The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-13

Through Political lnnuenes.
PHILADELPHIA. April fs.-Scnator
Quay gained partial advantage In court
today by the apparent refusal OF judge
Bladle. for the presen, at least. TO admit
as evidence agains; him the famous red
book" which has figured so prominently
In the trial, and which Is alleged TO con-
tain the key TO the case OF the common
wealth. This book was found In the desk
OF Cashier Hopkins. of the Peoples bank.
after that Institution had closed iss doors
and that Individual had taken his own
life. I. IS an ordinary day book. sweive
pages of which are devoted to what tho
prosecution claims TO be Hopkins record
Of his transactions in money deposited by
the state treasurer for the advantage OF
Senator Quay.
II contains entries extending over sew
eral years. and figures arc written in II
which apparently show the calculation OK
interest on sums of money approximasing
the state deposit. less certain deductions
for the benefit of Senator Quay. These
figures. the prosecution alleges. were
posted" from the red hook To the regular
register OF the bank containing Quays
account.
why the Rcd hook Was Excluded.
In passing upon the question OF the al.
instability OF the red book Judge Biddie
said:
II, does not strike ma that knowledge ot
the book has been brought home 20 Quay.
It was not found among tlae books Of tho
bank nj all. II was found In drawer.
not in the ordinary shape In which books
OF public institution are kept bit crowd
ed in with = sort Of rubbish. and IN In
ves:txasion OF that book revealed these
figures. am not satisfied. therefore. that
this book has been made competent evi.
dence against Senator Quay"
The commonwealth contends that nj.
though the red book was kept by Cashier
Hopkins In a separate compartment away
from the eyes Of the other employees. II
was necessarily a part OF the bookkeeping
system OF the bank. and IL viii have to
be admitted 70 corroborate and explain en-
tries IN Senator ousy's account In the
ledger The lawyers for the defense were
evidently disappointed al their failure 10
secure the exclusion OF all the books Of
the bank and thus practically destroy tho
case OF the prosecution. Their failure In
this respect was not complete. however. az
they have apparently secured the cxciu-
sian of the vital evidence contained In tho
little memorandum book. known for pur-
poses of Identification AZ the 'Red Book"
which gains it's name from the fact that
the computations Of interest In II were
made in red Ink by Hopkins. They were
unsuccessful, In the effort To keep out tho
letters and teiegrams written by Quay
20 Hopkins, directing him 10 make certain
transactions In stocks. These were all
maze public at the time Of Quay's prciimi-
nary hearing In October last.
The letters are In senator Quay's hand
writing, with one or two exceptions.
Prosecution Replies 20 Watson.
Mr.. Quay and his son. Richard. reached
the court room ten minutes before tho
opening ~ court this morning. At 10
o'clock Judge Biddle took his seat ana At.
torney RotheYmei began hts reply To Mr..
Watson. urging the admission of the books
Of the bank. His nrst point was that all
manner OF criminal charges arc essahiigh-
ed and proven by cireumssantiai evidence.
lie bore strongly on the continued pay
rnent OF interest on the commonwealth
deposits In the Peoples bark 10 senator
Quay lie offered 10 prove BY letters and
kilograms that Quay was borrowing mon
ey from the hank for the purchase of stock
and paid no interest ou the money. Tho
continued ioaning OF money. Rotherrnel
eontenfsS. was ia furth@rnnce OF q
conspiracy between Cashier Hopkins, state
Treasurer Haywood and Quay He pro-
posed TO show by the famous red book"
that Hopkins computed interest on tbs
deposit not used by Quay. tslat interest
vas divided into three parts. going to tho
Credit Of Haywood. Quay ard G. NJ Maxee.
% I'ittsbarg.
What They Expect ca Prove.
MF. Rothesmei said he would show that
on October /, fsgs, Mr. quay was Indebted
70 the bank as indorser for bis son In re
safn Of nfoqso and how that debss Was
created. he would show shat the hoard u
directors agreed to discount fhs; nose pro-
ysfea a certain letter waa obtsinea fresa
STATE Treasures Haywood. guaranteeing
sne deposlf os ar equal amount. SIR Roth.
srsnsl ssid hs weaid prove ar. Haywood
received Interest en- taat siehes.
On the question of tire books rot being
competent evidence. bscause entries IN
tls4rn involving Senator Qusy were rnaas
~ thlrs parties. sir RstherFnei maintained
ts7zt al srsch eatg3es rsaaae contemporaries
ous with the acts whca they related. can
tie admitted as e.-rmrs4farsIal evs1@nce All
TIE entries we're made by CLERKS gsssier the
direction u Cashier HOPKINS. aa4 were
tnerefcre practically tina figures entered by
sserk ~ - sse ssYesl bo1a" HOPKINS acted.
x&ia Mr. ReEasT>sal. sissusily under TIE ~
yvesten and check of Senator Quay. and
tire b1cks of tbs bank fherefore beouunn.