The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-19
Quay's Shrewd Counsel Get Many Fa-
vOrabIe Admissions from Him.
END OF DEADLOCK IN SIGHT,,
The Break From the Ex-senator Be
gan Yestcrday-HIe Lost Fourteen
Votes on the joint Ballott-Ihc
Republicans Who Deserted
Him Voted for B. l.. Jones
of Pittsburg,

PHILADELPHIA. April S.-The de-
fense Lad its innings to-day in the trial
or Sc e. or Quay, and it made the best OF
its opportunity. Expert Accountant Myer
Goldsmith. the commonwealth witness,
was under a searching fire of cross-eX-
animation an day and the result ,hereof
justides the opinion that the net work
Of evidence wrought by tho prosecution
from the books of the broken bank tend
ing to show Senator Quays guilty par
ticipation I'm the unlawful use of the
bank money. was very much shaken by
the admissions the witness was COM
PEELED to make under the shilful ques-
tioning Of Attorney A. $. l.. Shields.
Nearly all Of the apparently damaging
entries attached TO Senator Quays name
or account in the bank as testified 10
yesterday were explained away or greatly
modified by the statements of the COM
monWcalths own witness. Judge Bid
dies ruling Of yesterday had the chect
of confirming testimony tending % show
the existence OF a conspiracy between
Quay, Haywood and Hopkins, as charged
in the indictment to the Two years ending
November Il, lSss
WAS NOT CREDITED
Lawyer Shields got from the witness
the admission that n Hopkins had pro-
perly credited Senator Quays account
with amounts that belonged there the
books would show that at tho beginning
Of the alleged conspiracy. November II,
1895. the Senator owed the bank only
S236 instead Of over $4,000. as is alleged.
Taking up the allegation that Senator
Quay had borrowed Sls5oO durins the
settlement period" ending October 81.
1891 the last settlement before the bank
closed, Mr.. Shields forced from Cold
smith, piece by piece, facts tending 90
show that in nearly every instance the
amounts charged to Senator Quay Uc.0
really loans 70 other persons-p politicians
mostly-for whom Quay endorsed Where
there was a definite loan 60 Senator Quay
the repayment was clearly proven.
In this connection IL might be well %
say that Dstrict-Attorney Rothermcl
claims that he has clearly established the
fact he started out 90 provo, namely, that
S2O10Oj of the State deposit in the bank
was 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.
HOPKINS VICTIM
Toward the close Of the days proceed
inps Mr. Shields asked Goldsmith some
questions which Indicate that the defence
Is about to attempt 10 prove its conten-
tion that Senator Quay was the victim
of cashier Hopkins. who, they assert. used
the name and account OF the Senator
without the latters knowledge TO cover
his own iugglings with the banks iunas.
Mr. Shields put a different complexion
on the enteries in the "heo i'o'N "l
compelling the witness 10 ADMIT tnal
MANY Of his figures were not proven 10y
entries in the regular bank books. but
were the result of what he practically
acknowledged to be his ''guesses' az tho
meaning of certain unintelligble nsuIes
written in the "Rcd Book
Goldsmith was stll on the stand When
court adjourned for the day, and the
questions put to him near the close We're
fun of promise of interesting develop
ments tomorrow.
THAT PLUM TREE.
Much of the sting was taken out OF the
famous shake the plum tree telegram
nv the statement that the purchase OF
Metropolitan stock contemplated thereby
was made with $1,000 of Senator quay S
own money. his deposit az that periodex-
ceeding $4,000
While Senator Quay was listening In
tently to the cross-cXaminationo OF the ex-
pert. a telegram was thrust into his hand
containing the announcement OF the break
I'm his ranks AT Harrisburg
The Senator carefully adjusted bis
glasses and read the dispatch. then
half frown came over his features ana
his face turned from the witness % the
court room window. out of which ne
gazed In a contemplative manner for sew
eral minutes. He made no comment to
snv of those seated near him on the news
the telegram conveyed 10 hlm'