The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-14
Contains Some Damaging Evidence
Against Quay.
THE WAY HE BORROWED
TESTIMONY THUS INDICATES
THERE WAS A CONSPIRACY.
Protests of the Senator's Lawyers
Against the Metes of Circumstan-
tial Observation-Disclosures of the
Minute Book of the Bank--Sena-
toria1 Contest In the Legislature.

Philadelphia, April 13.-Proceedings
in the trial of ex-senator Quay today
were tedious, but, nevertheless, inter
esting in their bearing upon the future
of the case. District Attorney Rother-
mel placed upon the stand the paying,
receiving tellers and bookkeepers of
the broken Peoples bank to prove the
books. All of these, in answer to ques-
tons, made reference to Senator
Quay's account, and the bookkeepers
said they had entered the figures, but
none of the books were opened to show
what the nature. of the account was.
This viii be done later.
All of the bank employees, on cross
examination, stated that they had
never seen Senator Quay's deposit
book and that they did not believe
there was one. 1t was limited that the
defense will claim that Senator Quay's
accounts in the ledger were fictitious
as far. as he was concerned, and that
the senator's name was used by Hop
transactions. The examination
today would seem to bear out this the
Dry.
The 'red book" was a feature of the
days proceedings, figuring indirectly in
the testimony of several witnesses. Its
pages We're gone over repeatedly, and
the question of it's Identification with
the business of the bank was discussed,
and when court adjourned a handwrit-
ing expert was on the stand identifying
the writing in it as the work of Hop
kins.
All OF this was accomplished by the
district attorney, in spite of the pro-,
tests of the three acute, aggressive
lawyers employed for Senator Quay,
who fought in vain against the webs
of circumstantial evidence involving
the red book to such an extent that
it seems almost certain that this nee
essary piece of evidence will have to
be admitted after all
It was evident from the district at
torney's attitude today that he pro
posed to formally offer the book in
evidence in a day or so, and he ap-
pears confident of his ability to order
the testimony which it's pages contain,
and which is so vital in the establish
ment of the charge of conspiracy
between Quay, Haywood and Hopkins
to use the money of the state for Illicit
gain.
MOST IMPORTANT WITNESS.
The most interesting witness of the
day was Clay Kemble, son of William
II. Kemble, deceased, the founder Of
the Peoples bank. Mr.. Kemble was
assistant cashier and a director as
we'll. He did not take a very active
part in the operation of the bank, be-
ing there as a representative of his
fathers estate. on cross-examination
he denied having any bias against any
body connected with the failure of the
hank, and, said neither he nor his
mother was behind the prosecution
When asked what Hopkins duties
We're he replied:
He was the whole bank"
While this witness was on the stand
the district attorney gained signal
victory by securing the admission of
the minute book of the bank, in which
Cashier Hopkins kept a record of the
of. the board of directors
The particular entry bearing on the
Quay case, which the district attorney
was anxious to get in, is under date of
Aug. ), 1896. 1t reads:
The only offering for loan before
the board was the note of (Senator)
Arthur Kennedy and Il. r. QUAY, en-
dorsed by NJ. 5. Quay with stock of
- - - attached. 1t was
agreed to make this loan provided r.
r. quay complied with the presidents
request for a certain letter."
The certain letter is the one which
is regarded as the most damaging evil
dence against Senator Quay's son. 1t
is as follows:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
Treasury department.
Harrisburg. Pa, July 81, 1896
James McManes, esq, Peoples
Bank, Philadelphia. Dear Sir On
Monday we will mail you check for
100000 for credit to commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, general fund, which
will make a credit to our account of
$500 ZOO. The understanding is that l
am not to draw against any part of this
deposit until R r. Quay has paid or
satisfactory to you the loan
Of 100000, which you are to make him
next week. Very truly,
b j. HAYWOOD.
State Treasurer"
The defense objected strenuously to
the minute book saying that although
the $4,000 note bears Senator Quay's
he knew nothing what
ever of the letter from HAYWOOD and
had nothing to do with the Juggling of
state money Indicated by it. The dis
trict attorney claimed the loan was
made to Senator Quay and
that Haywood received interest on the
deposit.
Judge Biddle said he would overrule
the objection, as the offer tended to
prove the existence of conspiracy.
WANT TO ADJUST MATTERS.