The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-19

of the broken bank tending to show sena-
tor Quays guilty participation in the I'M
lawful use OF the banks money was very
much shaken by tho admissions the VII
ness was compelled to make under the
skillful questioning OF Attorney Shields,
admittedly the best cross examiner prac-
ticlng in the Philadelphia bar
Nearly all the damaging entries attached
to Senator Quay's name on account In
the bank as testified to yesterday were OK
planned away or greatly modified by state
ments OF the Commemorative witnesses.
Judge Biddles ruling OF yesterday had the
effect Of combining testimony tending TO
show the existence of q conspiracy be-
tween Quay. Haywood ana Hopkins, as
charged in the Indictment to the twu
years ending November II, 1898 Lawyer
Shields got from the witness the admiss
sion that II Hopkins had properly credited
Senator 0uay's account with amounts tn0
belonged there the books would show that
az the beginning Of the alleged conspiracy,
November II. 1895, tho senator owed tho
hank only 1896, instead OF over $1,000, as
is alleged.
Taking up the allegation that Senator
Quay had borrowed S1sb coo during the
settlement period ending October ~
1897. the last settlement before the bant
closed. Mr.. Shields forced from Gold
smith, piece by piece, facts tending 10
amounts charged to Senator Quay were
really loans to others. politicians mostly,
for whom Qua iuosrsed Where there
wne definite loan TO QI's}f the repayment
was clearly proven.
In this connection Il might be well IN
say that District Attorney Rothcrmol
claims that ha has clearly established the
fact he started out to prove namely that
5000, 900 Of the State deposit in the bank
YVES 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
conspiracy
Toward the close of the days proceed
ings Mr.. Shields asked MIR. Goldsmith
some questions which indicate that the
defense is about TO attempt to prove its
contention that Senator Quay was the vic
tim of Cashier Hopkins, who, they assert,
used the name and accounts Of the SELL
ator without the latter's knowledge to
cover his own juggling with tho BANK s
funds.
Hopkins they say, appears to have used
fictitious names for loans. presumably 10
himself as well as the name OF Senator
Quay. lie had the reputation Of having
been a heavy speculator in stocks aud the
inference rs that The defense will attempt
to prove that Senator Quay had no knowl-
edge whatever Of the alleged loans on his
| account.
Mr.. Shields puts dinerent complexion
of the red book by compelling the witness
10 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 unintelligibla
words written in the red book
Goldsmith was stll on the stand when
court adjourned for The day. and the ques-
tions put TO him near the close were full
of promise of interesting developments
tomorrow. Much Of the sting was taken
out Of the famous "shnke-the- plum tree"
telegram by the statement that the pur-
chase Of Metropolitan contemplated there
by was made with 10000 Of Quays own
money. his deposit at that time exceeding
$50 600.
While Senator Quay was listening In
tently to the cross examination Of the
expert. telegram was thrust into his
hands containing Information OF the break
| in his ranks at Harrisburg. The senator
carefully adjusted his glasses and read
the dispatch, Then a half frown came
over his face and he turned from the Wit
ness stand to the courtroom window. out
of which he gazed in 2 contemplatiye
manner for several minutes. He made no
comment to any OF those seated near him
on the news the telegram conveyed to him
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