04-15

tion: DO you recognize the signature on
this paper which | hand your"
Yes" was the response; cit is that OF
H. C. Greenwald."
Mr.. Greenwald was and is yet a clerk In
the Office of the State Treasurer.
Mr.. Shields cross-examination was short
''As State Treasurer" said he. You. of
course, know the defendant (Quay)?"
The people in the courtroom smiled
broadly as Mr.. Beacon answered Yes"
Did you, as State Treasurer, ever enter
into conspiracy with Quay?"
This caused the smile to broaden into
a laugh, and before Mr.. Rothermel could
check the witness he had replied with an
emphatic mo, sir
Mr.. Rothermel at once made strenuous
objection to the admission of the question
which was subsequently withdrawn.
The first sensation of the morning was
caused by the announcement, following Mr.
Beaebm's leaving the stand:
Il offer the books of the bank said
the District Attorney.
mot including the red book p" queried
Mr. Shields
Not now; intend TO offer that at once
though" he replied. The books found in
Hopkins desk were offered. Mr.. Taber
was called to the stand, but he said he
had never seen them at the bank and was
excused.
After brief pause Mr. Shapley offered
formal objection to all the bank books.
Judge Biddle, after a speech of some
length, overruled the objection and the
defence took an exception. The District
Attorney stated that it would require the
testimony of an expert to establish the
fact that some of the books offered were
the books of the bank.
I'm the first piace" said Mr. Rotnnrmel.
I'VE offer to prove by Meyer Goldschmidt,
an expert accountant, that he has made
a thorough examination of the bank and
the system of the bookkeeping employed
by it; that previous to April 30. 1891, the
bank paid interest on the Commonwealth s
deposits in the bank to the State Treasu-
rers; that entries showing such payments
were openly made upon the books of the
bank; that after April 80, 1891,
John s. Hopkins became cashier and a
new system was adopted, new book was
added to the books of the bank, that book
being the red book that interest paid
on the Commonwealth's deposits was no
longer entered in the books OF the bank,
but the entries of such payments were
made in the red book, 1t from that time
being the red book that interest paid
ments that the red book Is one of the
books of the bank and part OF its system
OF bookkeeping adopted after April 81,
1891, absolutely essential to that system,
and without which the disposition of its
earnings on the deposits in the bank of the
Commonwealth, by far its largest de-
postor, can in no way be ascertained, and
without which other entries contained in
the books are absolutely incomprehensi-
BILE, this being accompanied by the evil
dence already introduced, showing the
book was kept by and the entries therein
made by John s. Hopkins, cashier"
Mr.. Shapley again vigorously objected,
but without success either as to the ad-
mission of expert testimony or as to the
admission in evidence of the ''red book.
The Red Book Admitted.
The Court ruled that when a book which
apparently had no connection with others,
but which was shown by evidence to con-
tain matter 10 verify others, admitted as
evidence, it was proper to admit it. The
red book under this ruling, was ad-
mitted with the other bank books.
Recess was here taken. At the reconven-
ing of court Meyer Goldschmidt was called
to the stand. He declared that the red
book was undoubtedly book of the bank,
and on this point he was very sharply
cross examined by Mr. Shapley, who en-
deavored to show by the witness that the
red book had little, if any, connection
with the regular books of the bank and was
not needed TO make them understandable.
Court then adjourned until tomorrow.