Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-04-22
THG TRIAL OF M. s. QUAY
For Alleged Misuse Of the Key
stone States Funds.
A BATTLE OF LEGAL GIANTS.
The Famous "Rcd Book. which the
Defense Endeavored To EXcluae. Ad-
mittcd aa Evidence After n WeoiS of
Arrument.

Philadelphia, April 1S.-The wit
nesses in the Quay trial on Tues
day OF last week were ex-Dis-
trict Attorney Barlow. receiver Of
the Peoples bank. and e&-Jndgc Cor
don, who the QHAy @dAerents claim
is responsible fer what they terra the
conspiracy against their favo"jte. MI.
Barlow testified that he had broken
open the desk Of Cashier Hopkins, al
ter the lutter had committed suicide.
and extracted thcreircm the books and
letters appertainns to the Quay trlai.
He had given thell to Judge Gordon.
EX-Judge Gordon corroborated MIR.
Barlow's testimony. admitted that tho
documents had been photographed at
his suggestion. and said he had shown
them to State Secretary Martin, eX-
Postmaster General W;:nams!:er and a
partial exhibition to James NJ. GuiIey,
the Democratic leader.
Meyer Goldsmith, the common
we;,lth's expert accountant. was on the
stand all day yestel day, making state
ments OF fact that are apparently dam
aging to the defendants side of the
case. All day long Mr. Goldsmith read
ont figures taken from the bank BOOKS.
embracing the various settlement Pc
riods of six months. each dating back
to Oct. 81, 1898. showing the amount
of the state deposit, the amount loan
ed to Senator Quay during each SIX
months, the amount of interest allow
ed the state treasurer for that portion
of the state deposit apparently not set
aside for Senator Quay's use, the
amount of interest if any, the senator
paid on his loans. and the amount OF
money used to purchase stock fer him.
The deposit during the years men-
toned ranged from S1.2OOOOO to S4oo,-
600. Senator Quay's loans were shown
to be as great as SS6G.000 in one pc
riod of six months Occasionally. the
witness said, small and inadequate
payments OF interest by Senator Quay
were shown. but generally there was
nothing to indicate that he paid for the
use of the banks money.
Just before the close of the days
proceedings there was another ruling
by Judge Biddle in favor OF the de-
Tense which may have an Important
bearing on the future OF the case. ! he
statute of limitations has been pleaded
again and again by Senator Quays
LAWYERS as lar to much of the testi-
mony presented by the commonwealth.
AS Mr. Quay was indicted on Nov. IL.
1898. the two years allowed by the
statute for prosecution would extend
back only to Nov. II, 1896. DIS
trict Attorney Rothermel pointed out
that he alleges tile defendants guilt
during the two years the law confines
him to. and to prove this the corro-
borative evidence OF the previous
years should certainly be admitted.
Judge Biddle decided against the com
monwealth He ruled that the evil
dence should be confined to the con-
spiracy alleged and not 10 some other
conspiracy. Mr. Rothelmel says the
effect Of the decision will be TO pre-
vent him from Offering much of the
evidence he hoped to present.
The lawyers for the defense sat
quietly listening during Goldsmith eX-
animation. This was in pursuance toan
understanding that the defense OBJ
jected to every answer, that objection
was overruled and an exception noted.
Wednesdays session was taken up
mainly in arguments as to the admis-
sion of the books of the bank and the
famous red book" in which Cashier
Hopkins is said TO have kept the ac-
counts of Senator Quay. Judge Riddle
decided that the bank books should he
admitted, but withheld decision as TO
the rcd book" Letters and kilograms
of Quay concerning stock transactions
were admitted.
On Thursday several former en-
ployes Of the Peoples bank gave evil
dence Clay Kemble, son Of the founder
of tie bank. who was assistant cashier
and a director. testified that Cashier
Hopkins was 1.-The whole bank" \
letter introduced in evidence is re-
garded as most damaging against R.
r. Quay. the senator's son. The letter
is addressed to James Mechanics, presi-
dent of the Peoples bank, by B. j.
Haywood, state treasurer, and is as
follows:
"On Monday we Will mail you Il
check for 100000 for credit of COM
monwealth OF Pennsylvania general
fund, which will make credit to our
account of 100000 Tie understand
ing is that ] am not to draw against
any part of this deposit until the Hon.
r. r. Quay has paid or arranged salts
factorily to YOU the loan of 100000
which you are to make himneXt week.
The defense objected strenuo,hly to
the minute book, saying that. although
the 100000 note bears Senator Quays
he knew nothing what
ever of the letter from Haywood and
had nothing to dc with the juggling of
state money indicated by it. Judge
Biddle -overruled the objection.
Friday was taken up in the examina-
ton of experts as to whether the IA
nous "red beck" was one of the regu
lar bank books. Meyer Goldsmith, an
expert accountant. was the principal
witness, and he declared that entries
on the regular bocEs would not be eX
planned except by reference to the red
book" Two items OF $1.519 and So
322 10. respectively, were referred to
D.!;ng all the examna-
ton touching Oh The book, with the
exception of the two items mentioned.
no intimation OF the amounts or names
was allowed TO reach the jury. The
al alcng. however has al
legged that this Look will show that
Cashier Hopkins computed interest Oh
state funds and deposited the money
to Senator Guay's credit.
The first wcck of the trial ended
with cl;Ixa$. Tie red book" was
admitted Il, evidence as book of the
Pe1pie's Et.ik after & final passage at
arms between a;i Watson and the dis
tlict attorney. The latter also sue
ceeded in having The black book.
called the stock book, both found in
Cashier E.;:>l,;ns' desk, admitted on the
same footing.
The Samoan Commissioners.
Washington, April 1S.-EX-Ministcl
Bartlett 1ripp, the American :3eMbe